Czech was another on my list… but I haven’t yet been there.
I think the sum of it’s parts is what I like about Germany. Scandinavia is nice, and I guess Dutchland is too, but I’ve always just liked it there.
Funnily enough, I was actually thinking nostalgically of Germany yesterday afternoon - for the first time in a while.
I (re)read the epic multilayered opening to ‘Schwarzer Schwan’ by Horst Eckert in a dentist’s waiting room between injections and violent assault by a maniac with (what looked like) carpenter’s tools.
If there is one thing I’m not in love with about Germany, it’s their endless love for bureaucratic paper work. Going to the post office… or even buying a deutsche bahn pass is an exercise in tedium.
It would make perfect sense if it was called “Dutchland” since it’s neighborhood is called “Deutschland”. They missed a great opportunity there, so I’ve treated “Dutchland” as an un-official nickname.
