vancouver islander wrote:Lovely area but, if this is your first experience working in Europe, be prepared for:
- crowds
- poor, off-hand service everywhere you go. Europeans pay lip service to the "American way" but, in point of fact, they'd rather be at home or (particularly) on holiday than doing what they're paid to do
- driving really fast
- awful coffee (in Germany anyway)
- even worse TV than the US
- crowds
- ubiquitous smoking - particularly in areas set aside for no-smoking
- being constantly on guard against theft. This is an epidemic throughout Europe and mainly the result of roving eastern European gangs who, with the expansion of the EU, have easy access to the rich pickings in the west
- did I mention crowds?
A few points re. the previous post:
service - yes, we Europeans are far too damned honest.
awful coffee - only if you like a pint of milkshake tasting vaguely coffee like.
even worse tv - at least you get to see some tv in between the trailers.
crowds - because people want to visit these places perhaps?
theft - never suffered from this in 40 years. So the US is crime free is it?
driving - perhaps everyone else drives too slowly?
smoking - AGREED (but things are changing fast)