I spend a large amount of time observing other people's actions in Freiburg. Sometimes I watch others as a way to understand how I should approach a situation. Sometimes I watch because it is so different. Ok well here are two interesting situations I've noticed in the last couple weeks. One was a demonstration. The demonstrators live in RV type vehicles, do not work, and have a bunch of kids. They were demonstrating because they wanted a place to park their "house" and be supported by the government. I do not think that would ever be possible in the US. It was a peaceful protest. The police did stop by but just talked with the protesters. Our teacher was saying that when someone wants to protest something they must fill out a form first. How organized. I thought the whole situation was "komisch". And then today I saw a sight that made other native Freiburgers laugh. I always forget my camera at the best moments. So I was at the Hauptbahnhof waiting for my tram. Off to one side a group of girls were gathered. They had music blaring and were dressed in nurses' outfits. I have no idea what they were trying to accomplish. An older lady next to me laughed and said in German "Karneval is already done, why are they dressed up?" I replied with "Keine Ahnung(No idea)" And then my tram came so I had to leave that strange sight.
I have made other interesting observations. The milk here tastes sweet, not watery like in the US. The egg cartons all say caged or uncaged. The uncaged ones have a great picture of chickens running through a field. Canned food costs more here as compared to fresh produce. Well that's all I've got for now. Bis bald!