Our Hell

So, I’ve been here in Germany since Monday.  I am at Popkomm in Berlin, representing the company I work for, ArtistXite.

Things that I have noticed:

• Planes are awesome.  Take-off is the most fun thing I have done that I didn’t have to pay for and that involved me being fully clothed.

Hamburg

• Hamburg seems to be one of the most beautiful places ever.
• All of the garbage cans have funny sayings on them.



• I didn’t know that Hamburg is full of canals and bridges.



•  I have never seen such expensive clothing.



• Vegan food is near impossible to find.
• I don’t know if it was because of the person driving or not but I didn’t think that there would be so much slowing down on the Autobahn.
• There are very few coniferous trees in between Hamburg and Berlin.
• There is so much greenery everywhere.

 

Berlin

• Berlin is fucking huge.
• Popkomm is in West Berlin, our hotel is in East Berlin.  There have been many long but interesting drives.



• There are sooooo many Thai/Chinese restaurants in Berlin.
• It is very strange to drive down the streets that Hitler used to hold parades.
• It is very difficult to take pictures out of a moving car and I have not been able to get out and explore.
• Consequently, I have not been able to shop.  By the time we get back to the hotel, it is dark and everything but booze stores and drug stores is closed.
• Tea tree oil is ridiculously cheap here.
• Many women wear skirts/dresses over pants.  I thought it was just a Halifax thing.
• Men here love scarves.  I should find it pretentious but I just find it hot.
• Why are things so expensive?
• Being here has cemented in my mind that I need to get a haircut.
• Germans do not want you to call home.  I have been looking since I got here and cannot find anywhere to buy a physical phone card.
• Showers are awesome, toilets are weird and unsettling.
• This building looks like an alien mother ship.



• People don’t care what you dress like here.  No one looks twice at the dude with all of his hair shaved off except for two small dyed-red horns or the woman wearing less clothing than the sluttiest girl at the skankiest bar you can think of.
• There are so many boots over jeans here.  My ex laughed at me when I did it.  Now I can tell him that I was meant to be European.
• I don’t feel weird here at all.  Everything feels normal and natural.  Even my love of wearing nothing but black feels comfortable for once and at least 40% of chicks here agree with my mentality.  



• My boss makes me hang out with him all day.  I need to take a vacation when I get back just to have some alone time. 
• The best ginger tea is here in Berlin

• Judging by the booths, France loves its musicians most and Canadians love theirs least.



• If you give away free beer, everyone loves whatever you’re offering.