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Watched the newest X-Men online with my wife last night, there was a scene where one of the characters mentioned that she was “studying waitressing” as a way to establish to the audience that it was a long time ago.

I had to laugh, since in Germany, people actually still do 2 or three year apprenticeships for such jobs. The first day at a new job, I was waiting tables when a lady told me “En Jsermahny, vee hab a certain vay, in vich one learns zer jop for a time bevor vorking on our eee-ko-no-me.” To her credit, that was impressively subtle for this part of the world, which made me have to suppress a laugh.

There are a lot of apprenticeships I don’t quite understand, and make me laugh a little when I hear how much education goes into it. My favorites are cash register operator, and putting up posters around town that advertise concerts, or other events going on in the city.

On the other hand, people here know their jobs in and out here, and perform it in absolute confidence. People in Germany also have the privilege of learning a skill that doesn’t that comes with a mountain of nearly insurmountable debt.

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Stadtwurst mit Musik und ein Radler bitte. Yesterday, at work I spent a little bit of time serving customers in the biergarten, which was pretty cool. Someone ordered “Stadtwurst mit Musik und ein Radler.” It’s a Franconian dish, which translates to City Sausage with Music, since it has a little vinegar and sugar in it, which can cause unsuspecting adults, or kids to let out a little surprised noise over the intense flavor, people were joking about whether or not the guy who ordered it would yodel or not. Kind of a clever name for a dish. A Radler is a normal bier with sprite, it’s called a Radler, or Cyclist since bicycles are called fahrradfahrer, and a person who rides a bike is a radler, so it’s a little play on words. The idea is that the sprite will soften the effect of the alcohol, and quench your thirst more than just a plain bier would. Even mixed with Sprite, a German Helles tastes way better, and more beer-like than anything I’ve ever had in the States. Photo Credit: Franconian Dinner by InsideMyShell on Flickr.

Stadtwurst mit Musik und ein Radler bitte.

Yesterday, at work I spent a little bit of time serving customers in the biergarten, which was pretty cool. Someone ordered “Stadtwurst mit Musik und ein Radler.”

It’s a Franconian dish, which translates to City Sausage with Music, since it has a little vinegar and sugar in it, which can cause unsuspecting adults, or kids to let out a little surprised noise over the intense flavor, people were joking about whether or not the guy who ordered it would yodel or not. Kind of a clever name for a dish.

A Radler is a normal bier with sprite, it’s called a Radler, or Cyclist since bicycles are called fahrradfahrer, and a person who rides a bike is a radler, so it’s a little play on words. The idea is that the sprite will soften the effect of the alcohol, and quench your thirst more than just a plain bier would.

Even mixed with Sprite, a German Helles tastes way better, and more beer-like than anything I’ve ever had in the States.

Photo Credit: Franconian Dinner by InsideMyShell on Flickr.