From Maß to Solo Cup: Hans’ Culture Shock Chronicles

Zefix nochmal – you know you’re in for culture shock when you order a beer and they hand you a thimble instead of a proper drink. Servus, my friends, this is Hans “Brewkraut,” reporting from the dusty plains of Texas, where the brisket is bigger than a cow but the beer glasses are smaller than my patience. The Beer Glass Betrayal Back home in München, when you order a beer at the Wirtshaus, you get a Maß – that’s one…

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Locked, Loaded, and Still Kickin’: How Texans Outlive the Zombie Apocalypse

Ach du liebe Zeit – if I see one more Hollywood zombie flick where some city boy fights off the undead with a baseball bat and scream-crying, I’ll spill my Bier in protest. Listen here, Freunde: if the zombies come shambling down a Texas dirt road, you better be prepared like a proper Bavarian-Texan hybrid – das heißt, with guns, gear, and enough brisket to power through Armageddon. Guns First, Fragen Later In Bavaria, the most dangerous thing I had…

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Sundays in Texas: Brisket, Biscuits & a Bavarian’s Brunch Blues

Zefix nochmal, why does Sunday in Texas always start like a cattle stampede at the breakfast table? Back home in Bavaria, Sonntag is a calm day: church bells clanging, Sonntagsbraten in the oven, and nobody’s running around debating if pancakes count as real food or just a fluffy excuse for butter and syrup. Big Texas Sunday: Fried Chicken vs. Kaffee & Kuchen Out in rural Texas, Sonntag is still sacred, like in old Bavaria. First, the Familien hit church in…

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Stars, Stripes, and Steaks: Why Americans Wave That Flag Everywhere

Ach du meine Güte, every time I drive through a Texas neighborhood, I see more U.S. flags than mosquitoes on a summer evening – and believe me, the skeeters are already winning the population contest. You can’t buy ribs at the grocery store without bumping into a flagpole display. It’s like Stars and Stripes season 24/7. Makes a Bavarian like me wonder: why are these Texans (and Americans in general) so damn proud of waving that cloth? Sit down, have…

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Austin – The Texas Hauptstadt mit Extra Spice

Ach du liebes Bierfass, don’t get me started on Austin. Everybody keeps calling it the most ‘weird’ city in Texas, but honestly? Compared to München during Oktoberfest, Austin looks like a polite church picnic with a guitar in the corner. Still, it’s the Hauptstadt of Texas, so let’s crack this open like a cold Märzen. Prost! Austin – Where Politics Meets BBQ Smoke So Austin is the capital city of Texas. Jawoll, that’s where the big government sausage gets cooked…

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