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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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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Germans in Texas – From Sauerkraut to Smoked Brisket

Ach du liebe Zeit, don’t get me started—people think Germans came to Texas only to dance around in Lederhosen and drink beer out of giant steins. Na klar, we do those things, but the story’s a wee bit spicier than just Oktoberfest cosplay. From Bratwurst to the Brazos – A German Stampede Back in the 1840s, a bunch of Germans packed up their wagons, schnapps included, and rolled into Texas. They weren’t here for the upcoming rodeo season—they were chasing…

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Supermarkets in Texas: Cowboys, Carts, and Chaos

Mein Gott im Himmel, Texans don’t just go grocery shopping – they saddle up like it’s a cattle drive. Back in Bavaria, I walked into Aldi, grabbed meine Wurst und Brezn, paid the grumpy cashier who scanned faster than a machine gun, and boom – home in zehn Minuten. Here in Texas? A trip to the supermarket looks more like expedition nach Mount Everest mit shopping cart. The Texas-Sized Supermarket Rodeo First time I stepped into a Texas H-E-B, I…

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