Random Thursday! In my German and American hometown...

Hallo meine Lieben!

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you are all having a wonderful time! It's not just Thanksgiving but also time for some more randoms on a Thursday. I am linking up with these wonderful ladies.





The topic is fabulous as usual. See.

Well I decided to write about both of my hometowns. The German and the American one. 
My German hometown...
...is not even a real town. Only 700 people live there and everyone knows everyone. This means that on one hand I can just go into my neighbor's basement if I need some potatoes for dinner. But that also means that people talk. A lot. A lot of crap. Lots of people who live there are old and so they have nothing else to do than to spy on others. Very nice. Some people can be really grumpy but you just have to ignore that.  It was founded by the Romans.  There are no tourist attractions in my town but you can hike for hours in the woods. And the next town is a little more touristy.  There is no school in my town. I always had to drive to another town to go to school. The town has 5,99 square kilometers. Not very big. I have to say that my whole home state only has a population of 1.013.000 people. Tiny. Americans, you are allowed to laugh There is not even a store in my German hometown. We have a bakery and a hair stylist but that's it. We used to have a pub but it closed because the owner killed himself. I guess small villages can be depressing. There is a bus stop in my village. But only 3 buses stop there every day. You can't get your driving license in Germany before you turn 18 (well they changed that and now you can have it with 17) so my parents had to drive me everywhere. When I look out of my Dad's living room window I can see lots of trees, the sky and cows. It is very picturesque. You can probably sleep on some streets without getting hit by a car. People are friendly. But they also talk about you. On holidays people celebrate and get drunk. It is tradition. In July there is a festival called "bean festival" but you can't even eat beans there. People also like to celebrate carnival.  You can't really count on the local firemen because they are all just regular guys doing that as a hobby. When you wait for the real firemen you burn to death.  All in all it is a pretty cool place. 

                                                                                 the community center. 

                                                                                         the town.
My American hometown...
is a little bigger than my German hometown. The population is 17000 which is still teeny tiny compared to all the huge American cities. It was founded in 1805 which is like a baby town for German standards.  There are lots of stores in my hometown. Unfortunately there is no sidewalk to reach them. So I have to ride my bike or walk on the street most of the time which can be a little scary and dangerous.  People are not grumpy at all. I have never seen an unfriendly person there. Everybody starts a conversation with you even when you just wait in line at the post office.  There are many restaurants in my American hometown. Some even have vegetarian and vegan options. There is no restaurant in my German hometown but the pizza place in the next town delivers to my town.  Everybody drives. Nobody walks. I guess that's no surprise because it is too dangerous.  But there are some fantastic bike paths and hiking aread further away from town.  There is a river. There isn't even a pond in my German hometown.  Parking lots are huge.  We have a neighbor who never wears a shirt. All in all it is a pretty cool place.

A monument.

Where did you grow up? Do you like your hometown? What's special about it? Have a wonderful holiday!