You know the saying, When in Rome... (do as the Romans do), so this morning I had a beer with my breakfast. Yup, it seems that in Germany it is entirely acceptable to have beer at 9 in the morning, with or without food. In fact, it seems more common to have JUST beer for breakfast than to have it WITH breakfast. I was hesitant at first just because it felt so wrong to order a beer with my morning eggs, but I decided to go for it anyway. I opted for a smaller .3-liter heffeweizen and I must admit it was very nice. I don't know if it was the fresh morning air or the delicious Heffeweizen, but it just didn't really even taste like beer. In fact, it almost looked just like that all-natural unfiltered applejuice that you can get for $5 a glass in fancy breakfast places. Anyway, I think I will have to make this a regular thing for the rest of my time here in Germany and hopefully it won't become a habit when I get back home too.
I've also had plenty of different kinds of sausage, but that isn't as blog-worthy as the breakfast beer.
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I remember having beer during the "coffee break" at a business meeting in Sweden. The Europeans are so civilized!
Wait, it's unacceptable in the US to have beer for breakfast?
They are civilized!
I don't know about you Tavie, but I would feel strange ordering beer for breakfast at a restaurant in the US, even in Boulder.
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