Posts tagged Water
There's No Ice In My Drinks!

Why is there no ice in my drinks?  Why can't I find ice at the grocery store?  Where on God's green Earth are the ice trays to be found?  Hi!  Welcome to life in Germany!  Here in Germany, most people don't have their drinks with ice in them unless it's a cocktail at a bar that specifically calls for it, and if you're looking to make it to keep it at home, you may be in for a surprise.

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Where's The Still Water?

There's a stereotype that Germans, and Europeans more generally, are super into sparkling spring water.  It's also said that you can't get tap water at German restaurants.  Both of these are 1010% fact.  Mineral water has been and continues to be a historical and cultural fixture of German life, so what is a non-fizzy water drinking person to do?

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