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If most of these ring true for you, you’re probably from a German family. Embrace the kraut within you! Auf Wiedersehen!

Katia Koerner

Aug 04, 2015

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You Know You're From A German Family When...

Pretzels go with butter NOT mustard
Futbol is LIFE (as in soccer not American football)
Your friends ask you to speak something in German to them and then later ask why you’re yelling at them… (I mean really?)
The letter combo “sch” is a part of basically every German word… honestly though, over 45,000 German words use “sch”
You know what an umlaut and an esszett is
You know what Weißherbst is and you've had some
NUTELLA IS LIFE
Birkenstocks are extremely comfortable... seriously the best shoes ever
And you might sometimes wear those Birkenstocks with socks…
You know that a “stein” is both a rock and a large glass of beer
You quite possibly own a dirndl or some lederhosen
You understand that you can’t just ask for schnitzel… schnitzel literally means “breaded meat” so you have to say what kind of schnitzel you want
The Tooth Fairy leaves gifts, not money
Christmas Eve is more significant than Christmas Day
You and your siblings fight for the pickle in the Christmas tree every year
You eat sauerkraut for luck on New Year’s
You aren’t afraid of any “mystery meats”
You call your cellphone a “handy”
You understand the deliciousness that is a Döner
You think college tuition is an outrage and you’d LOVE to take a gap year to New Zealand
You wish American highways were more like the Autobahn
German chocolate is the best chocolate
You recycle virtually everything
You prefer to write in pen for your homework
You like to drink Sprudel, Spezi and Schorle
Who have eaten a salad made of basically all meat… it is called wurstsalat
You cringe when you hear the American version of "99 Luftballons" ("99 Red Ballonos")
You know German bands like Tokio Hotel
You might know how to drive stick shift
German potato salad… yum, yum
You don’t switch your fork back over to your right hand after you cut the meat on your plate, you just eat from your left hand
You say “Guten Appetit” before big meals
You answer the phone by saying your surname not by saying hello
Your dad probably owns a shoe polishing kit
You know that December 1^st means that its time for you annual advent calendar
You put your shoes outside your door on St. Nicholas day and you wake up to candy and oranges in them
You might have a family member named Wolf
People think you eat nothing but sauerkraut and bratwurst
You tell people that you are German and they then proceed to tell you every German cuss word they know
You probably use cash more than your card AND you always count out exact change
You much prefer a spread of wurst, cheese and different types of bread for breakfast than the traditional American pancakes

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The Best Lines from the Fab Four

And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make

The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you

Love is old, love is new, love is all, love is you

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be

Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend

He say, "I know you, you know me", One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

Oh please, say to me, You'll let me be your man. And please say to me, You'll let me hold your hand

It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile

Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see

Can you hear me? When it rains and shine, it's just a state of mind

Little darling, it's been long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it' s been here. Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun, and I say it's alright

We danced through the night and we held each other tight, and before too long I fell in love with her. Now, I'll never dance with another when I saw her standing there

I love you, I love you, I love you, that's all I want to say

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All the lonely people, where do they all come from. All the lonely people, where do they all belong

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Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday

And when the brokenhearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be.

And anytime you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain. Don't carry the world upon your shoulders

I'll give you all I got to give if you say you'll love me too. I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you. I don't care too much for money. Money can't buy me love

All you need is love, love is all you need

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Though I know I'll never lose affection, for people and things that went before. I know I'll often stop and think about them. In my life, I love you more

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8. To be welcoming and accepting of everyone.

9. How to be my own, individual person.

10. How to work for what I want.

11. How to be great at giving directions.

12. How to be humble.

13. To be well-rounded.

14. How to be great at conflict resolution.

15. The beauty of getting outside and exploring.

16. To be prepared for anything.

17. That you don't always have to do it alone.

18. How to be creative.

19. To brush off gossip.

I have never been so thankful to know you.

Dealing with the inevitable realities of college life.

Don't freak out

Email the professor

Attend the first class

Keep attending class

Have a backup plan

Remember that everything works out at the end

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