Barfüsser

On Wednesday we decided to take a little adventure and head out for the evening after our mid-week practice. Training got done at around 945, we took a quick stop at Debi's (more on Debi later), and then hit the bar about midnight. There is a certain disco-tech here in town called Barfüsser. When an Ami first thinks about a disco-tech, they immediately go to a place in their mind that includes the Bee Gees high pitch voices, John Travolta's white suit, and pointing back and forth from your waist to the sky. This however would be less accurate than many would like to think. A disco-tech basically means that it is a dance club of sorts. There is a nice dance floor, several bar areas, two floors, and some seating arrangements. I quite enjoyed the set-up!

This is a picture of the dance area

Now the second interesting fact about places like Barfüsser. German's do not dance like Ami's do... At first it is somewhat of a shock, but after a little while, I seemed to almost enjoy it more than the regular (fill in the blank) american style dancing. Let me go into more detail about German dancing. For one, you rarely see a guy and a girl "grinding" as you so often see in the States. Most all of dancing is, what an Ami might consider, friendly dancing. Just getting after on the dance floor! Second, it is not uncommon for men to be dancing in groups with each other, again just getting after it. At one point in the night Nish and I viewed about 8-10 fellas, huddled together as if they were preparing for the final play in overtime at the super bowl, jumping up and down. Quite the sight I must say! As foreign as it may be, however, it is quite refreshing from the typical bump and grind we see in the States!

The music is definitely a bit different as well. You will hear all of the classics in one night. On Wednesday, for example, we heard everything from Blue by the Eiffel 65 to Barbie Girl by Aqua to G6 by The Far East Movement. It is a vast selection that does not shy away from the old and gray, the overplayed, and controversial songs we know in the US. You name it, they might play it. And love it.

So we ended up having quite a good time, finding several of our fellow Unicorns there who proceeded to buy us probably one too many drinks. Bars in Germany also don't close until the wee hours of the morning! We proceeded to close down the place at a mere 4 am (on weekends it is usually 6 am!). We walked back towards the Ami house and found a bakery, where three men were making the next day's bread!!! Blew my mind. We purchased a few croissants and peaced back to the house for some cards until the sun rose! We are off to a place called Mausefalle tonight!

T.H.I.N.K. about it:
2. When shopping, you have have to pay one Euro to purchase a shopping cart. You must also pay for any bags that you use. Also many of their beers come in crates that you must pay for, but can return for money.
3. Most German television is sports, news, or dubbed over American TV. They love some of our classics such as Seinfeld, How I Met Your Mother, and many others
4. It is an unwritten rule that you carry a towel in the gym. This towel marks all of your territory and if you do not place it on the machine you are using, it is free game to be used.