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My condolences.
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Lancaster is incredibly beautiful especially in the autumn time. Has an old world charm you won't find anywhere outside of the mid-atlantic and northeastern states.
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He is moving Lancaster so the average Bathroom looks like this, you have lots of privacy, but you just need to watch out for the poopbears.
Just one other piece of information about PA and Lancaster, PA has the largest populations of people living off the grid and most of them are in Lancaster and that is because of the Amish. Last edited by Maestro; 03-07-2017 at 11:01 AM.. |
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Guess it depends where. My friend lives in Regensburg and can't get enough produce here. I went there and produce was dreadful as was the beef. There was no chicken either. Only turkey. Turkey parmigiano is not the same.
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Jesus, who did you piss off to get sent to Lancaster
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Naw, that's Ohio/Kentucky/Indiana/Pennsylvania. Basically the midwest in general.
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Hi guys,
First of all, thank you for taking the time to reply. I'm trying to gather as much information about the US to be at least somewhat prepared for the big fat culture shock coming my way, so really appreciating your replies. Seems Lancaster is a bit of a hate it or love it place looking at most replies, so I'm in for an interesting time :P ========================================== Quote:
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2. Yes! I have been reading on the US a lot lately and this is one of the first things that came up. Here in the Netherlands you don’t tip unless service was really, really good. Otherwise you just pay what they charge you. I really hope I’m not going to offend someone over this. I’m rather confused over who I should tip and who I shouldn’t. You tip the waitress at a restaurant, but the guy that fills up your gas tank gets de nada? This is so not going to end well 3. Great, I’m going to get fat. Well done America, well done (still looking forward to it though :P) 4. A colleague of mine who has been to the US warned me about this. Do NOT under any circumstances order a large <anything> in the US, because they will damn near deliver a shipping container at your table :P I think I will have to get used to doggie bags. 5. No problem! I don’t smoke weed at all. 6. Sounds like fun. I do intend to learn more about US history when I’m there as I know too little about it. Never been much of a history nerd, but since I’ve been looking into Germany’s history (HRE, Prussia etc.) I’m getting more and more into it. One question though, what exactly does “family style” dining entail? 7. Yeah, I can live with that. I’m not your typical Dutch cyclist. I bought a BMW to drive it, not to store it in the garage 8. Oh boy, also did some reading on traffic regulations, which conveniently you Americans decided was a good idea to have them differ between states. Highway intersections on both the left and right side instead of exclusively on the right? I don’t understand how a European driver’s license is valid in the US. Maybe it’s not so bad, but the things I’ve read, ugh… Yeah, definitely, looking forward to sharing some of my experiences. Did you enjoy your stay in the Netherlands by the way? Quote:
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Yeah, I’d like to try that when I’m there as well. Haven’t looked into the possibilities yet though. Yeah, cheap gas sounds great. With what they’re charging for gas over here you’d think they’re selling pure gold. It’s not just gas that is much cheaper, it’s the cars as well. I looked on Carfax and found used M235i’s being sold for just under 40k USD. I bought mine used at nearly 60k USD over here. In the US I could have bought a brand new M2 for the same amount of money. Visiting a national park is something I definitely want to do as well. Here all I get to see are endless amounts of flat farmlands with the most exciting animal being a cow (I’m going to feel right at home in Lancaster lol). Going out of state may be overdoing it as I expect to have free time only in the evenings and weekends. So many places to visit, so many things to do Haha, yeah, I know all about CNN and Fox, both are full shit Quote:
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This might just be me, but I'd take Detroit over Lancaster.
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For mid 40s you can get an m5. You may want an suv over here so you can carry more stuff, snow, and do some light off road site seeing. 235 is fine but small for road trips. We have big expansive highways and bigger is more comfortable. And you will have snow for a couple months if you make it to winter.
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For mid 40s you can get a used 2013 m5. You may want an suv over here so you can carry more stuff, snow, and do some light off road site seeing. 235 is fine but small for road trips. We have big expansive highways and bigger is more comfortable. And you will have snow for a couple months if you make it to winter. Remember, bottled water costs about the same as gas. $2.15/US gallon. I'm getting a 2014 m5 for my daily driver.
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There's lots of things that are awesome about America, the midwest just isn't one of them. We have all the worst things America has to offer and none of the best. The winters are bitter cold but with very little snow and nothing even resembling a decent ski resort. The summers are unbearably hot and the humidity is between 90%-100% at all times, but we're landlocked = no beaches. Most of the women are fat, most of the men are alcoholics (because there's literally nothing else to do). Don't even get me started on the heroin epidemic, and weed is still illegal (at least here in Ohio).
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