I think it's safe to say most Americans equate the German Mercedes Benz brand with slick, fast, luxurious cars they'll probably never afford. So when Americans visit us here, they're always amused to see the iconic Mercedes Benz emblem on garbage trucks, ambulances, buses, and maintenance vehicles.
and always be reminded, however subtly, of a big, dirty, dinged dump truck with a naked lady air freshener hanging from the rear view mirror.
JEM
Hm, ich hab diesen Beitrag heute früh gelesen und jetzt habe ich die ganze Zeit dieses Lied im Kopf...
ReplyDeleteIch glaube, solange es noch keine Müllautos von Porsche oder Ferrari gibt, ist noch alles okay, oder? (=
Livia
Wir fahren Daimler, alles andere ist Behelf.
ReplyDeleteGert
We were so surprised when we went to get our rental car in Germany that it was a BMW of all things (never being ones to pay for high-end rental cars). When we went to France recently, I expected we'd have another nice rental car. No, we got a clown car. What's up with that? I guess Germany is all about class when it comes to cars?
ReplyDeletei just read your comment on my blog. a while ago i stalked your whole blog and looking at the pictures, i realized we HAD met before, and i do remember because you left very soon after we met and i felt bad that i didn't say things like "good luck" (which seemed odd to say) and i was also thinking something along the lines of "ahhh aren't you scared to give birth in germany?" (only having lived in germany for four months and still scared to take the tram, and more importantly realizing how insensitive it sounded).
ReplyDeleteyou are cute, your little boy is adorable. keep fighting the good expatriate fight (even though i myself don't think too much in terms of expatriation anymore... hrm..)
you know what i mean. i think.
Oh Jaz, I love it. You're a card.
ReplyDeleteI thought I commented? It must've been when our computer was on the fritz.
ReplyDeleteWe too were in shock that our rental in Germany was a Mercedes. We knew it would be the only time we'd ever drive a cool car.