Different Little Observations

Here is a little list of things that I've noticed about German culture:

• Elderly people (like 75+) riding bicycles all over the city.
• Cloth seats in BMWs and Mercedes.
• No matter what age, people are generally very tidy.
• When at a cafe, people clean up after themselves by sweeping the crumbs that may have fallen on the table on to their saucers and bring their dirty dishes to the counter.
• Separate duvet covers. I guess this is so no one is stealing the blankets from the other person!
• Traffic lights go to yellow at any change. Yellow to red, and yellow to green. When driving a manual car, I have noticed that this transition really helps!
• Much of Germany was destroyed during WWII. When they rebuilt the cities, they kept the original look instead of tearing it all down and making all buildings look more "modern".
• And of course, the narrow streets!