Some random thoughts...

First of all, I am pissed off. Yes, you heard me. I was shopping on Zeil (aka Magnificent Mile of Frankfurt am Main) and one ugly ass dude grabbed my butt!!! In the middle of the day, he passed me at first and then turned around, when behind my back and filled me up. After that he vanished in the crowd, he did it so fast and professionally that I barely had time to scream 'what the F%$§??#. Damn dousche was lucky it was Saturday, nice weather - means there are like thousands of people on Zeil and its impossible just to stop and try to catch someone, because you are going with the flow of the crowd, willingly or not. Anyway, I thought that evening I would get just a Cosmo before I go to see Resident Evil 3D (by the way, bullshit film but Mila looked gorgeous as usual), but because of above described incident I ended up getting a Long Island and 2 Cosmopolitans...
Another thing that I find interesting is that on Zeil the ONLY store that has people lined up in front of it like its the best club in town or something, and people do wait... for 40-60 min to get in... is... HOLLISTER. I shit you not. I mean really? there are plenty of cool expensive and nonexpensive stores and boutiques in Frankfurt with wide variety of choices, but Hollister?.. Anyway that was one of the things that surprised me.
Another - when you buy a ticked on Bus, U-Bahn (metro), S-Bahn or Strassenbahn noone checks it when you get in on the vehicle. Checks re random and so far I was asked to show my card only 2 times... in 2 months. It means I could potentially free ride this whole time (and I am sure people do that, but when you are caught the fine is 40 Euros). To me its unbelievable, people do honestly buy ticket everytime... that wouldn' work in Kazakhstan for sure lol.
Also, Germany is very liberal when it comes to sex. In Cosmopolitan or any other magazine breasts can be openly portrayed, as well as very sexual pics. Wouldn't work in States :) Oh and in the movies, when they show use of condoms for Aids prevention commercials, they show gay couples as well as straight (LOVE it). And on the contrary to belief that German youth is obsessed with sex and starts having it at like 13, recent study shows that young people in Germany today wait till 17-18 to lose their virginity. Obviously, comprehensive education at schools and normal portrayal of sex being something natural does NOT make boys and girls go crazy. Khem khem US public schools with abstinence-only.
Was reading Der Spiegel today (kinda like TIME magazine) about integration in Germany. Sigh... racism in states, here its more about nationality+religion. One of the leaders of SDP (which is supposed to be a liberal party) Thilo Sarrazin pretty much said that Germany is getting dumber, because uncivilized Muslim immigrants keep having babies and educated German girls choose career and do not want to have kids... smdh. I think some diversity education in schools and colleges, at workplaces here would be a plus. Also, making something to help immigrants to integrate better... its easy to say 'us and them' and it takes real leadership and understanding to make us and them into ONE nation that celebrates differences.
Anyway just wanted to share a couple of thoughts.
P.S. dogs here are everywhere - public transportation, stores... and I am loving it!