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Kitchen Lovers

Posted in Expat Talks by Cheryl on 1 November 2006

Germany has many unique cultural aspects, but one in particular stands out: Germans take their kitchens with them everywhere they go. After Tim and I moved to Germany, we were told by everyone who visited the apartment, you have a nice kitchen! But they were really impressed when we told them that it was part of the apartment - because in Germany, that’s almost unheard of. Even people who rent apartments tend to take their kitchen with them, so most apartments for rent don’t even have a kitchen.
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