So yeah, after I leave my USAF tech school at the end of march my first duty assignment is Ramstein AFB, Sembach Annex near Kaiserslautern, Germany.  I'm extremely excited because the main reason I joined the military was to go overseas and I'm wondering what I can expect from this place.

If you could give me any info on living in germany or things to do,places I should visit and such as well things I should know in general, it would be greatly appreciated.

yeah I went Berlin this summer. It's completely badass. Out of all the places in Europe I went this year, Germany is probably my favourite (Poland being the worst)

Everywhere I went in Berlin seemed to sell cocktails, so if you like cocktails it'll help

the beer is cheap

all you need to know

ich spreche deutsch aber habe ich niemals da drüben gegangen oder gewohnt

seit ich nicht in ein deutsch Klasse bin, ich werde es alles vergessen. und meine nutzungsform ist schlecht, ebenso wie immer. ich habe am jeden tag nicht benutzt so ich werde slechter bekommen

I dont really know anything about living in germany. It seems like a pretty cool place and all the people I know that have lived there really like it there, but it just seems so conservative and GAHMAN to me. Dunno if I could do it

but yeah cheap good beer for sure

I heard its cold as shit. Haven't  been there yet but thats about all I know.

That's in west germany? I've been to Berlin, Dresden, Regensburg and Munich, spent the most time in munich. they're all in east germany/bavaria so idk if I can help you unless you're prepared to travel pretty far. I think essian was out that way tho?

Finally done with tech school? Didn't you say you were becoming a weatherman or whatever?

Congrats on the assignment, you got a good one. I'm jealous of people who get overseas assignments because I really really want one, but they're pretty hard to get in my career field. I had the opportunity to stay overnight in Ramstein a couple of months ago. It's difficult to get the feel of a place in only one night, but it seemed cool. Most of the people appeared to speak English, but if you ever wanted to learn a foreign language, now will be an excellent time to start. Pick up something like Rosetta Stone for some of the basics, and then when you arrive you can start to immerse yourself in ZE DEUTSCHLAND.

I've been to germany, there seemed to be a lot of ugly people there so bear that in mind

I don't know about places to go because this was a long time ago and I don't remember much. I remember I visited the cathedral in cologne though which is big and fuckin impressive
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Koelner_Dom_bei_Nacht_1_RB.JPG
I'm guessing since you're in the military though you should visit brothels and stuff not gothic cathedrals heh

Also I was only in germany for a day or two but I saw TWO CHOCOLATE FOUNTAINS while I was there so maybe fountains of chocolate are pretty common there lol

I actually noticed P MUCH the opposite about the people there. you're kinda right about the chocolate fountains tho, that's pretty weird!!

well i have never been to germany but i have eaten german food so i can tell you that you should pack a coat. haha brr!


anyway i went to the same places as earl except lucerne instead of dresden and as a tourist on the other side of the country umm i liked it and the food is good if you like starch and meat. really even if you don't it should be good. the weather was nice although i've heard that bremen, which is also way far away from where you're going, is really dreary. basically this should be sweet so hooray you

ich spreche nur ein paar deutsch, dann ich bin neue deutsch studentin. ich moechte zum Deutschland besuchen, und ich soll naechstes Jahr Deutscheland besuchen.

ich habe am jeden tag nicht benutzt so ich werde slechter bekommen

besser als mich :/

i live with 2 german guys and it's true about Berlin, it's supposed to be the most fun. Personally I would take the train and visit Amsterdam if you get time.

I spent a while in Germany before moving on to other Euopean countries, but it's a good place to go if you like the style of old European architecture and towns. And yes, good cheap beer.

I've been to Berlin and Munich. Both are utterly fantastic places.

Bundesländer, and i don't think they're that different from states in the US apart from being smaller

yeah i agree that is really cool. achtung knoblauch!! knödel hosen! käse affe?!?!?! der affe des käses?

Bundesländer, and i don't think they're that different from states in the US apart from being smaller

On the surface they seem similar, but when you dive into the cultural stuff, you find some things to be more exclusive to some countries in Europe than others and it's often to a greater degree than in the US' states. Food, language, history, art, TV and music can be harshly different going from each country, not to say the US doesn't... Just not to the same degree, I personall think.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States_of_Germany

these are the bundesländer, bundesländer are not european countries, i am confused by what you are saying

US states are like bundeslaender but expanded over a larger area. brandenburg and bavaria are about as different as PA and SC