<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" > <channel><title>Comments on: Germany &#8211; These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things</title> <atom:link href="http://davidknapp.mosaicmercy.com/germany-these-are-a-few-of-my-favorite-things/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://davidknapp.mosaicmercy.com/germany-these-are-a-few-of-my-favorite-things/</link> <description>disciple of Jesus, missionary, introvert, blogger, husband and friend to Amanda</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:17:32 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1</generator> <item><title>By: Johannes “Nathan Drake” Duckeck</title><link>http://davidknapp.mosaicmercy.com/germany-these-are-a-few-of-my-favorite-things/comment-page-1/#comment-876</link> <dc:creator>Johannes “Nathan Drake” Duckeck</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:43:05 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://mosaicmercy.com/?p=4660#comment-876</guid> <description>I&#039;m flattered, thanks, Dave! What I like about America: + People smiling at you + Strangers being nice, welcoming and generous in their hospitality + Christian standard of living spread out a lot further than on most places in the earth + Air conditioning (I like it even really cool in a store) + Patriotism (Not generally accepted in Germany because of the history, soccer being the only exception) + Cool, interesting sports (instead of boring old soccer) + Everything is cheaper there: gasoline, books, toys, cinema tickets, music (only exception being going to a university, which is what I&#039;m coming to America for...) + Drive through grocery stores (nothing like that to celebrate laziness and reject our human ability to walk!) + Mountain Dew + People that are interested in you and will come over to talk to you and get to know you + Good movies and music and a few good tv shows + So many of my good friends + Good preachers and theology professors who actually believe what they are teaching + Comic books and Comic book stores + Mini skirts that are a lot more mini than mini skirts are here (I was debating wheter I should put that here... but hey, I&#039;m a man) + Cadillacs + Huge malls and stores that have so much more than you need + The abundance od land, that you can actually own your own forest and lake + The high percentage of conservative people That&#039;s what came to my mind at the moment</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m flattered, thanks, Dave!</p><p>What I like about America:</p><p>+ People smiling at you<br /> + Strangers being nice, welcoming and generous in their hospitality<br /> + Christian standard of living spread out a lot further than on most places in the earth<br /> + Air conditioning (I like it even really cool in a store)<br /> + Patriotism (Not generally accepted in Germany because of the history, soccer being the only exception)<br /> + Cool, interesting sports (instead of boring old soccer)<br /> + Everything is cheaper there: gasoline, books, toys, cinema tickets, music (only exception being going to a university, which is what I&#8217;m coming to America for&#8230;)<br /> + Drive through grocery stores (nothing like that to celebrate laziness and reject our human ability to walk!)<br /> + Mountain Dew<br /> + People that are interested in you and will come over to talk to you and get to know you<br /> + Good movies and music and a few good tv shows<br /> + So many of my good friends<br /> + Good preachers and theology professors who actually believe what they are teaching<br /> + Comic books and Comic book stores<br /> + Mini skirts that are a lot more mini than mini skirts are here (I was debating wheter I should put that here&#8230; but hey, I&#8217;m a man)<br /> + Cadillacs<br /> + Huge malls and stores that have so much more than you need<br /> + The abundance od land, that you can actually own your own forest and lake<br /> + The high percentage of conservative people</p><p>That&#8217;s what came to my mind at the moment</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: David Knapp</title><link>http://davidknapp.mosaicmercy.com/germany-these-are-a-few-of-my-favorite-things/comment-page-1/#comment-877</link> <dc:creator>David Knapp</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:10:12 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://mosaicmercy.com/?p=4660#comment-877</guid> <description>Thanks for providing this list.  It will be a guest post here: Johannes Duckeck Guest Post.  It will show up on the 27 at 7:00am your time. .-= David Knapp´s last blog ..&lt;a href=&quot;http://davidknapp.mosaicmercy.com/night-time-video-fail/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Night Time Video Fail&lt;/a&gt; =-.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for providing this list.  It will be a guest post here: Johannes Duckeck Guest Post.  It will show up on the 27 at 7:00am your time.<br /> <span class="cluv"> David Knapp´s last blog ..<a href="http://davidknapp.mosaicmercy.com/night-time-video-fail/" rel="nofollow">Night Time Video Fail</a> <span class="heart_tip_box"><img class="heart_tip" alt="My ComLuv Profile" border="0" width="16" height="14" src="http://davidknapp.mosaicmercy.com/wp-content/plugins/commentluv/images/littleheart.gif"/></span></span></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>
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