Not sure I’d pick these guys as my hairdressers…
But I have actually found a great day spa/hair salon in Regensburg, Andrea Garburg, and I’ve heard from Sarah that I’m not the only satisfied customer.
In other news, I finally got to meet Tammy today. She just moved back to Regensburg from a one year stint in D.C. We had a great lunch at L’Osteria (best Italian place in Regensburg) and were chatted with in English by a table neighbor and the waitress (that’s the most I’ve been addressed in English in a long time – I guess we must have been speaking loudly). The waitress mentioned that she’s studying medicine and that American medical students are far ahead of German ones with practice on real patients, making it difficult for German students to study for a semester exchange in the US. That’s something I didn’t know, but it doesn’t surprise me. I had a lot more practical experience with data analysis during my studies than my German colleagues had.
After lunch, I went to the surgeon (Dr Schindler – I didn’t get the impression he speaks English) and had my ingrown toenail operated on (yes, Rainer was right, I was supposed to go to a surgeon – although my ob/gyn did take a look at it before sending me on to the surgeon). He was pretty funny and made a lot of jokes about me being a statistician. Apparently, statisticians are known in Germany as Fälscher (forgers) and there is a saying, “Trau’ keiner Statistik die Du nicht selbst gefälscht hast” (“don’t trust any statistics that you didn’t forge yourself”). I guess that’s a bit like the English saying, “There are lies, damn lies, and statistics.”
In Oliver news, he’s now discovered his hands, and his fingers can often be found in his ears, eyes, or up his nose. He’s also started sucking his thumb, but more often he sucks his whole fist. He’s turning into a little charmer and I’m starting to wonder if he might keep his blue eyes (they’re bluer now than when he was born and they’re the exact same color as Rainer’s dad’s eyes – never thought I’d have a blue eyed baby… we’ll know for sure in a little over 4 months!).
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Oliver is looking ADORABLE!!! And I think I have a picture of Amari in that same outfit…in the same chair! LOL! I’m glad the items are getting some additional use!
Christina, he looks a total angel.
And that statistics quote is better in German than in English, isn’t it?
Love to you all.
There’s a place down the road from us called something like “CrAzY Haircutter”. I don’t know about you, but I wonder how they stay in business. Must be because no one in my town understands English. Or they really like crazy people holding scissors a millimeter from their scalps.
@maria: They’re getting quite a lot of use, although Oliver is starting to outgrow some of the outfits now!
@bib: Definitely better in German, but the “lies, damn lies…” quote sounds better in English
@debbie: Exactly! And you’d think if you were going to use a foreign word in your business’s name, you’d look up the meaning!
Hi!
I enjoyed your blog very much. I am an American and am getting ready for a trip to Regensburg. I noticed you commented on a hair salon that you like and am wondering whether you know of anyone there that performs hair waxing (bikini waxes). I have read that this is not a common practice in many parts of Germany.
Thank you for your interesting blog!
Karen
Hi Karen, I don’t know of any hair waxers, but I’m pretty sure they (and many other places) do bikini waxes. Going bare down there is not uncommon, from what I can see in the changing rooms at the pool and the saunas, so someone must be doing it.
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