The honeymoon is over

You know when you first get to know someone or something and the quirky things they do or the minor inconveniences are seen as cute? And then as time goes by, these things become less cute and more annoying? (Except in the case of your spouse, of course, when everything they do is seen as cute for the entire marriage). Well...the things that used to be little inconveniences about Germany and Europe are now pissing me off. I long for the conveniences of home, the customer-service orientation of the US and the general respect of one's own private space. And, for God's sake, I want to be back in a culture that knows how to line-up and not just push their way to the front like kindergarten. Do you know that you can't buy a first class train ticket easily here, as I experienced this morning? You have to buy a second class ticket, insert your credit card and go through the whole transaction. Then you have to buy a 1st class upgrade and do it all over again. Are you kidding me!?!?!?!?!?!? Where is the German efficiency????