texans on the autobahn

Keeping it legal on the autobahn

This is a story about two american families living next door to each other in Germany. One family is from Washington the other from Texas. Both of these families have the same fundamental requirements as expatriates living in Germany, you have 6 months to get your drivers license. The family in 1a, started the process three months after arriving. The process for them, 40 hours of class room and driving instruction, spending more than $1,500 each. This included the hassle of driving extra distances for "english speaking" first aid classes. The other family in 1b, started the process three months after arriving, spending just twenty minutes with an interpretor at the city hall. After the stress of failing and then retaking the drivers test, which cost another $800, the family in 1a has kept it legal on the autobahn of Germany. The family in 1b recieved their licenses today, no hassels, without a test or a class. Good thing we had a license from one of the 24 US states that have negotiated a reciprocity agreement with Germany. Call us lucky? Maybe.

posted by stuckinthemiddle @ 7:51 PM