[sambal]

This expectation & comparison is part of why “Death Valley Germans” is such a meme.

[ghaff]

For reference: http://www.otherhand.org/home-page/search-and-rescue/the-hun...

It's quite the read.

It's also recommended reading if you go to the US West and your expectations are mostly informed by tooling around the countryside of Western Europe (or the eastern US for that matter).

[dkersten]

Oh wow, just read the first bit, intriguing. Thanks for posting!

[robohoe]

Other articles by Tom Mahood are a great read as well. Highly recommend subscribing to his blog. There is lots to learn from his piddling around the American Southwest.

[ghaff]

Just the "subscribe to blog" brought a small smile to my face because such a thing still exists. Thanks.

[hesk]

Thanks for the link! Very interesting read!