I still feel the strong urge to leave bottles next to the trash can even though I don't live in Germany anymore. It's one of those weird 'customs' I picked up.

Others customs include:

- Opening all my windows at least once a day and leaving them open until it's freezing inside. - Feeling anything but 'meh' about asparagus. - making sure I have cash when leaving the house (although that may be Berlin-specific) - buying the bitter 'fizzy water'. - using my plastic shopping bags as trash bags