Der Spiegel challenges expats to do their worst

Something like a dream for us here at Anglofritz: Der Spiegel, those of the American-filleting invective, are inviting their expat readers to attack -- excuse, me, "account for" Germany eccentricities, for the benefit of World Cup visitors. Seeing as that is our job and our spirit and our bread and our life here (admit it, you can feel the stirring in your soul, too), we're on it like Fit.

Of course, in our whorish way, we would double-post any observations we (or perhaps you?) might shoot their way on the 'Fritz. After all, it's a co-opt -- as Spiegel's numbers are, let's say, somewhat greater than ours at the moment. And that's no worse than imploring your readers to generate the content for your vast buzz piece, is it?

I feared the worst with the first few provisionary pieces, but in vain: the beer one is especially decent. I've been struggling to find a way to fit the phrase "head in a trashcan" into my speech all day. And yes, it has been hard, wiseass! Der Spiegel is also willing to answer your "questions" about Germany, which of course will be thinly-veiled cultural criticism. Get cracking, people!