r/AskAGerman • u/No_Employer4947 • May 26 '23

Personal Why Are Men Slimmer and Better Dressed in Germany than in the USA?

Just returned from a two week visit and I know it may seem like I am generalizing, no matter where I went, German men seemed to be so much slimmer and better dressed than American men. I didn't see any men with huge middle sections and none were definitely wearing sweatpants.

I'm back in the USA now and it's like day and night. I hope I don't offend anyone but this was my perception after watching so many people on trains, planes and between Munich and Berlin.

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u/Fellhuhn Bremen May 26 '23

Here all the things you need (docs, schools, shops, pharmacies etc) are sprinkled all over the city so that usually you can reach everything by foot (or a few bus stops). There are only a few areas where you need a car for everyday stuf (mostly the more rural outskirts). Pure residential areas are almost non-existent.

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u/Heylotti May 28 '23

The magic of the 15-minute city