Germany!!

I'm currently living in Germany... for the second time. I spent 3.5 years here between 2001-2005, then moved back here Aug 09. It's beautiful in the summer, but very dreary and wet in the winter.

Anyway, as far as clothing goes, the youth (college age) are very trendy here. The women wear a lot of very form fitting clothing and tend to dress in layers. They wear tight jeans or capris or even those legging-style pants, with buttoned blouses over tank tops. You'll also see slim-fitting skirts or short shorts, but not quite as often. And as a pp mentioned, they do love scarves, hats, gloves, other accessories. You'll see many of them with wild haircolor (even the senior women here like to wear red, purple or burgandy hair!) They don't wear American brand clothing, though. So if you want to really "fit in" shop at H&M or some other specialty stores that carry European brands. But you can totally get away with American clothing if it doesn't have large brand names/tags on the outside of the clothes. The women love pointy shoes, complicated sandals and heels, and boots here. You don't ever see flip flops or crocs unless you're at a public pool. I don't like European shoes at all, but then again, I'm most comfy in my running shoes.

The men here also wear form fitting clothes. I think that's the biggest difference between American men and European men.

Going to the clubs here means dressing up. You won't find them wearing t-shirts and jeans (but you'll see the Americans dressed that way and be able to pick them out of a crowd!)

You'll fall in love with Germany if you're open minded and like to explore. There are literally thousands of beautiful destinations all over the country, from castles, to cathedrals, to parks and museums. And the food.... omg.

Have a good time!

oh by the way when you're buying food in Europe you should shop in Lidl or Aldi a lot of their foods are on the MFP database