We all have our favourite foods and drinks which we return to again and again. Some people are more adventurous when they encounter the foods (or the cultures) of other nations; others tend to stick with what they know. Hence the old stereotypes of the Irishman looking for his bacon, cabbage and spuds or the Englishman looking for roast beef or fish and chips. Tasty? Depends where you come from I guess. Perceptions are interesting also; I would consider myself reasonably adv

Motorway Interchange near Frankfurt In addition to writing travel blogs, I have always been fascinated by cultural differences and local customs in places I have visited and I have speculated on and sometimes investigated their origins. I hope to expand on this in future articles but let’s start with an anecdote which demonstrates the contrasts between Ireland and Germany. I once had a conversation with three Germans about road safety. We were in Russia at the time and the c