If you're a person who travels, count the amount of visible staff at an average German restaurant The last German restaurant I went, I was in a party of five.

If you're a person who travels, count the amount of visible staff at an average German restaurant The last German restaurant I went, I was in a party of five. Four of us got our orders somewhat promptly while the fifth waited nearly half an hour… for a frankfurter. Between that and the trains I got this sense that German efficiency was overrated.