I learned some new words.

Stammtisch

I was telling my cousin in Germany about a group of gals that I meet with every Friday at a certain tea house. "We call that a Stammtisch," she told me. Soon I was telling other friends about my Stammtisch, and their eye-brows raised and their eyes went big. "You drink?" they asked.

I guess Stammtische are usually located in a bar.

Tippelei

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The Tippelei is a journey certain tradesmen in Germany must make. Everyone on the Tippelei must wear traditional clothing and may own only what he can carry on his back with strips of leatherMy cousin Eddy on the Tippelei

Armut

My grandpa was telling me how people had integrity back in his day. The key to their intact marriages, he said, was "Armut." I didn't know the word Armut, but from the conversation, I gathered it was something really great, and something my generation doesn't have.

So as soon as I got the chance, I looked up the word.

It means neediness. It means adversity. It means deprivation.