ist alles doof

doof says: (me)
guten tag
Mellow says: (a friend)
ja ist gut
doof says:
lol do you know german?
Mellow says:
not enough to survive
Mellow says:
but enough to make people who dont think i do

After this last weekend I can't understand for the life of me why anyone would want to eat a frankfurter. They were all very pleasant people, some of the nicest we've met on our trips into the main continent.
It is frigid here, I will assert, but our trip to Frankfurt proved that England has wussy winters. And while it wasn't the worst snow I've seen having been born and lived in and around the Chicago area my entire life up until this last year, it was freezing cold. Maybe all this time spent with England's cold-but-moist weather has thawed my bones somewhat and taken some of my resiliance away.
Regardless, we truged through snow and cold to peruse stolen goods in an open air market, to little cafes reminiscent of Italy for the warmth of coffee (and paninis), to our hostel which lied about its appearance, choosing to use a picture of the Frankfurt government building as it's facade.
Our best meal, not only in taste but in substance, was in the little town nearby Weisbaden that Rali aged from 5 to 6 in. Some Italian place that she used to eat at in those year(s). Creamy broccolli soup and caprese pizza and tiramisu that puts the Chicago norm to shame.
Ok, it's official now. Italy is my favorite country.
I see your skeptical looks...ok, ok, at least favorite European country...
And finally, at the airport was a popcorn machine that, when paid, would play the techno song "Popcorn". But what would make it delightfully funny to me is if the song "Popcorn" was written by taking the well-known popcorn machine jingle and adding a beat to it.
It just seems like a techno thing to do.
(see Mashed Taters for an example)
If anyone has knowledge on the subject it would be appreciated.
But who would that be?