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The market, and the deposit on everything
Most German towns of any size have a Wochenmarkt, a weekly open-air market on the main square, usually one or two fixed days a week and finishing by early afternoon. It is not a tourist attraction but where a lot of people genuinely buy fruit, vegetables, cheese and bread, and the same stallholders appear for decades. Bring cash and bring a bag. You will also meet the German habit of the deposit again here: many markets charge Pfand on a crate or a jar and refund it when you bring it back, the same principle as the bottle deposit from Lesson 8. A second thing worth knowing if you are invited to cook with someone: Germans generally do not expect you to arrive empty-handed, and a bottle of wine or something for the table is standard. If the invitation is to Kaffee und Kuchen, the cake is usually provided and bringing your own can read as a comment on the host's.