And there it is again, the very day that allows men to be just what they want. It’s Herrentag (Man’s day) in the Eastern part of Germany. (In the rest of the nation it is Father’s day or Ascension Day.) And like every other year men start in hordes, armed with beer cases preferably on a Bollerwagen (a wodden cart, see above), into the nature. It’s the trip itself that counts not the finish line. And at the end of day nobody is truly sober anymore. In fact, and that is for me the most frightening aspect of all, it is dangerous to be downtown when day is nearing its end. Especially in Chemnitz. Youngsters just don’t seem to know their limits, and police isn’t able to do anything against the situation.

But what are the women doing when their counterparts proof their manhood? According to what I heard they’re pretty much enjoying the day themselves, of course, with various of actions. So it’s a real Separation day first off.