Quote Originally Posted by Uesugi Kenshin
So I had my birthday yesterday, and even though everyone had school or work the next day my family and I hung out with the other family from our house grilling and drinking. It was quite fun, but it's a bit weird how Germans come up to you and give about a five minute speech while shaking your hand to congratulate you on your birthday. It's okay though, only one person said what I would call too much, and it wasn't that weird.
That does sound kinda strange...then again, I've never celebrated a birthday in Vermont.