Studentenmensa Jena-Weimar "…all of this German bureaucracy…" This job was the most "real" of all. Together with the rest of the stuff we cooked and served almost one thousand people each day. In the end of each day I felt completely empty, without being sure if it was a negative or a positive feeling… Many times I say that Germans seem to be "walking on a grid". Their tendency for extreme organization and "squared" structures seems to be very effective in a disciplined society wherein everything functions well. When I applied for work to the student's restaurant administration, I confronted bureaucratic procedures. To practice this job, I had to have a health insurance pass, and to sign a contract. I enjoyed the minute when I heard Mr. Harz, the chef of the Studentenmensa of Weimar, to comment on authorities: "Oh, all of this German bureaucracy…she does that for her studies, she doesn't have to sign a contract"… I realized that one can find similar human characters in every country. Being goodhearted and tolerant, or not, has nothing to do with nationality but with each person's qualities. Remarkable is that… the place works like a machine…and how weird all of those huge cooking tools are!