Teutonic toughness, yeah :-). As for the "regularly spectacular weather" - Berlin winters are dismal, summer is *now* and it lasts - hopefully - until June 14th. And why Chicago is called the Windy City when it's in Berlin that one has city grit flying in one's eyes ALL THE TIME, I don't know :-). "frequent male nudity" ... hm ... back in the 70ties, you mean?