It was cash raining in Autobahn folks.
On May 19, 2007, a couple travelling on Autobahn A99 on a motorbike lost €6000 out of their rucksack. Apparently the money flew out from the top flap of the rucksack. They didn't notice that it had gone till later. But lots of motorists stopped and picked up the money and handed it over to the police within a few hours. €3000 was handed in immediately, and since then the police had received another €2500 from other travellers. The last I heard, the police were appealling for any others who picked up the money to hand it in. After that I lost track of the story and couldn't know what happened to the rest €500. But I didn't bother. Knowing that €5500 out of €6000 was recovered was enough for me.
Now many of you must be thinking that this could not happen in a real world. But not me. I had heard similar incidents first hand, though not on the proportion of €5500. A good friend of mine, who was a masters student in TU Munich, lost his wallet containing €80 and debit cards at Englischer Garten (the largest public park in Munich). One can understand how much frustrated he was being a student afterall. However, he got it back in the mail about 2 weeks later, with all €80 intact.
The point I'm trying to make is that act of honesty by one individual is quite common, but appreciable anyways. But that by a group of people from different backgrounds (Munich is a cosmopolitan city) is unique. The secret of this may be the climate of southern Bavaria, or the natural affluence of common people, I don't know for sure.
P.S. - Many of you wondering why this couple carrying €6000 on their rucksack. This is not uncommon because lots of people don't like to have credit cards (I didn't have one). They don't let consumerism consume themselves. Therefore, to buy a second hand car or similar costly items, one can carry such a large amount of money without bothering about footpads.
On May 19, 2007, a couple travelling on Autobahn A99 on a motorbike lost €6000 out of their rucksack. Apparently the money flew out from the top flap of the rucksack. They didn't notice that it had gone till later. But lots of motorists stopped and picked up the money and handed it over to the police within a few hours. €3000 was handed in immediately, and since then the police had received another €2500 from other travellers. The last I heard, the police were appealling for any others who picked up the money to hand it in. After that I lost track of the story and couldn't know what happened to the rest €500. But I didn't bother. Knowing that €5500 out of €6000 was recovered was enough for me.
Now many of you must be thinking that this could not happen in a real world. But not me. I had heard similar incidents first hand, though not on the proportion of €5500. A good friend of mine, who was a masters student in TU Munich, lost his wallet containing €80 and debit cards at Englischer Garten (the largest public park in Munich). One can understand how much frustrated he was being a student afterall. However, he got it back in the mail about 2 weeks later, with all €80 intact.
The point I'm trying to make is that act of honesty by one individual is quite common, but appreciable anyways. But that by a group of people from different backgrounds (Munich is a cosmopolitan city) is unique. The secret of this may be the climate of southern Bavaria, or the natural affluence of common people, I don't know for sure.
P.S. - Many of you wondering why this couple carrying €6000 on their rucksack. This is not uncommon because lots of people don't like to have credit cards (I didn't have one). They don't let consumerism consume themselves. Therefore, to buy a second hand car or similar costly items, one can carry such a large amount of money without bothering about footpads.
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