final review at Technische Universität Berlin

What makes a review at TU different from a review at UVa?

1. No AC on the 8th floor (so 9th floor, US system) of the building on a 90-degree day? Check.

2. Bilingual review (even though everyone demonstrated the ability to speak both English and German fluently)? Check.

3. Female critic: wearing all black, everything above the waist transparent black mesh, no bra? Check.

4. Male critic: has the zipper and button of his pants undone, fondling a string of plastic pearls (which kept changing function--bracelet, necklace, prayer beads) the entire time? Check.

5. "What's the name of that designer... Michael van... Michael van... Walken-berg?" "No, I don't know who that is." Check.

6. Water served to the jury in glass (proved to be a mistake) champagne flutes? Check.

7. Rauchen verboten? Aber nein! Check.