Our new fridge

[Aroura]

This is just bullshit and I'm way past done with everything.

When we moved into the new apartment, the fridge in here was broken.  The casing was cracked and the door didn't close properly, so it leaked cold air out. The landlord agreed it needed to be replaced.

Now the fridges in Europe are smaller than in the US.  The one that was in here was maybe 10 cubic square feet, which is less than half of a typical US fridge.  And we were fine with that.  It's totally doable.  The fridges in the units of my husbands German coworkers are typically similar, smaller than we are used to, but totally manageable.

Anyway, the new fridge arrived and this is what we got.  It's 3.7 Cubic feet, 98 liters.  About 1/3 the size of the one they replaced.  It is literally the smallest fridge/freezer combo you can buy in the area.  It's clearly meant for studio flats and one bedroom apartments, no family units.

We attempted to contact the landlord about it, but have had no luck yet.  I am really, really upset.  I think the culture here of shopping for your food daily is really neat, and I don't have any issues with storing only small amounts of food.  But as you can see, after putting in only condiments, 2 veggies, and a few drinks, it's full. Everything is closed here on Sunday.  There literally isn't room in here to store just 2 days worth of food for 3 people, which is a necessity.  I guess we can just drink warm and tap water through the summer, or stop using ketchup and pickles and butter.  Or just eat canned food.  No leftovers allowed!  Forget having company.  That summer dinner party?  Yeah? That's going to be canceled.

I've had larger fridges in hotel rooms.  This is a fucking beer cooler, or dorm fridge for a 20 year old. Can you imagine trying to cook for a husband and growing tween from this?  European friends? Please don't defend this.  They should have replaced the old fridge with a similar one, not one 1/3 the size!!

I was coping here. Doing ok.  Homesick but managing.  Because I could do my chores, my job. No dryer?  That's fine.  I adapted to the drying racks here. No car?  Public transportation is great.  I shop almost every day and everything we eat and use I carry home. I've tolerated eye rolling and outright rudeness, I've even been pushed over more than once by entitled elderly, watched one guy attack a foreigner on a tram and call him names. But I'm learning the language, dealing with the daily communications issues, tolerating being the annoying foreigner.  But this is it.  I can't store food to cook a meal for my family.  I'm down for the count. 

Fuck. This. Shit.