Since arriving in Berlin this spring my allergies have been  absolutely crazy. I suffer from allergies to pollen, hay-fever, and  other airborne allergens, which year after year make spring time a total  nightmare for me. Most years I stock up on meds and soldier thru the  constant runny nose, watery eyes and sneezing a zillion times. This year  however was especially hard. For those of you I saw at Easter can  attest to the big red watery eyes, and runny nose…yes I was a mess, and  it just got worse… Most years its a short period and when the pollen is  settled its all over. This year however in Berlin, it seems spring (the  Berlin bloom) is still underway. So here I am trying every allergy meds i  can possibly try over the counter and nothing seemingly to give me  relief, so on a referral from a friend I went to see a local Dr here in  the Schöneberg. 
I went to the offices set up an appointment right away and was seen  really fast. The Dr asked me a ton of questions about my health, family  health, etc etc. and also about when was my last check up and such. He  put me on a table and checked my blood pressure, and heart/lungs etc.  Then he asked me to prop my pants, and without even thinking, I did, and  he checked my balls. HEY WAIT A MINUTE!! I’m here for extreme allergies  yet here i ma with my balls in my docs hands??? Standing there, i  couldn’t help but think, this guy is the German version of my Dr in SF,  whom I’ve had for as long as I’ve lived in SF. I said to him once “no  matter what I come in for, I always end up with my balls in your hand”  We both laughed it off…. I suppose hes being thorough, and making sure  he catches even the slightest hernia right away :) 
I was about to say the same joke to this Dr, but wasn’t sure if he  would get my humor, So I just chucked to my self, which may have made  him think he was tickling me…. then he asked me when was my last  prostate check HAHAHAHA! I said its all good back there, and quickly  pulled up my pants, and said “so what are we gonna do about these  allergies Doc?” 
He wrote me a prescription, gave me the usage directions, and best  location to get it, and it was done. The meds have been working like a  charm so far.
Amerifist