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Germany Shopping
New ReviewShopping in Germany can be somewhat baffling because it’s often difficult to predict when a store will or won’t be open. Thankfully, an increasing number of stores are liberalizing their hours. Generally, large stores, supermarkets, and...
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Germany Children Activities
New ReviewChildren’s activities tend to keep German parents busy. Unlike schools in many other Western countries, most schools in Germany don’t offer extracurricular or intramural sports or other activities. Anyone wishing to take up a musical...
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Germany Decision Making
New ReviewThe overall decision-making process in Germany is from the bottom up. The basics of a plan are developed and added to as the process continues up the hierarchy. This is different from the process in the United States or Great Britain....
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Germany Conducting Meetings
New ReviewBeing well prepared for a meeting is an absolute must in Germany. Initial impressions are very important, and your German business associates will be judging you on your dress, posture, and manners. Learn more key guidelines to prepare...
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Germany Business Language
New ReviewMost Germans speak several languages well and take pride in doing so. They may even prefer to conduct meetings in English. It’s a good idea, though, to determine the language skills of the people you’re meeting. Any material you’ll be...
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Germany Verbal Greetings
New ReviewGerman manners are usually very formal, especially when people are meeting for the first time. Consequently, introductions in both business and social settings follow strict norms. Learn more about German preferences for etiquette in...
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Germany Physical Greetings
New ReviewGermans love to shake hands. Certainly a social or business meeting is cause for a round of firm handshaking. You’ll be expected to shake hands with everyone. The handshake is so important that even when someone leaves during a business...
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Germany Leisure Time
New ReviewIn Germany, the concept of leisure time, or frei zeit, is a unique one that dates back to the Middle Ages. For Germans, leisure time is synonymous with fulfillment and individual freedom. Germans work the least of all the industrialized...
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Germany Religions
New ReviewGermany guarantees its people the freedom to practice the religion of their choice; there is no state religion. Protestant and Catholic churches have enjoyed equal status in Germany for centuries. The Peace of Augsburg in 1555 recognized...
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Germany Non-Verbal Communication
New ReviewGermans rely very little on body language, although it is still an important part of communication. In general, they consider hand gestures unnecessary. They focus instead on communicating well verbally. Someone who expresses himself or...
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Germany Punctuality and Time
New ReviewPunktlichkeit! Be on time! Being fashionably late is not appreciated in Germany. Business meetings start right on time and may be cancelled if you’re late by more than fifteen minutes. If you’re running behind, by all means, call ahead....
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Germany Holidays
New ReviewMost of the holidays in Germany are religious in nature. Some states also have holidays that are unique to their region. Explore the most popular holiday, Christmas, which features celebrations that bring families together and many...
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Germany Humor
New ReviewContrary to the popular view, Germans have a great sense of humor. They love to laugh at themselves, and jokes about the slow Frisians, the thrifty Swabians, and the curious Berliners fill German theaters and cabarets. A good sense of...
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Germany Women in Society
New ReviewUnder the Grundgesetz (Basic Law), men and women in Germany are guaranteed equal rights. In reality, women and men don’t receive equal pay. In addition, only a handful of women make it to senior management positions. As in most other...
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Germany Customs
New ReviewEverything has its time and place—so the saying goes. In keeping with this expression, Germans expect a certain level of formality in public settings, while private gatherings tend to be far less formal. Germans are big on shaking hands....
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Germany Values
New ReviewThe German view of the world has been shaped by the country’s complex, at times turbulent, history and by its position at the geographical heart of Europe. The very idea of a German nation was not even a real possibility until the...
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Germany Education
New ReviewExplore the nuances of the German education system. Though not compulsory, kindergartens provide the first entry into German education. Children then attend the Grund Schule elementary school, which aims to teach basic skills along with...
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Germany Geography
New ReviewGermany is located in the heart of Europe and shares borders with nine countries. Explore the terrain, which varies ranging from the northern plains to the Danube Valley and the magnificent German Alps in the south. Germany’s extensive...
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Germany Food and Eating Habits
New ReviewAs with many aspects of German culture and society, popular perceptions about German food tend to be off the mark. While Germans still love their potatoes, meat, and sausage, eating habits have changed enormously over the years. Many...
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Brazil Demographics
New ReviewBrazil is the most populous country in South America and second only to the United States in the Western Hemisphere. About 32 percent of the country’s population lives in the thirteen largest metropolitan regions. The largest of Brazil’s...
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German Best Factory: Inside Porsche 918 Super Advanced Production Line
Inside the Zuffenhausen factory outside Stuttgart, the iconic 918 spyder, 911 Turbo S and all-electric Tycan are made using highly skilled manpower and advanced automation tools. It gives a peak inside the “Made in Germany” process and...
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How to Do a German Accent
Howcast - Learn how to do a German accent from voice and speech coach Andrea Caban in this Howcast video.
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Sniper Elite V2 Walkthrough Part 3 - Schönenberg Convoy
Howcast - Check out part 3 and snipe German scientists in this walkthrough of Rebellion's new sniping game, Sniper Elite V2.
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Sniper Elite V2 Walkthrough Part 4 - Schönenberg Convoy
Howcast - Check out part 4 and snipe German scientists in this walkthrough of Rebellion's new sniping game, Sniper Elite V2.