Cultural Report
German Culture: Facts , Customs , and Traditions
Kim Ann Zimmerman January 23 2015 Click here for the link here In the article , it stated facts on how Germany became Germany . How they we influenced by their bordering counties; Austria , Belgium , Denmark , France , Luxembourg and etc . These counties all have similar traditions due to their demographic locations. What stood out to me the most are Germany values . Germany values structure , hard work , perfectionism, privacy and many other things related to order . When you hear about Germans , what is the first thing you think of ? Or if you could describe Germans in one work , what would it be ? Personally , I use to think that Germans are very rude and harsh people . But after reading this article , It showed that yes they may be harsh or unfriendly but it is part of their culture to have that kind of attitude . Their values are different than ours because they value organization and work better on calendars , agendas , and schedules while the US may just go with the flow . Again , comparing my everyday doings or schedule to a german teenage girl would really show how different our cultures are . Cultural Connection- The article not only showed how Germany if different compared to our countries but the author went into depth, using different examples. Their values, cultures, traditions , clothing , music , dancing , language and etc compared to the US is just a glimpse of how complex it gets . The article helped me understand the history and significance of many traditions in Germany. |