Attention, Americans! Survival Guides for Germany!

Skybird · 05-20-06, 08:19 AM

Just in time for the FuÃŸball WM :

http://www.welt.de/data/2006/05/18/888887.html (German)

Who is writing such books? :rotfl:

Richard Lord in "Culture Shock": "Better don't be too friendly to a foreign person. The Germans will simply believe that you want something from them, or that you are not quite normal. Habits and behavior that are displayed by Americans when greeting someone, just raises their suspicion, at best they take you as just a superficial American. By nature, Germans are no sunny cheerful souls."

Best of all is the last advise to Americans: "Never try to tell them a joke, leave that to a certain Harald Schmidt or Gemans that are drunk. Germans have a strong sense of humour, but that has nothing to do with the American variation of it."

05-20-06, 08:19 AM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,629 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Attention, Americans! Survival Guides for Germany! Just in time for the FuÃŸball WM : http://www.welt.de/data/2006/05/18/888887.html (German) Who is writing such books? :rotfl: Richard Lord in "Culture Shock": "Better don't be too friendly to a foreign person. The Germans will simply believe that you want something from them, or that you are not quite normal. Habits and behavior that are displayed by Americans when greeting someone, just raises their suspicion, at best they take you as just a superficial American. By nature, Germans are no sunny cheerful souls." Best of all is the last advise to Americans: "Never try to tell them a joke, leave that to a certain Harald Schmidt or Gemans that are drunk. Germans have a strong sense of humour, but that has nothing to do with the American variation of it." __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.