Berlin and the Brandenburg Gate, the Reichstag and Cologne Cathedral, the Berlin Wall and the Monument to the Liberator Soldier in Treptower Park, Oktoberfest and the concentration camps of World War II, Saxon Switzerland and ancient castles, automobile museums, the birth of fascism and the Romantic Road, the Bavarian Alps and ski resorts, Dresden, Potsdam, palaces and Roman monuments, Lübeck and the Hanseatic heritage, the Rhine Valley with castles and vineyards, old towns, the Port of Hamburg, the North and Baltic coasts.
01.01 New Year
Easter Monday
May 01.05, Labor Day
Ascension (May/June)
Pentecost (May/June)
October 03.10, Day of German Unity
December 25.12, Christmas
December 26.12, Second Day of Christmas
Neutral:
– A handshake is a standard greeting, usually short and firm, with mandatory eye contact.
– A nod of the head is a sign of agreement or greeting.
– The “OK” gesture (a ring made from the thumb and index finger) means “everything is fine.”
– A thumbs up is most often “approval”, “agreement”.
– A thumb pressed into the fist (“Ich drücke dir die Daumen”) is a wish for good luck, similar to “I’m keeping my fingers crossed.”
Offensive:
– Tapping the forehead with the index finger is a hint that the person is “crazy”.
– Waving your palm in front of your interlocutor’s face means “you’re talking nonsense.”
– The middle finger is extremely offensive, as in other countries.
– Excessively violent gesticulation can be perceived as bad manners or frivolity.
– A long or too firm handshake may seem intrusive or aggressive.
– 112, single emergency services number (firefighters, ambulances, rescuers)
– 110, police (national and local)
– 116 117, doctor on duty (at night and on weekends, emergency medical care without life-threatening situations)
– 116 116, blocking of bank cards and documents
Born:
– Johann Sebastian Bach, composer
– Ludwig van Beethoven, composer
– Albert Einstein, physicist, Nobel laureate
– Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, writer
– Immanuel Kant, philosopher
– Karl Marx, philosopher and economist
- Adolf Hitler, war criminal
- display Nazi symbols
– cross the highway on foot
– in alpine regions, making noise near pastures and private houses
– It is customary to shake hands firmly when meeting.
– Polite treatment and respect for elders
– It is customary to give up your seat to the elderly on public transport.
– greeting / Guten Tag / guten tag
– gratitude / Danke / danke
– please / Bitte / bitte
– sorry / Entschuldigung / entschuldigung
– Where is the bus…? / Wo ist der Bus…? / vo ist der bus
– How much does the ticket cost? / Wie viel kostet das Ticket? / vi fil kostet das tiket
– pharmacy / Apotheke / apoteke
– I need a doctor / Ich brauche einen Arzt / ich brauhe aynen artst
– I need help / Ich brauche Hilfe / ich brauhe hilfe
– call the police / Rufen Sie die Polizei / rufen zi di politsai
– Call an ambulance / Rufen Sie einen Krankenwagen / rufen zi aynen krankenwagen
– Very tasty! / Sehr lecker! / zeer lekker
– the bill, please / Die Rechnung, bitte / di rechnung, bitte
– toast / Prost! (To your health!) / prost
– joke / Bei uns hat sogar das Bier Reinheitsgebot! (We even have beer according to the purity law!)
First (in the world)
– The world's first printed text with movable type (Johannes Gutenberg, 1455)
– The world's first institute for theoretical physics (Göttingen, 19th century)
– The world's first jet aircraft (Heinkel He 178, 1939)
– The world's first motorway (autobahn, 1932)
– The world's first university with a modern model of academic freedom (Humboldt, Berlin)
– The world's first electron microscope (1931, Ernst Ruska)
– The world's first transistor radio (Telefunken, 1950s)
– The world's first festival of contemporary art (documenta, Kassel, 1955)
Records (the "most" in the world)
– Europe's largest economy by GDP
– The highest labor productivity in industry among large countries
– The largest exhibition of the book industry (Frankfurter Buchmesse)
– The largest consumer electronics exhibition (IFA, Berlin)
– The largest exhibition of agricultural machinery (Agritechnica, Hanover)
– The highest density of museums per capita
– The highest proportion of waste recycling among large countries
– The largest network of motorways with no speed limit
Records (one of the most) in the world
– One of the largest exporters of machinery and equipment
– One of the largest exporters of automobiles
– One of the highest levels of technical education
– One of the most developed insurance markets
- One of the largest beer producers
– One of the most influential centers of classical music
– One of the most visited countries in Europe
– One of the most stable labor markets
Anti-records (the "most" in the world)
– The highest average cost of electricity for households among large countries
– The highest share of taxes and social contributions in the salary structure
Anti-records ("one of the most" in the world)
– One of the highest levels of population aging
– One of the highest rates of depression and anxiety disorders in Europe
– One of the highest rates of vaccination refusal in Western Europe (by region)
– One of the highest levels of bureaucratic burden on business
– One of the highest rent levels in major cities
– One of the highest levels of housing shortage in megacities
It is customary to discuss:
– Beer and food (sausages, bread)
– Cars and equipment
– Football (Bundesliga)
It is not accepted to discuss:
- Nazism and World War II
– Politics and immigration
– visit castles
– tasting beer at Oktoberfest
– skiing in the Alps
– visit concentration camps from World War II
Berlin and the Brandenburg Gate, the Reichstag and Cologne Cathedral, the Berlin Wall and the Monument to the Liberator Soldier in Treptower Park, Oktoberfest and the concentration camps of World War II, Saxon Switzerland and ancient castles, automobile museums, the birth of fascism and the Romantic Road, the Bavarian Alps and ski resorts, Dresden, Potsdam, palaces and Roman monuments, Lübeck and the Hanseatic heritage, the Rhine Valley with castles and vineyards, old towns, the Port of Hamburg, the North and Baltic coasts.
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01.01 New Year
Easter Monday
May 01.05, Labor Day
Ascension (May/June)
Pentecost (May/June)
October 03.10, Day of German Unity
December 25.12, Christmas
December 26.12, Second Day of Christmas
Neutral:
– A handshake is a standard greeting, usually short and firm, with mandatory eye contact.
– A nod of the head is a sign of agreement or greeting.
– The “OK” gesture (a ring made from the thumb and index finger) means “everything is fine.”
– A thumbs up is most often “approval”, “agreement”.
– A thumb pressed into the fist (“Ich drücke dir die Daumen”) is a wish for good luck, similar to “I’m keeping my fingers crossed.”
Offensive:
– Tapping the forehead with the index finger is a hint that the person is “crazy”.
– Waving your palm in front of your interlocutor’s face means “you’re talking nonsense.”
– The middle finger is extremely offensive, as in other countries.
– Excessively violent gesticulation can be perceived as bad manners or frivolity.
– A long or too firm handshake may seem intrusive or aggressive.
– 112, single emergency services number (firefighters, ambulances, rescuers)
– 110, police (national and local)
– 116 117, doctor on duty (at night and on weekends, emergency medical care without life-threatening situations)
– 116 116, blocking of bank cards and documents
Born:
– Johann Sebastian Bach, composer
– Ludwig van Beethoven, composer
– Albert Einstein, physicist, Nobel laureate
– Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, writer
– Immanuel Kant, philosopher
– Karl Marx, philosopher and economist
- Adolf Hitler, war criminal
- display Nazi symbols
– cross the highway on foot
– in alpine regions, making noise near pastures and private houses
– It is customary to shake hands firmly when meeting.
– Polite treatment and respect for elders
– It is customary to give up your seat to the elderly on public transport.
– greeting / Guten Tag / guten tag
– gratitude / Danke / danke
– please / Bitte / bitte
– sorry / Entschuldigung / entschuldigung
– Where is the bus…? / Wo ist der Bus…? / vo ist der bus
– How much does the ticket cost? / Wie viel kostet das Ticket? / vi fil kostet das tiket
– pharmacy / Apotheke / apoteke
– I need a doctor / Ich brauche einen Arzt / ich brauhe aynen artst
– I need help / Ich brauche Hilfe / ich brauhe hilfe
– call the police / Rufen Sie die Polizei / rufen zi di politsai
– Call an ambulance / Rufen Sie einen Krankenwagen / rufen zi aynen krankenwagen
– Very tasty! / Sehr lecker! / zeer lekker
– the bill, please / Die Rechnung, bitte / di rechnung, bitte
– toast / Prost! (To your health!) / prost
– joke / Bei uns hat sogar das Bier Reinheitsgebot! (We even have beer according to the purity law!)
It is customary to discuss:
– Beer and food (sausages, bread)
– Cars and equipment
– Football (Bundesliga)
It is not accepted to discuss:
- Nazism and World War II
– Politics and immigration
– visit castles
– tasting beer at Oktoberfest
– skiing in the Alps
– visit concentration camps from World War II
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