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Meet the Germans (Hardcover)
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Meet the Germans (Hardcover)
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Probably more than any other nation on earth the Germans are a
nation judged by stereotypes. Countless times, I have played a game
with friends and acquaintances, asking the question: "When you
think about the Germans, what spontaneously comes to mind?." The
same answers are repeated time and time again. The rest of the
world thinks they are efficient, serious, honest, and are a nation
famed for curious customs - Ledenhosen, Sauerkraut and Ommpah
bands. But how much truth really lies behind these stereotypes?
Here I have taken an irreverent view and tried to peel back the
layers to reveal a humorous side to modern Germans, after 15 years
of living amongst them; a nation with unusual habits that include
men and women who go naked together in the sauna, a passion for
driving on highways with no speed limits, drinking copious
quantities of mineral water and beer (not together ) and holding
quaint beliefs that modern medicines should be avoided because they
are full of harmful chemicals. In addition, they have developed the
worlds most unusual design in toilets, everyone sleeps in
passion-killer beds, the women have great figures but sometimes
neglect to shave their armpits and the authorities don't bother to
install barrier controls, they trust their citizens to pay on
public transport. They produce the world's best detective series,
but nobody has ever heard of Tatort outside the country and they
are a nation with a sharp incisive wit despite a deep-seated
British prejudice that their language is blunt and they have no
sense of humour. This truly is a country worth getting to know
better.
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