Oversharing not appreciated, but opinions on Trump probed. Gonna be some conflict there.
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Knossos@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I live in Germany, if you have a specific question I can try to answer.
In general there are a lot of stereotypes about Germans, but most of them aren’t correct.
- Germans are efficient. Nope.
- Germans have no humour. Nope.
- Germans are unfriendly. Nope.
- Trains are on time. Nope.
Some are slow to warm up to strangers.
Many places only take cash still, though that is slowly getting better.
People do stare, not sure if that is specifically a German thing.
One thing that might be useful for you to know, coming from America. Many Germans get irritated by stereotypical American over sharing.
Be prepared to have your opinions on Trump probed.
Bwaz@lemmy.world 1 day ago
khannie@lemmy.world 1 day ago
People do stare, not sure if that is specifically a German thing.
I found that a lot in Italy too. In Ireland it would be rude but I just took it as a different culture thing.
BenLeMan@lemmy.world 1 day ago
This comes up a lot and I wish I could see some real life examples, because it’s not something I see a lot. So maybe it’s a cultural/perception issue.
Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org 1 day ago
You can google for ‘German stare explained’
khannie@lemmy.world 1 day ago
It could be that a culture like mine where it’s considered rude are more sensitive to it but it was definitely a thing.
I love Italy. Been there a good few times. The staring did stick with me though, along with lots of other more positive things.
Knossos@lemmy.world 1 day ago
And regarding experiences, most towns are older than America. Where I live they recently celebrated 800 years of age. There’s a lot of history to explore.
It would probably be better to get experience ideas from your daughter, since the area will be oozing with history and things to see.
einkorn@feddit.org 1 day ago
Pfff, those are rookie numbers. 1250 over here! 😉
ComfortableRaspberry@feddit.org 1 day ago
Damn you beat the 1210 of the city I was born in :(
Not to mention the lame 1171 of the city I currently live in.
When driving through the swabian alps you can often see banners for upcoming celebrations of clubs / associations mostly for music and they are usually way over 600 years old.