When in Germany, Do as the Germans Do, 2nd Edition

by Hyde Flippo

Transform yourself from a typical tourist into a connoisseur of German culture!
Do you want to travel to Deutschland without feeling like a Dummkopf! To blend in when visiting Berlin? To feel like you belong in Bavaria? When in Germany, Do as the Germans Do makes it simple to navigate the narrow streets of an Alpine village unnoticed or to go to a movie in Munich without turning heads. With this crash course in German customs and heritage, you’ll avoid embarrassing blunders and enrich your travel experience.
Packed with 120 articles, this handy collection of cultural dos and don’ts covers a broad range of topics, including food, art, pop culture, politics, business, entertainment, home life, history, and education. In these pages you’ll find authoritative answers to questions such
●At a restaurant, should I find my own table or wait to be seated?●What is a suitable topic for small talk with a stranger?●What is the fastest train service in Germany?●How many varieties of sausage are there?●What is the unofficial division between north and south Germany called?●How do Germans usually pay for online purchases?●What is the main emergency number to call in Germany?
With light-hearted quizzes, links to cool websites, this new edition of When in Germany, Do as the Germans Do has been fully updated to provide insights into all aspects of contemporary German culture, and will delight everyone from students and tourists to armchair travelers and trivia buffs.

Genres: Travel

144 pages, Paperback

Published June 27, 2018

Reviews

[Jerel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Having lived in Germany for a few years just before my retirement, I became very enamored of their culture and people. Most of what I learned was from engaging with Germans with whom I lived or talked to at my workplace. I still visit Deutschland as often as I can, keep up with their politics and economic developments. I read this book just to see how well it covered some of the things that took me awhile to learn after I began living there.

I find this little book to be a pretty good overview of basic German customs, and it would be helpful to someone who is about to visit the country and wants to be prepared for the proper etiquette when dining out, using transportation, and engaging with the public. It is organized by topic, and it is a nice little collection of dos and don'ts covering most aspects of life there. There were a few things that I didn't find covered that I learned the hard way, such as one counts on their fingers beginning with the thumb as meaning "one." I went in to the bakery to order one pasty and held up my index finger and got two of them. But, overall this book provides great insight into the major areas of contemporary German culture, and I did learn some things that I wasn't fully aware of concerning p9litics and health care.

This book would certainly be useful to exchange students, tourists, and anyone who just has an interest in learning about other cultures.

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mostly accurate and, at times, amusing account of current German society, culture, politics, and customs. I read this just before a trip to Germany. There were two things I didn’t experience as they were recorded in the book: 1. There were a couple of gnomes but not all over the place, 2. People stood in lines. The author said that people didn’t stand in line and that simply wasn’t the case. The advice to insist yourself forward for service or to get on the train is one piece of advice I’m glad I didn’t follow. For the most part the author captures the spirit of Germany quite well.

[Billal Teiba · Rating 2 out of 5]

The rating has more to do about some of my idealistic expectations being crushed more than my rating for the book.
Some disturbing facts and some pleasant ones.
It was meant to be an introductory step for me moving to Germany (hopefully).
Pretty informative, more shorter than it should be for sure.
A recommended read for every German-speaking destination movers.

[Stacie · Rating 4 out of 5]

All the little details of life that make Germans German. Nice to know where I get my health worries, love of sparkling water, and deep urges to plunge myself into superheated water!

[Cindy · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not as represented.

Why buy this book when you can go to the website :The German Way for free. The web site and this book are word for word alike.

I’d like a refund

[Ellen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some helpful tips to inform my trip to Berlin along with websites to further research topics of interest. Handy.