by James | 14 Jan 2018 | Cultural Differences
30 Subtle German Cultural Differences Every Expat Should Know Before you read the article, a quick call-to-action! Please subscribe to us on YouTube if you would like to see new videos when we upload them. We will add new content each week. Thanks! 🙂 It’s...
by James | 22 Oct 2017 | Cultural Differences
What Is The Etiquette For Tipping In Germany? Usually one of the first considerations of cultural awareness when just arriving in a new country for the first time, tipping in Germany falls into this bucket and has an etiquette of its own. It can often seem that...
by James | 08 Oct 2017 | Cultural Differences
Why German Punctuality And Planning Is Serious Business Germans are known for being organised, methodical and rigorous in the way they plan their work day and personal lives. This extends to the notoriousness that German punctuality plays in their culture, whether...
by James | 07 May 2017 | Cultural Differences
13 Things Germans Love…And Expats Just Don’t Get Why Life in a foreign country means that you get to observe some of the stranger traits of the natives. Some of these may be a bit contentious but should hopefully get everyone thinking! And if there are...
by James | 12 Feb 2017 | Cultural Differences
Why Do Germans Prefer To Pay Cash? For anyone who lives in or has visited Germany, one of the main annoyances is that so many establishments do not accept credit cards. Germany is almost unique amongst industrialised nations in that Germans stubbornly prefer to...
