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Official language:
German
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- Except with very close friends, older Germans still use
Herr and Frau in daily discussion. The transition from the
formal Sie address to the informal du is generally mutually
agreed and sealed with a toast and a handshake.
- An invitation to a German home is a major courtesy; you
should bring a gift for the hostess.
- Address all women as Frau (followed by a name).
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Religion & Death Concepts/Rituals |
- Protestant
- If the state of health of a sick person gets worse, the
room is prepared by the relatives for him/her to be given
the last rights, and the priest is then called.
- Generally funerals take place on the third or fourth day
after the death.
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- Germans start the day with a huge breakfast of rolls,
jam, cheese, cold meats, hard-boiled egg, and coffee or
tea.
- Lunch is the main meal of the day.
- Dinner is lighter but can still mean a plate full of sausages
and dumplings.
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- A traditional wedding day could actually last three days.
Couples will have a civil ceremony at the city center, which
only family and close friends attend. The next night is
the big wedding party. The bride and groom invite all of
their friends, neighbors and acquaintances. On the third
day, the German religious wedding ceremony takes place.
German brides do not have traditional wedding attendants
except for flower girls.
- Soccer is the most popular sport in the nation.
- The keyboards in Germany have the Y and Z keys reversed
from how keyboards in the United States are laid out.
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