Germany - Culture Smart! by Barry Tomalin -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright About the Author Contents Map of Germany Introduction Key Facts 1 Land and People

• Geography • Climate • The German People: A Brief History • The German People Today • Germany’s Cities • Government • American Influence • The Eurozone • The European Migrant Crisis

2 Values and Attitudes

• Ordnung Muss Sein • Klarheit • Bildung—Culture and Education • Truth and Duty • Duty (Pflichtbewusstsein) • The Work Ethic • Authority and Status • Private and Public • Social Cohesion and Tolerance • COVID-19

3 Customs and Traditions

• National and Religious Festivals • Annual Fairs • Family Occasions • Historical Celebrations • Religion

4 Making Friends

• Work and Social Life • Greetings • Du and Sie • Greetings In Shops • Attitudes Toward Foreigners • Joining Clubs • Invitations Home • Entertaining • Gift Giving • Manners Makyth Man

5 The Germans at Home

• Heimat • Ecological Awareness • Living Conditions • Identity • Daily Life and Routines • Bounds and Boundaries • “Kinder, Küche, Kirche” (“Children, Kitchen, Church”) • Schools and Schooling • TV and Radio • Complaining • Are You Stammtisch? • Changing Lifestyles

6 Time Out

• Shopping • Sunday Closing • Banks • Restaurants, Food, and Drink • Leisure • High Culture • Popular Culture • Countryside Pursuits • Sports

7 Travel, Health, and Safety

• Getting Caught • Drinking and Driving • Car and Driver’s Licenses • Jaywalking • Trains • Local Transportation • Where To Stay • Health and Security

8 Business Briefing

• Office Etiquette and Protocol • Management Styles • Women In Management • Leadership and Decision Making • The Company Works Council • Presentation and Listening Styles • Meetings and Negotiation Styles • Teamwork and Managing Disagreements • German Economic Preeminence • Be Prepared

9 Communicating

• Language • Communication Styles • Lost In Translation • Seriousness and Humor • Analysis and Detail • Honor • Conversation • Body Language • Making Contact • Telephone • Mail • New Technology • Conclusion