GERMANY - CULTURE SMART! : the essential guide to customs & culture.

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Front Cover Title Page 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 Further Reading Picture Credits Copyright Index