GERMAN CULTURE

I have chosen this topic since i had the opportunity to research more deeply for my presentation, so now lets talk about this two cultures

countries like Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Nerthelands, and  Belgium , as we can see in the chart, those countries shared almost the same percentages in the hofstede cultural dymension, those ae also characterized for sharing the use of the same germanic language 
The official language of the country is German. More than 95 percent of the population speaks German as their first language, according to Angelo State University's Center for International Studies. Other languages spoken include Serbian in eastern Germany; North and West Frisian, spoken around the Rhine estuary; and Danish, primarily spoken in the area along the Danish border. Romani, which is an indigenous language, Turkish and Kurdish are also spoken 

According to Zimmerman Germany is at the center of Europe, not only geographically, but also in terms of politics and economics. The country is Europe's second most populous after Russia, with more than 81 million people, according to the World Factbook. The German economy is the largest on the continent and the fifth largest in the world. While German exerts its influence on the countries that border it — Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Switzerland and Poland — all of these cultures have, in varying degrees, had a hand in shaping today’s Germany.

RELIGION: Christianity is the predominant religion with the almost 70% of the population, followed by That number includes 24 million Catholics, according to CBS News. Muslims make up 3.7 percent of the population, according to Angelo State University, while 28.3 percent are unaffiliated or have a religion other than Christianity or Islam.

FOOD AND DRINKS  : Beer is the most popular alcoholic beverage, and the country is known as the birthplace of a number of beer varieties,Bratwurst, a form of sausage, is closely associated with German food. Cabbage, beets, and turnips are commonly incorporated into meals, as they are native to the region, and potatoes and sauerkraut are also stars of German cuisine.

BEER AND SAUSAGE

  

BUSINESS AND CULTURE: The desire for orderliness spills over into the business life of Germans. Surprises and humor are not welcomed. Everything is carefully planned out and decided upon, with changes rarely occurring after an agreement is made, according to the German Business Culture Guide.

The desire for orderliness spills over into the business life of Germans. Surprises and humor are not welcomed. Everything is carefully planned out and decided upon, with changes rarely occurring after an agreement is made, according to the German Business Culture Guide.

Characteristics of German behavior 

Unfortunately, German people are often considered as rude, cold and humorless. This is quite a stereotype and whether it’s true or not you will discover yourself when living in Germany. Nevertheless, there are some personality traits many Germans have in common.

1. They are efficient  and disciplined: they work hard to always find a way to solve problems in almost every case , also their culture have create a lot of innovative invension that are worthy enought to our society like cars, german culture do not rest without solving even the smallest problem 

2.Their Sence of Hummor : have you ever met a german? do you still think they do not have a sense of hummor? yes, they have, maybe different from the rest type of hummor people have, but in thei own way they enjoy, they dislike sillynes and clownish type of hummor, they enjoy sinical and ironic class of hummor, always when you see a german laughing it is because he really liked the joke, they are not that serious people we imagine before knowing them

3.Well-Orgnised:germans are plannign lovers, they do like to have as much under control, but it does not mean that they are not spontaneous, they just have a plan B for any possible scenario,and like to have everything clean and tidy, they structure their day and schedule appointments exactly 

4. Punctuallity: Germans are known by their punctuality but everything has their exception, not all of Germans are puctul as not all colombians are umpuctial, but the mayority of Germans try to follow the norm, unless there are some inconvinientes to get on time, such a traffic jams or somethig serious has happen , as a recomentadion always be 5 minutes earlier if you have a metting with a german in order to do not ofend them 

5.Traditionals: Once the germans get used to someting would be very hard to do not continue using it,as for example, they like to drive a mercedes, they will continue using that brand for the follow cars they buy, this is on the personal level, but the same happens in the cutural or interpersonal level, they like to keep their traditions alive, 

The German personality. (n.d.). Retrieved April 1, 2015, from https://www.justlanded.com/english/Germany/Germany-Guide/Culture/The-German-personality


Zimmermann, B. (2015, January 23). German Culture: Facts, Customs and Traditions. Retrieved April 17, 2015, from http://www.livescience.com/44007-german-culture.html