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GERMAN CULTURE
Welcome here! This site unveils the versatility of German Culture. The concept of culture includes many aspects like history and literature, art galleries and museums, or music and education or where to learn German or how to travel to Germany. This is but a very brief list of all possible categories defining culture of a certain country, community, or population.
Switch on Deutschland - complexity and exactness are reflected in its name as well as in its sound like in the mirror. This country gave birth to such celebrities as Richard Wagner, Claudia Schiffer, Erich Maria Remarque, Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and many-many more.
What kind of people are Aryans? Belligerent and arrogant, or kind and friendly? Do Germans usually walk around in Lederhosen drinking beer? Is the life of German women really tied to the famous four K's: Kirche, Kueche, Kinder, Kleider? Answers to these and lots of other questions you will find here.
It often happens that the Germans and their Austrian and Swiss neighbors are the victims of cultural stereotyping and misconceptions. The horrible historic events during the reign of the Third Reich and the aftermath of the Second World War continue to color people's perceptions of a culture that has given the world not only Goethe, Mozart, and Einstein, but also Bismarck, Hitler, and Honecker. This site will attempt to offer a balanced look at one of the world's most significant cultures. This site will be a profile of the daily life and culture of the German people.
Find here everything you want to know about Germany.
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