What are the cultural customs in Germany?

Germany is indeed a very great country. A criterion for judging a country's Excellence or greatness is to see how many masters it has trained. There are too many people in Germany who can be called masters, such as Beethoven, Bach, Goethe, Schiller, Brothers Grimm, thinker and economist Marx, scientist Einstein, philosophers Hegel, Kant, Nietzsche, Freud, Schopenhauer and Heidegger.

German custom

Germany is an old traditional power in Europe. The seriousness of Germans is particularly obvious in daily life, and everyone has a strong sense of social responsibility. Germans have a very strong sense of time. When living in Germany, you must pay attention to this when dealing with Germans, otherwise it will be considered impolite. In addition, Germans are particularly disgusted with laughing at others.

Germans don't like giving expensive gifts. When interacting with German friends, don't give too expensive gifts, otherwise it will make German friends very uneasy. A small souvenir is the best choice.

Different from China, in Germany, it is a courtesy to tip service personnel when receiving services, and tipping is also an important source of income for service personnel. Don't haggle over tips. A few tips will give you warm and thoughtful service.

Germans attach great importance to personal privacy, including age, occupation, salary, beliefs and so on. You must pay attention to this when dealing with German friends.

Like many western countries, Germans are taboo about the number "13" and Friday. This custom is related to western religious legends.

The complete works of grimm's fairy tales

The brothers Grimm were born in Hanau, Germany in the18th century. They started collecting German folklore from 1808. After seven years' efforts, they finally finished the selection of Grimm's fairy tales. It can be said that the Brothers Grimm are not only the authors of this great fairy tale, but also the preservers of German culture. Many German folktales have been handed down through Grimm's fairy tales. Famous stories in Grimm's fairy tales include Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella and so on. After the book was completed, it was translated into dozens of languages and was loved by readers all over the world. In 2005, UNESCO listed Grimm's fairy tales as a world cultural heritage. In Germany, there is a fairy tale tour route from Hanau to Bremen. This journey with charming scenery, romantic towns and historical sites is exactly where the Brothers Grimm once lived.