How to be more German: 11 easy ways

sabineCulture2 Comments

Your ultimate guide to be a bit more German ;)

1. Don’t go shopping on Sundays.

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Thomas Max Müller / pixelio.de

2. Any time you do go shopping or leave the house  for some reason, wear one of these cool outfits:

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3. Quit work at 1 pm on fridays.

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4. Celebrate christmas on the evening of the 24th, called Heiligabend. This is when the “Bescherung” (handing out of presents) takes place in Germany.

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5. Open your beer bottle with anything but a bottle opener. Examples: a cigarette lighter, another bottle,a keyboard,  a spoon, your teeth, your belly button…

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6. Watch Tatort on Sunday evenings.

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7. For your next vacation, visit BALLERMANN!!!

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Rainer Sturm / pixelio.de

 

8. Seperate your garbage.

 

 

9.  Use words like “also”, “genau” and “doch”  all day long.

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10. Watch more Fußball. When there is a world cup or European championship, make sure to decorate your car/house/kids/pets/self with  a sufficient amount of German flags.

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11. Last but not least: Eat more Döner.

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Photo by: Marcelo Träsel

2 Comments on “How to be more German: 11 easy ways”

  1. Tom

    “9. Use words like “also”, “genau” and “doch” all day long.” : I guess you meant “ach so”?
    Das ist wirklich geil :)

  2. sabine

    You’re definitely right about”ach so”! But I really meant “also”, some people start every sentence with it ;)

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