Kultur 5

For this chapters Kultur assignment we were tasked with reading articles that were all across the board in subject matter.

First we are given an understanding of bathroom etiquette and the centuries old tradition of the Klofrau. This article clearly gives insight into a very important aspect of life, which is what takes place in a bathroom. The system used to clean bathrooms in Germany is very different from that which is used in America-- where a bathroom can go uncleaned for months, maybe years, at a time. It would obviously seem to be common practice in my mind to keep these people happy, because then your bathroom experience will be as pleasurable as possible.

We are also given some insight into flirting etiquette and street etiquette. In respect to both situations more seems to be less. In the realm of flirting the U.S. style is a little too forward. And when walking through a crowd being overly aggressive is no reason to apologize!

And finally we are given the opportunity to talk about dildos and other various sex toys! Needless to say the lesson to be learned here is that Germany is very different from the United States. Does this make me a little scared to travel abroad, well yes it does. Of course new experiences are always welcome, which should make for my abroad experience slightly more interesting.