Germans and Americans Talk
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Germans & Americans: Close Encounters of the Crosscultural Kind: 14 Interviews

 

Part I. Cleanliness and the Human Body

Chapter 1. Public Nudity: Natural or Immoral? (with audio)

Chapter 2. Cleanliness: How Do You Define It?

Chapter 3. To Shave or Not to Shave (Women): A Shocking Experience on Both Sides of the Atlantic (with audio)

Chapter 4. Dogs in Restaurants: Unsanitary? A Good Idea?

Part II. Religion

Chapter 5. Religion: Attitudes Towards Religious Practices (with audio)

Part III. People to People: Human Interaction -- Acquaintances, Friends, Couples, Marriage

Chapter 6. Dating: I Thought I Knew the Script!

Chapter 7. Cliques and Bars: Good or Bad? (with audio)

Chapter 8. Friendliness versus Rudeness: Overtures Towards Friendship? Superficiality? Rudeness? Unfriendliness? Upsets Due to Misunderstanding Language Use (with audio)

Chapter 9. Du/Sie: Even the Germans Don't Agree! (with audio)

Chapter 10. Families: Photographs, Celebrations, etc. (with audio)

Part IV. Food and Drink

Chapter 11. Alcohol: The Drinking Age and Attitudes Towards It (with audio)

Chapter 12. Food: It's not all Sauerkraut and Bratwurst! (with audio)

Chapter 13. Street Cafés (with audio)

Part V. Education and Service

Chapter 14. Schooling: America the Land of the Second Chance; Germany the Land of the Dual System Experts (with audio)

Part VI. Money Matters

Chapter 15. Attitudes Towards Money: Cash, Check, or Credit Card? (with audio)

Part VII. Distance and Movement

Chapter 16. Distance and Attitudes Towards Space (with audio)

Chapter 17. Public Transportation: Germany Has a System, Arlington, Texas Has None (with audio)

 

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