AMD 4

For AMD 4 I decided to take the suggestion and interview a friend of mine who is a upper level German student and has studied in Germany. As we discussed the various culture essays he explained that in general they are kind of blow out of proportion, though the articles are all definitely based in fact many are embellished. For example, the article about how Germans will just plow you over in the street is an exaggeration. My friend explained that brushing shoulders is more common then in the US and therefore you may not receive an excuse me like you would here. An article that he said was very accurate however, was the article about the German flag and patriotism. He agreed that he never saw outward shows of German pride and the type of patriotic that is common in the US is seen as a bad thing in Germany. Overall my friend said that in general the articles give a pretty good picture of German culture but must be taken with a grain of salt.