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Germans
Das Land der Dichter und Denker
Culture
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Many notable German philosophers have
helped shape Western philosophy since the
Middle Ages eg. The establishment of
classical German idealism; the
formulation of Communist theory & the
social theories.
Germany has the largest television market
in Europe, with 34 million TV households
& 90% of the population has cable or
satellite TV.
Germany has been named the world’s
most valued nation among 50 countries in
2008. A majority of 61% have a positive
view of the country, with 15% having a
negative view.
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German is the official spoken language of
Germany, one of 23 spoken languages.
Christianity is the largest religious
denomination in Germany (63% of the
population).
Traditions
Real Germans & their antics
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Germans like everything they buy to be
top quality & are perpetual bargain
hunters.
Germans hate anything artificial in their
food such as vitamins & preservatives.
Germans are very big on cars & most men
love their cars more than anything.
Germans love their jobs & a German
without a profession is virtually nobody.
They are worry warts & women excel in
this, with worrying being almost a second
job.
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Germans like everything pre-planned &
organised to a timetable.
Germans have an unsympathetic sense of
humour, described by the word
‘Schadensfreude’ which translates literally
to ‘joy for another’s misfortune’.
They are also cleanliness fanatics, wishing
everything to be spotless & neat.
Germans love big vacations & consider a
holiday a given right. They spend their
holidays away in the Himalayas,
Mediterranean, Cambodia or the
Australian Outback.
Real Germans are big on education &
consider it extremely vital.
Holidays
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Germans love to celebrate holidays & have many traditions surrounding these holidays.
Christmas is widely celebrated in Germany. The Christmas tree originated in Germany & the trimming of a
Christmas tree has been a tradition for Germans since pre-Christian Germany; the tree representing the
Garden of Eden. Saint Nicholas comes during the night & leaves lollies, cakes, cookies etc in the children’s
boot or shoe that is left by the fireplace.
The Love Parade is another big celebration throughout Germany, held annually on the second weekend of
July. People from all over the world unite in Berlin to dance & establish peace on Earth. Techno music is
hugely appreciated at the Love Parade. It attracts around 1.5 million visitors every year.
Oktoberfest is the beer drinking festival held in Munich every year running from late September to early
October, attracting some 6 million people every year.
Germans visiting Australia
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Germans are important visitors to Australia as
they tend to spend more, stay for longer & see
more of Australia than the average international
visitor.
Tourist numbers from Germany have increased
by 18.4% between 2005-2009 & this equates to
close to a billion dollars spent by German
tourists.
German language consumer brochures have been
issued, which include imagery & content on
marine, outback, adventure, food, wine, people
& lifestyle facts to promote German tourism to
Australia, due to their high numbers of travel to
Australia & high spending in Australia.
Public relations activities & a media
familiarisation program are key to ensure every
bit of promotion of German tourism is provided.
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German language studies are held around the
country, as Germans contribute to the Australian
economy greatly.
Germans made up 811 540 (4.9%) of the
population in the 2006 census.