Kultur 5 - Aspects of the German Life

First of all, I was surprised to find out that Germans never say sorry for anything. However, as I noticed when I came to the United States, and inevitably continued the habit myself, Americans tend to say sorry for everything even if is not their fault. You bump into someone, and it is them who says sorry. I guess that Germans and Americans are exactly opposite regarding this matter. It is impressive and strengthens the characterization of German people as cold and emotionless. And since they seem cold and emotionless, why would they care about sex shops being everywhere? In their point of view, sex shops are still shops, right? It still seems awkward for many people, but in the end of the day, there are people buying things from sex shops, but if those things seem personal for Americans and have to be hidden, they are not treated in that way by Germans.

Regarding the existence of Klofraus, it is something that I have seen in the past at nightclubs and resorts in Greece. It is not that popular there, so I was also surprised to have to pay some small amount of money in order to use the bathroom. My opinion is that as low and minor this job is, it is still a great opportunity for people to get a job, since many doors are closed, and the use of Klofraus opens up chances for more people to work.

When I read the article about flirting in Germany the first sentence that came to my mind was: "I thought so". Since Germans are so different in many aspects of behavior, why would they follow the trend in this case? I actually found it quite complicated to connect myself with Germans and understand how exactly does flirting work, but that is probably what makes them special about it! Also from the article about women in Germany, I understood that women are completely equal with men in every single aspect, and to be honest I would expect that from a developed country like Germany!