Cultural Comparisons 3

by | May 21, 2013

Daily Life in the USA vs Germany • Part 3 History & Culture > Cultural Comparisons – Part 1 > Cultural Comparisons – Part 2 > Cultural Comparisons – Part 3 Religion • Social Mores • Cannabis In the charts below you’ll find a simplified...

Sports in Germany

by | Apr 24, 2013

Soccer – Tennis – Golf – Other Sports Soccer is King! Although Germans, like most people in the world, definitely concentrate more on Fußball (soccer, football), there are many other sports they like to watch and play. Over the years, some American...

Notable Authors

by | Apr 23, 2013

Contemporary German Authors in English Translation The success of The Hangman’s Daughter by Oliver Pötzsch and other books by German writers, including the Inkworld trilogy for young readers by Cornelia Funke, has highlighted the talents of contemporary writers from...
Leni Riefenstahl (1902-2003)

Leni Riefenstahl (1902-2003)

by | Apr 19, 2013

Hitler’s Favorite Film Director “They kept asking me over and over again whether I was having a romance with Hitler. ‘Are you Hitler’s girlfriend?’ I laughed and answered the same way each time: ‘No, those are false rumors. I only made documentaries for...