German Stereotypes

Although i had been to Germany before, i had only been to Munich and so i am interested to see what the rest of Germany will be like. We are first heading to Heidleburg. I imagine that since it is a college town it will be somewhat similar to Palo Alto. The people i would imagine to be a mixture of professors and students, with also some "townies." I think they will be friendly but mostly keep to themselves because of all of the work they will have. In general i imagine German people to be modest and keep to themselves. They are blunt, but not necessarily rude just very to the point. I grew up in Holland and i expect them to be somewhat like the Dutch. Visiting HOlland last summer i realized that people there are not at all ostentatious. After 10 years, the town looked exactly the same with a butcher and a baker to supply all the food. It was comforting to know that some places never change and i expect the Germans will be similar. They like what they know and although they probably do adjust with technology they are quite different from Americans fundamentally. INstead of adopting ever new fad, they stay modest and adopt things that are useful and practical.