Cultural differences


Through the exchange we noticed a lot of cultural differences between German and Spanish people in general:
 
Germans (Spanish view):
  • Wake up early in the morning.
  • The school starts earlier than in Spain and they have more lessons.
  • They are always in a hurry, for example they eat and walk very fast.
  • They eat a lot and they don´t have timetables to eat.
  • They don´t have to show their tickets on the public transport.
  • They have to pay for extra sauces.
  • It seems like they talk in an agressive way.
  • They don´t wear their shoes when they are at home.

Spanish (German view):
  • The relationship with their teacher is closer.
  • They clap when they are laughing.
  • They study the night before an exam.
  • They go to bed late.
  • It takes them more time to eat and walk.
  • They eat less and for breakfast they only have a coffee or cookies. 
The conclusion we draw of this experience is that even though there are some differences we had a lot of fun and we got along very well. We all enjoyed our time together and will miss each other.

Comments

  1. UnknownMarch 25, 2018 at 6:10 AM

    I guess because of the cultural differences we had more fun. It was interesting to see how they handle things.

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  2. AnonymousApril 5, 2018 at 9:26 AM

    And it's surprising what the students noticed... For example german people are always in a hurry. I think noone of the german student has even thought about this fact, because it's the normal way of life in Germany. However, it's so interesting and funny to talk about cultural differences.

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