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the similarities and differences between German Culture and American Culture

By 秦丽莉 老师 2020-05-14 14820次浏览

Can you give some examples about the similarities and differences between German Culture and American Culture?

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  • 王语嫣 2020-05-29

    Differences: germans are more stable and strict. Americans like freedom more, and their entertainment culture is more colorful.

    American culture emphasizes freedom and order, especially in public. Germans tend to be more traditional and serious.

    Similarities: both cultures value individualism. They're very simple.

    both value human rights and pursue individualism.

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  • 关子琦 2020-05-29

    Similarities:Germans and Americans both fing the noncommittal nature and indirectness of British communication abhorrent,and both of them scored highly on individualism.

    Differences:Germans avoid the uncertainty or ambiguous situations,but Americans are much more comfortable with risks associated with change.Germany focuses on deals,data,and a moderately formal,reserved,and schedule-based business style.This is unlike the United States,which is less formal and more expressive in its business style.

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  • 裴永恒 2020-05-29

    Similarities: Both of the cultures regard highly on individualism.

     

    Differences: Germans pay attention to orders especially in public environments. Americans enjoy freedom and they don't like the feeling of being trapped.

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  • 裴永恒 2020-05-29

    Similarities: Both of the cultures regard highly on individualism.

     

    Differences: Germans pay attention to orders especially in public environments. Americans enjoy freedom and they don't like the feeling of being trapped.

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  • 邓梦霞 2020-05-29

    Differences: Germans take orders very seriously, especially in public environments. Americans prefer to enjoy freedom and hate being trapped. 

    Similarities: Both cultures attach great importance to individualism. People from both cultures tend to follow their own wishes.

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  • 郭晓彤 2020-05-29

    Similar: Both of the cultures regard highly on individualism.

    Difference: Germans attch great importance to orders especially in public environments. Americans perferto enjoy freedom and hate the feeling of being trapped.

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  • 邱宇昂 2020-05-29

    Difference:The main content of American culture is to emphasize personal values, pursue democracy and freedom, advocate pioneering and competition, and emphasize rationality and practicality. Its core is individualism: personal supremacy, selfish desires, the pursuit of personal interests and personal enjoyment, and emphasis on Self-design, pursuing the ultimate realization of personal value.But German culture is rigorous and cautious. A little bit of the rules and less innovative spirit.

    Similarity:In terms of language, German and English belong to the Germanic language family.

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  • 董风娥 2020-05-29

    Similarities: Both of the cultures think highly of individualism. People of the both cultures all incline to follow their own wills; Both attach importance to human rights.

     

    Differences: Germans attach great importance to orders, especially in public environments. While Americans prefer to enjoy freedom and hate the feeling of being trapped; American culture emphasizes freedom,but Germans tend to be more traditional and serious.

     

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  • 王晨晨 2020-05-29

    Similarities:

    Both of the cultures regard highly on individualism.

    People of the both cultures all incline to follow their own wills.

    Differences:

    American culture emphasizes freedom,but Germans tend to be more traditional and serious.

    Germans attach great importance to orders especially in public environments.

    Americans prefer to enjoy freedom and hate the feeling of being trapped.

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  • 尹雅慧 2020-05-29

    1. Germans and Americans are rational but Americans are more emotional.

    2. German culture is profound but American culture is simple .

    3. Americans are more free, but Germans are serious and traditional.

     

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  • 李振男 2020-05-29

    Similarty: they both attach importance to human rights and individualism.

    Difference: Germans are more serious and traditional, Americans are more casual and open.

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  • 龙董英 2020-05-29

    Similarities:

    1、German and American both think  individualism important. People of the two countries like to think independently and follow their own wills. 

    2、High masculinity. Both them play greater importance on masculinity

    Differences:

    1、in American,people struggle for their own privilege,but,in German,peole are more traditional.

    2、Germans pay more attentions to rules and orders, especially in public environments. However,Americans prefer to enjoy freedom and hate the feeling of being trapped.They would like to do whatever they want instead of the things being asked by others.

    3、Americans attach importance on self-reliance.But Germans jointly assume responsibilities and achieve goals in groups.

    4、Americans love to adventure and try their best to try new things,but Germans have high uncertainty avoidance index,Germany seems to have a rule for everything.

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  • 李雪萌 2020-05-29

    Differences:America.1.The US is a free country and you don't to imd too much rules to live in the US.Anything can happen in USA 2individualism:Americans are basically confident.They are confident they are smart and that they are in control of other own lives.

    Germany:1seriousness and rigor:once they have made up their minds,they will tyr their best to do one thing well according to the rules

                  2.individual credit.

    Similarities:Both of the cultures regard highly on individualism. People of the both cultures all incline to follow their own wills.Personal ability is significant in their culture. 

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  • 安妍珏 2020-05-29

    Similarities: Both  American culture and German culture regard highly on individualism.

    Differences: American culture emphasizes freedom and pays attention to orders, especially in public environments. German culture tends to be more traditional and serious.

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  • 林惠娟 2020-05-29

    Similarities: Both of America and German regard highly on individualism and both of them is high religiosity. And both of them like to solve problem by negotiation. People of the both cultures all incline to follow their own wills. Differences: In the US achivements decide the status but people of Gaerman who have greater wealth, age are higher social status or authority. Germans attach great importance to orders especially in public environments but Americans prefer to enjoy freedom and hate the feeling of being trapped.

     

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  • 张可欣 2020-05-29

    Difference:
    The United States is a country that advocates freedom and individualism, while Germany is a country that advocates conscientiousness and individual honor and disgrace.
    Similarity:
    Both of the cultures show the characteristics of Individualism and Straightforwardness.

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  • KIKI 2020-05-29

    differences: Germans attach great importance to orders especially in public environment. But Americans are casual and they prefer to enjoy freedom and hate the feeling of being trapped.

    similarities: both of them place a high value on individualism and human rights. People of the both cultrures all incline to follow their own wills.

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  • 檀耀 2020-05-29

    Similarities: they all pursue individual freedom and independence. Besides, they think in a more direct way.

    Differences: the United States advocates freedom and individualism, while Germany advocates conscientiousness and individual honor and disgrace.

     

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  • 王菲 2020-05-29

    Similarty: They both pay attention on human rights and individualism.

    Difference: Germans are more serious and traditional, Americans are more casual and open.They have different opinions on the time. the Germans sometimes are not timekeeping. But the Americans are timekeeping enough.

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  • 王聪 2020-05-29

    1. Similarities:

    Both Germans and Americans attach great importance to individualism. People of the both cultures all incline to follow their own wills.

    2. Differences:

    (1) In business style:

    Germany focuses on deals, data, and a moderately formal, reserved, and schedule-based business style. This is unlike the United States, which is less formal and more expressive.

    (2) Food and Drink:

    Germans like sausages and beer, but Americans like hamburgers and coke.

    (3) Order and freedom:

    Germans attach great importance to orders, but Americans prefer to enjoy freedom and hate the feeling of being trapped.

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  • 咩咩 2020-05-29

    similarities:Individualism plays a significant role.

    differences:German's power distance score is lower than America.

            The Germans make a strong distinction between work and play.

            America respects freedom.

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  • 吴思思 2020-05-29

    Differences:

    In business environments, Germans always use last names.While,Americans usually use the first name.

    Similarities:

    Both of the Germans and Americans emphasize the individualisme

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  • 王禹心 2020-05-29

    Differences: Germans take orders very seriously, especially in public environments. Americans prefer to enjoy freedom and hate being trapped. 

    Similarities: Both cultures attach great importance to individualism. People from both cultures tend to follow their own wishes.

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  • 卢锦霞 2020-05-29

    Difference:German culture is rigorous and cautious. A little bit conventional, less innovative. The main content of American culture is to emphasize individual value, pursue democracy and freedom, advocate exploration and competition, and emphasize rationality and practicality. The core of American culture is individualism

    Similarity:Both of the cultures regard highly on individualism.

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  • Mariana 2020-05-29

    Firstly,individualism. Both Americans and Germans emphasize the individualism. but Amercans value individuals more than Germans. 

    Secondly,High masculinity. Both them play greater importance on masculinity. but Germany's score is 6%higher than the America. 

    Thirdly,uncertainty avoidance index. Germans feel threatened by ambiguous situation and have? created institutions to avoid such risks. But Amercans are much more comfortable with risks associated with change. 

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  • Mariana 2020-05-29

    Firstly,individualism. Both Americans and Germans emphasize the individualism. but Amercans value individuals more than Germans. 

    Secondly,High masculinity. Both them play greater importance on masculinity. but Germany's score is 6%higher than the America. 

    Thirdly,uncertainty avoidance index. Germans feel threatened by ambiguous situation and have? created institutions to avoid such risks. But Amercans are much more comfortable with risks associated with change. 

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  • 金雷茗 2020-05-29

    Differences:Germans are steadier and more rigorous.Americans more prefer freedom and their entertainment culture is richer and colorful.

    Similarities:Both of the two cultures attach importance to the individualism . They are both straightforward.

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  • 郑鑫 2020-05-29

    Differences:Germans are steadier and more rigorous.Americans more prefer freedom and their entertainment culture is richer and colorful.

    Similarities:Both of the two cultures attach importance to the individualism . They are both straightforward.

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  • 瞿琳茵 2020-05-29

    similarities: They all attach importance to individualism. Person ability is sighificant in their culture.

    differences: American culture emphasizes freedom, but Germans tend to be more traditional and serious.

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  • 单世梦 2020-05-29

     Difference:German culture is rigorous and cautious. A little bit conventional, less innovative. The main content of American culture is to emphasize individual value, pursue democracy and freedom, advocate exploration and competition, emphasize rationality and practicality, and its core is individualism.

    The common points are: democracy, the supremacy of the law, and some similarities are formed by the integration of cultural exchanges

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