Ways of Greeting People

Germans greet each other in similar and different ways than us. They use the handshake! They just say Guten Tag instead of good morning or afternoon.

Deutsch	English
Guten Morgen	Good morning
Guten Tag	Good day
Guten Abend	Good evening
Gute Nacht	Good night



Facial Expressions and Hand Gestures

Waving actually usually means 'no'. Instead of applauding, Germans rap their knuckles on tabletops. Interesting, huh?

Holiday Customs

Did you know that one of the biggest holidays is Christmas? It is on December 21st, or St. Thomas Day. Germany!

Food

Wiener Schnitzel

Ah, Germany. A land of interesting cuisine. They invented the pretzel! Thank you Germany! Though, they called it either Bretzen, Bretze, or Bretzl.