by
Hyde Flippo | The
book contains
77 topics in alphabetical order,
some of which are available here in whole or in part. This online
site also includes numerous additional “Update” pages
with current and expanded information. Just click on any link in
the Contents section
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Book contents ©1997 McGraw-Hill/Passport Books
When in Germany, Do As the Germans Do
Also by Hyde Flippo | Published
in 2002, this follow-up to The German Way takes up
where that book leaves off, adding more topics and related
Web links. There’s even a special fun quiz section that lets
you see how much you know about life in Germany. See the
new pages here at this website that supplement When in Germany...!
From the Book | Contents
- Abbreviations and acronyms
- Advertising and marketing
- American influences
- Angst UPDATE > Sigmund Freud
- Arrival UPDATE > Air Travel
- At the table
- Austria (Österreich) UPDATE > Austria
- The Autobahn
- Beer and wine UPDATE > German Wine
- Bread (das Brot) and pastries (Konditorwaren)
- Business (Wirtschaft) in the German-speaking world SEE > Links
- Business style
- Calendar
- Cinema: German-language film production
WEB > German-Hollywood - Climate
- The court system UPDATE > Dagobert
- Crime and punishment: the law
- Crime and punishment: lawyers
- Culture
- Dialects
- Dining UPDATE > Dining Out
- Driving
- Ecology and the environment
- Education (Bildung) UPDATE > Universities Also: Students and Teachers' page
- Europe and the EU
- Family UPDATE > Genealogy page
- Famous Austrians, Germans, and Swiss UPDATE > Famous People
- Fashion and design
- Flowers and gardens
- Foreigners and Ausländerhaß
- Friends and acquaintances (Sie and du)
- The German Past UPDATE > The Past
- Gestures
- Government and politics UPDATE > Gov. Links
- The Greens (die Grünen)
- Greetings and common courtesies
- The Habsburgs
- Health and fitness
- Holidays and celebrations UPDATE > A German Christmas
- House and home
- Humor
- The identity card (der Ausweis) and other red tape
- Imperial Germany and Austria
- The kitchen (die Küche)
- Language UPDATE > German - Also see Bilingual Parenting
- Leisure and vacations
- Marriage and divorce
- The military UPDATE > Bundeswehr
- Money, banks, and credit UPDATE > Bank links
- Movies: the Hollywood factor
UPDATE > The German-Hollywood Connection - Museums UPDATE > Links
- Names SEE > German Names (About.com)
- Neutrality
- Numbers, weights, and measures
- Patriotism and nationalism
- Police
- The post office (die Post) with Web links
- The press UPDATE > Media links
- The prison system
- Privacy
- Public transportation UPDATE > Travel
- Radio and television UPDATE > PAL TV
- Regions
- Religion UPDATE > Links
- Reunification
- Science and technology UPDATE > Sci-Tech
- Shopping UPDATE > Store Hours
- Sports
- Switzerland (die Schweiz) UPDATE > Swiss Info
- Telecommunications UPDATE > Deutsche Telekom (privatization), Telephone Tips, Cell Phone Tips, Internet Tips
- Terrorism UPDATE > German Terror
- Time and punctuality
- Trains UPDATE > Rail Tips
- The Treuhand
- The Wall UPDATE > East Side Gallery
- The WC (die Toilette)
- Women in society UPDATE > Women & the philharmonic
