When people think of Germany, they usually think it's only the beer and sausage country. What they do not know is that Germany is much more than that. It has a very rich culture and has been around a lot long than the United States. Germans are very big into planning their day accordingly, keeping home and work life separate from each other, and are very tidy people.
While Americans are spontaneous, work lots of overtime and very often brings their work home with them, and Americans will often put off what they can do today.
Germany is a formal country. It is very important to respect everyone. They will use Mr. or Ms. until otherwise they told you that you can use their first name. They also have a great deal of many rules that Americans do not do. For an example send a “Thank You” note after going to someone’s dinner party and you should always bring a gift for your host. If you are invited into someone else’s home you are either a relative or are now considered a very close friend.
Americans’ can be polite when they have to be, but when you give someone your first name they will use that instead of your surname. Americans will normally also bring a gift for the host, most of the time it is a bottle of wine and it does not matter where it was imported from. They will also invite a lot of different people from family to friends to even business associates.
When it comes to traditions and customs Germans are more formal than Americans. Germans believe in having a sense of balance between work and home life. While Americans sometimes bring their work home with them.
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