Xenophobe`s guide to the germans 9781906042332

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Автор: Zeidenitz, Stefan Barko, Ben
Название: Xenophobe`s guide to the germans
Перевод названия: Справочник по немецкой культуре
ISBN: 9781906042332
Издательство: TBS/GBS
Классификация:

Культурология

Юмор

ISBN-10: 1906042330
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 96
Вес: 0.09 кг.
Дата издания: 25.01.2008
Серия: Xenophobe`s guides
Язык: English
Иллюстрации: Map
Размер: 113 x 177 x 12
Читательская аудитория: General (us: trade)
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Поставляется из: Англии
Описание: Teutonic torment

In every German there is a touch of the wild-haired Beethoven striding through forests and weeping over a mountain sunset, grappling against impossible odds to express the inexpressible. This is the Great German Soul, prominent display of which is essential whenever Art, Feeling, and Truth are under discussion.

Angst breeds angst

For a German, doubt and anxiety expand and ramify the more you ponder them. They are astonished that things havent gone to pot already, and are pretty certain that they soon will.

Longer must be better

Most Germans apply the rule that more equals better. If a passing quip makes you smile, then surely by making it longer the pleasure will be drawn out and increased. As a rule, if you are cornered by someone keen to give you a laugh, you must expect to miss lunch and most of that afternoons appointments.

Angst breeds angst

Because life is ernsthaft, the Germans go by the rules. Schiller wrote, obedience is the first duty, and no German has ever doubted it. This fits with their sense of order and duty. Germans hate breaking rules, which can make life difficult because, as a rule, everything not expressly permitted is prohibited.

Xenophobe`s guide to the germans, Zeidenitz, Stefan Barko, Ben