-Sarah
Answers: First, you DEFINITELY stipulation to learn some of the spoken language! You are obviously acquainted beside it, since you know the difference between "Sie" and "du". I'd recommend Rosetta Stone, a very dutiful program that the State Department uses. Kind of pricey, but works very all right.
Second, in one route, Germany is much like the U.S. It's a strictly large country and exceptionally regional. Customs, foods and even dialects and accents come and go with where on earth you are living!
Third, if you are American, be prepared to defend America (but do it nicely). We're not the most popular folks over here right now!
Fourth, check out the contemporary website www.exchangestudentworld.com. It has lots of standard advice on exchange students. You can even start off a diary there so your people and friends can follow your adventures.
In general, you'll find Germany to be a striking place and the people slightly nice. However, you won't make friends rather as fast as you would within the U.S. You'll have to work tricky to fit in.
This site will also pass you a start:
http://www.germanculture.com.ua/
I did a google search for "german culture and traditions" next to the following results:
(remove all spaces or these links won't work)
http://www. businessgerman.com/ business-knigge/ home.html
http://www. ccsf.edu/Departments/ Language_Center/ gelinks.htm#traditions
http://www.watzmann.net/ scg/faq.html
I other dreamed of studying in Europe. You are soooo lucky! Best wishes!
The biggest entity that I found was to attempt to speak German to associates - classmates, teachers, store clerks, everyone. They don't contemplation if your German isn't perfect, and I can update you, mine definitely be not! But the fact that you sort an effort to speak their vocalizations, instead of assuming that they speak English (even though most of them do, very well), make a great impression. Granted, next many of them want to use English near you, instead of letting you use German with them, but that's a adjectives other story... :) Americans have a reputation of assuming that everyone learn English, so we don't have to cram another language, so anything you can do to dispel that stereotype is excellent and appreciated! Have fun!
This article contents is post by this website user, EduQnA.com doesn't promise its exactitude.
More Questions & Answers...