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Faux Pas: Mortifying Missteps of the Innocent Abroad | Off the Road — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:40:08 +0000

[...] And this one may come as a surprise: In Germany, discussing sports. So I read in this Vagabondish post from Amy Baker, who says German people may think someone “uneducated” if he or she is [...]

By: jkh

jkh — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:03:04 +0000

I agree with ptinfrance. I had a French friend when I was studying in France who always carried a hanky. She even offered it to me a couple of times when I needed to blow my nose.

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By: Zerga

Zerga — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:44:48 +0000

Germans like discussing Sports except they might not be so interested in foreign teams/sports… especially when it comes to German soccer teams you might have a seemingly endless discussion. What might happen though: your conversation partner might not share your interested in sports OR at least in the same discipline. So just ask before starting to go nuts on the topic

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By: ptinfrance

ptinfrance — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:39:12 +0000

i’ve lived in france for 7 years and am married to a french guy. i’ve never heard about NOT blowing your nose in public so i asked around. all the french ppl (from all different walks of life) i’ve talked to have never heard about this. they say if you need to blow your nose in public or private. go and blow zee nose!

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