Kaptial 8 Kultur Texte Adrienne Bicek

Draftophobia:
-Germans like "airing out" or "luften" but hate drafts.
-They have a fear of moving air.
-There is a draft...Es zieht!

"You have What?":
-Kreislaufzusammenbruch- cicrulatory collapse
-Horsturz- acute hearing loss
Germans don't like giving out medicine to cure illnesses.

Germans Sauna Obsession:
-Over 30 million Germans go to saunas
-Germany has the second greatest number of saunas in Europe
-Jeden Donnerstag the "sauna club" meets in the Berlin district of Prenzlauer Berg

Philologus Ad Nauseam:
-German institutions of higher learning hat zu alten Studenten (into 30's)
-Begin college around age 23 after doing military or civil service
-No rush to finish college...internship, thesis, long breaks between
-More than 15 semesters or 7.5 Jahren start charging fee for school

Seite 290, 304, 311, 318:
-Lecture course- die Vorlesung- professor lectures on specific topic by reading from notes or book...little interaction with students
- graded certificate of completion- der Schein
-maximum enrollments for popular courses based on grade point average
-credentials at central clearing house (die Zentralstelle fur die Vergabe von Studienplatzen
-no general education requirements at German Universities
-Germany used to be tuition-free- now slight fee required
-40% die Realschule, 40% Gymnasiasten, 20% Hauptschuler