People
Expatriates abound. Thousands of native English speakers from the US, Britain, Canada, Eire and down under Australia and New Zealand have chosen Dusseldorf or the surrounding areas as their temporary home.
Nationals from the Nordic and Baltic states, South America and India are also numerous, to name a few. Furthermore, the Chinese and Russian communities are also rapidly increasing in size.
Habits.
When in Rome…, as they say. Every culture has its own code of conduct and so has Germany. Being in every day contact with Germans quickly reveals simple rituals, manners towards others and their attitude on the environment...
Humor.
Many foreigners still wonder if Germans have any sense of humour at all. The country of poets and thinkers, Dichter und Denker, as they are know, with its mixture of Bavarian down-to-earthiness, Prussian obedience...
Service Attitudes.
Customer experience of operational service in Germany is extremely different to the US or the UK. The service environment here is defined by a mix of personal attitudes, abilities of interaction and is a reflection of motivation...
Facts.
Facts and figures are a great way to get a feeling for dimensions and comparativeness. It is fact that more than 580,000 people are living in the city of Dusseldorf. The daytime population of the city increases on work days by...
Nationalities.
Dusseldorf is not only an international hub for business and commerce, it is also a multicultural centre that people from many corners of the world call home. The largest Non-German groups are Turks, Russians and Japanese people...
Twin Towns.
Town twinning is the concept of creating a partnership between cities. The main goal for the cities is to work together in cultural and economical sectors as well as to inform about city structure related issues...
Travel to.
Germans really love travelling and Germany is a great country to do it. One third of the population spends their holidays in Germany. The most popular countries for spending the most relaxing time of the year are Spain, Italy, Austria and Turkey...
Famous Dead - Influencing today's world.
Several individuals have made notable contributions to German culture or played an important role not only in German history. Musicians and scientists are represented as well as politicians and other professions...
The Living Famous – Internationally Popular.
We know it’s not exactly like America but Germany does have its stars and chances are good that you know quite a few of them. Miss Runaway Heidi Klum who recently made German ‘klopse’, meatballs, at Ellen Degeneres’ show...
