What’s More Important in Germany Than Friendliness

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We have a top story to tell today. Therefore, we'll get straight to our [music] theme of the week. Janusch and I recently returned from a very long journey through Oceania, and when we landed, I thought, oh, it's so cold here, not just physically, but also emotionally. Ah, okay. It was cold in Germany. Exactly

. From the women. Exactly . And that's why our topic of the week is: Are Germans cold? Are we emotionally cold? If I were to ask you this question spontaneously, what would you say? Um, complicated. There is no such thing as "the Germans". Aha. There are so many people who are totally different, and I would

advocate for warmth. So, my experience tells me that from the first day I came to Germany, from the first day, the second day, I experienced very warm and welcoming situations, and I loved that. I came from Poland, which at that time was experiencing economic collapse and living under a communist regime, and people were walking through the

streets with their eyes downcast, and Germany simply seemed like a better world to me, and I've never lost that feeling. That is nice. Manuel, what do you say? I think that we are naturally very rational and also very direct, and I believe that this is not necessarily the opposite of being warm-hearted. I