What are the differences between Germany and America?

Question

I mean modern day Germany and modern day America. What is the difference?

Answer 1

different continents amerika/europe
USA is a superpower Germany is not
USA has nuclear weapons Germany not
war Germany ist not involved in any war
different currency usd/dollar
head of the country us-male/germany-female
citizen no afro-germans
different law on weapons
different language english/german
different schoolsystem
different labour laws i.e. opening hours of stores,
working hours, sick days etc
banks German bank system is more
flexible
different tax system
different socilal system unemployment, sick leave etc.
prices of property much cheaper in the us
different transportation train- and bus system im Germany
is much better
different technology us is more advance
rules on smokers much stricter in USA
death sentence partly in the states, not in Germany
Army Germans are not in combat
dark bread you won't find that in USA
shopping no ID required in Germany when
you buy tabaco or alkohol
Holidays are different


last not least, even modern Germany has a culture and a history

Answer 2

Well, I have lived, worked, and studied in both, and I would say this:

In the US, there is this exciting feeling shared by almost everyone that things are going splendidly and that opportunity is only a few minutes away, that great success can be had by anyone, at any time. Even though bogus of course, this feels much nicer than Germany's traditionally gloomy "we're all going to hell in a handbasket" attitude.

Other than that, you might find that the real cost of living in the US, if you insure yourself as comprehensively as is compulsory in Germany, is actually higher than in Germany. Add to that a population that is basically armed to their teeth, gets very little holidays, works long work days (40-hour week), a strong whiff of xenophobia, especially when you dare express criticism (just wait, my email will have them howling with dismay again, it's such a joke), and an amazingly religious streak with weird extremes (there is a Christian Right - can you imagine that?), and you have a few stressors on your hands.

I personally couldn't stand either country long, so I've found myself a different one, but that's another story.

Answer 3

First of all the language. You speak german in germany. Most germans know at least one other language, mainly english. They usually learn it in school for a couple of years.
Everything seems to be smaller. You won't find too many people living on an acre lot, and it not being a farm.
Bus and train system is really great. Most the times you don't need a car to get to places. You can rely on a bus or train.
If you go shopping, you usually do that downtown. We do have malls, but not many. There is usually one street in each town, where all the stores are.

Answer 4

You sir are an idiot. If you wish to blame us for standing by why do you not blame those who are actually doing? Why do you not blame the present people involved in those genocides? How many Africans are killing other Africans? That's our fault? When we do step in you say we're nation building. As far as funneling drugs if you don't use them they won't hurt you but to say the government funneled them in purposely to destroy blacks is ridiculous. You must be a rev wright follower. If you would check it was the US military that forced the desegregation that the Governor of Alabama was trying to stop. Assassinated their leaders. So what were the people that assassinated our presidents. Racist whites that hated whites? Your right we don't treat our citizens equal. I have no affirmative action, I get no break on entrance exams for college, I get stopped in a predominately African American section of town and I can't claim racial profiling even though that is why I was stopped. Your right that we have some horrible actions in our past history. No argument to that. So does Persia, Rome, Britain, Germany and most of the Netherlands. Many parts of Africa, Asia and some of the Middle East still have and condone Slavery. Why don't you go scream at those who still perpetuate the crimes you so despise us for instead of yapping about a part of our history we are trying hard to change and correct. Hypocrite

Answer 5

hey I´m an exchange student from germany and at the moment I am in the US, in this case sry for my english.... Germany is very different from the US, but that we german don´t have humor is wrong! Germany is at first smaller than the Us then if you compare the cities and buildings etc, we don´t have everything far away from each other thing normally, not every house has a front and back yard etc. then a really nice thing is if your are going to Germany we have buses and trains, which allow you to travel nearly to every city in germany where you want to go and the most times you are faster than you go by car.
if you wanna have more nformation contact me, I would be glad to tell you more

Answer 6

the whole culture is different, you can't really go into it, it would take forever. i lived in germany for 12 years and america for the other 10. i prefer the states but germany has great qualities. it's so old and beautiful in places, especially the black forest, where i was born.

Answer 7

A lot of the things listed here are different...The one that cracks me up it how environmentally (advanced) clean and knit picky germany is but if you go into almost any restaurant you can hardly breathe from all the smoke.... kind of ironic...LOL

Answer 8

america has a lot more personal rights and freedoms. and a different language. alot of the life-styles are the smae but some traditions differ between countries due to historical events or happenings.

Answer 9

Germany has a univeral healthcare system and the U.S. does not.

Germany is the largest economy in Europe, and the United States is the largest economy in the world.

The United States is more socially and economically conservative.

Answer 10

You can breathe there. Germany is so incredibly clean I couldn't believe it. Also the rail system rocks.