kultur 8, Ian Propper

Germans are afraid of drafts, it’s really strange and doesn't make any sense. Germans are also anti-medicine (for certain medicines). It seems like they dislike aspirin, which generally doesn't cure, but reduce, pain, and anti-biotics, which are dangerous in mass quantities. So their dislike drugs isn't entirely irrational because they are not always necessary. 

Germans really like saunas and getting naked, nothing new.

German Universities seem similar to Michigan with large seminars and difficult graduate exams. However, they are different from American Liberal arts universities which are usually much smaller. German admission is very different because, in addition to choosing students based on grade, they also take into account total semesters one has been waiting to be admitted. The most striking difference between our universities and theirs is: Germans do not need to pay as much.  Which I am supremely envious of. 

One thing that I did not like about the German schooling system was the placement exams. I feel like there are not many students who show serious academic interest in 5^th-6^th grade so how can you place them at that age? Is there room to transition between schools?