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Reading these articles that reflect on German culture are always interesting. After reading the articles: "'Dinner for Who?': Germany's New Year 'Procedure'," "Sorry, We're Closed: The Challenge of Spending Money in Germany," and "Booze Brothers: Father's Day Debauchery in Deutschland," it really made me realize how different Germany is from the US.

The first article that I read was "'Dinner for Who?': Germany's New Year 'Procedure.'" The article is about a German tradition of watching a British comedy skit, 'Dinner for Who?.' It explains how Germans watch this skit every new year and how they find it just as hilarious every time they watch it. The article then goes about describing the plot of the skit, while highlighting the key parts of the skit and noting they 'funny' parts of the clip. After reading the skit's summary, I was so confused on how the German's found this short skit funny. I had to watch it myself. I then pulled the clip up onto Youtube and realized that it was actually quite humorous. But although I found the film to be a little funny, I could not see how one could put up with watching this year after year. Honestly, it is not that special.

The next article I read was "Sorry, We're Closed: The Challenge of Spending Money in Germany." After reading this article I was in awe. I honestly do not know how people can actually survive living in Germany. Back home I find myself going to the 24/7 Meijer, or Taco Bell late in the night several time in the week. I could not image living somewhere without a store being open 24/7, let alone image a store being only open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. In fact, I only go to the store when it's late into the night. My life would be so much different living in a world where everything convenient was closed by 7. Before reading this article I was growing fond of the country, but now I'm reconsidering how great Germany actually really is.   

The last article that I read was "Booze Brothers: Father's Day Debauchery in Deutschland." This article was by far my favorite. It explained how on father's day, the men get drunk (more than usual) and just have a fun time. It seems like a great time, and it's kind of like a St. Patty's day exclusively to men. Personally, I would love to participate in German Father's Day one day. In fact, the US should just adopt this German tradition and celebrate it along with the Germans. It would make Father's day more fun and it may even allow for closer bonding with the old man.