It seems as though everyone has been to Europe but ME! Everyone has something different to say as well as their own individual experiences from their trip that make Europe stand out in some particular way. It is obvious that in traveling from the United States to Europe, specifically Germany there will be many cultural differences, some to which may even be shocking. While preparing for my trip I slowly began to anticipate these differences; leaving me with many mixed feelings of nervousness, excitement, anxiety and happiness all in one. Based on everything I’ve heard and seen, I am expecting to see many things from many different angles than what I have been culturally used to throughout my life. Many of these things relating to Germany’s landscape, its people and its technological advancements.
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My expectations began to stem from the idea that Germany would provide my eyes with the type of architecture and landscape that would come of a shock to me. Many visions of antique/gothic style buildings that grew tall above the city came to mind. I imagined them to be very detailed in their carvings and spaced tightly together as if the buildings on a street were one long wall, leaving no room for alley-ways. I did not expect to see much open land, as many people continued to stress the fact that Berlin is a City, a busy one at that. I was NOT expecting this city to be a duplicate of New York’s Manhattan, on the contrary, I was expecting the city to be more organized yet still one of the most technologically advanced. I imagined very narrow streets with lots to see, colors everywhere and the roads being taken over by cars emitting gas into the atmosphere all over.
As thoughts of Germany’s people came to mind, anticipations of a culture not so diverse came to mind many times. I didn’t expect many people from around the world to be living there. Although, on a brighter note, I did imagine a much more active and personally connected community than what I have ever been used to. I imagine this big city to feel like a small country town, where everyone is friendly, helpful and more than willing to interact with one another to create a place more like home. I imagined their way of life to be a lot like ours in the sense that things are fast paced, the people are career driven and up and ready to make things happen at all times by any means possible, and a lot different in the sense that they do now go by a work-to-live and live-to-work standard, instead maybe they are a whole lot more laid back than we are. That would be a bit of a change =)
Last but not least, and most importantly interesting to me is the mechanics of the city from a Communications point of view. I expected many great things from the city’s technological aspects. I imagined there to be endless amounts of advertising that would continue to blow me away along with tall skyscraper buildings that are more architecturally advanced than I could imagine. I expected a young, hip and fresh city with lights and colors everywhere along with a chance to see some of the biggest company headquarters known around. Along with the obvious expectations of technological advancements that we all may have had, I also expected there to be an excessive amount of multimedia advertising such as digital ads, giant skyscraper ads, three dimensional ads and digital billboards.
Blog Highlights
-Cultural differences between the US and Germany are expected
-Many differences in Architecture, Landscape, Townspeople, City Life and Scenery, technology and differences in the communications realm are expected
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