How My German Heritage Affected My Life

Day 2: How does your culture contribute to the way that you interact with your social world? Culture is one of the primary reasons we act the way we do. There are many types of cultures like professional, national, religious, family, and educational. Your family culture is the number one type of culture that affects you in your adult life. It shapes the foods you enjoy, the activities you like to participate in, and specific belief systems you take part in. Additionally,

Some similarities between America and Germany are both America and Germany are individualistic societies. “Individualistic societies are when you give priority to personal goals rather than the group; emphasizing values that serve the self, such as feeling good, obtaining personal distinction through achievement, and preserving independence”

According to the pictures and information displayed in the book What The World Eats, American and German diets look similar, however, there are also some differences. Both American and German diets are high in calories and are meat concentrated. An average American diet contains 3774 calories and an average German diet consists of 3496 calories. While an average American adult eats about 275 pounds of meat per year, an average German consumes 67 pounds of sausage. Both diets are also very expensive. Americans spend on average $341.98 and Germans spend $500.07 on food each week. The German diet is probably more expensive because taxes are higher in Germany and Germans eat less cheap fast food compared to Americans. The German diet also includes

When I think of the differences between German and American culture, one of the first things that comes to mind is how Christmas is celebrated. In Germany, it is always celebrated on Christmas Eve. Instead of Santa, children are told that if they behave well, “Kris Kringle” or “Christkindl”, meaning Christ Child, will leave presents for them under the tree. While waiting for the presents to come, the family will gather around the table to eat dinner

Another huge part of my life that comes from my German heritage is the foods that my family and I eat. Germans eat a lot of meats. The main meat that my family and I have is pork and sometimes steak. Pork is a very common food in Germany. We even have sausage occasionally. My whole family sits at the dinner table while my father and grandpa cook our dinners. Another thing that the adults do is drink beer on special occasions. My cousins and I are under age so we obviously can’t have

Germany has many different types of agricultural products the it products.This consists of milk,pork,poultry, cereals,potatoes,wheat,barley and sugar beets and in some regions wine fruits and vegetables.One of their most popular products is beer. Germany’s agriculture is very similar to Wisconsin’s. Germany is very mechanically Inclined. The country is very known for its production in cars. Only 1.6 percent of the

Heritage can help to us to understand how humble we are. Every person has a different heritage. It all depends on our religion or of our ancestors. For me my heritage is very important because I know where I come from and also to pass all my traditions down to my sons, or the new members that came into my family. Culture is the one my parents have given me and so on because to them it was passed on by my grandparents and my great-grandparents. It is very important for each generation to know where you come from and that is something that is for the next generation

The Germans brought a lot of foods that we eat today. The Germans eat a lot of whole grain breads, cheeses, sausages, mustards, and pickles (gherkins are and were very popular). They eat toast, rolls, marmalade, honey, eggs, ham , salami, and tea or coffee for breakfast. Germans eat their main meal during the day between 12 and 2 p.m. It is nothing more than a snack. The German dinner is called “Abendbrot”, meaning "evening bread". It consists of a selection of whole grain bread,

One way culture affects our point of view of others and the world is our heritage. What heritage is, its whats passed down from generations to generation, whether it is a physical material like a quilt or ring, or a tradition for example going every year to a certain place or it could also be a recipe that is passed down or maybe a simple memory they all part of your heritage. One story that shows this, is the short story Everyday Use, by Alice Walker, which is about two sisters,one who is the youngest called Maggie and the oldest called Dee, and it's about how Maggie celebrates her heritage while Dee assimilated/changes her heritage. To demonstrate this Alice Walker adds “ “She can have them, Mama,” she said, like somebody used to never winning anything or having anything reserved for her. “I can ‘member Grandma Dee without the quilts,”” ( paragraph 74). What Alice is

Being born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, I was exposed to many different cultures. A few of which were Hispanics and German. They both had different languages and customs. My mom would take us to a festival in San Antonio yearly that was called the “Texas Folklife Festival”. There, our family would experience many different cultures with singing, dancing, food, art, and language. Our family enjoyed learning about the different places others came from and how they celebrated their heritage. Learning to appreciate where others came from and their back ground, gave me a better appreciation for differences.

Sometimes I question if culture changes who you are. I try to pull up memories of the decisions I make, are they affected by my culture? Here is the response I came up with: Culture sporadically informs how an individual sees the world because, even being from completely different places and raised in contrasting households, people could still have similar views based on what they think of others and not how you are constructed with your culture, however, sometimes affects your perspective in certain occasions in circumstances where you wouldn’t face a community the same if you weren’t from the culture you were built in. This idea is supported by the personal essay by Bharati Mukherjee, Two Ways to Belong in America, the essay by Robert Lake, An Indians Father Plea, and also personal experience.

Did you know that 1.38 million Americans speak German language? The only way that I can connect with my culture is through language. Although I am German, my heritage only affects me in the way I speak, however I would like to start learning the German way of life. I would like to keep my language, start holiday traditions, and try some new German foods.

Do you know what your heritage is? If so does it affect you? My heritage is German. I am not affected by my German heritage but I would like to start to do some things that relate to it. I would like to learn more about how to make German foods and just about them in general. One German food I want to learn how to make is Rote Grutze. I also want to learn the initial language spoke in Germany. Lastly I want to learn more about some German traditions, specifically

Come drink a Bit burger and eat a delicious wiener schnitzel in Germany! Germany is just slightly smaller than the state of Montana in the United States. In addition, Germany is located in central Europe and borders the North Sea and Baltic Sea in the Netherlands and, Poland. The culture built around Germany has a foundation of Art, Literature, Sports, Food, and Music. In addition, Germany’s torn past over war of its modern day is very different form our own, but is very similar in many other ways. However to truly understand the unique culture of Germany, one must know the origin of the unique Art’s, Literature, Sports, Food and, Music, that Germany is known for.

One obvious difference between Germany and China is the food habit. German tends to have cool food for breakfast, which comprises bread, cheese and cold meat like ham and salami, whereas the Chinese tend to have hot food at the beginning of the day, such as congee, which is a thick, white porridge made of rice and water.