Dey Dos Magazine January March 2014 | Page 20

(through my eyes)! When I was offered to come to live in Germany, my first reaction was that if I had never considered coming to this country even for holidays, why then would I consider living here. Nevertheless, I was asked to give it a try and my mindset would change, and so it did!! The following 10 statements are an attempt to summarize the cultural learning I have had about my beloved Germans during the 2 years I lived in Mainz, in the Rheinhessen region of Germany. ! “! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! The intention of these statements is not to stereotype, nor to cause any prejudgment. On the contrary, it’s to break some paradigms of what many people told me about Germans before I came here. living abroad ! In any case, it’s a very personal vision of a very small part of this country that I call “my Germany”. For my German friends, I hope you don’t feel offended in any way. Y