{"id":8949,"date":"2019-09-11T04:21:48","date_gmt":"2019-09-11T04:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pic-management.com\/?p=8949"},"modified":"2026-04-16T20:56:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T18:56:29","slug":"5-things-not-to-tell-your-german-boss-during-your-internship-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pic-management.com\/en\/5-things-not-to-tell-your-german-boss-during-your-internship-abroad\/","title":{"rendered":"5 things not to tell your German boss during your internship abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Or, You do your already get your internship in Germany?<\/h2>\n

Congratulations! Now there are just some few cultural obstacles you must be aware of. But don\u2019t worry! We got your back and tell you the five things you shouldn\u2019t say to your boss during your german internship.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>

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  1. \u201cI was not late, you are too early\u201d <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Punctuality is a huge thing in Germany, especially in the working environment. If your boss tells you to be there at 5, you better be there at 4:59 \u2013 at least.<\/strong> Actually, there is a German saying which can be translate to \u201cfive minutes before the set time is the punctuality of the German\u201d (f\u00fcnf Minuten vor der Zeit ist des Deutschen P\u00fcnktlichkeit<\/em>). And this is true for many Germans. Some of them are so punctual that they arrive on time, when they try to be late on purpose.
    If you are working in a German company and usually show up late, you won\u2019t be the favorite intern of your boss, that\u2019s for sure. So always try to arrive on time or even a bit earlier. <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>

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    2.- \u201cHow are you?\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n

    Yes, you read that correctly! Of course, you ask also in Germany about the mood of the people around you, but it\u2019s a bit different. Whilst in many cultures this question works almost as part of the greeting and there is no honest answer expected, the Germans take it very seriously<\/strong> (as many things). When you ask someone how they are, better prepare to get an honest answer<\/strong> and not just a \u201cfine and you?\u201d. So, if you are not willing to spend three minutes of your life hearing about your coworker\u2019s cat who had to go to the vet, better don\u2019t ask at all.
    In general Germans don\u2019t like small talk<\/strong>. It seems inefficient to talk about unimportant subjects. The only conversation filler they do have, in case of uncomfortable silence, is about the traffic (if you recently arrived from another place) or about the weather. <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>

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    3.- \u201cI don\u2019t like German beer\u201d
    <\/strong>You did not just tell your German coworker you don\u2019t like their national drink! If you tell them, you don\u2019t like beer in general they can still forgive you. But if you refer specifically to the German beer and communicate your dislike, you\u2019ll get in trouble with the whole office.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Firstly, they\u2019ll tell you that there is not just one German beer, but a variety of up to 6000 different types of beers<\/strong> and every region has its own brewery. There are just few brands you can buy in the whole country, on parties and other events the people mostly will stick to their local beer.
    Secondly, by disliking the German beer you may even dislike a whole part of their culture<\/strong>. We\u2019re not just talking about the Bavarian Oktoberfest<\/em> (of which, by the way, exist many similar festivals in all over Germany). If you don\u2019t drink beer you\u2019ll miss out on most of the festivals in the village.<\/p>\n

    Furthermore, you can\u2019t take part of the ritual of Feierabendbier<\/em> (a beer after work) together with your coworkers. This after-work-gatherings will probably take place in a Biergarten<\/em> (beer garden), a kind of pub, where you sit outside under trees and enjoy a drink with your friends. But you don\u2019t just sit anywhere! In a Biergarten<\/em> you\u2019ll take seat on a Bierbank<\/em> (beer bench) at a Biertisch<\/em> (beer table). You got an impression the German beer obsession now?<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>

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    4. -\u201cWhere are your Lederhosen<\/em>?\u201d
    <\/strong>If your image of Germany was being created by the videos you saw of Oktoberfest<\/em>, we are sorry to disappoint you. The traditional Lederhosen<\/em> (leather pants) and Dirndl<\/em> (the dress for the women) are just common in the alpine regions<\/strong> of the German speaking countries (also in Austria for example). What you see at the famous beer festival is \u2013 at least for most people \u2013 just a big dress-up party.<\/p>\n

    No one wears this on a daily basis. Yes, they do wear this cloth for example at family events or village festivals in big parts of Bavaria, but at least if you are not working as a waitress in a traditional restaurant you don\u2019t wear it at work or in your free time.
    In conclusion: this question is even unappropriated if you do an internship in Munich, Bavaria, but if you are in any part outside of Bavaria this question can even get people offended \u2013 especially in the north of Germany they have a big problem with this stereotype being generalized for all German culture.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>

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    5.-\u201cYour sausages are not that good\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/strong>Excuse me? The Germans are very keen of their sausage culture. Studies say that every German eats 30 kg of sausage per year<\/strong>. And they have over 1500 different kind of sausages<\/strong> in Germany. So again, when you tell a German you don\u2019t like their sausages, they\u2019ll reply \u201cHave you tried all of them?\u201d<\/strong>.
    Also, there is \u2013 like with the beer \u2013 a whole culture around this food, which you can even see in the German language<\/strong>. There are at least six German sayings, which have to do with it! You can be a beleidigite Leberwurst<\/em> (an offended liver sausage), if you didn\u2019t get your Extrawurst<\/em> (extra sausage = special treatment) and therefore see yourself as an armes W\u00fcrstchen<\/em> (poor little sausage). During your internship you may also hear your boss say \u201cEs geht um die Wurst<\/em>\u201d (it\u2019s all about the sausage), while talking about an important project, which determines the future of the company. Or hear him yell \u201cDas ist mir wurst (wurscht)<\/em>!\u201d (it doesn\u2019t import me a sausage) to express his indifference towards a topic. Oh yes, Germans love sausages!<\/strong><\/p>\n

    And finally, this article has to come to an end. But that\u2019s the way it is \u2013 or like the Germans tend to say: Alles hat ein Ende, nur die Wurst hat zwei<\/em> (Everything has an end, just the sausage has two)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>

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    Now that you know what not to say to your German boss, we think you are prepared for an internship in Germany. You won\u2019t regret it!<\/p>\n

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