\nhttps:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/blog\/exchange-about-germany\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Social Pressure to drink Alcohol<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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In Germany<\/a> there is more respect if you decide not to drink alcohol or smoke. If someone offered me alcohol or drugs, I would say “no thanks<\/strong>” and they wouldn't insist. In contrast in my homeland Ecuador<\/a>, it is usual to offer alcohol, insisting several times and people try to persuade again if the person refuses. Some of the phrases could be:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But drink one!<\/li>
Drink already.<\/li>
Don't make me beg it.<\/li>
Don't pretend that you don't want.<\/li>
How unpleasant. Drink!<\/li>
Do you have to drive or what?<\/li>
What? Don't you like it?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Variations apply. It was a culture shock to see that in Germany people had not problem with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Common Use of Drugs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Marijuana buds with marijuana joints and Cannabis oil. Leaf photo created by jcomp – www.freepik.com<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
In this blog post, I share how it was the very first time that I saw marihuana in my life, which happened to be in Germany. Click here to read<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nhttps:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/blog\/weed-in-germany\/\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Casual Smoking<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
One day my host parents from Br\u00fcck went away during the weekend and my host brother and host sister did not miss out the opportunity. They invited a friend to a small social meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I also saw that my host brother was preparing a joint of marihuana to smoke with his sister, his cousin and his female friend. Again I was surprised by the “abundance” of that drug. They smoked quietly, outside by the balcony, and they tried to close the door so that the smell of smoke would not enter the room. Interestingly, when they smoked marijuana, they played on YouTube<\/a> songs by Patrice like \u201cSoulstrom\u201d<\/a> or Bob Marley \u201cYou could be loved\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-an-expected-culture-shock\">An expected Culture Shock<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although I expected it so since most movies (from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cinema_of_the_United_States\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hollywood<\/a> and from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Europe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Europe<\/a> as well) deal with this and it's ‘normal'. But seeing it with my own eyes was a different experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At most social gatherings, I met people who offered me marijuana. Most were willing to give me at least 1 taste (smoking that time), while a few wanted me to buy them by weight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many germans asked me: “How much does it cost in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ecuador\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ecuador<\/a>?” I had no idea. I had never smoked or shopped in my entire life and I was almost 18 years old. Funny enough, most of them were younger than me. They couldn't believe what they heard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large white is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#ffffff\"><p>“But if in South America is where all the marihuana in the world comes from, how did you never taste it?”<\/p><cite>they said, without much reasoning.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“But if that's where all the marijuana in the world comes from, how did you never taste it?” they said, without much reasoning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I remember that they bought a small amount for 10 Euros perhaps. One day I asked his friend: “And how do you get marijuana?” He replied that he knows a friend and he in turn has another friend and so on. “It seems like a complex network of contacts,” I said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Isn't there marihuana in Ecuador? Of course there is and a lot, but either:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>is more camouflaged.<\/li><li>isn't distributed too freely (i.e. mainstream). Most people will smoke it with people that also smokes but don't share them with people that doesn't smoke frequently. Exceptions apply.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-funny-signs-of-discouragement\">Funny Signs of Discouragement <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another detail to consider among the culture shocks, are the many details about order that the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Germanic_peoples\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">germanic tribes<\/a> have. Interestingly enough, love is also regulated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I dropped off Sand, my exchange student friend, I noticed a sign which was quite unique. Near his house in the tram station in Bensberg, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bergisch_Gladbach\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bergisch Gladbach<\/a>, there was a taxi sign. This one was special.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It forbade the passengers to say goodbye to the people who left them on the sidewalk, like relatives or friends. It says “just get on or off” and on the sign there was a woman on a car steering wheel blowing kisses in the shape of hearts with her hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-my-reaction\">My Reaction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You have no idea how loud I was laughing about this sign as soon as I interpreted it. Alone, I was making noise and perhaps others around saw me with worrying. How can it be possible that the authorities are partially indolent? Although I understand that if these strict rules are not put in place, there will be abuses because surely people will talk longer and will not leave space for other people to use that platform to use or order a taxi. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It seems taken from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nineteen_Eighty-Four\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the novel 1984<\/a> where utopianly it would be punished with the law to say goodbye to a kiss. How funny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Culture_Shocks_Germany_2008_4-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Culture_Shocks_Germany_2008_4-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Culture_Shocks_Germany_2008_4-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Culture_Shocks_Germany_2008_4.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-most-important-culture-shock-safety-in-the-street\">The most important Culture Shock: Safety in the Street<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the night of August 23 of 2008, I went to the cocktail bar “Cubanito” with an exchange student friend called Sand. On the way to drop off him in the house, I found an Audi A8 parked on the street. For many people around, this was normal but from the cultural background where I come from, this would be very risky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-antisocial\">The Antisocial<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ecuador\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ecuador<\/a> there are many thefts of material things inside the car. It depends on the area where you are, the time of day but in general, you would choose to leave your car in a parking lot or in a safe neighborhood or with a paid guard. In general, there is no violence but you could find your car with a broken window or a falsified deadbolt or plate. The thieves (sometimes also called “antisocial”) take what they have in the car (clothes, computer, cell phone, charger, etc.) to sell later on the black market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So see a luxury car parked there on the street? With the engine visible? Without any protection? Such a culture shock. Although I accepted it, I couldn't help but to think about the consequences of doing the same with the Audi A8 on the street at 11pm on a Friday in Ecuador.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-41094\" data-id=\"41094\" src=\"https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Culture_Shocks_Germany_2008_1-1024x768.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Culture_Shocks_Germany_2008_1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Culture_Shocks_Germany_2008_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Culture_Shocks_Germany_2008_1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Culture_Shocks_Germany_2008_1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-41096\" data-id=\"41096\" src=\"https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Culture_Shocks_Germany_2008_3-1024x768.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Culture_Shocks_Germany_2008_3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Culture_Shocks_Germany_2008_3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Culture_Shocks_Germany_2008_3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Culture_Shocks_Germany_2008_3.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-41095\" data-id=\"41095\" src=\"https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Culture_Shocks_Germany_2008_2-768x1024.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Culture_Shocks_Germany_2008_2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Culture_Shocks_Germany_2008_2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Culture_Shocks_Germany_2008_2.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-that-s-all-no-more-culture-shocks\">That's all? No more Culture Shocks?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I will continue to write here more and more experiences as I remember them and as I check my notes and pictures. Stay tuned and subscribe to the <a href=\"https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">e-mail newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#990000\">voyageLlama's Index of Content<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click on the following link to browse likewise content in the <a href=\"https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/blog\/\">blog<\/a> in voyageLlama. <a href=\"https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/index\/\">This index<\/a> will help you see what you are looking for in a bird's eye view:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/index\/\" style=\"background-color:#990000\">Index<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#990000\">Keep Reading!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/category\/travelling\/culture\/\" style=\"background-color:#990000\">Culture Category<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts is-layout-flow wp-block-latest-posts-is-layout-flow\"><li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Culture_shocks_Portugal_9-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Culture_shocks_Portugal_9-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Culture_shocks_Portugal_9-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Culture_shocks_Portugal_9-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Culture_shocks_Portugal_9-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/en\/culture-shocks-in-portugal\/\">Culture Shocks in Portugal, silly and unusual but awesome Differences<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">These are my intriguing culture shocks in Portugal that you have to know before visiting this lovely country. Click here to read.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Audioviajes-FI-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Audioviajes: Experiencias Exquisitas\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Audioviajes-FI-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Audioviajes-FI-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Audioviajes-FI-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Audioviajes-FI-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/en\/001-what-is-audioviajes-introduction-to-the-program-with-juditova-2\/\">001 – What is Audioviajes? Introduction to the program with Juditova<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\"> Welcome to the first episode of Audioviajes, the voyageLlama podcast. Juditova presents the show and reveals some themes from the following episodes.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Audioviajes-FI-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Audioviajes: Experiencias Exquisitas\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Audioviajes-FI-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Audioviajes-FI-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Audioviajes-FI-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Audioviajes-FI-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/en\/001-what-is-audioviajes-introduction-to-the-program-with-juditova\/\">001 – What is Audioviajes? Introduction to the program with Juditova<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\"> Welcome to the first episode of Audioviajes, the voyageLlama podcast. Juditova presents the show and reveals some themes from the following episodes.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Culture-Shocks-FI-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Culture-Shocks-FI-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Culture-Shocks-FI-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Culture-Shocks-FI-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Culture-Shocks-FI-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/en\/culture-shocks-germany\/\">Culture Shock: my first contact in few weeks in Germany<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">At the beginning of my exchange student year in Germany, there are culture shocks with the new foreign culture. Click here to read more.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/dancing-people-club.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Night Life Circle of Friends Dancing\" style=\"\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/en\/night-life-in-germany-and-the-elusive-obvious\/\">Night Life in Germany and the Elusive Obvious<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The elusive obvious is something in front of you but you can't see it. I realized this in the night life in Germany. Click here to learn more.<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the beginning of my exchange student year in Germany, there are culture shocks with the new foreign culture. 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Social Pressure to drink Alcohol<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Casual Smoking<\/h3>\n\n\n\nOne day my host parents from Br\u00fcck went away during the weekend and my host brother and host sister did not miss out the opportunity. They invited a friend to a small social meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n