Kultur 3

These articles were interesting. The one about how Germans think it's no big deal to drink beer throughout the day makes me think about our own drinking laws. I wonder if there is a higher occurrence of alcohol-related incidences in the United States than in European countries? I don't drink but I sometimes think that part of the reason why people act irresponsibly with alcohol is because we treat it like a "forbidden fruit;" something we can't touch until we're 21. I wonder if that aspect of their culture and how they view drinking has had positive effects as far as accidents go. It was interesting to compare the article about organic foods to our own culture. To me organic foods aren't really common at all, and honestly I do associate a certain type of person with organic foods, like the article mentioned. I didn't know that they were very health-conscious like that. The article about pessimism was news to me as well; I'm not sure if I would enjoy being in that kind of environment for very long. I tend to always lean towards the optimistic side of things and I pretty much laugh at everything, so I would just want to try to make everyone happier :) The article about the jokes was really funny. Makes me want to go to Germany and see it for myself!