A comprehensive ready-reckoner to the customs and etiquette of western Europe's largest country (by population) and one of the major economic drivers of the European Union. A country which is still immersed in reconciling the parallel cultures, economies and traditions of the former communist East with the more prosperous 'host' of former Western Germany. Contents: Introducing Germany (including the Lander, the German 'direct' approach and Green movement); The 'New Germans' (including authority and the environment and attitude to change); Festivals, Customs & Traditions (including annual fairs and new traditions); Meeting People (including forms of address, attitude to foreigners and present-giving); The German Home; Eating & Drinking (including German beer and restaurant etiquette); Business Matters; Out & About (including road sense and public transport); Facts About Germany and Index.