For expats and tourists, Germany can be a pretty crazy place. From students knocking on their desks to toilet shelves, there are a lot of things going on in the federal republic that might not exactly be the norm in other countries.

Everything you need to know about the Germans

Germans and their weird quirks have been baffling tourists and expats for a long time. People have written whole books on how to survive in Germany. The video below answers some of the most important things you need to know while in Germany; pressing matters like why German pillows are square, if German beer is usually served warm and why German men are so attractive, are all succinctly explained.

Joking aside, the video does explain pretty important aspects of German culture, like data privacy and how they learn about the Second World War in schools.

Video: YouTube / Radical Living

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