Have you ever thought about where most of the books you
read, movies you watch, and the music you listen to is coming from?
The German culture features a lot of British and American
media. In books, movies, TV series, music, magazines – you’ll find British or
American origin almost everywhere. Famous movie characters like James Bond or
Luke and Leia are known throughout our country. Furthermore, a lot of American
and British bestsellers, Harry Potter or Lord of The Rings for example, are
popular and easy to buy here, they’re mostly translated but we are able to buy
them English as well.
Germans thoroughly enjoy a lot of these foreign productions.
Monty Python’s famous ‘Life of Brian’ is the same kind of gallows humor a lot
of Germans share. Another great part is music. Trying to imagine our life
without British and American music is impossible. The Beatles, Michael Jackson
or Queen have a big fan base in Germany and helped shaping the music scene.
As a result, Germans started to adapt words of the English
language. Anglicism were created and we use them daily. Besides the adaption of the English language,
the collection we have now is incredibly diverse. This is a privilege and makes
us gain more knowledge even though some people get overwhelmed and don’t see
the positivity about this wide range.
Besides, shouldn’t we all appreciate the huge selection we
have in this country?
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