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What people do in Germany
Every Germany section from across the blog, collected on one page.
Body
How to Get Rid of a Cold Fast, and What Six Countries Swear By
German cold season carries the name of a 19th-century priest. Sebastian Kneipp, a Catholic clergyman and a pioneer of the nature-cure movement, built his institution in Bad Wörishofen.
Life
Sauna Culture Around the World: One Country Made It Heritage, Two Are Losing It
Most German saunas are textilfrei, meaning nudity is the norm, and mixed-gender use is standard. Many venues run women-only sessions or days alongside.
Work & Money
Kakeibo, the 50/30/20 Rule, and the Money Club: How Four Countries Make Spending Visible
Germany gave saving a holiday. World Savings Day, Weltspartag, was established at the first International Savings Banks Congress in Milan in 1924, an attempt to rebuild the idea of saving after the First World War and the inflation that followed.
Life
Neighbour Noise Laws: Why Footsteps Count in Seoul and Not in New York
Night quiet runs from 10pm to 6am, and Sundays and public holidays are quiet all day. During those hours sound must stay at room volume. Even in daytime, music has to stay at room volume where it could disturb other residents unbearably.
Mind
How to Calm Anxiety Fast: What to Try First, and What Four Countries Actually Provide
The German section is the opposite of "it's herbal, so it's safe." Silexan, an oral lavender oil preparation, is approved in Germany for anxiety-related restlessness and has been sold in pharmacies as an over-the-counter medicine since 2010.
Body
Lower Back Pain: Why the Scan Shows Nothing, and How Four Countries Cope
Germany talks about back pain in the vocabulary of a Volkskrankheit, a national disease. In the Robert Koch Institute's burden-of-disease study, 61.3 percent of adults had experienced back pain within the previous twelve months, 66.