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Just how orderly are Germans?

Josephine Günther
March 24, 2024

In a new series, we'll subject stereotypical German virtues like forthrightness and punctuality to scrutiny. In this episode, Euromaxx reporter Josephine Günther asks just how orderly Germans really are.

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