Germans also are a much more literal culture. This means that they will directly answer the question that is asked to them. For example, if someone asks an American “Do you have the time?”, he/she would answer by giving the time. If a German is asked “Do you have the time?”, his answer will be, “Yes, I do.” This is also seen in the German language. Oftentimes, if a person knows some basic German words, they can figure out the meaning of larger more complex words because most German words are smaller words put together to create new words. Things are also often called just exactly what they are. A good example of this is Flugzeug which means airplane. The two words put together to create this word are “flug” which means fly and “zeug” which means thing. An airplane in German is literally a fly-thing.
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