Euromaxx | Truth About Germany

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Michael Wigge carries on his search for ”The Truth About Germany”. This week he looks at hiking. 17 Million Germans enjoy the sport which means in fact one in every five Germans. It’s the second most popular holiday activity after bathing. Every weekend it attracts up to 2 million hikers and nature-lovers,but why? Michael Wigge hits the trails of the famous Rennsteig in Thuringia to find out.

Many foreigners seem to think,Bavaria is Germany. Endless scenery,lederhosen and beer are the things they see as typically German. But all of these things are associated with just one German state,Bavaria. And they are quite foreign to the rest of Germany.Our reporter Michael Wigge investigates just how German lederhosen really are...

Today our intrepid reporter Michael Wigge explores the differences between Eastern and Western Germans to find out what die-hard stereotypes and prejudices about Easties and Westies still exist nearly 20 years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall.

Michael Wigge continues his search for the truth about Germany. Today he heads for the Autobahn,Germany's famous network of highways where you can sometimes drive as fast as you like.

Each week euromaxx's roving reporter Michael Wigge sets out to explore a different stereotype about Germany and the Germans. It's a densely populated country and people live in close proximity,so this week Wigge asks Germans what they think of their neighbors - and finds out how willing they are to help.

Many foreigners seem to think,Bavaria is Germany. Endless scenery,lederhosen and beer are the things they see as typically German. But all of these things are associated with just one German state,Bavaria. And they are quite foreign to the rest of Germany.Our reporter Michael Wigge investigates just how German lederhosen really are...