Asians are sometimes baffled by how difficult it can be to make friends in Germany or with Germans in their own country. In this episode we discuss how the German concept of friendship is based on an attempted deep emotional connection, whereas in many “Eastern” cultures the beginning of a friendship is manifested in shared experiences. How this works out in practice and how work and private life are strictly separate in Germany will be the topics of this episode of Germany for Asians. Happy listening!