Your school life

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Your school life
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How many hours a day/a week do you have at school
?

• The Germans have 6 hours a day at school.
• The Belgians have between 7 and 8 hours.

3
How many teachers do you have?

• In average the Belgians student have between 10
  and 13 teachers.
• In average the Germans student have between 10
  and 12 teachers.
• Sometimes the number of teachers changes.

4
What subjects do you study at school ? Can you
study things like philosophy or music ?

• GERMAN
• All of German students study normal main
  subjects. Some of them study foreign languages,
  religion, philosophy, humanitarian sciences or
  arts.
• BELGIUM
• They all study normal main subjects and foreign
  languages too. A lot of them dont have
  philosophy or arts but four pupils can do it in
  option. Finally, a few of them have religion.

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YOU AND YOURSELF
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What are the languages that you speak ?

• Belgium
• All of you speak Dutch, German, English and
  French.
• Germany
• All of you speak English, German and French. But
  someone speak also Italian and learn Latin. One
  of you speak Russian.

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Do you have a job ? If yes, which one one, and
how much do you earn ?

• Belgium
• Most of you dont have a job, there are just two
  pupils who work in a restaurant and earn 9 and
  8,50 an hour.
• Germany
• There are three persons who have a job.

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Are you interested in politic ? If yes, what
topics interest you ?

• Belgium
• Nobody is interested in politic. You think its
  boring, complicated and corrupted.
• Germany
• Most of you are interested in politics, but in
  general you havent any special topic.

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Do you have a girlfriend, or a boy friend ?

• Belgium
• 4 pupils have a girlfriend/boyfriend, the others
  are single.
• Germany
• Most of you are single.

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Whats your favorite food ?
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You and your country
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1) What is the weather like in your area? Do you
like it?

• Belgians
• Belgians dont like their weather because it's
  rainy !!!! But their summer is rather hot , and
  their winter is very cold .
• Germans
• Germans don't really like their weather because
  it's rainy in summer , but they like their winter
  because they can go to ski.

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10) What kind of attitude do you have in society?

• The majority of the belgians are friendly and
  outgoing.
• The majority of the germans are friendly and shy.

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11) What is it to be young in your country?

• Germans
• drink18 years old
• smoke18 years old
• get married18 years old
• homosexual people get married yes

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11) What is it to be young in your country?(suite)

• Belgians
• drink16 years old
• smoke18 years old
• get married 16 if the parents say yes
• homosexual people get married yes

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Your country

• What kind of music would you say is the most
  popular in your country?

• German answer
• I must believe that pop music and rock music are
  the favourite style of music of young Germans.
• Belgian answer
• In contrast for the Belgian, styles of music are
  more varied. In fact, they like rock and pop
  music, but the R B and Hip Hop also for the
  majority.

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Your country

• Who are the most famous artists in your country ?

• German answer
• In Germany the most famous artists are Goethe or
  Franck Schätzing who are writers, Bueys a
  painter, Til Scheiger an actor and despite
  themselves Tokio Hotel who are also very famous
  and apparently appreciated by some young French.
• Belgian answer
• According to the Belgians, the most famous
  artists in their country are Pieter Aspe a
  writer, Clouseau or Natalia who are singers or
  Rubens a painter.

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Your country

• What are the special celebrations in your
  country?

• Germain answer
• There are many celebrations in Germany which seem
  to be very interesting as Labor Day, Day Of The
  Reunification and The Fall Of The Wall
• Belgian answer
• Like the Germans, the Belgians have also missed
  some celebrations in their country for example 21
  July the National Anniversary, All Saints Day
• All Souls' Day or Armistice which is the same in
  France (11 November)

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Your country

• Are there people from different origins in your
  country?

• German answer
• According to the German answers a lot of
  Germans come from Turkey, Russia or Poland, so
  there many origins in their country.
• Belgian answer
• There are little other europeans, but there are a
  lot of North-African people and people from
  Turkey in Belgium.

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Your country

• What are the main religion in your country?

• German answer
• Actually the main religion in our German
  neighbors, is Christianity, according to them ,
  many of them practice Protestantism and Judaism.
  There are few Muslims.
• Belgian answer
• As for our Belgian neighbors, there are three
  main religions the Christianity, the Islam and
  the Judaism

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France

• Have you ever been in France? If yes, did you
  enjoy it?

• German answer
• With the exception of two or three people, all
  Germans have already been in France and we are
  very proud of it. The Germans believe that our
  country is very beautiful and the language is
  beautiful.
• Belgian answer
• Like the Germans almost all Belgians were to
  Bayeux or Bordeaux in France and loved the
  country and its landscapes. Thanks to their views
  on our country, we are now delighted to be French
  , Thank you.

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France

• In your opinion, what is it to be French and what
  do you think about France?

• German answer
• Most young Germans think that to be French its
  cool and that the French seem to very polite but
  most of them hate our school system some
  friends mine who live there told me that the
  school system over there is a lot stricter than
  ours.
• Belgian answer
• Unlike the Germans, Belgians tend to believe that
  being French is almost the same as being Belgian
  but stress less.

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France

• What is your opinion about the French president?

• German answer
• To this question the Germans do not prefer to
  rule but still think that our President trying
  to do the best he can.
• Belgian answer
• As for Belgians, their interest is in general on
  his wife and think she is very beautiful and
  fashion wife.