New Zealand vs. Germany By Justin Eicher

New Zealand

• Located in the Pacific Ocean East of Australia

• The capital is Wellington • The unofficial language is English with

89.8% people speaking it and Maori 14.1% • There are 4,401,916 people living across the

two islands • The major religion is Christianity making up

44.3% of the pop and the rest are the normal Hindu, Buddhist, Islam etc.

• No subcultures are mentioned but I would imagine that native Maori people and those that can identify with more then one type of nationality would make up any subcultures.

History • In 800 A.D the Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand• 1840 chiefs meet and make compact with Britain • 1843 – 1872 land disputes between Brits and natives end up

with defeat of natives and Brit colony• 1907 became independent and supported UK in both world

wars • 1980 participation and help in armed conflicts dies off.

Todays conflicts • Recent conflicts are made up of addressing grievances of

Maori natives • A dispute of a territorial claim in Antarctica • A rise in the consumption in amphetamines

Economy • As it sits now the economy is stable after recuperating from a

recession in 2009. This was a result in a ending of dependence on Brit imports for a free market economy boosting incomes but separating social levels.

• GDP – 136 billion• Labor Force – 7% farming 19% industry 74% serveries• 6.4% unemployment

Values and Symbols • The New Zealand people value the beliefs and customs

associated with the Maori culture pulling on its art and cultural teachings.

• The coat of arms, national flag, kiwi (bird), and Koru are all symbols known to them

• Colors blue, white, red, green, black

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My opinion • Like – I like that even though there is a large presence of

outsider influence like the Brits the people still hold true to their roots as Maori people.

• Dislike – it is hard to find something not to like about the area I suppose it the education system is not the best and poverty does run throughout the country

Which one? • I love America do not get me wrong, but it would be great to

live in an area that is so connected to its history and culture. Their story is a more successful version of our own Natives and it good to see that the people still thrive in their culture and country together.

Germany

• Located in central Europe between France and Poland

• Capitol is Berlin• Mainly speak German but also is

common to know languages based in the Cyrillic alphabet as well as English and French

• 80,996,685 people live in the country • 34% identify with Protestantism 34% with

Catholic 3.7 Muslim and 28.3 % no belief and other

• No subcultures mentioned. The Germans are proud people and the nationalistic attitudes make subcultures difficult

Histroy • This is more easy to talk about the write about because there

is not enough space. The highlights are • 1850 -1871 Ovb uses tact and political wars to unify the split

Germany• Germany quickly became dominate Economic power • Kaiser William II wanted a bigger navy and expansion against

ovb wishes leads into WW1 • Defeated and in economic distress Hitler rises to power• WW2• Present.

Conflicts • No outstanding conflicts to date • Has become gather of refuges from Serbia, Turkey, Iraq, Russia

etc. • Source of some drug component chemicals for South America

cocaine, Southwest Asian heroin, and Latin American cocaine

Economy • Strong economy rebuilt after WW1 debts and end of cold war. • 5Th largest in the world • GDP – 3.227 Trillion • Jobs – 1.6% Farming 24.6% industry 73.8% serveries • 5.3% unemployment

Values and Symbols • Germans are proud people having been forged as a country

out of a time of great nationalism. Support their own culture very strongly and value history especially their own.

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My opinion • Like – I love the focus and history and art of their culture. WE

study our own history here but I do not feel it is with the same fervor and respect that they tech

• Dislike – Although it is out of respect I do not like the punctuality and times and the formalness of speaking. I feel it would be very stressful to remember and maintain, but then again if I was born there it probably would not be to hard to keep up.

Live there?• I would love to live in Germany. My grandparents lived there

for a time and have nothing but fantastic stories. Also being part German it would be great to go and live in a place I have partially come from.

• I do like American culture do not get me wrong and I know I just said otherwise in the last slide but I think I would enjoy living in the German culture more then the American culture. The formalness and respect to people, education, and history/art is just something I would love to have in my life.

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