Watch the video. Then ask yourself the following: If this video was about the American approach to short- and long-term goals, what would be the maximum length of short-term and of long-term? Then answer the same question if the video was about the German approach to short- and long-term goals.
Nürnberg – Nuremberg
Nürnberg was one of Germany’s — in fact Europe’s — leading cities 500 years ago, and was an industrial marvel. The scenic remnants of its hard medieval past are now just an added dimension of a delightfully people-friendly historic center.
German history in six minutes
To understand German history is to understand how the German people thinks. It can’t be any other way. With any other people. Including your people.
Amazon thinks long-term
As an American Jeff Bezos is untypical in his long-term and customer-centric approach to business. The success of Amazon speaks for itself.
2,000 year history
German history dates back over two thousand years. Back to when the Romans controlled the German lands west of the Rhine River. The history of the Germanic tribes, however, goes back centuries further.
From 2000 BC to German unification
This one hour documentary unravels the history of the Germans from their prehistorical arrival on continental Europe in 2000 BC up to the unification of the German people under the flag of the German Empire, orchestrated by Otto von Bismarck of Prussia in 1871, followed by the horrrors of the 20th century – the first and second world wars, which resulted in the final unification of Germany as we know it today.