Is it true that there are laws against domestic noise in Germany at the weekends? if so, what are they?
I'd heard that you're not able to use a lawnmower or hedge cutter in Germany after noon on Saturday. Does this apply to other domestic appliances? Loud music?
I'm not sure if it's law exactly but it's certainly ettiquete. There are kind of unwritten rules about when you should and shouldn't make noise. I lived in Germany for six months last year and when I moved into my room (I was renting a room in a German woman's flat) I wanted to put a nail into the wall to hang my calendar. It was about 10pm in the evening on a weekend, possibly a Sunday, and I asked my landlady if she had a hammer. She was so shocked that I wanted a hammer at 10pm and asked why. I told her and she said but you can't use it now it's 10pm! Do it tomorrow morning but after 7am. Really weird! It was one nail and would have taken all of 5 seconds to bang in!
Our German teacher also told us of a guy who went on his placement year to Germany. He had an apartment in a small town with a balcony that overlooked the main town square where the church was. He was in the habit of hanging his washing over the balcony to dry and was surprised when he received complaints from the townspeople who, on their way to church on Sundays, were confronted with his underwear flapping in the breeze! Obviously ein grosse Fehler!! =D
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