Intercultural Interview
For my Intercultural Interview, I interviewed Nick Race who is an American citizen who is currently stationed in Germany. He is currently serving over twenty years in the Army National Guard and Army Reserves. Race has been stationed both in the United States and twice in Europe with a combat tour to Iraq. Race has lived in America for most of his life, so his perceptions of Germany were a little mixed. He was told before going over that most Germans were rude in their manner so he was fully ready to adjust for that, however once he was overseas he realized they were quite friendly. He went more into detail about once you are familiar with the customs and socialization process the people begin to open up more. During the interview, I brought up if he was anxious at all about having to go overseas far away from home. He said there was no anxiety whatsoever and that he looked forward to getting to go. The culture in Germany was something he was already used to, as his dad was sta
