DESIGN

Culture

Architecture in Berlin is design not seen everywhere in Miami. The Bundestag building has a dome that makes it the most visited parliament in all of Europe.

There are more modern looking buildings in Berlin than in Miami. This is perhaps because after the war Berlin had to be rebuilt. In Miami the Adrienne Arsht Center is a modern building with lines that attract attention. There are more buildings in Berlin with lines that attract attention.

People drink beer on trains and in the streets.

Berlin and perhaps all of Germany is a dog culture. I see more people with dogs in a month than I saw in Miami in one year. The culture is very different in Berlin than in Miami. People in

Miami and in other major U.S. cities are required to pick up after the dog. In Berlin owners are not required to

pick up after the dog and the streets reflect that.

Further differences in

culture are the number of sex

stores and in Amsterdam the abundance of coffee houses. Coffee houses are places to buy and smoke marijuana.

Space cakes, brownies and muffins with marijuana, are also sold. Sex stores can be found in the United States but not in abundance and with doors open.

MINORITIES

Tourists Too

German advertising has for the most part German people in the image. Images of minorities in Berlin are present if you are looking for them. The advertisement below shows an ethnic person having a good time. This ad was found in an Italian clothing store.

Images of gay and lesbians would not be found in advertisements in the United States. There is a campaign in Berlin promoting tolerance. The advertisement shown below is of two guys kissing. There are also around the city ads of two women kissing. The United States is very conservative compared to Europe. For Berlin to show these ads shows a community willing to change and be open-minded. A gay and lesbian population is a minority.

In Amsterdam I learned that there are over 150 countries represented. People coming from all over the world want to eat comfort food at times when stress can get high. A little piece of home can make a tourist feel good and safe when not knowing the language does its sometime butt-kicking. The Mexican restaurant image is from Amsterdam as is the Argentinian restaurant image.

Tourists are a minority in any city they travel to. The video shows fellow tourist/students and the environment where we study.