The "Where German is spoken" Brennpunkt Kultur section was particularly interesting for me. German is the native language of approx. 125 million people and is the most widely spoken language in the entire European Union. That's pretty impressive. It's also interesting that Germany's position in the EU has affected the interest in the language so drastically.
It's also pretty cool how German and English go together in the way that they do ("Denglisch"). Words like "Bestseller," "downloaden," "Event," "fit," comprise a small amount of the German vocabulary.
Another part of the article I liked was:
"The Wienermobile clearly speaks more to the stereotypical image of modern America as a monolithic culture than to the nineteenth-century roots of the Oscar Mayer Company; and the commercial success of American exports like hot dogs continues to feed that image. Below the surface, however, one finds much real and widespread diversity, often linked originally to particular regions, in areas such as foodways, but also artistic expression."
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