Today I want to tell you about silent salesman. What is a seller, you know for sure: He works in a shop and sell goods. This can be a bakery or a butcher's shop, a kiosk or a supermarket. But what is a silent salesman?
It's simple: A silent salesman is a box made of metal, standing on four feet. In this box are newspapers. Current newspapers. Above is still a headline to read that will make people curious about the newspaper. These boxes are called in Germany silent salesman.
I know it newspaper boxes are of course in other countries. But in America, for example, you have to insert the money first before you can open it to refer to a newspaper. In Munich, you can simply lift the lid and take a newspaper. Of course, you should throw in money, but the boxes are not automatons. It relies on the honesty of the customer.
Since the Munich but are just as dishonest as are all other people, now and then checks made. The principle is similar to the U-Bahn: As in other cities such as Paris, London or New York for an access to the underground with only one ticket is available, you can enter in Munich or Berlin, the train simply. Checks are only samples - here you trust the honesty of the citizens.
For the newspaper landscape in Germany can say so much, I would like to introduce to you a few newspapers. The best-selling newspaper in Germany is the BILD newspaper. She is a tabloid newspaper to identify at huge headlines, naked women on the cover and scandalous stories about celebrities. In cities such as Munich, there are also other little tabloids as the Evening News.
In addition to regional newspapers, there are also national newspapers. These are sold not only in a particular city or region, but throughout Germany. An example is the Süddeutsche Zeitung or the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
By the way, we call Germany Magazine in magazines. This refers to color magazines printed in booklet form. The best known here is the mirror that has a very good journalistic reputation and is published every Monday.
All these newspapers and magazines have their own websites by the way now. Schmökert it around a bit! Are the mirror is also available in English to read, if that is easier for you.
So, that was my topic for today. A photo of a silent salesman, I introduce you to the Internet, on slowgerman.com and also at Flickr.
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Today I want to tell you about silent salesman. What is a seller, you know for sure: He works in a shop and sell goods. This can be a bakery or a butcher's shop, a kiosk or a supermarket. But what is a silent salesman? It's simple: A silent salesman is a box made of metal, on the ...
