Video: The Truth About German Clubs

February 18, 2008

It's popular to join a club in Germany, but it's not as easy as it sounds.

Folk festival — What's your hobby? Germany has a club for it.Image: PA/dpa

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Club for Every Hobby

Time now for our weekly series the Truth about Germany with our intrepid reporter Michael Wigge. He's been travelling round the country investigating all the cliches about this nation and its inhabitants. Now the Germans are well known for their "ordnung", their rules, and this is particularly apparent when it comes to joining a club. I've lived here for 20 years now and in that time I've tried to join various clubs. Being a member of a club is very popular here but it's definitely not easy!

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