Joe, I was going to write about this yesterday but didn’t. However, since you’ve brought up sociological differences (Germans love for rules). Please keep in mind, comparatively speaking, we're not like that here, also we’re a lot “untidier” here in the US as compared to Germany. I worked with a German fellow who loves it here, married a Texas girl and now lives here. His brother hated it here, couldn’t stand the “untidiness” everywhere he went. He stayed a month and fled back to Germany.
As for me, I tend to be untidy. However, being 1/4 German I’m very punctual.
Steve