As a foreigner living in Germany, this was one of the first things that I noticed and was a bit of a culture shock. Germans love to complain and seem to think

As a foreigner living in Germany, this was one of the first things that I noticed and was a bit of a culture shock. Germans love to complain and seem to think that this is how you improve things. I believe there's some truth to that, and it seems to work for them, but it can cause chronic dissatisfaction and can cause intercultural issues when living or traveling abroad (where people aren't used to fielding so many complaints about poor service).