There's definitely a cultural difference when it come to debt between Americans and Germans. I dated a German woman for a number of years. In 2010 when my hou

There's definitely a cultural difference when it come to debt between Americans and Germans. I dated a German woman for a number of years. In 2010 when my house was worth less than the loan I had on it I walked away from the loan. It was a strategic default. My girlfriend just couldn't understand the concept.