Thursday, February 26, 2026

Why Germany Runs on Systems & Britain Runs on Stories

Feb 22, 2026 | Germany is a country shaped by systems: rules, procedures, institutions, and structures designed to hold society together.

Britain, by contrast, runs on stories: tradition, class, symbolism, and narrative continuity, geography played a defining role in how these societies organised themselves by setting the constraints.

This video explores how those foundations shape everything from work and politics to identity and belonging, and why misunderstanding this difference leads to so much confusion about Europe today.