Hamburg - There are stores that sell T-shirts for 1.99 euros, dresses for 7.99 euros and matching ballerinas and bags for similarly low prices - a complete outfit for less than 20 or 30 euros. 

Hamburg - It is impolite not to allow a person you are talking with to look you in the eye. 

Tokyo - Another smokers' paradise in Asia is disappearing as Japanese smokers face ever more restrictions in the nation's effort to join the global anti-smoking campaign. 

Munich - Floral patterns on summer dresses and blouses are currently trendy, and size is playing a huge role. 

London - The Scottish city of Dundee is to try out novel ways of making its citizens quit smoking by offering to pay towards their weekly shopping bill. 

Hamburg  - On hot days the body needs a way to stay cool and some people try to solve the problem by showing naked skin or they wear combinations that offend the style-conscious among us.