Greeting someone in Berlin Business people in Germany tend to be formal. When greeting someone it is considered polite to rise to your feet to shake their hand. People should always be addressed by their titles until invited to do otherwise.
Hotels tend to add a service charge to their bills.
Berlin dress code For business meetings, both men and women wear suits. Outside of business, casual clothes for most occasions are perfectly acceptable. Some of the more exclusive bars, restaurants and social functions may require formal clothing. The national drink is beer and a local speciality worth a try is Berliner Weisse mit Schuss which is beer with a dash of something, such as raspberry syrup. German wine, which is famous worldwide, is also worth trying.