The largest german tabloid is diving into anthropological fields today by asking if the enduring heat in germany will make us all to africans (click image to enlarge). It think the theory nearest to this would be cultural materialism, or maybe also social darwinism, which connects natural settings with the cultural adaption to it. Everyone knows that africa is like africa because of the heat. They are completely determined by this basic setting. Take their clothes for example, they like it colorful to reflect the sun (white would get dirty too fast). They eat insects because its too hot to grow wheat or apples. And of course, all the dances throughout africa can be explained by the metereological circumstances: They dance for their gods, that they make rain, or at least less heat. Every child knows.

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