First thoughts when you hear germany?

[Reveras]

I think good cars and organized people. Oh and strudel.

 

[BathorysGraveland]

Heritage and pride.

When I hear the word "German", the first thing I think of are ancient Germanic peoples resisting against Roman tyranny.

 

[I-Protest-I]

Beer, Germans kept up with us English though the American/Canadian/Spanish all couldn't when we drank together. Was a bloody good drink.

 

[RuralGamer]

Spoiler: the very first thing would be this

After that, yeah it's the war. More precisely I find the history of Germany from 1918 to 1945 absolutely fascinating. Since that includes the histories of those within Germany who opposed Hitler I certainly don't consider all Germans to be Nazis, now or then.

Pretty much word for word this; I think it would be nice for more media about the German Resistance.
Oh a plus the pre-unification history is pretty interesting stuff.
Plus, I really should learn German, because its an awesome language. And Germany has one of the coolest national anthems, ever.

 

[Hylke Langhout]

Seeing as I'm a bit of a WW1 history nut, my mind goes back to Otto von Bismark and his awesome mustache.

 

[laggyteabag]

Sausages, as i went to the German Market in Birmingham, England a few weeks ago
WWI, i am currently studying WWI
Hitler, well, yeah...

 

[Ruag]

Weak beer and Bratwurst.

 

[Von Strimmer]

First thing I think of when hearing the word Germany is Fawlty Towers. I think everyone knows why

 

[Jakub324]

Having every woman in any given hotel howl with anguish because German people grabbed all the sunbeds. That, and doing things efficiently. Seriously, my German room-mate insisted we have a routine tidy-up on Saturday between 10:00-11:30. He also instituted a system to decide who did the cooking. Mental guy.

 

[Roofstone]

Hitler.

Sorry, but, you know. Nazi's, and all that.

Also beer actually. So, yeah. Hitler and beer.

 

[Konatacalypse]

Otto von Bismark and sausage.

God I love German sausage.

 

[Hylke Langhout]

First thing I think of when hearing the word Germany is Fawlty Towers. I think everyone knows why

Shhhh! Don't mention the war!

 

[Creator002]

Germany... German... DeutschlaaaAAAAANNNND!!!

Must. Contain. Excitement.
Must contain... *squeal*

Something like that.

 

[RazielXT]

Personality actually, I really honor them cause they dont fuck around, if something needs to be done they do it, good or bad, that may be why they have such good economics.

 

[Declaro]

The first thing I thought of was the German flag and the word football. Also, my German classmates from high school.

 

[Bassik]

Rude tourists that come with their caravans to our beaches and always dig a large hole for the whole family to sit in.

While the German caravan folk are very rude and can be obnoxious, most German tourists here are actually very friendly and polite. I don't know why owning a caravan turns a German into a egocentric a-hole, and I also wonder if that behaviour is restricted to the Netherlands, or is also observed by other German people?

 

[Woodsey]

My first thought was: "this is probably a test to see if I think of Nazis."

So... you win, I guess?

 

[The Funslinger]

Oktoberfest and delicious wurst.

 

[Boris Goodenough]

My gf and Munich