Misconceptions about Germans (Those damn Nazis!)
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I suppose I should be thick-skinned against this mindless slur by now, but instead I find my once copious reserves of "don't give a fuck" have been largely depleted over the years, to the point that I genuinely get mad now when anyone starts this 'Germans = nazis" bullshit. Receiving ignorant hate for something you personally had nothing to do with, and usually from people who were never there to witness it in the first place... it gets old. Really.
So, thank you, Karoshi, for making this thread. Seeing it was an unexpected delight to my hangover-addled brain this morning.
So, thank you, Karoshi, for making this thread. Seeing it was an unexpected delight to my hangover-addled brain this morning.
how dare you! our queens arse is the finest arse ever rounded and clean it ismechashiva77 said:
speak for yourself, ive never said a bad word about the germans or the french or our neighbours scotland, ireland or wales. wherever you go in the world there will be 'those kind of people' its not england as a whole just some idiots.ClockworkPenguin said:
Italy are a really bizarre bogey team for you guys... I never really got that... *shrug*SmashLovesTitanQuest said:
Huh... you'd be surprised... I have a couple of friends who reckon foreplay in German is the sexiest thing ever. I'm not sure whether them being lesbian has any relevance at all, but... nnh?!
Anyway, depends on what kind of literature/music you're into... almost anything pre-1900 isn't that bad in German. However, granted, not what one would term 'popular'... :/
Criticize Germany: YOU ARE STUPID ZOMG!Ieyke said:
Criticize America: LOL SERVES DEM MORONS RIGHT!
Definitely learning the lessons of this thread...
Here in the UK we still have to deal with being called tea-drinking-crumpet-eaters. Tally Ho and all that.
Yea it's not as bad (or racist) as being referred to as a Nazi the whole time, but it's just a stereotype, wrong as it is, you just have to deal with it.
I quite like Germans/Germany personally. Especially cars. German cars are awesome.
Yea it's not as bad (or racist) as being referred to as a Nazi the whole time, but it's just a stereotype, wrong as it is, you just have to deal with it.
I quite like Germans/Germany personally. Especially cars. German cars are awesome.
What? did you miss the video during the olmypics which showed Germany as a bunch of evil baddies? I mean, dont get me wrong it was a nice video from a historical perspective, but it had no place in that setting (considering one of the major points of that event is to bring the world together in a productive manner...).
If it makes you feel any better, USA doesnt consider germany to be nazis. Course we have a short term memory, we have already forgotten about the Russians, the Cold war, and communism and that was more recent (now communists are generally associated with liberals).
If it makes you feel any better, USA doesnt consider germany to be nazis. Course we have a short term memory, we have already forgotten about the Russians, the Cold war, and communism and that was more recent (now communists are generally associated with liberals).
gonna have to agree. The german language does sound dark and evil. It sounds like they are constantly trying to spit on you. That said, a verbal lashing in German is quite epic.SmashLovesTitanQuest said:
Course, English is about 10 different ways of F'ed up. I still consider English to be one of the worst languages in the world.
I'd feel bad for you, but I live in the US. I have to deal with being called fat and stupid all the time. It isn't just by idiots who don't understand how political groups and countries work either.
It's both the best language and the worst language for the exact same reasons. It's fucked up because of it's multilingual roots, but that's what gives it such an extensive vocabulary.Ryotknife said:
Personally, I like how German sounds. It's got a raw strength to it.
Dude. Germans (of which I am 1/2 of) shoved people into ovens. We gotta deal with the Nazi-insults for just a little while, because it's going to take a little time for that wound to heal.
Probably an unpopular position but... that's how I see it.
Probably an unpopular position but... that's how I see it.
all the positive blanket statements about Germans(good engineers, punctual and all that) always bring tears to my eyes since, while we still are that there is so much wrong with this country it's really sad. like did you know why Germany didn't suffer as much in the recent recession? during the ten years before that and accounting for inflation the average German salary grew by about -1%, the only ones how profited from 10 years of economic boom were corporations and super rich people.
oh and we definitly have a racism Problem, not so much when you are here as tourists, we are happy to take your money but please don't stay. just google "Nationalsozialistischer Untergrund" and have fun.
oh and the funniest thing i ever read about Germans was a statement by an Englishman how bad German cooking is. still makes me giggle to think about that.
oh and we definitly have a racism Problem, not so much when you are here as tourists, we are happy to take your money but please don't stay. just google "Nationalsozialistischer Untergrund" and have fun.
oh and the funniest thing i ever read about Germans was a statement by an Englishman how bad German cooking is. still makes me giggle to think about that.
I've never really actually thought of Nazis when I think of Germany. Perhaps it's only in countries that were in involved in WW2.
The only negative stereotype I have is that you can be damn uppity about your language. You dub everything and some of the older folks one talks to look like they want to stab you in the neck for having the audacity to speak to them in this filthy English language. It's jarring when you come from a country where everyone speaks english and dubbing is only for children.
The only negative stereotype I have is that you can be damn uppity about your language. You dub everything and some of the older folks one talks to look like they want to stab you in the neck for having the audacity to speak to them in this filthy English language. It's jarring when you come from a country where everyone speaks english and dubbing is only for children.
I reckon us Brits take the piss out of Germans because we know that Germany has been doing better then us for quite a long time, and we need to take it back to a time when we were better then you to make our metaphorically small dicks feel better