Poll: Do you like germany?

[miketehmage]

You mean Germany? The country with zero-tolerance for drunk drivers, the country that teaches the hell out of the war that made them infamous instead of denying it ever occurred?

Love them Krauts.

What would you have them do sir? Deny the war ever happened? Why? It did happen. Just because they teach it doesn't mean they are proud of it. It's a huge part of recent history and there are many lessons to be learned, such as:"not putting a genocidal Austrian in charge of your country."

Also drink driving can and has killed several people(and I don't mean the drunk driver themselves because frankly, fuck their dumb asses for attempting it. I'm talking about the cars they collide with killing innocent people, so frankly I don't see how being strict on drink driving is a bad thing.)

OT: I've been to Germany once and the people seemed friendly enough. Not that I can speak any german. Also Germany is the European capital of meat and beer. What's not to like?

 

[Princess Rose]

See above.
What are you thinking about germans?

Love em! ^^

They invented pretzels. And Pepperoni Pizza.
(and before you say anything about the Italians, yes, they invented a product called pizza, but it was the Germans who created thin crust and thought it would be an awesome idea to put pepperoni on their pizza (they also used salami) - thus Germans invented modern thin-crust pepperoni pizza).

 

[Master Cylinder]

I stayed in Germany for three weeks, and while it was awesome and fun, I would never want to live there. America is the place to be (for me at least)

 

[TheAmazingHobo]

Lord Thread,
riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiise.

But enough of that.
Yeah, I really like it (having by now spend the majority of my life there).
I´m not overly fond of the large cities though, most of them are a bit of a dump (except Koeln I guess, which is the good kind of dump).
On the other hand, living in a small-ish Universitaetsstadt (Marburg, Muenster, Heidelberg etc.) in Germany is, imho, amongst the most fun and relaxed things you can do with your life.
Also, I can see a castle from my lab.
How awesome is that ?

 

[Stall]

I took four years of German in high school. My opinion should be rather clear

 

[Rawne1980]

During my time in the army I got based in Paderborn in Germany.

I went to a club there called Black and Whites and met a barmaid called Jessica. I'll tell you something, that was the best 6 months i've spent on a posting.

The food in some of the places we ate was fantastic, the beer was cheep, another barmaid taught me to swear in German on my second day there.

I can quite honestly say I really did enjoy Germany.

 

[Singularly Datarific]

Germans make some damn good stuff, they seem to be a bit more like the people I'd like than my american brethren.
They do all the boring things really well, it looks like, and that's where it ends up mattering.

 

[CityofTreez]

I love Germany. Amazing culture, great history. Plus, being of German (99% sure on this) decent doesn't hurt either.

 

[triggrhappy94]

Well seeing how I didn't serve in WW2, and I live in America--almost the opposite side of the world from any accurate representative of the German population-- I don't care.
I don't know if there's some kind of European tongue-and-cheek rivalry. But I have no reason not to like them.

 

[RivFader86]

I'm German, so there is a lot I see different from people who have only visited here, but I do like the location, landscapes and cultural heritage. (We do have some kick-ass castles standing around.) So I would totally enjoy playing the guide for Americans to see them marvel at the strange ways of us Europeans. XD

Oh, and forget about beer, our real obsession is bread!

But the world's longest bar is in Dusseldorf..! D:

Haha, my old german teacher had us each do a project focusing on a different Germanic city and its cultural significance (I got Bern. FUCKIN BEAR PITS! D:< ). The kid who got Dusseldorf kept going back to the bar, and eventually the teacher stopped the class and explained to us that, even though Germany has a beautiful landscape and an incredibly deep cultural past, Dusseldorf is shit and has nothing to offer. xD Still makes me giggle

The part about the largest bar is not true actually ;P It's called "Längste Theke" (longest bar...bar as in counter not as in the whole place) but it refers to the (tiny...half a square kilometer) "old town" district which has about 300 bars/clubs so there isn't much room for anything else...thus longest bar. As for your teacher...is he by any chance from cologne? ;p There is an old rivalry/hatred between the citys but they are both alright i grew up in cologne and moved to D Dorf in february ;P

 

[Zack Alklazaris]

I think I would love Germany. I am mostly German myself, I like German people and I love the food.

Whenever I see German people they are smiley, happy, huggy types... or are they just drunk?

I mean if I love deep lager beers and can eat blood sausage with a smile on my face that means I would like Germany right?

I really do think I would love the country... at the very least a highway with no speed limit definitely screams me, but considering I am quite blinded by what really goes on over there I can not speak with absolute certainty.

 

[BeeGeenie]

Ja, Voll. Genug gesagt.

 

[deadish]

All I know about them is that they are awesome engineers.

 

[IndomitableSam]

The culture is really nice (from what I've been told - my aunt's husband is german and they go every year or so - his hometown is near/in Bavaria, I think) and it's really picturesque. And the food. Food.... mmmm.

I always want to pack up and move to Germany whenever my aunt comes around with pictures. Her husband is from a town of a few hundred people, though, so it's the perfect little german red-roofed town.

They seem to be very hard working from all the ones I have met (most of the Germans here in Manitoba came over in the 60's to train at our military base or have been here for 100+ years, though).

My views are probably really skewed, though, having never been there.

 

[DoPo]

Guys, guys - it was a necro. Just sayin'.

-snip-

I found it funny that it was a completely random response for a comment on page 4 (out of 9) on a year and a half old thread. Then again, why?