Poll: Do you like germany?

[Ghengis John]

I've never been to Germany but the exchange students I knew were top flight people. So, that said, there has to be some good things about it. At least about the people. Of course they both reported to me that people in Germany were colder than people in America, and didn't seem to care about other people the way Americans did. I'll have to wonder if these people then were outliers. Without the ability to know I'll have to leave my opinion at favorable.

 

[Sariteiya]

I've had little to no contact with Germans or Germany or anything of the like.

Abstractly? Yeah, they seem okay, I guess. I have kind of the same idea of Germany that Scott Pilgrim has of Italy, just vague stereotypes floating around in my head. Sausages? Beer? Lederhosen?

So, clearly I'm unqualified to judge.

 

[Help824]

The food is really good. and some of the people are nice. no reason for hate here

 

[RedDeadFred]

Yes.....why wouldn't I? If I didn't that would be pretty prejudice and awfully red-necked...
Unless you are a holocaust survivor who still holds a grudge, I see no reason for why people should dislike Germans.

 

[InfiniteSingularity]

Rammstein. And awesome accents. I love germany

 

[rutger5000]

Dunno about older Germans, but the germans my age are great people. So yeah I like germany

 

[BloodRed Pixel]

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.

I've talked to my German teacher once and he said that WW1 and WW2 is omitted in German schools. The wars is of coarse a uncomfortable topic to Germans.

THE OPPOSITE is true. In German schools you get so many topics in all social / cultural related courses there is NO chance that you don´t know about the WW1 Nazies, the Holocaust and WW2, even if you opt out of school at the earliest possible chance.

I HOPED there is zero tolerance for drink and drive.
Today you can have 4 promille of alcohol in your blood an get away.
It was in ex-DDR (GDR) eastern Germany where they had zero tolerance for alcohol.

Well you are right about the history stuff, but about the alcohol you are wrong.
For everyone under 21 and all novice drivers you have zero-tolerance - otherwise it's 0.5 per mill, but if there are deficits in your driving even less can be a misdemeanour.
Some northern european countries have 0.2

wasn´t considering the novices and under 21s, ok. guess I am getting old

 

[Rippie]

in general i like germans, they did some great inventions and have nice food, and ofcourse good beers.

Edit:

ohw and ofcourse

 

[Lord Kloo]

Its a brilliant place to be, speaking as a Brit its not too much colder than the UK and its quite normal generally, can't say there's anything thats really bad about it, apart from the whole having to bail out silly countries on the Euro..

 

[Phisi]

I just finished a 3 week German study tour where we stayed with host families. It is a very nice place but a little weird or unusual to me (Diet Coke is Coke Light, Driving on the right-hand side etc) nothing major just a bit odd I find, coming from Australia. But yes I do like Germany and I do think Germany is a wonderful place given we also visited Paris and it is absolutely horrid.

 

[puffy786]

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.

I've talked to my German teacher once and he said that WW1 and WW2 is omitted in German schools. The wars is of coarse a uncomfortable topic to Germans.

THE OPPOSITE is true. In German schools you get so many topics in all social / cultural related courses there is NO chance that you don´t know about the WW1 Nazies, the Holocaust and WW2, even if you opt out of school at the earliest possible chance.

I HOPED there is zero tolerance for drink and drive.
Today you can have 4 promille of alcohol in your blood an get away.
It was in ex-DDR (GDR) eastern Germany where they had zero tolerance for alcohol.

I never said that modern Germans don't know about the war. My teacher for last semester is about late 20s early 30s. I'm not sure how education in German schools about the war changed over the years. I'm not an expert and I was just quoting what my teacher says. I only had 1 year of German.

 

[Ruwrak]

I like Germany for the culture, the brewing pot of lifestyles, social society and of course the food (mainly the drinks that go WITH the food.). Berlin is a beautifull city (beautifully scarred that is.) with lots of cultural sightseeings, museums, places to go out to and it's city life is so different.

Berlin is about as large as one of our provinces, wich is mad if you think about it. It's definitly worth checking out at least ONCE in your life.

The thing about WWII is not even playing a part in all this. Todays generation is not responsible for the previous generations actions.

 

[James Crook]

BEER! PEOPLE LOVE BEER!
That'll be all.

EDIT: No I am not a drunk hobo

 

[Asti]

I am part german soo.... nien?

Sorry, but I that made me lol. (It's "Nein") XD

i am german and i like my country but hate my government(the current one, not government in general)
and the autobahn is overrated, while there is no law the speed is limited by the other drivers and since we had hundreds of years to build settlements everywhere there is always a slow car passing by the truck that is always driving on the right lane.

Basically this. The government is unbearable. And the Autobahn is also considered "The largest parking lot of Germany", so traffic jams are a lot more usual than being able to actually make use of the non-existent speed limit. And I think the Germans aren't nearly as nice as our neighbours. I <3 the Netherlands.

I respect Germans. Apparently, to get into america if you're from Germany, you have to swear that you don't follow Hitler.

That... is just the most absurd thing I've ever heard.


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!

 

[silasbufu]

Well I like german cars, I own one. Don't have much else to say on the subject for now, never been there.

 

[Asti]

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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

Europe's largest inland port is in Duisburg and no one ever goes "Ah, those Germans and their ships...". XD
I think Düsseldorf is famous for making mustard, though.

 

[Apprentice88]

What's not to love?