EPTGermany (III): Stereotypes - Page 2
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Rayzorblade
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MoltkeWarding
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Choleric- South Melancholic- East Sanguine- West Phlegmatic- North It's amazing how prophetic climate is. | ||
zatic
Zurich15354 Posts
On December 14 2010 06:35 DoXa wrote: could you explain why Lörrach and Waldshut are tree huggers? i live near the border to waldshut and never heard someone say baumschmuser to anyone ^^ are they environmentalists? Yes that whole area is known for being environmentalists. Nowhere else does the Green Party receive more votes. | ||
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Froadac
United States6733 Posts
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MoltkeWarding
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QuanticHawk
United States32083 Posts
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DoXa
Switzerland1448 Posts
On December 14 2010 06:54 MoltkeWarding wrote: The only ones I'd eat are Coburgers. Sausages are generally pretty bad in Germany. Go to Poland for sausages. this sounds so wrong lol. but i have to disagree with you, germany has good sausages. but on the other hand i agree, poland has them best sausages | ||
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FragKrag
United States11552 Posts
On December 14 2010 06:11 nK)Duke wrote: North germans are more open-minded. Where did you get that from? Maybe you have encountered some unfriendliness in the north, but you should consider that bavarians are pretty much hated every in germany except in bavaria itself. You forgot that bavarians are usually cocky and have a weird sense of humour. East germans are less wealthy and they like bananas. Berlin people are not that unfriendly, just very direct and a little bit cocky. I don't know why I found this so funny :o | ||
disciple
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On December 14 2010 07:03 FragKrag wrote: I don't know why I found this so funny :o I dont know if its relevant but in the communist countries we only used to get bananas and oranges for Christmas and New Year, you couldn't buy those on a daily basis, so maybe that was the case with East Germany as well. | ||
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nK)Duke
Germany936 Posts
On December 14 2010 07:03 FragKrag wrote: I don't know why I found this so funny :o After the wall fell, masses of east germans went to west german supermarkets to buy lots of bananas. You could have easily distinguished between east and west germans | ||
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Zim23
United States1681 Posts
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zatic
Zurich15354 Posts
On December 14 2010 06:50 Rayzorblade wrote: My wife is from Cottbus and she agrees with all of these, lol. =) Nice to hear that :-) But I am glad something beautiful came out of Cottbus for once. | ||
MrHoon
10183 Posts
Sausages - Okay this one was not easy to place. I really don't know where the idea comes from that Germany eats sausages all day. The German state Thuringia is known for their supposedly outstanding sausages so that's where I placed the item on the map. Other than that Germans eat not more sausages than Americans eat hot dogs. I will never look at the German people the same | ||
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zatic
Zurich15354 Posts
On December 14 2010 16:56 MrHoon wrote: I will never look at the German people the same To expand on that, most people don't eat Sauerkraut either. I myself have it maybe once or twice or three times a year, and that's about how much most people have. I know not a single person who regularly eats Sauerkraut. Not saying there aren't some Sauerkraut loving Krauts out there, but they are definitely in the minority. If you want to have some Sauerkraut in most regions you will actually have to look for while to find a restaurant that serves typical German food. Most places will maybe have one dish with Sauerkraut, if at all. | ||
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kazansky
Germany931 Posts
Keep it up zatic, i love this series! | ||
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FliedLice
Germany7494 Posts
On December 14 2010 07:08 disciple wrote: I dont know if its relevant but in the communist countries we only used to get bananas and oranges for Christmas and New Year, you couldn't buy those on a daily basis, so maybe that was the case with East Germany as well. Afaik from family members who lived in the GDR it was the case there, yup. No kiwis and bananas for east germany!  I definately live near the football. | ||
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clusen
Germany8702 Posts
On December 14 2010 05:34 zatic wrote: Serious – The stereotypical German seriousness and sternness you will find in the North. Being from the South I have found pretty much every foreigner who visited down here said they didn’t expect how open, friendly, and nice people in Germany are. This is also Germany’s true cultural division: It’s not so much East and West; The real difference is more between North and South, or let’s say North-East and South West. Are you serious? :p Yeah, the North is not as warm and friendly in a familial sense compared to the South, but we are not stern or serious. The North is rather cold(not only weather-wise) but very relaxed with that subtle sense of self-irony you just have to love. | ||
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Corak
Germany188 Posts
On December 14 2010 06:54 Froadac wrote: What sausages would you suggest? Depends where you are. In Berlin it would be "Currywurst". But ask someone where to buy, because they vary in quality. Same with Döner, which Berlin has the best in all Germany. | ||
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zatic
Zurich15354 Posts
On December 25 2010 22:11 clusen wrote: Are you serious? :p Yeah, the North is not as warm and friendly in a familial sense compared to the South, but we are not stern or serious. The North is rather cold(not only weather-wise) but very relaxed with that subtle sense of self-irony you just have to love. I agree. However this dry irony and sarcasm is what is hard to understand for foreigners. And for Germans from the South for that matter. North Germany appears stern and serious because outsiders don't get the very subtle humor. | ||
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nK)Duke
Germany936 Posts
On December 26 2010 06:53 Corak wrote: Depends where you are. In Berlin it would be "Currywurst". But ask someone where to buy, because they vary in quality. Same with Döner, which Berlin has the best in all Germany. i forgot that berlin people are cocky when it comes to pretty much everything, especially döner. | ||
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