Confirm your prejudices! But better let us tell the truth about Germany …
(Oberlehrer = Chief Teacher (Upper teacher? – I have a problem with correct translation), „oberlehrerhaft“ means somthing close to „knowing everything better then others“) Where does this prejudice come from? At least we even had it as a comment according this blog. So some deep truth in it? Germany has had a long tradition of…
Due the last century, especially german men are well known for travelling in uniform. People from Abroad now think, that germans have a special relation to uniforms. Not all ist true about this. Sure, sometimes it is very useful to have common dresses – like we can show on the picture. So: How does a…
In front of the soccer worldcup I’m facing this prejudice a very personal way. Because I’m not a soccer fan I’m looking for places where is no soccer worldcup hype. But I learned: All germans are addictet to this soccer worldcup! This isn’t a prejustice but a truth. Even my little Italian restaurant, where I’m…
Today we got the following email: “I loved what you had to say too about German girls.:-) I visited Munich back in 2000 and was flabergasted at the sight of soo many beautiful women!!!:-) The worlds most beautiful women hands down are GERMAN WOMEN!!!!” We asked ourselves, why he didn’t post it as comment? Maybe…
Some people in the world are discussing hard about the topic “Is manhood made by god or is it result of evolution”. In a small city in south of germany we have found the last proove for the evolution. Darwin was right! You cannot call Bavaria a place of evil. I’d guess nowhere in germany…
You can find germans in all countries of the world an usualy you do not have to search long for them. It’s true, germans travel a lot. Several Millions of us leave Germany every year during summer-holidays. The most favorite destinations for such travels are inside Europe: The coast and Islands of Mediterranean Sea like Spain, Italy,…
This might be a true prejudice. The more: Germans like to have each job done till end – no halve things apreciated. Lets take the war in Iraq as an Excample. After US bombed an officers-club in center of Bagdad to dust, german secret service found out, that there still are iraqi officers meeting there.…
From a friend in Tulsa Oklahoma I heard: “In Germany only three TV channels are broadcasted, so they can’t be informed, whats up in the world. Are all Americans this stupid, or is this a Oklahoma hillbilly thing? How it comes, that a nation where most people do not differ between Australia and Austria judge…
One of the common prejudices is that all Germans are overweighed. If you are an open eyed person, you’ll be aware about the truth. Look around there are a lot of Germans you know. Or is there somebody who will pretend Heidi Klum or Claudia Schiffer as fat. Of cause there are some Germans which…
Don’t be stupid – do not believe in any prejudice you have heard about german men. No, we do not wear Lederhosen all the time! Maybe even the whole world may think, that german men like “Lederhosen”. There seem to be an image of this funny Hill-Billys with leather-trousers, drinking beer and singing funny songs.…