Category: Common Prejudices

(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…

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…

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,…

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…

According words I got from friends in Italy, Germans are counted as “potatoe freaks”. No german meal without potatoes and my friends believe, we would even plant them on the balcony. Potatoes are no regular vegetable for Europe at all. They come from South America and have been planeted since aeons by indians in the Anden…

Fast Google! They do not care about little Germany but about the whole offline World. They checked out, which prejudices there are about people in different Countries and published their Prejudice Map. According this “Google Prejudice Map” Germans have precision, they enjoy their beer, have resourcefulnes and are punctual. Nice things you’re telling about us, but…

Somewhen in WW2 people start calling Germans as “Krauts”. All Germans are eating Cabbage – or better “Sauerkraut”? Let us check this. Cabbage is a vegetable, which is to be cultivated simply. In times of war, it might have been necessarily for the nutrition and against hunger. But now: Who are the real “Krauts”? In independent…