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There are no friendlier groups of people. There are nice Germans and mean Germans. There are nice English people and mean English people. There are nice Americans and mean Americans. It depends on the individual. There are no "nicer" or "meaner" groups of people.
There are no friendlier groups of people. There are nice Germans and mean Germans. There are nice English people and mean English people. There are nice Americans and mean Americans. It depends on the individual. There are no "nicer" or "meaner" groups of people.
This. Exactly. It's fun to stereotype, and then look for the deeper reasons behind those stereotypes, but this is waaaay too broad to make sense. I have met enough Germans and Brits to know that there are gems and rotten apples to behold in both countries just like there are in the US. The same goes for Australia, South Africa, Israel, Korea, France, Spain, etc. Perhaps stereotypes meant more 50 years ago before all of our cultures started mushing together so much, but they no longer fit.
The stereotype of Germans being cold, bitter people is far from the truth. I had a German roommate in college (along with 2 other American ones) and he was a godsend! He never woke me up in the night, never slammed doors, he never peed on any furniture, and he never stayed up until 3 am playing Call of Duty (unlike my other roommates). He also made a point to ask me about my day, and seemed genuinely interested in making me feel comfortable around him. BUT he rarely complained about my other roommates, even though it was quite obvious that they bothered him.
That being said, I had previously met other Germans who were complete jerks, armed to the teeth with anti-American jokes and factoids. Here in St. Louis, we seem to get a fair number of German tourists, always with children, and they seem very polite. So, though you can't stereotype about how "nice" people are, I will say that Germans (in my experience) restrict their behavior (and loudness) when in public. Perhaps I've only met polite Germans though.
My in-person experience with Britons is (perhaps, surprisingly) less, but I have met several who are of the callous anti-American variety. They were all from England. They're anti-Americanism is sometimes less playful than that of the Germans. I was raised to be in love with English history and culture, so I have nothing but praise for the country, so it's not *me* that's fueling the whole "UK vs America" thing. They just seem to love doing it. They can be hilarious about it though, so I usually just let them have fun. Though I wouldn't mistake the anti-Americanism of young people (who I met out of their element) for the behavior patterns of the whole country.
Americans are among the most friendliest people in this planet. Most Europeans are rude unfortunately, which I see and think is pretty sad because most of them are beautiful and dress up nicely, yet that rude or arrogant towards immigrants/tourists.
There are no friendlier groups of people. There are nice Germans and mean Germans. There are nice English people and mean English people. There are nice Americans and mean Americans. It depends on the individual. There are no "nicer" or "meaner" groups of people.
if everyone was as PC as you , forums would soon die of boredom
of course their are nice and not so nice people in every country but on average their are some nations which are more friendly than others in the common sense of the word
americans would be regarded as more friendly than russians for example
irish people would be regarded as more friendly than austrians , its just a reputational thing , ive only ever met on austrian , on a very long plane journey and they were tremendous company
as for germans , american and english
americans have a kind of superfical ( not saying its insincere ) and slightly goofy friendliness which is the norm over there
english people are friendly but in a more reserved and cool way
germans are friendly in a more formal and cautious way , overall americans are probabley the most friendly but ive always found the english friendly , any german ive met so far , ive liked but the numbers have been smaller
It's regional, to some extent. Brits in the center and north are friendlier than Londoners. Germans in the south and west are friendlier than in the center or north, generally speaking. Americans? Well, Seattle is pretty notoriously unfriendly. CA is very outgoing. NYC? Idk, the New Yorkers can handle that. The South? Probably pretty friendly.
In my experience after living in Germany for a few years, I had often found the people in the center and north to be very friendly.
I'm an American and I have family in all three countries, so I have a bit of a funny perspective on this. The rudest Brits i've come across have been in Hessen, The rudest Germans that I've come across were in Miami, go figure.
In my experience after living in Germany for a few years, I had often found the people in the center and north to be very friendly.
Coming from the very southwestern part of Germany I also cannot say northerners are less friendly. Different from us, yes, but not unfriendlier.
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