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Like what exactly? What have the 'Americans' come up with that is so damaging to people in Germany?? Cold loveless, hedonistic and self-absorbed, perceiving other people as merely a nuisance!? Could be describing the Nazis there couldn't you? Or do you blame the holocaust on the 'Americans' too!
Like all the things that I have mentioned above. And with your second-to-last statement you have pretty much proved what I also said earlier: that for the American perception German equals Nazi.
Like all the things that I have mentioned above. And with your second-to-last statement you have pretty much proved what I also said earlier: that for the American perception German equals Nazi.
Almost no one in the U.S. thinks this.
WW2 ended over 70 years ago. Almost no one is even alive from that era, of if they were alive they were too young to understand anything.
Like all the things that I have mentioned above. And with your second-to-last statement you have pretty much proved what I also said earlier: that for the American perception German equals Nazi.
Not at all, that's just my perception of you, I based my opinion on your posts. I want to know exactly what it is the 'Americans' are supposed to have done culturally that's so terrible? For example your rant about 'trash TV'. TV isn't an 'American' thing it wasn't even invented in America, why do you blame them for 'trash' TV? Have you seen some of the 'trash' TV out of Europe or Japan (or anywhere else for that matter)?
It's mutual. I rarely meet a German that I like. I find them opinionated and superior.
But that's here in the US, among those with a German accent. It could be that the language doesn't translate well, so the words used come across as brusque.
Germans only seem rude because Americans are used to obsequious customer service and ritualized small talk.
The premise of the thread and subsequent discussion seem absurd. Germany is a great place to visit as an American. I have traveled to Germany every year since 1999 and have never encountered any problems or even rude comments from simply being an American. I've encountered more anti-American sentiment in Canada of all places. Although... I am a super cool dude in a German kind of way and my real name is very German sounding. It may as well be Max Mustermann. I've always wondered if that is why I've been treated pretty well in Germany.
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It's mutual. I rarely meet a German that I like. I find them opinionated and superior.
But that's here in the US, among those with a German accent. It could be that the language doesn't translate well, so the words used come across as brusque.
Germany is the most Americanized place in continental Europe as the country was rebuilt and occupied by the Americans for 50 years. If you're moving to Germany to escape American style "societal rot" you are probably going to be disappointed.
It's absurd to say that Germany was rebuilt by Americans. That's ridiculous. The achievement of the U.S. was that it protected West Germany for the Soviet Union. American soldiers were deployed in Southern Germany (Bayern, Hessen and parts of Baden-Württemberg). Those regions aren't more Americanized than Northern or Western parts of West Germany.
The German society and the mentality of Germans differ strongly from the U.S. or Americans. It's astonishing but the mindset of the people in East Germany (the part that was occupied by the Soviet Union) has more similarities with the mindset of Americans.
It's absurd to say that Germany was rebuilt by Americans. That's ridiculous. The achievement of the U.S. was that it protected West Germany for the Soviet Union. American soldiers were deployed in Southern Germany (Bayern, Hessen and parts of Baden-Württemberg). Those regions aren't more Americanized than Northern or Western parts of West Germany.
The German society and the mentality of Germans differ strongly from the U.S. or Americans. It's astonishing but the mindset of the people in East Germany (the part that was occupied by the Soviet Union) has more similarities with the mindset of Americans.
I simply disagree. Germany is very Americanized and language differences aside, a very large percentage of Americans would feel more comfortable and familiar in Germany than anywhere else in continental Europe. The average German mindset is not really much different than that of an average American. Even tastes in food, clothing, interests and hobbies are quite similar.
Did u ever just not care what people think of u?
That's how I feel about the whole of Germany..... I simply don't care what they think of the US... Whether they like it not...who cares?
I have the impression that this mindset is not uncommon among many Americans. It's strange, because Americans have the reputation for being patriotic. Patriots are normally interested in improving the own country. And therefore it's important to know what people around the world thinks about the own country. That doesn't mean that you have to implement things that people from other countries suggest. But it's always a good idea to hear various opinions and think about it.
As a German, I'm always interested what other people think about my home country.
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