Anonymous wrote:Expect lots of nudity, they love being nude. And usually not in a sexual way. It is just more efficient, etc.
My husband is French, so there is a bit of bias, but what he says about our German friends sounds exactly like what has already been described. Germans are thrifty (to a fault often), a bit dry (not too funny), athletic, pushy/proactive, super organized (in clothes, homes, work, etc) and rigid. Germans are also nice people, but very matter of fact. Most EU countries have a bit of chauvinism, until you get as north as the Scandanavian countries.
Anonymous wrote:Before we could go on any sort of outing in the car, my german grandfather would check and re-check the tire pressure, check oil and washer fluids, spray down the headlights and rear taillights with windex and set the odometer to zero. Really. And the car was spotless always.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:During the summer of 1978, I was 17 years old and out in the backyard and I saw my german grandmother bent over on her knees on the ground, weeping with a trowel in her hand. I came up behind her and asked her what was wrong. Without turning around, she said: "Charles Boyer has died". I couldn't help it; I laughed, as teenagers do. She rose up to her full 5'2" and whirled around and round-house slapped me in the face so hard, I fell backward into the dirt. Lesson learned. Germans love their french romantic movie stars and they will hit you if you laugh at them.
I am sorry you got slapped but I love this story!
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:All this thread has done is proven yet again how biased Americans are.
Aw jeez, we're sorry Dieter. And they say Germans can't laugh at themselves…wait …come back! we love you in our unsophisticated, ham-handed way! Please, we'll sit around the piano and sing: 'Falling in love again, never wanted to, what am I to do, I can't help it…' Love you Marlene!
Anonymous wrote:All this thread has done is proven yet again how biased Americans are.