The Germans

Fuinseog · 13-05-2012 8:43pm

SurferDude41 wrote: »

Things I like about Germans-

They are very punctual, never late.
They are very hardworking,
They are very honest and straight forward.
They have tall blonde attractive uninhibited women....
They aren't brainwashed by the catholic church.
They are very organised.
They have excellent well educated politicans running their country, while we only seem to have corrupt gombeen men running our country into the feckin ground....arrrrggggghhhh

Things I dislike about bloody Germans....

They are so fecking organised about every area of their lives. They have a system for everything....
They seem incapable of being spontaineous,
They are very arrogant.
They are like sheep, they don't seem to work well on their own initiative.
They are rather robotic, once they make a plan its carried out.

When one of their well organised plans goes wrong.... they just seem to go into crebral meltdown.... This can be absolutely hilarious to watch....They rarely seem to include any sort of back up plan....this is prolly why they lost the war.....lol...

I wonder can 82 million Germans be stereotyped the same way?

Irish people really have to get over themselves regarding the WW2. I work with teenagers who think its hilarious to draw swastikas all over the place and out heil hitler whenever they encounter a German. sadly, the teachers I work with do not see any harm in it, which is akin to making ape noises when you see blacks.

Fuinseog · 13-05-2012 8:48pm

Alun wrote: »

You should have lived there in the 80's like I did .. all the shops closed at midday on Saturday, except for one Saturday a month which was called a Lange Samstag, or long Saturday. Of course, you didn't get something for nothing, and the Monday after a Lange Samstag the shops didn't open until midday.

I'm pretty sure it's changed now, but I might be wrong.

that is because folks want to spend their lives doing something other than shopping.

I_smell_fear · 13-05-2012 8:51pm

"We must get back to Dancecentrum in Stuttgart in time to see Kraftwerk"

Nodin · 13-05-2012 8:54pm

Fuinseog wrote: »

that is because folks want to spend their lives doing something other than shopping.

...or stuck working in a shop on Sundays. Somebody who was there in the 90's told me it was all vending machines on a Sunday, with a suprising variety of stuff in them.

Latchy · 13-05-2012 9:22pm

Angela Merkel arrives at Passport Control at Athens airport.

"Nationality?" asks the immigration officer.

"German," she replies.

"Occupation?"

"No, just here for a few days."

TeddyTedson · 13-05-2012 9:29pm

Latchy wrote: »

Angela Merkel arrives at Passport Control at Athens airport.

"Nationality?" asks the immigration officer.

"German," she replies.

"Occupation?"

"No, just here for a few days."

I don't like that woman now I have to say.
Even Germans can be arseholes it seems.
I actually did a bit of research on here a while back because I just couldn't believe she was fully German. It's mind boggling really.

Latchy · 13-05-2012 9:46pm

TeddyTedson wrote: »

I don't like that woman now I have to say.
Even Germans can be arseholes it seems.
I actually did a bit of research on here a while back because I just couldn't believe she was fully German. It's mind boggling really.

It is mind boggling as far as most of Europe is concerned as to how Merkal/ the Germans are to coin a phrase... 'calling the shots ' so to speak and jokes aside ,many Greeks will have memories of German occupation in their minds .

Happy Monday · 13-05-2012 10:22pm

Latchy wrote: »

It is mind boggling as far as most of Europe is concerned as to how Merkal/ the Germans are to coin a phrase... 'calling the shots ' so to speak and jokes aside ,many Greeks will have memories of German occupation in their minds .

In fairness the Germans have bankrolled Greece, Ireland and many other countries for decades.

Eaten bread soon forgotten.

No one here refused massive cash transfers in the 90s.

John C · 13-05-2012 10:23pm

TeddyTedson wrote: »

You're a tad cynical about the Irish there, I actually find Germans to be very similar to Irish.

I know only 200 persons (round numbers) in Ireland. I know >200 persons in Germany. I have noticed only some similiarities in behaviour and attitude to work, neighbours, relations, mates and colleagues between these persons in Ireland and persons in Germany.

Limitation of my sample
These people in Ireland are relations and ex neighbours. Most reside in hamlets of less than 100 persons. They work in firms with less than 30 employees.
These Germans I know live in a big town of 43.000 inhabitants, a nearby workplace has 31.000 workers. The companies have 100 - 100.000 employees. 90% of my neighbours have only been resident here for less than ten years. In Ireland my neighbour's father, granddad ..... great great great grandad lived in that area.

TeddyTedson · 13-05-2012 10:25pm

John C wrote: »

I know only 200 persons (round numbers) in Ireland. I know >200 persons in Germany. I have noticed only some similiarities in behaviour and attitude to work, neighbours, relations, mates and colleagues between these persons in Ireland and persons in Germany.

Limitation of my sample
These people in Ireland are relations and ex neighbours. Most reside in hamlets of less than 100 persons. They work in firms with less than 30 employees.
Thes Germans I know live in a big town of 43.000 inhabitants, one nearby workplace has 31.000 workers. The companies have 100 - 100.000 employees. 90% of my neighbours have only been resident here for less than ten years. In Ireland my neighbour's father, granddad..... great great great grandad lived in that area.

You are German?

Nodin · 13-05-2012 10:27pm

TeddyTedson wrote: »

You are German?

No, hes from Upper Bavaria just past mullhuddart.

Latchy · 13-05-2012 10:40pm

Happy Monday wrote: »

In fairness the Germans have bankrolled Greece, Ireland and many other countries for decades.

Eaten bread soon forgotten.

No one here refused massive cash transfers in the 90s.

Yes...that's the reality .

blowtorch · 14-05-2012 1:12pm

A former boss (German) told me this joke about Paddy fighting the Germans in the War.
He'd devised a brilliant way of shooting the Germans. He'd be in the trench and shout "Hans?", and a German would stand up and say 'Ja!', and Paddy would shoot him.

Getting fed up with this, a German commander though he'd turn the tables. He was in his trench one day and during the fighting he shouted "Paddy?". (Hoping the Irishman would stand up) The Irishman shouted back "Is That you Hans?". The commander stood up and said 'Ja', and was duly shot

old_aussie · 14-05-2012 1:16pm

I always had difficulty concentration in germany

14-05-2012 1:17pm

went out with one for a while
and of course my german teachers are german :pac:

not much to say they're just people
women in some of the cities did seem to have better fashion sense though

wouldn't mind moving there or switzerland sometime

kfallon · 14-05-2012 1:18pm

I will be an honorary German from June 8th to (hopefully!) July 1st.

Deutschland, Deutschland Uberalles....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfzZdSxkzMw

king_kong_ill · 14-05-2012 1:27pm

TeddyTedson wrote: »

I don't like that woman now I have to say.
Even Germans can be arseholes it seems.
I actually did a bit of research on here a while back because I just couldn't believe she was fully German. It's mind boggling really.

what exactly is mind boggling about the fact that angela merkel is german ?

she comes across as quintesentially german to me , if she was italian or spanish , i would have reason to scratch my head

HavingCrack · 14-05-2012 1:48pm

bluewolf wrote: »

women in some of the cities did seem to have better fashion sense though

Did you really find this to be the case? I've seen this posted on boards quite a bit but my experience with German women was that they were some of the worst dressers in Europe. Baggy jeans and big shapeless jumpers or parka jackets with scarves seemed to be the norm along with cheapish looking runners. Maybe it was the cities I've been to (Freiberg and Stuttgart) but I found a similar 'look' amongst German women abroad. Compared to a visit to Barcelona or Rome I didn't think the women were anything special (maybe I just like Mediterranean women :P)

14-05-2012 1:50pm

HavingCrack wrote: »

Did you really find this to be the case? I've seen this posted on boards quite a bit but my experience with German women was that they were some of the worst dressers in Europe. Baggy jeans and big shapeless jumpers or parka jackets with scarves seemed to be the norm along with cheapish looking runners. Maybe it was the cities I've been to (Freiberg and Stuttgart) but I found a similar 'look' amongst German women abroad. Compared to a visit to Barcelona or Rome I didn't think the women were anything special (maybe I just like Mediterranean women :P)

I was in saarbrucken, heidelberg, and some other town I forget the name of, and yeah, they seemed pretty stylish and well put together.
Definitely no baggy jeans and shapeless jumpers in sight!

must depend on the city, i'm hoping to visit a few more

munchkin_utd · 14-05-2012 2:19pm

bluewolf wrote: »

I was in saarbrucken, heidelberg, and some other town I forget the name of, and yeah, they seemed pretty stylish and well put together.
Definitely no baggy jeans and shapeless jumpers in sight!

must depend on the city, i'm hoping to visit a few more

christ, germany is far more fashion concious than Ireland (which should be your standard reference point when slaggin off anyone)

In Munich theres separate stores ran by Prada, Gucci, Dolce Gabana and all other major designers that seem to be doing brisk enough business.
Not to mention high end boutiques all over the place along with other more reasonably priced shops.
And lingerie shops! The nice clothing you cant see. Lots of them about too, which is a sign of classy birds. Well.... could be a sign of birds with rich boyfriends/ hubbys but anyhow. Its also something you see shag all of in Ireland even during the height of the boom. Money cant buy class but can buy nice frilly knickers - far superior than wasting it on a property portfolio!

Theres an amount of downdressers in germany like everywhere else. Probably more mullets than anywhere else in Europe.
BUT - these are often your equivalent of the irish tracksuit/ pyjama wearing type citizen that in Ireland we try and ignore exist (till they randomly try cause a fight on the street with us late at night).
Does a few badly dressed, badly groomed, poor people represent a nation? In Ireland or elsewhere?

14-05-2012 2:32pm

munchkin_utd wrote: »

Does a few badly dressed, badly groomed, poor people represent a nation? In Ireland or elsewhere?

Are you ranting about something?

Fuinseog · 14-05-2012 6:11pm

kfallon wrote: »

I will be an honorary German from June 8th to (hopefully!) July 1st.

Deutschland, Deutschland Uberalles....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfzZdSxkzMw

unlike our British chums who wanted to rule the waves and still sing about his, Deutschland über alles was an expression for one single united Germany as opposed to hundreds of small kingdoms. oft misinterpreted.

Fuinseog · 14-05-2012 6:14pm

munchkin_utd wrote: »

christ, germany is far more fashion concious than Ireland (which should be your standard reference point when slaggin off anyone)

In Munich theres separate stores ran by Prada, Gucci, Dolce Gabana and all other major designers that seem to be doing brisk enough business.
Not to mention high end boutiques all over the place along with other more reasonably priced shops.
And lingerie shops! The nice clothing you cant see. Lots of them about too, which is a sign of classy birds. Well.... could be a sign of birds with rich boyfriends/ hubbys but anyhow. Its also something you see shag all of in Ireland even during the height of the boom. Money cant buy class but can buy nice frilly knickers - far superior than wasting it on a property portfolio!

Theres an amount of downdressers in germany like everywhere else. Probably more mullets than anywhere else in Europe.
BUT - these are often your equivalent of the irish tracksuit/ pyjama wearing type citizen that in Ireland we try and ignore exist (till they randomly try cause a fight on the street with us late at night).
Does a few badly dressed, badly groomed, poor people represent a nation? In Ireland or elsewhere?

only knackers wear tracksuits in Germany. football jerseys are reserved for when there is football.

there is more individuality in Germany than Ireland, actually there is more individuality everywhere but Ireland. Folks here seem to have uniform tastes about everything.
where are the punks or goths in Ireland?do not dare to be different and slagg anyone who is.

14-05-2012 8:37pm

Fuinseog wrote: »

where are the punks or goths in Ireland?

central bank

Nodin · 14-05-2012 9:20pm

bluewolf wrote: »

went out with one for a while
and of course my german teachers are german :pac:

not much to say they're just people
women in some of the cities did seem to have better fashion sense though

wouldn't mind moving there or switzerland sometime

I've been reliably informed that Switzerland is a bit 'different'..Not exactly too well filled in on the map of liberal Europe when it comes to attitudes to women working and the like.

Latchy · 14-05-2012 9:22pm

kfallon wrote: »

I will be an honorary German from June 8th to (hopefully!) July 1st.

Deutschland, Deutschland Uberalles....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfzZdSxkzMw

From a purely musical point of view , this and Amhrán na bhFiann (the version as played at closedown on rte tv late 80s ) are both wonderful pieces of music .

Fuinseog · 14-05-2012 9:43pm

Latchy wrote: »

From a purely musical point of view , this and Amhrán na bhFiann (the version as played at closedown on rte tv late 80s ) are both wonderful pieces of music .

the melody was composed by the Austrian Haydn in the he 18th century long before the Nazis, something a lot of folk do not see to realise.

RichieC · 14-05-2012 9:46pm

kfallon wrote: »

I will be an honorary German from June 8th to (hopefully!) July 1st.

Deutschland, Deutschland Uberalles....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfzZdSxkzMw

the fuq?

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CamperMan · 14-05-2012 9:50pm

if you are new to Germany, the Germans can seem very arrogant and miserable, but once you get to know them they are great people, very family orientated... and as the OP says, they are active.. where we are over in the East, the neighbours are out doing the gardening, cycling, partying, they just have a great time, and that makes me feel more relaxed..

I love Germany...

supposed to have come here (Germany) to work on our old house for an 8 week period.. 15 months on..

WERE STILL HERE!!

Latchy · 14-05-2012 9:58pm

Fuinseog wrote: »

the melody was composed by the Austrian Haydn in the he 18th century long before the Nazis, something a lot of folk do not see to realise.

A-1

RichieC wrote: »

the fuq?

As Fuinseog explained , it was composed long before the Nazis altered and used it .

Wurzelbert · 09-06-2012 6:54pm

interesting thread…being german, i really wish people would bother getting into german history - and thus basically the core of european history - a little more, and not only the last two world wars but the last 1200 years or so since germany began to emerge as a nation…that would help people understand today’s europe (eu, euro and all) and also the 20th century's turmoil better than having been brought up with a limited and tailored version of history written by those who won the war(s) ever could…what most people in the western world perceive as german/european history ist really just a conglomeration of facts, half-truths and lies…and that’s what to this day is shaping people's perception of germany…

golden lane · 09-06-2012 6:58pm

Wurzelbert wrote: »

interesting thread…being german, i really wish people would bother getting into german history - and thus basically the core of european history - a little more, and not only the last two world wars but the last 1200 years or so since germany began to emerge as a nation…that would help people understand today’s europe (eu, euro and all) and also the 20th century's turmoil better than having been brought up with a limited and tailored version of history written by those who won the war(s) ever could…what most people in the western world perceive as german/european history ist really just a conglomeration of facts, half-truths and lies…and that’s what to this day is shaping people's perception of germany…

you did help to beat the french at waterloo......

Mr Benevolent · 09-06-2012 6:59pm

A grand bunch of lads. Seriously.

mikemac1 · 09-06-2012 7:01pm

They have laws over four hundred years old for beer purity

Any country with laws for top class beer is a great country and has their priorities right

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinheitsgebot

Fuinseog · 09-06-2012 8:21pm

I think our view of Germans i sometimes shaped by those who come top live here. The Aussteiger does this image few favours. I for one find it weird when such Germans refuse to speak German, even with their fellow countrymen. very often the Aussteiger seem to have a chip on their shoulder against their own country.

Nodin · 09-06-2012 8:23pm

golden lane wrote: »

you did help to beat the french at waterloo......

The German state didn't exist at the time. It was Von Blucher and the Prussians at Waterloo.

golden lane · 09-06-2012 8:29pm

Nodin wrote: »

The German state didn't exist at the time. It was Von Blucher and the Prussians at Waterloo.

i am well aware of that......but as the germans existed in roman times.....i guessed they were german.....

of course bismark united all the german states.......except austria....not officially anyway...

Wurzelbert · 09-06-2012 8:32pm

Nodin wrote: »

The German state didn't exist at the time. It was Von Blucher and the Prussians at Waterloo.

that's just the sort of limited knowledge of history i meant in my previous post here...while the german state of today was founded in 1949, the german nation as such has been arond much longer...ever wondered why the 3rd reich was called the 3rd? take some history lessons...

Nodin · 09-06-2012 8:40pm

Wurzelbert wrote: »

that's just the sort of limited knowledge of history i meant in my previous post here......

Prussia was a seperate kingdom in 1815. Prussia didn't become part of a greater Germany until 180/71 and unification

mikemac1 · 09-06-2012 8:41pm

One of my teamleaders is German

Hates the Turks, absolutely hates them!

Bit of a guess but they are about 2000km apart I reckon,
Hardly neighbours with a long history

Not sure why, we were a bit surprised

Nodin · 09-06-2012 8:41pm

golden lane wrote: »

i am well aware of that......but as the germans existed in roman times.....i guessed they were german.....

of course bismark united all the german states.......except austria....not officially anyway...

They were a Germanic state, but they were not the sole representative unit of the German peoples.

luckyfrank · 09-06-2012 8:46pm

i dont like germs

prinz · 09-06-2012 8:48pm

mikemac1 wrote: »

One of my teamleaders is German
Hates the Turks, absolutely hates them!Bit of a guess but they are about 2000km apart I reckon,Hardly neighbours with a long history Not sure why, we were a bit surprised

Could have something with the estimated 3.75 million odd Turks and people of Turkish origin in Germany.

monkyslap · 09-06-2012 8:48pm

TeddyTedson wrote: »

People seem to have a very negative view of the Germans.
I've often heard Irish people call them boring. But anyone who's lived there will tell you this is far from the truth.
They tend to be quite good at their jobs and take it seriously, but as soon as they're finished work they become very active. They'll be doing activities right through the week after work. Not just lounging around the house watching TV.
Also, the women seem to be able to have plenty of one night stands and not get called whores, which is a delight, perhaps.
They also have great diets.
Even their beer has very strict brewing laws. You won't find the mad chemicals you find in most beers in any German beer.
Anyway, I just think they're a great bunch of lads (and lassies).
What are boardies experiences and opinions of ze Germans?

As a German myself, i think we are the most boring people on ze planet. i must also apologise for our disgracefull acts during the war. now i shall put my head in sand while being whipped on ze bottom by little people.

Wurzelbert · 09-06-2012 8:53pm

anyone ever wonderd how come the imperial regalia of the medieval german empire (the “1st reich”) are nowadays in vienna? from reading several posts here, most users clearly have no clue of german history…read up on it, folks…even if only on wikipedia as a starting point…and do not stop there....

Fuinseog · 09-06-2012 9:12pm

Wurzelbert wrote: »

that's just the sort of limited knowledge of history i meant in my previous post here...while the german state of today was founded in 1949, the german nation as such has been arond much longer...ever wondered why the 3rd reich was called the 3rd? take some history lessons...

I thought the German state of today was founded in 1990? auch Ossis sind Deutschen.

golden lane · 09-06-2012 9:16pm

Nodin wrote: »

They were a Germanic state, but they were not the sole representative unit of the German peoples.

wow!....such knowledge......

go back to bed.......

Fuinseog · 09-06-2012 9:16pm

mikemac1 wrote: »

One of my teamleaders is German

Hates the Turks, absolutely hates them!

Bit of a guess but they are about 2000km apart I reckon,
Hardly neighbours with a long history

Not sure why, we were a bit surprised

the Turks are like the travelling community. some decent but some less so. the Turks who go to Germany are not exactly the cream of the crop and many can barely read and write Turkish, let alone German. honour killings are not popular in germany.

Fuinseog · 09-06-2012 9:19pm

prinz wrote: »

Could have something with the estimated 3.75 million odd Turks and people of Turkish origin in Germany.

and the way they behave, though I do think Turks in Germany are more integrated than in places such as Austria.

Jester252 · 09-06-2012 9:21pm

Ah sure their not too bad

The Germans

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