I am German as many of you probably know. Let me think about cliches about Germans- We are 1. direct (goal oriented and barely like small-talk), 2. we love rules, organization and structure. 2. Germans are punctual 4. Germans love soccer 5. We are well-insured. 6. We are distant 7. Love to drink beer 9. We know how to bake bread 9. Love sausages
My source for this is a website with an article named "9 German stereotypes which are straight up true"
Maybe if you answer the question of the title you should at least say from which you country you are coming from.
I could now elaborate why I think some of these steroytypes are not fully true in my opinion. Maybe this is an idea for another thread. Though I never had a long time period in another foreign country. I think such a thing is important for a good comparison/evaluation of cliches.
Now to the answer. I think for many instances I fit into a lot of German cliches. I hate small talk, I am goal oriented and direct. I really think rules are very important I hate illegality which also influences my commitment for liberal assisted suicide laws. I am a very punctual person I am really really neurotic about that. I like soccer but my love deteriorated when I saw all the corruption of the sport. I wish I was better insured. Compared to Americans I think I am very well insured though. My health insurance is very good and completely free. I am very thankful for that when I read horror stories of other countries in this forum. However I wished my parents would have secluded a specical disability insurance. This could have prevented my future poverty/suicide. My parents answered the question why they did not do that with we had no money for that. This excuse is a little bit too convenient imo.
At least in this forum I am not distant. If we meet us on the streets I am very distant. If I am patient in a mental health hospital I am very open about my feelings. I think this has something to do with pathological behavior caused by my illnesses.
Though I have to deny the last sterotypes. In these instances I am maybe an atypical German. I have never drunken beer. I never have drunken alcohol (intentionally) at all. I was always scared about drugs. I absolutely don't know how to bake bread. And I only know one German personally who knows how to do that...I am really not into sausages. I am very hypocritical about that. I don't eat much meat. I only can eat it when it is warm. Otherwise I am too much disgusted that I eat a former sentient being. I think eating less meat is still better (morally) than to eat tons of it.
I add some German stereotypes. Many Germans feel morally superior and also show that. I think this could also be true for me. Maybe some think of us as Nazis. I am not a Nazi for sure. I am a lefty. I read something very interesting about Germans in this forum. On the surface we would act politically correct but deep inside we had often racist prejudices. That could be true.
What about your nationality and stereotypes?
My source for this is a website with an article named "9 German stereotypes which are straight up true"
Maybe if you answer the question of the title you should at least say from which you country you are coming from.
I could now elaborate why I think some of these steroytypes are not fully true in my opinion. Maybe this is an idea for another thread. Though I never had a long time period in another foreign country. I think such a thing is important for a good comparison/evaluation of cliches.
Now to the answer. I think for many instances I fit into a lot of German cliches. I hate small talk, I am goal oriented and direct. I really think rules are very important I hate illegality which also influences my commitment for liberal assisted suicide laws. I am a very punctual person I am really really neurotic about that. I like soccer but my love deteriorated when I saw all the corruption of the sport. I wish I was better insured. Compared to Americans I think I am very well insured though. My health insurance is very good and completely free. I am very thankful for that when I read horror stories of other countries in this forum. However I wished my parents would have secluded a specical disability insurance. This could have prevented my future poverty/suicide. My parents answered the question why they did not do that with we had no money for that. This excuse is a little bit too convenient imo.
At least in this forum I am not distant. If we meet us on the streets I am very distant. If I am patient in a mental health hospital I am very open about my feelings. I think this has something to do with pathological behavior caused by my illnesses.
Though I have to deny the last sterotypes. In these instances I am maybe an atypical German. I have never drunken beer. I never have drunken alcohol (intentionally) at all. I was always scared about drugs. I absolutely don't know how to bake bread. And I only know one German personally who knows how to do that...I am really not into sausages. I am very hypocritical about that. I don't eat much meat. I only can eat it when it is warm. Otherwise I am too much disgusted that I eat a former sentient being. I think eating less meat is still better (morally) than to eat tons of it.
I add some German stereotypes. Many Germans feel morally superior and also show that. I think this could also be true for me. Maybe some think of us as Nazis. I am not a Nazi for sure. I am a lefty. I read something very interesting about Germans in this forum. On the surface we would act politically correct but deep inside we had often racist prejudices. That could be true.
What about your nationality and stereotypes?
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