Post one word that you associate the most with Germany

[noname223]

I am from Germany and I am curious about the replies.

I go with: Bundeskanzler (Translation chancellor of Germany)

 

[mikgazer6]

Europe

 

[eattwinkiesseejesus]

Hitler
(i was a ww2/ history nerd, don't come for me lol)

 

[Pessimist]

Nazism/Hitler. I don't have anything against Germany, it's just the first thing that comes to mind. Sorry.

 

[JealousOfTheElderly]

I am from Germany and I am curious about the replies.

I go with: Bundeskanzler (Translation chancellor of Germany)

American, here. Which chancellor are you referring to? If it's the one from WWII, that's what came to mind.
Actually I think of German people wearing the traditional "Lederhosen", hehe.
Also, Bratwurst (I like it with golden brown spicy mustard and no sauerkraut.)
Mmmmm, now I am hungry! I'd like Bratwurst.

 

[noname223]

American, here. Which chancellor are you referring to? If it's the one from WWII, that's what came to mind.
Actually I think of German people wearing the traditional "Lederhosen", hehe.
Also, Bratwurst (I like it with golden brown spicy mustard and no sauerkraut.)
Mmmmm, now I am hungry! I'd like Bratwurst.

I don't think about a specific one. I thought of the term because soon there are elections.

 

[J&L383]

Fahrvergnügen

 

[avoid]

Accent.

I love the accent Germans have when they speak Dutch. When I hear this accent I sometimes can't help myself but to parrot the Dutch word in their accent. I know this may come across as rude because it looks like I'm ridiculing their accent but really I just want to hear more of it.

I can't really place my finger on why I like the sound of the German accent—I don't hear it enough to know. I think it makes Dutch sound softer and bouncier. Flemish also makes Dutch sound softer but it's just not the same as the German accent.

Edit:
The accent is actually the first thing I think about when someone mentions a German, not the country itself. For the country, it would be "Merkel."

 

[yowai]

sausage popped into my mind for some reason

 

[leloyon]

PANZERKAMPFWAGEN.
Alternatively, "flammenwerfer" or "fokker":

 

[Adûnâi]

MACHTERGREIFUNG

 

[r.vival]

schnitzel holy shit i love it

 

[Gustav Hartmann]

Life punishes the latecomer.
Idiocracy

 

[Kanoh]

Evil

 

[InTheStars]

Angela

 

[Pluto]

 

[SoulCage]

Superior.

I am from Austria and because we are in comparison such a small (size and population) German speaking nation it means that Germany dominates most of our media, pop culture and market. Companies and individuals (like writers, singers) can export all their products to us and we have no chance the other way around. It's harder for us to establish something in Austria when we have such a strong competition from our neighbour. It's not always a bad thing, don't get me wrong. But it feels like our country is too dependent on Germany.
Also, there is this stupid rivalry going on in sports, especially football (soccer). For some reason we Austrians are made to believe that if we can't be grand in the market then we have to be in sports. So beating our "superior" neighbour is an act of showing that we are a strong nation when in reality it doesn't make any difference.

 

[WhatCouldHaveBeen32]

Panzer IV, the one with the long 75mm, not the short one.

 

[Skallagrim]

Heavy metal.

Ok, it's two words but still sort of counts as one.

 

[Gustav Hartmann]

Panzer IV, the one with the long 75mm, not the short one.

What about 120 mm smoth bore, the weapon of all western tanks except for the UK and inclusive Israel.

 

[LoiteringClouds]

LAMY (pen manufacturer)

 

[Blurry_Buildings]

Deutsche Welle (sorry 2 words lol)

 

[noname223]

Deutsche Welle (sorry 2 words lol)

Good news source

 

[Timelapse]

Hatred

 

[GlassMoon]

Donaudampfschifffahrtskapitänsausbildungsleiter (Donau steam ship captain training director), or in general, very long words. That word is often used when one wants to create a very long word just for fun. The "Kurzfristenergieversorgungssicherungsmaßnahmenverordnung" (short term energy supply security measures ordinance) was established at the beginning of the sanctions on Russia, and when I got a letter from my energy provider explaining the rise in prices it caused, this word consumed almost an entire line on its own!

 

[lamy's sacred sleep]

verbocken

My favourite german word.

 

[ForgottenAgain]

Used to be "Hitler" because of History. Nowadays it's probably "trains" or "recycling" because of a particular guy on YouTube lol

 

[yellowjester]

Nazism/Hitler. I don't have anything against Germany, it's just the first thing that comes to mind. Sorry.

It's like asking someone to not think of a pink elephant lol. Of course the first association with Germany is hitler/Nazism because that's the one thing you're not supposed to think of.

 

[ClownWorld2023]

Efficient.


I associate Germany with hard working and efficient, no-nonsense people.