2006-06-20 15:17:52 · 13 answers · asked by mazungodemisipi 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
I should go to Germany before I make real judgements. My only basis is that I had German roommate for 2 years. I admit it's hard to truly get a glimpse of a people thru one person in a foreign country.
2006-06-20 15:43:00 · update #1
I forgot to mention that they have one of the most noted educational systems in the world. Or, ten years ago they did, anyway it's probably still better than America's; you buncha retard heart-attacks-waiting-to-happen!!;) Have another cheeseburger.
2006-06-20 15:58:53 · update #2
Its got something to do with the fact that prior to the 1700s, Germany wasn't really a unified country so much as a mass of minor principalities and fiefdoms. The German countryside was pretty much a major battlefield during the Napoleonic wars. Germany was mainly unified due to the invasion and subjection by Napoleon. This made the German mindset fairly militaristic up until they were defeated so badly in WWII. After WWII and the atrocities that were disclosed, the German people were left with a certain level of self-loathing and a rejection of the previous mores that had formed the core of their national identity. For the last few generations since then, the Germans have been sort of confused about exactly what Germans should behave like and believe in. There has been no real consensus in the society and a lot of experimentation with various "alternative" cultural ideas. This has produced a lot of apparent weirdness.
2006-06-20 15:29:53 · answer #1 · answered by ericwnorton 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know--but in the 1990 census 28% of Americans claimed at least one German ancestor and in the midwest it was up to 38%--so I think we got it from them...Weird beats ordinary any day!
2006-06-21 03:57:21 · answer #2 · answered by frauholzer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know, but I had a German exchange student for nearly a year and although he was a great kid, he was definitely weird with a capital W!
2006-06-20 15:58:47 · answer #3 · answered by Koko 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a great question, I have often wondered the same thing myself, I think it's gotta be something in the water ( or beer ) over there.
2006-06-20 15:19:19 · answer #4 · answered by boker_magnum 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im German...I don't consider myself weird. I was born here though...but my Dad was born in Germany and he was not weird...
2006-06-20 15:21:25 · answer #5 · answered by Isabella's Mommy Expecting #2 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
12% beer served in liter mugs
2006-06-20 15:48:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Different culture. It's not weird to them!
2006-06-20 15:19:09 · answer #7 · answered by Mommymonster 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you figure it out, let me know because i'm 100% german and i'm about as weird as they come.
2006-06-20 15:21:20 · answer #8 · answered by Kismet 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Weird?
What do you consider weird?
I find your question weird .... does that make YOU weird???
2006-06-20 17:29:37 · answer #9 · answered by pro_and_contra 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what exactly do u find weird about them? ermm us
2006-06-20 15:20:45 · answer #10 · answered by simi1808 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋