Hi, I wanted to know. What do you THINK ABOUT GERMANY?

Answer 1

Its the greatest nation on earth. It has been a leader in science, medicine, art, music, philosophy, and litature.

Did you know that your "Hot Dog" comes from Germany?

Did you know that your "Hamburger" comes from Germany?

Did you know that your all-American "Apple Pie" comes from Germany?

Did you know that your beer brewing industry was founded exclusively by Germans? Miller, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Strohs, Hamms, Budweiser, Henry Weinhardt's, Coors, Michelob, Lowenbrau, you name it - all German in origin.

Did you know that German beer is brewed according to an ancient (350 years old) law, which puts it on par with milk as a food? This law prescribes absolute purity with no chemicals (or rice) allowed. When chemically analyzing German beer, one finds it has virtually the same food value as rye-bread.

Did you know that your dairy industry was founded exclusively by Germans? Not only the American, but that of many other countries as well, such as Chile for example.

Did you know that Oscar Meyer of meat-packing fame, was German? The finest meat-packing companies in South America are those from the South of Chile, purely of German origin, going back 150 years!

Did you know that Konrad Zuse, a German electronics engineer invented the first mechanical computer in 1936? Konrad Zuse developed the first fully functioning electronic computer in 1941? Zuse's name is practically unknown to today's computer people, that the fact that the computer is for all intents and purposes a German invention is unknown?

That plastics are a German invention?

That synthetic fibers are a German invention

That the study of genetics originated in Germany?

That the sciences, ALL of them, are essentially German, not in origin of course, and not exclusively (nature is the origin), but intellectually? That the vast majority of all scientists of note in the latter part of the 19th. century and the first half of the 20th. received their training at German universities?

That synthetic foods such as margarine originated in Germany?

Did you know that we Germans developed synthetic gasoline and that this invention, if adopted would make the entire world independent of the oil producers? Can you even begin to imagine the benefits to the world, to the environment?

Did you know that one of the first lung cancer operations was conducted by a German surgeon in Saarbruecken during the early 1930's?, that it was the findings of this surgeon which dictated later procedures world-wide?

Did you know that ketchup was invented by "Heinz-Foods", a company founded by a German?

Can you imagine having your "Burger" without ketchup?

Did you know that George Washington's army was drilled and instructed in how to fight by General von Steuben, a Prussian (German)? Do you realize General von Steuben did more than any other foreigner or most Americans for that matter, for the freedom you now enjoy?

Did you know that the original Declaration of Independence was printed in the German language in Philadelphia 3 years before being printed in English? Did you know that we Germans introduced the printing press to the USA? That German almost became the official language of the U.S. ( it lost by a mere two votes).

Did you know that Johann Gutenberg, the inventor of the printing press, was named the most important person in the last one thousand years?

Did you know that German classical music represents the high point of music in all of Civilization? That Germans produced more great composers in one century than the rest of the world combined has in recorded history? Do you realize that if you were to remove German music from the symphony orchestra's library, you might as well disband the orchestras? Think of it, Bach, Brahms, Beethoven, Handel, Mendelssohn,Schumann, Schubert,and Wagner.

German inventors dicoveries such as:
1440 movable type - Johannes Gutenberg
1510 balance spring (clockwork) - Peter Henlein
1709 alcohol thermometer - Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit
1714 mercury thermometer - Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit
1850 Geissler (flourescent) tube - Heinrich Geissler
1861 telephone - Philipp Reis
1867 dynamo generator - Werner von Siemens
1876 ammonia refrigerator - Karl von Linde
1877 four-stroke internal combustion engine - Nikolaus August Otto
1884 Nipkow scanning disk (TV) - Paul Nipkow
1885 automobile (Daimler-Benz) Karl Benz
1885 automobile (Daimler-Benz) - Gottlieb Daimler
1885 diesel engine - Rudolf Diesel
1887 microphone - Emil Berliner
1888 electromagnetic waves - Heinrich R. Hertz
1892 mercury vapor lamp - Martin Leo Arons
1895 X-rays (discovery) - Wilhelm C. Röntgen
1896 glider - Otto Lilienthal
1897 cathode-ray tube - Karl Ferdinand Braun
1899 aspirin - Felix Hoffmann (Bayer AG)
1900 flourescent lamp - Edmund Germer
1900 airship - Graf Ferdinand von Zeppelin
1902 alternating current - Charles Proteus Steinmetz
1906 Test for syphilis - August Paul von Wassermann
1920 (adidas) athletic shoe - Adolf (Adi) Dassler
1920 thermochemistry - Walther Hermann Nernst
1928 Schwangerschaftstest first scientific pregnancy test Selmar Aschheim
1931 electron microscope - 1986 Ernst Ruska
1942 spread spectrum technology - Hedy Lamarr (Web)
1945 Z1-Z4 computers - The Z3 was the first programmable computer - Konrad Zuse
1954 rotary cylinder engine - Felix Wankel
1995 MP3 - Fraunhofer Inst. -Karlheinz Brandenburg, Bernhard Grill

Germans are NOT warmongers! They didn't start WWI, a Serbian name Josef Prinz did.
Other nations like France, England, and the U.S. could very well deserve that title more than Germany. The first nursing home was founded in Germany in the 1500's. Germany was the first nation to institute old age pensions, welfare for the poor, social security, and uninversal healthcare, all in 1890's. Germany has alot to be proud of, but all small minded Americans can think of is the 12 year occupation by an AUSTRIAN psychopath. Germany is truly the best.

Answer 2

Hi SillySherry

I was born in Germany and I think it's very nice there. I have heard from alot of people that went to Germany think Germans are very polite. Like America , Germany has black sheep's too. Germany has great food, Beer and alot of things to see. Now to all the ones that hate Germany because of WWI and WWII , you can't hate all Germans because of what Germans did back than. America has done his things too should Europeans hate the Americans because of that. I think not. Why do we Germans now still have to suffer cause of what Hitler did. Most Germans do not agree with what he did just like some Americans don't agree with what bush is doing. You can't judge Germans by what one person did. Go to Germany see what it's like and than you can answer Shelly's question.

Answer 3

I can't wait to visit Germany... the language, the history, the architecture. I had a friend who just got back from touring Europe and he said, while he loved the language in France, he absolutely loved Germany the most. He talked about the great nightlife in Berlin... and met lots of great people. I intend to visit when I get to vacation and travel in Europe, if you have the chance, you should definitely do it too.

Answer 4

A very interesting country. Cradle of knowledge, and learning. Many cultured people came from Germany. Their mistake was to accept hitler ( which was austrian ). It is the only country that reunified after the fall of the wall of Berlin

Answer 5

I like Germany. But I'm biased because I'm part German. I love the language, too bad I'm no good with it. I plan on visiting someday.

Answer 6

I think they are war-mongerers. When the wrong person gets into power there, they start causing trouble. WWI and WWII stemmed from that country. Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.

Answer 7

Deutchland uber alles

Answer 8

Zig heil

Answer 9

2 world wars and 1 world cup,ok we usually lose out on the deck chairs but they have bigger towels they need them to cope with their bigger ego's

Answer 10

It is a cool place to visit