What about the Germans makes you mad?

fable · Post by **fable** » Thu Aug 30, 2001 10:29 am

In our continuing series devoted to alienating major nationalities and letting slip the dogs of war, we turn next to dachsunds, or more specifically, Germans. (And no, I'm not calling Germans, dogs. Besides, there are more colorful epithets to throw in German, and their idioms get really poetic--but let's not go there.) What don't you like about the Germans? Come on: don't be shy, speak up!

vixen · Post by **vixen** » Thu Aug 30, 2001 10:32 am

Sauerkraut.

Why eat it?

fable · Post by **fable** » Thu Aug 30, 2001 10:50 am

Originally posted by vixen:
Sauerkraut.

Why eat it?

Who said anything about eating it? I thought it was great as binding material.

THE JAKER · Post by **THE JAKER** » Thu Aug 30, 2001 10:53 am

I don't like their cars.

C Elegans · Post by **C Elegans** » Thu Aug 30, 2001 10:56 am

Originally posted by vixen:
Sauerkraut.

Why eat it?

I actually like sauerkraut, especially to heavy food of the traditional German style

Nothing in particular bothers me about Germany, actually. I dislike the old polluted industrial areas, but morally and politically, I don't have a lot to say about Germany.

Minerva · Post by **Minerva** » Thu Aug 30, 2001 11:40 am

This place will be filled up by English after this Saturday...

@fable: Are you planning to create threads for every single country in the world, by any chance? What's next? Australia? Canada? Italy?

THE JAKER · Post by **THE JAKER** » Thu Aug 30, 2001 11:52 am

Oooh! Let's do Australia! I hate their flag and their dumb opera house!!!

fable · Post by **fable** » Thu Aug 30, 2001 12:29 pm

Originally posted by Minerva:
This place will be filled up by English after this Saturday...

@fable: Are you planning to create threads for every single country in the world, by any chance? What's next? Australia? Canada? Italy?

I was thinking of San Marino, next. Maybe followed by Guinea Bissau. What do you think?

ThorinOakensfield · Post by **ThorinOakensfield** » Thu Aug 30, 2001 12:55 pm

Did you know if a tree fell on a mime in the woods, and nobody would care.

fable · Post by **fable** » Thu Aug 30, 2001 1:36 pm

Originally posted by ThorinOakensfield:
Did you know if a tree fell on a mime in the woods, and nobody would care.

And if it was a mime, they shouldn't.

Though there was a college radio station in Miami, Florida, that signed off each midnight by stating they were going to play the entire collected works of Marcel Marceau.

Kayless · Post by **Kayless** » Thu Aug 30, 2001 6:29 pm

Hmmm, what don’t I like about Germany? That’s a hard one. Being an average American I know next to nothing about foreign nations, nor do I have any desire to learn more about them.

God bless the U.S.

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Thu Aug 30, 2001 6:42 pm

Originally posted by THE JAKER:
Oooh! Let's do Australia! I hate their flag and their dumb opera house!!!

I hate the fact they were refusing to let that refugee ship dock yesterday.

I don't really have anything against the Germans. Except the language itself, it sounds very harsh to my ear

@Kayless so that would make you... a spammer?

nael · Post by **nael** » Thu Aug 30, 2001 7:17 pm

i like germany, like their beer, their food, their cars...

Rob-hin · Post by **Rob-hin** » Fri Aug 31, 2001 2:20 am

Lederhosen!, on my tv, there also are a couple of geman stations and every time I switch by one, there they are: Looooong tables filled with beer and bloodworst, and an women and a man singing strange songs...

Also every film ect. is transelated, suddenly you hear Mulder say: Sully, lassen wir auf dem farrad loss gean! (whatever that means..

)

BUT, they are always the first to show new movies on tv, we always have to weat an half year longer.

In general German folks are nice people, and I like em.

Sojourner · Post by **Sojourner** » Fri Aug 31, 2001 2:29 am

Originally posted by nael:
i like germany, like their beer, their food, their cars...

Same here. Like their Autobahns too.

I know I'll get soo many speeding tickets when I return to the U.S.

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Fri Aug 31, 2001 3:43 am

Originally posted by fable:
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What don't you like about the Germans? Come on: don't be shy, speak up!

That their legislation often make gamecompanies censur computergames for europeans (F2 among others, possible NwN

)

Vehemence · Post by **Vehemence** » Fri Aug 31, 2001 3:51 am

Originally posted by THE JAKER:
Oooh! Let's do Australia! I hate their flag and their dumb opera house!!!

You sir, have insulted my country. Ah well, like I care.

What's wrong with our opera house?

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Fri Aug 31, 2001 4:00 am

Originally posted by THE JAKER:
Oooh! Let's do Australia! I hate their flag and their dumb opera house!!!

Hey - don't bash the opera house - it was designed by a Dane

rapier · Post by **rapier** » Fri Aug 31, 2001 4:08 am

@Xandax: Ah, yes...our beloved BPjS (Bundesprüfstelle für jugendgefährdende Schriften)...that's what bloodpatches are for...

@Rob-hin: I have no idea what that means either...

And, once and for all, only Bavarians wear Lederhosen, because they are crazy, the real Germans dress more or less normal...

rapier · Post by **rapier** » Fri Aug 31, 2001 4:12 am

Originally posted by Vehemence:
What's wrong with our opera house?

It looks like a pineapple...