First thoughts when you hear germany?

[Kermi]

I think of my stepmother, who is German, and my half-sister who is learning German at university. Then I think about the colours of the flag, and Oktoberfest, and those outfits with the tiny shorts and the feathered caps. Then I think about how I want to start learning German as soon as that duolingo site opens up. Then I might think about swastikas, SS, Hitler, Nazism, etc. But those aren't the first things I think about.

 

[RatRace123]

Beer.

That's the first thought that pops into my head.

Then nazis, and I'm sorry for that but that's just the way my society has trained me to think.

 

[JMeganSnow]

I think of beer. And schnitzel. And brotchen. And bratwurst. But I've actually lived there.

 

[ShindoL Shill]

fucking.
meat.
lots of meat.
umnumnum.

Spoiler: Nice cars

Spoiler: Good guns

Spoiler: Hot women

Not necessarily in that order


...also a language I want to learn purely so I can yell at people in it.

then these things.

 

[Master_of_Oldskool]

"I hate you und your ass face."

'Cos if you're going to indulge in racist humor, why not have it in the form of a rather shonen-ai-ish anime where you're forced to either ignore the fact that all of the characters are closely related or have your brain explode from the creepiness of it all?

 

[chiefohara]

Beer, Sausages and women.

German Women are verrrrry nice

 

[Reishadowen]

I know the game- and filmindustry trys very hard to keep everyone thinking that germans are still Nazis. But I´ve got fate that the escapists think different, so tell me (if you don´t mind) what is the first thing that comes to your mind exept a big empty cinema with zombies in brown uniforms and obvious poses attacking you (and maybe a friend).

My first thought was actually some "Oktoberfest"-ish type thing, like some beer festival and some guy with a mustache is playing a tuba or the like. My second thought was "used to have" Nazis.

My first thought was probably about as stereo-typical, but then again I've never been to Germany, and I honestly don't know what it's really like over there, so yeah.

 

[SckizoBoy]

Ill be honest, First thing that comes to mind when I hear Germany is:

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This the First thing that comes to mind when I also hear Porsche

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Ah, a lot of love for Henschel & big game, I see...(!)

^^ made my day.

Y'welcome... pic was sent to me by aforementioned Holsteiner... who, funny story, I took to a showing of Avenue Q and when it approached the 'Schadenfreude' number, laughed, stood up and theatrically pointed to herself when:

'Taking pleasure at other people's pain...?' ... That is German!

 

[The White Hunter]

Fawlty Towers

 

[Darth_Dude]

The words Panzer, Wehrmacht, Nazi and BMW come to mind.

 

[Darth_Dude]

Fawlty Towers

Wait what?

Shirley you cant be serious?

 

[MrJKapowey]

In order, when I hear Germany I think of:

Heckler and Koch
WWII
East/West Berlin w/ wall or blockade
Wagner
Erwin Rommel

Yeah, I'm historically minded.

 

[Foxpack1]

The funniest drunk night ever and the amazing Double Happiness burger (not a sexual thing).

 

[SageRuffin]

Spoiler: Technoviking

 

[Anthony Wells]

the very first thing i think of when i hear Germany is either the Tank Destroyer from Command and Conquer Red Alert 2 or the medic from team fortress 2. the second thing i think of is Zero punctuation and his frequent use of hitler saying Ach

 

[YonderTunic]

Rammstein, the TF2 Medic and the fact that I'm part German.

 

[Dogstile]

Lederhosen. That was the first thing that came into my head. Then I wondered how they could stand goose stepping in those things. Then I imagined Hitlers army in tracksuits.

Yeah, brilliant thought process there.

 

[vidirg]

this is going to sound horrible but Nazis, but in my defense, Germany is freaking awesome and I've been learning about ww2.

 

[Mr Companion]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-PjyRwfedk

58 seconds in explains the unfortunate truth, you just can't get away from it. The moment somebody says Germany you think it, then you feel really bad about thinking it.

 

[Pyramid Head]

When i think Germany, i think the old beers and sausages that invented much of the American culinary identity and how the people who invented lagers must be rolling in their graves at the sight of things like Pabst Blue Ribbon and Corona.