Polish question: what's with the Germans, Brits? Foreign groups in Great Britain.

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Sep 14, 10, 15:56 #1

HI, All. I'm curious about one thing that I've foundc while living on the Island. Can someone clarify?

Observations:

-there are more Americans and Germans in GB than any other foreign group

-nobody talks about it

-nobody talks to me about Germans, apart from a really alcoholic Scot, who only wanted to know if I hate Germans much

-there isn't much German merchandise, apart from cars. Definitely no fashion

-a German lady I know feels liked

-if I talk to English young people about Germans, they stall and change the subject

-extremely brain damaged managers from my previous job thought that we Poles fear Germans as masters.

My observations are not falling into any conclusions as of yet. My man tried to ask his colleagues at one time, but received no answer...

So, now I'm asking - what's with the Gerries, Brits?

SeanBMThreads: 41 Posts: 8,727 Joined: Mar 10, 08 ♂	Edited by: SeanBM Sep 14, 10, 16:04 #2
Ksysia: -there are more Americans and Germans in GB than any other foreign group Really? living there or visiting as tourists? I have never heard that before. Ksysia: -a German lady I know feels liked Stop the press! Are you joking? I mean a German lady, actually feels liked??? :D

TeffleThreads: 28 Posts: 2,105 Joined: Aug 26, 10 ♂	Sep 14, 10, 16:05 #3
Ksysia: there isn't much German merchandise, apart from cars. Definitely no fashion Sorry, but what the hell is German fashion anyway ?! Regarding the substance of your post, taking a wild guess here, three words: Two world wars.

aphrodisiacThreads: 22 Posts: 3,998 Joined: Apr 15, 09 ♀	Sep 14, 10, 16:09 #4
Ksysia: -there are more Americans and Germans in GB than any other foreign group is that a fact?

HarryThreads: 62 Posts: 8,508 Joined: May 2, 07 ♂ [Suspended]	Sep 14, 10, 16:11 #5
aphrodisiac: is that a fact? No: there are far more Poles in the UK than Yanks and Germans combined.

FlaglessPoleThreads: 7 Posts: 1,394 Joined: Aug 19, 10 ♂	Edited by: FlaglessPole Sep 14, 10, 16:11 #6
French community in London area counts about 300,000 ppl. They should be pretty visible with their fashion, food, etc considering that most of them are having non-menial jobs.

convexThreads: 46 Posts: 7,185 Joined: Nov 25, 09 ♂	Sep 14, 10, 16:16 #7
Teffle: Sorry, but what the hell is German fashion anyway ?! Boss, Karl Lagerfeld, Joop... s.oliver comes to mind too

TeffleThreads: 28 Posts: 2,105 Joined: Aug 26, 10 ♂	Sep 14, 10, 16:22 #8
convex: Boss, Karl Lagerfeld, Joop... s.oliver comes to mind too But that's fashion created by Germans as opposed to german fashion ; ) Seriously! I'm not being pedantic, I took it to mean street fashion. Paul Costelloe and Phillip Treacy are well known Irish designers but you would have to look very carefully to see the average Irish man or woman wearing their stuff!

convexThreads: 46 Posts: 7,185 Joined: Nov 25, 09 ♂	Sep 14, 10, 16:24 #9
Teffle: But that's fashion created by Germans as opposed to german fashion ; ) Seriously! I'm not being pedantic, I took it to mean street fashion. Most Germans in the cities are fairly well dressed. It's not all lederhosen and uniforms. Fashion across Europe is pretty much just blending together anyway.

SeanBMThreads: 41 Posts: 8,727 Joined: Mar 10, 08 ♂	Edited by: SeanBM Sep 14, 10, 16:26 #10
Teffle: Sorry, but what the hell is German fashion anyway ?! White socks and sandals? A certain helmet? convex: Fashion across Europe is pretty much just blending together anyway. It's all American, isn't it?

TeffleThreads: 28 Posts: 2,105 Joined: Aug 26, 10 ♂	Sep 14, 10, 16:27 #11
convex: Fashion across Europe is pretty much just blending together anyway Yeah, that's what I was getting at. SeanBM: White socks and sandals? But that's what I was really thinking : )

convexThreads: 46 Posts: 7,185 Joined: Nov 25, 09 ♂	Sep 14, 10, 16:33 #12
SeanBM: A certain helmet? An incredibly stylish helmet mind you, and Boss designed uniforms. SeanBM: It's all American, isn't it? Mindless consumerism and herd mentality isn't just an American phenomenon, it's just one of the best received exports.

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Edited by: Bratwurst Boy Sep 14, 10, 16:52 #13

Ksysia:

-extremely brain damaged managers from my previous job thought that we Poles fear Germans as masters.

We are brutal masters!

SeanBM:

White socks and sandals?

Our white socks are notorious for their brutality!

convex:

It's not all lederhosen and uniforms.

Our Lederhosen are the most brutal of them all!!!
(Buttheuniformsarenice)

convex:

Boss, Karl Lagerfeld, Joop... s.oliver comes to mind too

Escada Strenesse, Jil Sander, Adidas are brutal too...

Teffle:

Paul Costelloe and Phillip Treacy are well known Irish designers

Never heard of them...not brutal enough!

Ksysia:

-if I talk to English young people about Germans, they stall and change the subject

Try the football topic!!! Heh:)

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Edited by: Trevek Sep 14, 10, 18:16 #14

Ksysia:

-there isn't much German merchandise, apart from cars.

German shops, like Lidl (I think it's German).

The Royal Family

Protestantism

German beers (have been in the pubs/shops for a while)

Adidas, Puma, Haribo

It's also worth remembering that having had a victorious army of occupation in germany for the last 65 years the British have also been stealing the better looking Frauleins and bringing them to UK for a number of years and teaching them about civilisation (driving on the left etc)

saschaThreads: 13 Posts: 3,862 Joined: Jun 10, 10 ♂	Sep 14, 10, 18:45 #15
Germans don't like islands ;-))

southernThreads: 116 Posts: 10,959 Joined: May 17, 07 ♂	Sep 14, 10, 19:19 #16
Except Creta.

saschaThreads: 13 Posts: 3,862 Joined: Jun 10, 10 ♂	Sep 14, 10, 19:28 #17
southern: Except Creta. ... and Mallorca, Ibiza etc....that's south = sun, sea, beaches.... nice life ;-))

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Edited by: Seanus Sep 14, 10, 19:43 #18

I lived in Scotland for 24 years and Germans were never an issue. I studied with a few Germans during my postgrad and some were nice, some weren't. There was never a need to analyse them as they were so few.

Let's not sidetrack this one, lads. I said it elsewhere that Germans love the Highlands. Much money comes from them. They behave themselves and seem to like the fleisch (meat) on offer. Boy, German tourists are often overweight ;)

KsysiaThreads: 39 Posts: 545 Joined: May 6, 09 ♀	Sep 14, 10, 21:17 #19
A-ha! So there are frauleins and people know about them! Ok, just checking. Thanks, boys and girls.

Bratwurst BoyThreads: 11 Posts: 14,563 Joined: Apr 2, 07 ♂	Edited by: Bratwurst Boy Sep 14, 10, 21:23 #20
Our Fräuleins are famous...we export them to the whole world!

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Sep 14, 10, 22:01 #21

Seanus:

They behave themselves and seem to like the fleisch (meat) on offer. Boy, German tourists are often overweight ;)

Of course. Disziplin!
A research, shortly released, says that Germans are the 2nd overweight nation in Europe, after Britains...and of course we like everything cheaper - saving money...;-)

Bratwurst Boy:

Our Fräuleins are famous...we export them to the whole world!

What I saw on the beaches this summer from Germany is more for hiding in the basement. These younger generations have different focuses....

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,158 Joined: Dec 25, 07 ♂	Sep 14, 10, 22:45 #22
I was amazed in Berlin at how many grubaski there were. It is a centre of commerce but there were meat stands everywhere. They weren't short of options either. I used to like that stuff as a kid when I didn't gain weight and my metabolism was better. Nowadays, I rarely venture from salads but there are lapses :)

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Sep 14, 10, 22:48 #23

The Brits once had an empire, the Gerries had Hitler. So when you ask what it is between these two, is ....... they both would like to be the dominant nation in Europe.
The Brits have a similar thing with the Froggies, but they are weedy turncoats.
Both Brits and Gerries deem other european nations below them. Lets face it, who calls the most shots in the EU ?
Between them, they rule Europe.
When they meet eachother in a football fixture, it,s more than football, it,s national pride at stake.

dtaylor5632Threads: 49 Posts: 4,459 Joined: May 2, 09 ♂	Sep 14, 10, 22:54 #24
THE HITMAN: When they meet eachother in a football fixture, it,s more than football, it,s national pride at stake. hey, the scots love the Germans, I remember in a village outside Berlin once there was a sign on a shop saying "No English allowed" :D They refused to serve me until I told them I was Scottish, I got a free bottle of JD for that :)

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,158 Joined: Dec 25, 07 ♂	Sep 14, 10, 22:58 #25
Yeah, they seem to see the Scots in a much more positive light, the French too due to the Auld Alliance between us. The Scots tend to travel better and our Tartan Army is well known for its interaction/mingling with others.

THE HITMANThreads: 1 Posts: 416 Joined: Jun 15, 10 ♂	Sep 14, 10, 23:09 #26
dtaylor5632: hey, the scots love the Germans, The scots are not really British, or they,d rather not be. lol Scotland seems to have its own identity. And why not. Scotland for independence !!! Long live William Wallace lol.

saschaThreads: 13 Posts: 3,862 Joined: Jun 10, 10 ♂	Sep 14, 10, 23:10 #27
THE HITMAN: Gerries had Hitler Too easy simplifaction. THE HITMAN: they both would like to be the dominant nation in Europe. They are, what is good and bad. THE HITMAN: Lets face it, who calls the most shots in the EU ? F, UK and D on the long arm from over the ocean ;-) Seanus: they seem to see the Scots in a much more positive light My favorite Scot is Sean Connery. ;-)))

warszawskiThreads: 60 Posts: 2,389 Joined: May 21, 10 ♂	Sep 14, 10, 23:10 #28
Seanus: The Scots tend to travel better and our Tartan Army is well known for its interaction/mingling with others. Nothing, like a wee bit of mingling, but its better when it proceeds to the interaction, and I hope the others are the female sort Seanus lol

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Edited by: Bratwurst Boy Sep 14, 10, 23:11 #29

THE HITMAN:

they both would like to be the dominant nation in Europe.

But we ARE!
The English are "has beens"....;)

THE HITMAN:

When they meet eachother in a football fixture, it,s more than football, it,s national pride at stake.

But curiously that seems to be more a one sided thingy....Germans don't have that rivalry with the English as with the...say....Dutchies...

(But beating them is still nice!)

dtaylor5632Threads: 49 Posts: 4,459 Joined: May 2, 09 ♂	Sep 14, 10, 23:13 #30
Bratwurst Boy: The English are "has beens"....;) Naaaaaa we just like you to think that ;)

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