h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

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Thanks very much for this much needed proper look at the German nation. I'm a German living in the UK and
most of the time I come across the stereotypes mentioned within this article i.e. David Hasselhoff, Lederhosen
etc from all these original jokers with the British sense of humour..I'm thoroughly fed up with it. Give me something
I haven't heard.

Germans eat Sausage?

Yep, and all males have a moustache and they all drink beer a lot and they're rude and boring. Oh, and they're
all blond and tall or short and fat. They like to jodel and they take everything seriously.

So, what about British people: they have an umbrella with them at all times, they're either very stiff upper lip types
or hooligans, they don't have sex, the men are wearing hats, they all have a well-mowed lawn and they drink tea at
5 o'clock. They all have long thin faces and are very pale.

Wow! How did you know!

Wow! How did you know?

I can only agree with that. I think, after having lost two big wars, we started to fight on another
battlefield, which is music. And, to be honest, our weapons are really cruel.
Just think of that "Chanson d' Eurovision...". Leaving out last year (Guildo Horn, which
showed that we have at least a little bit of humour), we are quite known for sending
our worst "musicians" to that contest.

And they're repetitive

Only so Germans can understand the humour involved. Thats a joke (if you didn't get it)!

As a matter of point, the amount of complaints on this area alone, proves what exactly?!!

Germans are particularly bad understanding American humour.
Germans are particularly bad understanding American humour.
Germans are particularly bad understanding American humour.

Are you mental?

All New Zealanders are Rugby Playing Sheep.

Hmmmmmmmm - sheep...

What do you know about Sheep, Garfield?

If you're thinking what I think you're thinking, then you've confused NZer's with Australians. Understandable mistake. They are on the same half of the planet as us.

A quick way to tell the difference is that NZer's are intelligent and don't have sex with their livestock.

Not only the Australians, also the Welsh and the Irish...how many nations can one insult in one sentence?

Sometimes I get this urge....

How many sheep can you insult in one sentence?

You have to be careful insulting sheep when you're outnumbered 5 to 1.

Do you think this is the right forum for letting us know about your urges?

My doctor said it helps talking about it.

What do insulted sheep do - just out of interest. Tried insulting our cat - but he doesn't care much. There aren't many sheep where I live.

My doctor said that I should listen to other peoples problems to forget about my own.
Warum heissen Sie nicht Sandmaennchen? Sprechen Sie ein bischen Deutsch oder nicht? Ich hatte ein Hund. Jetzt ist es tot.