What do you thnik of when you think of Germany?

Question

My class is doing international flags and things connected so what do you think.

Answer 1

quality cars

great eyeglasses

n***s and hitler (can't help it)

oktoberfest

sauerkraut

Answer 2

Lived there for 15 years. The people , they food , the cleanliness, and the beautiful country was great.

Answer 3

Oh man, where to begin? Beer (in particular hefeweizen), Chocolate, Christmas markets, BERLIN, the cold war, divided germany, the protestant reformation, lederhosen, WWII/National Socialism & all that entails, Prussian militarism, environmental awareness, Brezeln (big soft pretzels), punctuality, Oktoberfest, Football (as in soccor), the Iron Cross, Otto von Bismarck.

And for some history on the flag: The current banner of black, red and gold was adopted around 1848 by civil liberals. Previously, the empire's flag had been red and white. However, during the occuption of Napolean (much earlier), the Germany army cleverly rotated people in and out of training, so while they were only allowed a certain number of soldiers at each time, they managed to train quite a lot of people around Berlin, so when the time was right they rose up in the "War of Liberation" as it's referred to in German history. The banner of the army unit was red, black and gold. So later, in the late 1840s when liberals rose up demanding a parlimentary form of government, the new "civil guard" adopted the banner which celebrated the bravery and success of the Berliners/Germans who ousted Napoleon. Today's current flag design stems from these events

Answer 4

My mom and all the people I left their.

Answer 5

The bitter cold, the dark and of course Hitler and suffering. And of my grandfather who is a German Jew

Answer 6

Beer,Schweinebraten.BMW.Beauty........

Answer 7

I think of mid evil towns, pretzels, green trees, historic towns, large churches. Such a beautiful country full of such rich history.

Answer 8

Terrific beer,friendly people,beautiful scenery and the autobahn.

Answer 9

I lived in Germany for 3 years.  I loved it.  The things I think of are the Kris Kindle Markt.  If you don't know what that is:  It's an open air art and craft fair that takes places a couple of weeks before Christmas.  You can walk around to the different booths and buy handmade gifts.  They also sell something called Gluhwine (not sure if I spelled it right) but it's hot red wine in a cup and a cinnamin stick in it.  

I also think of the beer they served at the fests and the women who served it.  

For the most part, the German people were friendly.  I had a Turkish girlfriend when I was there.  I think of the wonderful architecture and all the history that was there.  

I think of the cobblestone streets, the little shops that I would find off the beaten path, never to find again after telling my friends and taking them back there...

I think about all the walks in the rain I would take with my girlfriend in the summer.  My friends and I would go camping along the river that ran through town.  We would build a campfire and sit around and eat and drink beer all night.  

We had a very good time in Germany and I still have many friends there.

Answer 10

my homeland (Heimat)

freedome

good life

Goethe, Schiller,Mann,Heine,Hesse,Schoppenhauer,

Beethoven,Bach,Händel,Wagner,

Röntgen,Einstein,Hahn,Zuse,Benz,Opel,D...

Bosch

Friedrich II,Bismark, Wilhelm II,Hitler,Adenauer,Brandt,Schmidt

Answer 11

Great liberal country. Many nice cities and historical buildings. Mountains, lakes, rivers, forest. Smart people. Making the best and good cars. Friendly multicultural people. History (except Hitler) great. Good food, the most population traveling all over the world. Doing so much and planing so many stuff for Global Warming. Exporting they are the # 1.

Answer 12

hamburg (spent some time there)

german engineering (especially cars)

punctuality and reliability

diverse landscape

open minded people...

...with an occasionally weird, yet good sense of humour...! (from my british perspective, anyway.)

and last but not least: i think of my girlfriend too, as she's half german.

Answer 13

Oktoberfest in Munich, sausages and Milka chocolate :-)) And then cute red Z4 roadster on speed limit free highway..

Answer 14

Home

Answer 15

Warsteiner bier and HB cigarettes

Answer 16

I think of German Engineering.  BMWs, Mercedes, and Porsche to name a few.

I think of the language and how its one of the most complicated in the world to learn.

And lastly, i think of Dirk Nowitzki!  One of the best players in the NBA today.

Answer 17

Parkbrau Piminator

Currywurst

Bratwurst

Pommes Frites with mayo and ketchup....<shiver>

Cola-bier (yes coke with bier.....)

The old Ching-Ching TV show with the 90% naked chicks.... on regular broadcast tv.... way cool to a young American!

The openness of their society compared to America...

And finally - Asbach, Dracula and plum schnapps - none of them consumable but each one of them makes for one hades of a drunk...

Answer 18

Cleanliness.  Low crime.  Beer.  Scenery.

Answer 19

Beer

Answer 20

s**y ice eyed guys with hot accents. I wish I had a German guy!

Answer 21

1. The beautiful Rhine river and boat trips up and down the river.

2. The huges stadium at Nuremburg

3. The Oktoberfest in Munich

4. The Lorelei mermaid

5. The Danube River and the classical music about the river

6. Hiking clubs

7. beer...the Germans drink more beer than anyone.

8. The Autobahn highway where there is no speed limit

9. Daimler-Benz-Mercedes and  Volkswagen cars

10. The fall of the Berlin Wall

11. the birthplace of Protestantism under Martin Luther

12. the Alps in southern Germany and the Zugspitze, the highest mountain

13. Lederhosen (leather pants) for men  in Bavaria and dirndl  dresses for women

14. Hundreds of different kinds of sausge (called Wurst)

15. sauerkraut

16. WWII and the n**i government

17. the Thirty Years' War when most of the men were killed in war

18. Apple strudel (Apfelstrüdel)

19. the famous Christkindelmarkt (open-air markets) at Christmas time that sell Stollen (rolls of fruit cake) and Christmas decorations

20. Mrs. Schroeder, the female chancellor of Germany. She is the German "president."

Answer 22

I'm german,and i know all!

we love :

beer

soccer

hot dogs

leather short

Bycicles

Factories

mansions

maids

lakes

my mansions

my pool

my garden

O'jay

Protestants

chatolics

virgins

Answer 23

The family and friends I left behind when moving to another country.

Answer 24

Beer

Oktoberfest

Bratwurst

Bavaria

The Alps

WWII

Hitler

Freud

Answer 25

Best quality cars

Oktoberfest

Clean country

Autobahn

Great architecture

Sauerkraut

Beer

Till Lindemann - surely the most gorgeous man in the World

Answer 26

BEER!!

Good Food!

Lots a white people.

Dudes in Capris, whats up with that!

Answer 27

I think of the German International football team, for I'm a particular fan of theirs, and captain Ballack... They got really close to winning FIFA last time...

I think of my father, in his youth, in black and white photos, when he toured Germany ages before I was born.

Answer 28

oktoberfest

beer

culture

diversity

the nurwischenstein (sp?) castle --that castle disney based disneylands off of.

....more

Answer 29

Great Beers

Sausages

Good Breads

Porsche, BMW and Mercedes cars

Frederick the Great

Michael Schumacher (the Great)

Berlin Wall

Berlin Air LIft

Weimar Republic

WW 1 & WW 2

Heidi Klum (!!!)

Oktoberfest

Friendly People

Answer 30

my home