That's not how I as a German view my own country or my neighbors. Just in case any Czech or Polish people are wondering.
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Those aren't even particularly fitting stereotypes. The common stereotype for Poles is that they're all car thieves. For Czechs... probably that they're even more drunk than us but that's just the default stereotype for everyone east of us.
(And of course both of those are just cultural memes and nothing I actually believe.)
Itβs the British (βInselaffenβ) the Germans compare to apes
I second this. I never heard anyone referring Czech or Polish people to apes and also never heard that Polish people are overly angry in any way compared to others.
Polish* media seems to be very upset about Germany whenever it comes to football.
*some. Probably the shittier newspapers.
All the Poles I have met personally were fine people.
The germans i know usually view themself more in line with the specific culture in their region. (Bavarian, Nordic etc.)
People in most parts of Germany see themselves as two things: Firstly, as someone from their own region. Secondly, as sometime who isn't Bavarian.
Word!
Some highschoolers in 2080 will have to study these memes in history class and they are going to be super confused.
The Polish view of the Poles, can someone please explain?
Patriotic badasses. I obviously don't have to mention, that people who view themselves like that have IQs similar to their body temp.
I love my Polish friends, but Poland has a bad reputation about being overly nationalistic to say the least.
As a Czech, I can confirm that we see you as based badasses
Body temp in C or F?
This is yurop, what's an F?
White, blond, christian, healthy/strong, smart (glasses?), nationalist/proud of being Polish, badass winged hussars are badass and possibly also some 'empire' type sentiments regarding the former commonwealth with Lithuania?
I have some family like this in Poland and I know some Polish history, so this was a semi-educated guess based on that.
True true, I was wondering if this was a reference to a specific person or character.
Ah. I'm not actually Polish and my Polish media knowledge is kinda limited to 1670 qnd a few other random Polish netflix shows and Bolek i Lolek, lmao, so I really have no idea.
I do have a dickhead of a cousin though who looks just like that, so it's probably just a stereotype as I doubt Marek has enough imagination to be an individual.
(1670 is fucking hillarious btw, fully reccomend it)
I think poles view themselves as true patriots of their country and true beacon of Catholic church on the East
How the average PiS voter views themselves.
OMG I had missed the doner in the german's hand.. was already laughing while I noticed it, started spitting, gotta go clean up now.
If the Czech view themselves as "The Good Soldier Ε vejk" why aren't they rejoining with Austria. I am sure we can dig out some leftover Habsburgers for that K&K feeling.
Not that anyone cares but I think Austrians view Czechs the same way that Czechs view themselves in that image. I don't know how it is the other way round, if they hate Austrians for the counter reformation, the monarchy, Nazis or all of the above.
Hey, but we all love powidl, don't we?
I think most people here just view AH as a fact of history and don't have many grudges against you in the modern day. Some people tend to be a bit jealous of Austria being 'richer' than us today, but honestly I think that's a stupid thing for them to care about. I think the language difference is unfortunately quite a barrier for most Czechs to have any sort of closer relationship to/understanding of you all (this may well change with younger people speaking English obv)
I do agree. The monarchy is back long enough that it is fading into the background. However, in Bratislava they are larping Habsburger coronations every year, but Slovaks are different in some ways ;)
jk I have never experienced a problem getting around in Czechia but I have been mostly in Moravia close to the border or in cities like Brno or Praha. Young people can usually speak English well enough to make themselves understood on both sides of the border I think but maybe that's my bubble.
True. Also, I don't think most Czechs realize how many Czech surnames there are in Vienna lol
Oldie but on the topic, Georg Kreisler's "Telefonbuchpolka" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6IzN02CMYA&list=RD-6IzN02CMYA&start_radio=1
;)
Hahaha π His pronounciation is surprisingly good
He does sing the whole song in what I assume is a noticeable Czech German accent. This accent has pretty much vanished from Vienna's streets I think. Those families who used to be called "Behm" are now the true Viennese and they are calling now people with Serbo-Croatian accents names ... ok, that's a generalisation but the irony is there nonetheless.