We call germany, Switzerland and Austria the german speaking countries.
Basically it's true it's just the accent which makes a difference... A pretty heavy difference ;)
But if they want to they can all speak clear german it's just that they don't want to, mostly because they are proud of their country.
And Germans are not very popular.. And I just don't know why... Maybe it's still a historical thing cause of Hitler...but he was originally from Austria. So... ;)

Ich w�nsche euch allen viel Spass beim deutsch lernen! :) aber ihr k�nnt euch tr�sten, denn viele deutsche incl mein ehemaliger Deutschlehrer wussten manche Dinge nicht.... :))

If you order one pizza: eine pizza
But if you order more than 2: zwei Pizzen.... Almost no German would say that except my former teacher hehe

Richtig, die Schweitzer, Luxemburger und �sterreicher sprechen eine ganz andere Sprache.

Also Hochdeutsch ist schon das richtige Deutsch.

und @ Honi

richtig...es ist 2 Pizzen..und das h�rt man schon hin und wieder mal in Deutschland...aber wir sagen tats�chlich des �fteren 2 Pizzas...lol...

Yes, Luxemburg German, pffff... Once sat in a pub there, Diekirch, my husband at the time went to the loo, and he was the one who spoke fluent German, whether Luxemburg or German German... Mine was not much more than "Ein bisschen" lol.
Then the proprietor started talking to me in Luxemburg German.. I hadn't a clue what she was going on about, I panicked, praying for my husband to get back!

Almost half way through my course of German, I should be able to say at least part of this in German ... but I think it would take me more than an hour
Can read what you are talking about, but translating it myself ...

lol...did you answer in Dutch ? Yeah...it's very different...add their dialect and it's really hard to understand.

I asked my way once there and I was like: hmm ? Can you repeat...slowly ?

I don't think I replied at all, just smiled and thought "Somebody PLEASE help me!!!" lol

i don't know if it's the lighting in this thread, but my eyes hurt!

Aber warum ? Your ears are ok ?

my ears? yes, they are just fine, thank you.

ohh wait! does that mean everyone in here is talking about me?!!

Well guys that's true. Austria,germany and Switzerland. But in switzerland there just a section of people that speak in German. The rest speak either in french, Italian I guess. Anyway just to clarify something, it's quite wrong to say Germans ain't popular coz of their history. Live with them,eat with them and laugh with most Germans that's when you will know how nice Germans are. Well lived across Germany from west to east Germany. The German language for example in Hamburg I find it abit pure German "hoch deutsch" as opposed to places like bayern or Berlin where people got a bit of Dialekt. west Germany esp koeln natives are VERY outgoing and open -they like socializing a lot. Lived in Leipzig which is quite different ppl are less amicable that's is "zur�ckhaltend" I would first talk to them even at work that's when they would involve in serious conversations. I find this very interesting. After all many other experiences out of German economy and the rest I think they are quite popular. Hey if think Hitler may have been popular for negative reasons but no one is asking about popularity of Albert Einstein and many other scientists!!!

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We get a lot of Germans here, they crowd our beaches every summer. Generally speaking they're not really popular. They have a serious attitude problem, many still behave as if they're a superior race.
They like to come here because they feel the Dutch and The Netherlands are very 'gem�tlich', but they themselves are far from 'gem�tlich'. They treat us as inferior beings. Sure there's exceptions to the rule, and maybe it depends on where they're from. But in general they're not particularly popular, based on their OWN behaviour, not the past.
It's mostly the elderly ppl that still feel resentment based on the past, and can you blame them? This entire area got flooded cos the Germans blew up the dikes so the allied forced couldn't land here. Meaning most elderly ppl here still remember being forced from their homes when they were only young kiddies. Houses trashed and salt water rendering their farmlands useless for years, meaning financial hardship. Stuff that stays with ppl.
I think you'd find the Canadians are far more popular cos it was them who freed this county back then.

But the younger generations don't have these recollections, yet they mostly don't like the Germans either, because of their arrogant behaviour. You can even tell they're arrogant by the way they drive :/

There are exceptions, some older Germans that have come here for decades, made an effort to learn our language, but Germans like that are few..

My daughter went to Berlin last year with her American fiance. They weren't treated very well at all.
English friends of mine went to Berlin, they had a brill time. So maybe they're anti-American in Berlin?

Sorry to say, and don't mean any offense, in general I think most ppl here are glad when they've all gone home again after summer ..

Me, I think when you meet them one on one they can be okay, nice even, but when there's loads of them, like on our island during summer, they automatically go into that typical German mentality mode .. Group dynamics kick in.
And sure when you're in Germany yourself, you'd perceive it differently, cos then you adept to the guest country.

So again, no offense, just another view and experiences

Well I get it maybe they did bad stuff or still to to you but hey its 21st century
.i am young and still love Germans. Studied in Germany, work in Germany, got family in Germany and I have to admit I got the "work ethic" from them .so am greatful.i respect all races right now regardless.i try to live a positive life despite the past and all the negativity. This makes my conscience very clear. I try to get the best out of people.

Ooh and i drive a German car too just to remind me lol

German cars are the best....i own 2 german rides...

Deutsch sollte ebolished und Englisch sollten stattdessen gesprochen werden

Hey ja klaar nicht alle hier k�nnen auf deutsch schreiben aber falls jemand Lust hast,kann sie/er auf deutsch schreiben and yeah German cars are awesome. @romeo

�brigens, wer hat noch kein weinachts geschaenk gekauft?!!!

Ich besitze ein Porsche 911 Turbo und einem Mercedes E350 Blue Effieiency 2010 .... meine andere Autos sind japanische

Krass!!hab nur Audi A7 @romeo

A7 ist ein gutes Auto