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Originally posted by Terenzo
of course i am influenced by the media, now let me say something about germany: at the moment, the average german seems pretty cool to me, they are very self critical towards their country, almost too critical. what i dont like is the new attitude of some politicians who want to send troops to all kinda war-regions. after the 2nd WW it was somehow said "never ever german troops abroad again", this seems to be past now.
as swiss guy from the german part of switzerland i have a special relationship to germany anyway: tv programs, at least the private ones, are dominated by the germans like almost everything, i guess the german like us, but they like us the way you like your younger brother, and we dont like this. Therefore a lot of swiss people do not like the germans much, although its getting better ;))
something else: IF YOU REALLY DO NOT LIKE SOME NATION hit someone on icq from that country and you will be astonished. i hope stuff like icq will help prevent war in future as many people just wont believe anymore that an entire nation is evil.
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...the self critic has also often to do with the 2nd ww. many germans are afraid to say "i love my country" or "i`m proud to be a german" because they think people call them "nazi" for this. as a child you have tons of lessons in politics, were teachers tell you "you have to be ashamed for your nationality beacause odf the 2nd ww". i remember when we were in france with our school class, i was about 10 years or something.....we were in a museum, and there was also a french class. the first thing they screamed after they were told, that we are from germany was "nazi nazi nazi" "get out of our country you hitler children" and shit like that. hell, do they think we are proud for what has happened ? ... in no way !!! but what now ? should i hate my grandfather for this ? he told me many terrible storys about his time during the second ww. my uncle was slaughtered as a child, because my grandfather did`t want to fight for this insane hitler shit.....
but i stop right here with this.....don`t want to talk about this any more.
i have often been on boat party`s at the "bodensee" and also met many swiss people there. and those i talked to were pretty "relaxed" and i still meet some of them when i`m in zürich...and hell, they have always the best weed with them
