Aroddo
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A brand new study about how Germany is being perceived by Americans (even countries like to google their own name, you know) found out many interesting tidbits.
Survey highlights:
Like all surveys the results have to be taken with a grain of salt. The sample size of this survey was 1,500. I would be very surprised if indeed 26% of Americans have visited Germany. Although if that number includes soldiers stopping in Germany before being shipped to Iraqistan ...
Anyway, the whole study can be read here for your personal amusement (in english): http://www.germany.info/perceptionssurvey
One particular slide got me laughing:
Ok, I understand the nazi thing. And I expected americans disliking our evil socialist ways a bit more, to be honest. Shows what I know. And yeah, german forthrightness can appear pretty rude and us being always right in everything might make us appear a tad arrogant.
But
Or maybe Americans just dislike the fact that Germany is so far away from the USA to just hop over for a visit ... too bad the study didn't go that far into detail.
Anyway, now that you have seen the numbers you know how you have to feel about us Krauts: You want to cuddle us! You want to know more about New Teutonia!:
Well ... we'll see if that's true by the numbers of thread views, I guess.
Auf Wiederbratwurstsehen!
Also: This has nothing to do with poles.
Survey highlights:
- 59 percent of Americans have an excellent or good impression of Germany (only 6 percent have a negative impression).
- 60 percent of Americans believe Germany is a modern and forward-thinking society (5 percent disagree).
- 57 percent consider Germany a major economic power (5 percent disagree).
- 54 percent believe Germany has an excellent educational system (3 percent disagree).
- 26 percent of Americans have visited Germany.
- 52 percent of Americans believe Germany has a thriving culture and performing arts scene.
- 60 percent consider Germany a high-tech country. Americans are most interested in modern life in Germany (52 percent), scientific research in Germany (51 percent) and German history (50 percent).
- 57 percent say Germany plays an important role in international politics.
- Germany is viewed as the best-suited country to lead Europe out of its debt crisis.
Like all surveys the results have to be taken with a grain of salt. The sample size of this survey was 1,500. I would be very surprised if indeed 26% of Americans have visited Germany. Although if that number includes soldiers stopping in Germany before being shipped to Iraqistan ...
Anyway, the whole study can be read here for your personal amusement (in english): http://www.germany.info/perceptionssurvey
One particular slide got me laughing:
Ok, I understand the nazi thing. And I expected americans disliking our evil socialist ways a bit more, to be honest. Shows what I know. And yeah, german forthrightness can appear pretty rude and us being always right in everything might make us appear a tad arrogant.
But
- Location/Too Far Away: 2 ?????
Or maybe Americans just dislike the fact that Germany is so far away from the USA to just hop over for a visit ... too bad the study didn't go that far into detail.
Anyway, now that you have seen the numbers you know how you have to feel about us Krauts: You want to cuddle us! You want to know more about New Teutonia!:
Well ... we'll see if that's true by the numbers of thread views, I guess.
Auf Wiederbratwurstsehen!
Also: This has nothing to do with poles.
