tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8775665740005660017.post5479850174719826861..comments2024-03-27T18:12:48.949+01:00Comments on Ami im Schwabenland: Was ist Typisch Deutsch?Ami im Schwabenlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10601866031019102559noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8775665740005660017.post-16352679539458418222015-03-30T11:28:29.850+02:002015-03-30T11:28:29.850+02:00That doesn't surprise me much. I actually have...That doesn't surprise me much. I actually have spent very little time in Europe outside of Germany! A long weekend in Vienna, five days in Rome, 5 hours in France (in the Alsace), and several weeks in Scotland.Ami im Schwabenlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13148291164062226269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8775665740005660017.post-47395577283786178712015-03-30T08:44:54.749+02:002015-03-30T08:44:54.749+02:00I think a lot of these could apply to all of Europ...I think a lot of these could apply to all of Europe (knowing what's going on in the world... not just your own country, no air conditioning, vacationing outside their own country). Refusing to cross when the little man is red is all German (-speaking country) though.bevchenhttp://confuzzledom.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8775665740005660017.post-23057041310595838492015-03-29T22:40:37.044+02:002015-03-29T22:40:37.044+02:00P.S. Good to hear from you, Herr Tollefson!! :-)P.S. Good to hear from you, Herr Tollefson!! :-)Ami im Schwabenlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13148291164062226269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8775665740005660017.post-49930051999162466342015-03-29T22:40:05.235+02:002015-03-29T22:40:05.235+02:00That sounds like an interesting first day of class...That sounds like an interesting first day of class! I wonder what they would do with Canadians. Thanks to "South Park" Canadians seem to be the butt of the joke for an entire generation of Americans. Usually when I heard some such stupid remark in school, I asked the student what Canadians are like. They had no idea. <br /><br />One of my favorite units included the "50 stereotypes Germans have about Americans" and the companion "...Americans have about Germans" from die Welt a number of years ago. It's now rather dated, but it was so interesting to see how the students reacted to the impressions of Americans!Ami im Schwabenlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13148291164062226269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8775665740005660017.post-71287910676152426792015-03-29T22:30:56.724+02:002015-03-29T22:30:56.724+02:00I'm glad to hear that it's being recognize...I'm glad to hear that it's being recognized. I usually hear things like, "This has been the worst winter in years! [scoff] Global warming...!" Ami im Schwabenlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13148291164062226269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8775665740005660017.post-91976473480727986482015-03-29T18:54:02.559+02:002015-03-29T18:54:02.559+02:00On the first day of German classes I ask my studen...On the first day of German classes I ask my students to envision and describe what they think a typical Japanese, Norwegian, Chinese and Mexican person is like. Most of the characteristics they list are physical features based on just their looks. Then afterwards I ask them to do just the same with Americans. Most of the responses are based on actual appearances instead this time; t-shirts, baseball caps, jeans, sweatpants and sweatshirts, etc. This leads us to an interesting discussion of their images of Germans (light skin, fair hair, etc.). Once I show them images of prominent Germans today from the soccer scene, government, etc. we discuss how much German society is changing and that the stereotypical picture many Americans have (had) of Germany is not in line with how diverse and multicultural Germany has become today. Brezel Fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11299538453287815698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8775665740005660017.post-47899558708541285822015-03-29T18:39:40.620+02:002015-03-29T18:39:40.620+02:00I gather from my discussions with my more conserva...I gather from my discussions with my more conservative acquaintances that most Americans do actually agree that climate change is occurring. The debate seems to be more centered on the cause of that change, humans versus natural process. Brezel Fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11299538453287815698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8775665740005660017.post-77311403477191155162015-03-28T10:30:40.408+01:002015-03-28T10:30:40.408+01:00Thanks, Dan - I'm flattered! :-) I'd like...Thanks, Dan - I'm flattered! :-) I'd like to be a fly on the wall to hear the discussion that arises.Ami im Schwabenlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13148291164062226269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8775665740005660017.post-77026135554010358422015-03-28T10:29:16.954+01:002015-03-28T10:29:16.954+01:00I'm sure he's unique as well! :-)I'm sure he's unique as well! :-)Ami im Schwabenlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13148291164062226269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8775665740005660017.post-16461617119931996942015-03-27T23:47:20.212+01:002015-03-27T23:47:20.212+01:00This is fabulous Beth. I will be using this with ...This is fabulous Beth. I will be using this with my undergrad global management class next week.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11242352980764226386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8775665740005660017.post-77573946339541724182015-03-26T09:05:05.722+01:002015-03-26T09:05:05.722+01:00I'm sorry... when did you meet my German husba...I'm sorry... when did you meet my German husband??? Other than maybe 1-2 things, you described him to a T. Crazy. I had no idea Germans were all so similar. I just assumed mine was unique. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com