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[–] 36 points 1 month ago (3 children)

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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  • [–] 22 points 1 month ago*

    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.)

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    The germans i know usually view themself more in line with the specific culture in their region. (Bavarian, Nordic etc.)

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  • [–] 12 points 1 month ago (4 children)

    The Polish view of the Poles, can someone please explain?

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  • [–] 24 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    Patriotic badasses. I obviously don't have to mention, that people who view themselves like that have IQs similar to their body temp.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 month ago* (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    True true, I was wondering if this was a reference to a specific person or character.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago*

    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)

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  • Some highschoolers in 2080 will have to study these memes in history class and they are going to be super confused.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago

    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.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    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?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago* (1 child)

    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)

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago* (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago* (1 child)

    True. Also, I don't think most Czechs realize how many Czech surnames there are in Vienna lol

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    Hahaha πŸ˜… His pronounciation is surprisingly good

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago*

    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.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    Polish stereotypes to me, as a German:
    Older: thieving
    Nowadays (my own experience): * crazy insane in a fun way

    • Always tinkering like fixing crashed cars and reselling them
    • Bass guitar (probably selection bias)
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