The wall was really in Berlin.
The wall devided Germany and East - Germany.
The Berliner Wall isn't there anymore.
It's gone.

No. Not all Germans live in Bavaria.
Germany is devided in Staates like the USA.
U have Arizona,Texas,Iowa , and 47 more.
We have Bavaria, Berlin, Bremen, Hamburg and 12 more.
And no. Not all of us are living from Beer, Sauerkraut and Weisswurst.

No Adolf Hitler is not alive.
He comited suicide 1945

Of course you don't all live on Sauerkraut. That's what Spaetzle and Kartofflesalat is for. Just kidding. Love Kartoffelsalat, hate Spaetzle.

um... were those real questions people have asked you?? you must know some right idiots.

Now that's a hilarious thread :)

Do most Germans still pay Kirchensteuer?

do the Hun still threaten Constantinople?

Do all Germans think we're stupid? Or just TAWZ?

Were you serious about those questions TAWZ?

Regarding the Berlin Wall, while most of the players on this site probably don't remember the Wall coming down, I'm thinking they probably have heard about it. This tends to be a well-educated bunch that enjoys this game.

ok, I'll do one for Australia, word up people:)
1.Do all Australians have a pet kangaroo?
2. Are most Australians crocodile hunters?
3. Are koalas riddle with koala syphilis, doped on eucalyptus and sleep 80% of the time ?

1.no but there are a lot of them in the countryside
2.dont be silly
3.yes

America:
1) Cars up on blocks in your front lawn is indeed a status symbol
2) Europeans have difficulty learning English because it is the hardest language to master
3) There is no need to learn about the rest of the world, since everyone wants to live in America
4) We have only 2 political parties because we don't believe in nuance

Ok, well, maybe number 4 is true.

Excuse me ? I do not think that u are stupid. I never said that.
These questions has been asked.
Yes the germans still pay a Tax for the Church.
But i don't know about huns infront of Constatinopel.

"Regarding the Berlin Wall, while most of the players on this site probably don't remember the Wall coming down, I'm thinking they probably have heard about it. This tends to be a well-educated bunch that enjoys this game." - most of us weren't alive!

@American List: 2 is true, many people say English is the hardest language. Saying that, most Europeans learn it through school.

@sean: 1 aww :(

@ora/Tawz: Haha, I love the idea of there still being a crowd of marauding horde of Huns in Istanbul which no-ones noticed.

Just a quick side note to TAWZ, the Berlin wall didn't separate Germany and East Germany. It separated the Western allied (France, Britain, US) city of West Berlin from the rest of East Germany. The actual dividing line of Germany and East Germany was much further west. I know it's nit-picking, but we Germans should definitely not give anyone any fuel to add to the fire yes?

@drano

I'm surprised you and TAWZ haven't run into each other irl before, seeing as you both live in Bavaria and all.

@abgemacht
AHHHHH i do not live in bavaria.......lol
i lived there...once...lol

SO YOU ADMIT IT!

abgemacht-

I'm actually a proud American of German heritage who happens to live near Chicago. So thanks, but I think it's time for you to be quiet.

Are the kangaroos in Austria, mate?

Just a quick side note to TAWZ, the Berlin wall didn't separate Germany and East Germany. It separated the Western allied (France, Britain, US) city of West Berlin from the rest of East Germany. The actual dividing line of Germany and East Germany was much further west. I know it's nit-picking, but we Germans should definitely not give anyone any fuel to add to the fire yes?

We got it the first time, drano. Maybe it's time for you to be quiet : )

Is it true all Germans like David Hasselhoff's music?

Sorry, accidentially hit the refresh button...didn't realize it would repost my message as well as refresh the thread.

I might as well do one for Wisconsinites:

1. Is the place filled with cheese and cows?
2. Do you all orgasm when the Packers win?
3. You all sound like the mom from That 70s Show, right?
4. Cow-tipping is your idea of fun?

1. Well there are lots of dairy cows, and we have excellent cheese. But in the countryside. Wisconsin also has Milwaukee, one of America's biggest industrial towns which also has symphonies, fascinating little restaurants, and culture (although most of this culture takes the form of beer and brandy). And Madison, which has one of the best universities in the world, with culture to match. All the good bands tour there.

2. Yes.

3. Mostly, but some of us sound more like Da Super Fans.

4. Never been, since I live in the city and never see cows.

Serious question for TAWZ (or anyone else that can answer.) I've heard, and seen pictures, that the toilets in Germany have this odd bump in the middle that the poop lands on instead of going in the water. Is this true, and if so, why? Seems like it would be messy to me. Do any other countries have this as well?

lol...u are right.
i the past they produce that. cause i dont no....might be if u need a poop sampel for the doc or so...but since years they changed that.
the old stuff called Hochspühler...means highflusher or so the newer are Tiefspühler...deep flusher....
But have u seen the Toilets in France ???
lol....take a look inthe internet and search for that

Is it true Germans mash their potatoes to bits before eating them?

no it isnt right....not as far i know

what are you saying the toilet in france are the same then in USA or elsewhere

Do you want a photo of my toilet?
Btw you Nazi prick xD

"Is it true Germans mash their potatoes to bits before eating them? "

You've never eaten mashed potatoes?

sure i have...we peel the potatoes...cook them....squise them with milk and butter and salt and then eat them

My question was to Stukus.

@TAWZ I thought you were going to talk about The Grimm Brothers, and Odin's Valkries.

no thats aint the purpose

@Alderian The idea of the "bump" in the toilets is that the poop does not fall directly into the water, causing water to splash up and get you wet... However both "designs" are common in Germany.

@ zarat
u right that might be a reason

60% of Germans are officially Christians and therefore pay Kirchensteuer. If they resigned from Church they wouldn't have to pay it any more. Fortunately the number of people dropping out is increasing.

I should add that the approx. 100.000 Jews in Germany pay a similar tax to the Central Council of Jews in Germany.

I for one hate it when my poop splashed my butt.... Even worse in a public toilet... who knows whose germs you are getting then. Its nice when they are really long and they slide into the water without a splash, like a perfect dive in the Olympic. Give it a 10! But when you have rabbit poop, its terrible.

"I for one hate it when my poop splashed my butt.... Even worse in a public toilet... who knows whose germs you are getting then. Its nice when they are really long and they slide into the water without a splash, like a perfect dive in the Olympic. Give it a 10! But when you have rabbit poop, its terrible."

Says "Dingleberry" Jones. haha

Oh for a quotes without context thread :P

toilets, the ONLY thing i didnt love about paris actually(everything else was great).
In japan the toliets in some places play music/birds chirping coz the ladies dont want to hear the noises their bodies might make. some of the fancier ones have 2 water jets(one for the ladies, one for everyone, different angles!) and hot air blower to dry yourself, it really is quite nice, after that its hard to go back to rough paper to wipe my arse, whats up with that!?

well in most countries, males are happy to use urnials, or stalls, and not wash on exit, but happily open doors, touch things and god forbid!! shake hands or touch food... how disgusting is THAT?

Don't knock the french- after all... they wash their foreskins lol