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| '''Germany''' is a [[country]] in [[Western Europe|West]]-[[central Europe]]. It is bordered on the north by the [[North Sea]], [[Denmark]], and the [[Baltic Sea]]; on the east by [[Poland]] and the [[Czech Republic]]; on the south by [[Austria]] and [[Switzerland]]; and on the west by [[France]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Belgium]], and the [[Netherlands]]. | '''Germany''' is a [[country]] in [[Western Europe|West]]-[[central Europe]]. It is bordered on the north by the [[North Sea]], [[Denmark]], and the [[Baltic Sea]]; on the east by [[Poland]] and the [[Czech Republic]]; on the south by [[Austria]] and [[Switzerland]]; and on the west by [[France]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Belgium]], and the [[Netherlands]]. | ||
| - | ==Stereotype of Germans in American media == | ||
| - | *[[Stereotype of Germans]] | ||
| - | :''see [[Stereotypes of white people]]'', [[American media]] | ||
| - | Germans and [[Austrians]] are often portrayed as wearing [[lederhosen]], with blue eyes, blonde hair and large moustaches. They are often seen to be fond of beer, chocolate, sausage, [[David Hasselhoff]], techno and war. More offensively, they are [[Nazis]]. In the American media, Germans are often shown as being authoritative and high-strung. Germany is known for its car industry. Scientists often stereotypically have [[German language|German]] accents, likely because of [[Albert Einstein]]. Austrians are often stereotyped as behaving like machines, probably because of [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] as [[the Terminator]]. And Prussians are stereotyped as being very disciplined and military-like, partly owing to Prussia's historically successful armies and Otto von Bismarck | ||
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| == See also == | == See also == | ||
| + | *[[Stereotype of Germans]] | ||
| *[[German Romanticism]] | *[[German Romanticism]] | ||
| *[[German language]] | *[[German language]] | ||
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Germany is a country in West-central Europe. It is bordered on the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; on the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; on the south by Austria and Switzerland; and on the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
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