Germany
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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.
Stereotype in American media of Germans
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 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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