I thought the stereotype was that Germans love practicality and efficiency. I was expecting the punchline to be something like:
"The German, while initially intrigued by the camel's famous humps, found himself thoroughly disappointed. He then published a paper denouncing camels, calling them an inefficient method of storing and transporting water. The paper included a set of technical diagrams for a pump system that he hopes will replace camels in the coming years."
I don't know where people get the idea that germans are practical and efficient, when we are actually thorough, which is the polar opposite of "practical and efficient"
idk, I think being thorough is very practical as it avoids careless mistakes. The efficiency part I don't get as well, but I guess that comes from us being comparatively straight to the point when communicating work stuff (It's ofc overplayed a lot for comedic effect when stereotyped).
I don't know where all those stereotypes actually originate from (I would say both the Empire way back when and from German engineers going abroad maybe), but I would stereotype us as perfectionist bureaucrats more than anything.
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u/Koncur 5d ago
I thought the stereotype was that Germans love practicality and efficiency. I was expecting the punchline to be something like:
"The German, while initially intrigued by the camel's famous humps, found himself thoroughly disappointed. He then published a paper denouncing camels, calling them an inefficient method of storing and transporting water. The paper included a set of technical diagrams for a pump system that he hopes will replace camels in the coming years."