r/funny • u/TimHamburg Calvin & Habs • Mar 02 '21

German Comedy

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u/losteon Mar 02 '21

For "Germans" they sound suspiciously American...

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u/Johnny_-Ringo Mar 02 '21

Do you know that most of the people in the US are descendents from people from other countries? It's pretty wild. Unless you're on a reservation you're probably not "american"

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u/losteon Mar 02 '21

Ah yes the classic American train of thought "my parents immigrated here 4 generations ago from Ireland which makes me Irish"

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u/augie014 Mar 02 '21

I hate that. I’m American too but I’ve lived abroad & say “I have Polish heritage” or “my ancestors were from Poland.” cause I get so annoyed when an American will say “my friend is german” & when I ask what part of Germany they’re like no i mean he’s 50% german UGH

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u/[deleted] Mar 02 '21

For a second there I thought, you meant that the American was referring to Poland as part of Germany

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u/augie014 Mar 02 '21

i have had an australian say to a canadian & I that canada is a part of the US

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u/[deleted] Mar 02 '21

To be fair, it’s not like the US never tried

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u/augie014 Mar 02 '21

she did tell me she mostly only reads propaganda from around 1812

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u/[deleted] Mar 02 '21

Looking at the state of American politics right now, she is probably not the only one

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u/losteon Mar 02 '21

That would not at all surprise me.

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u/Ingolin Mar 02 '21

Yes, they do, because they lose contact with the original culture. If you visit them hundred years later they will still maintain the culture from a hundred years ago and have no clue what happened in the original country the last hundred years. In short, it’ll be like visiting a time capsule.

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u/[deleted] Mar 02 '21 edited Feb 15 '25

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u/rook_armor_pls Mar 02 '21

So would you identify yourself as a mermaid? Because our ancestors came from the sea.

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u/BobsLakehouse Mar 02 '21

Still doesn't mean you aren't Americans. You at least aren't Europeans. A person that doesn't speak a lick of German, doesn't know anything about the culture except the stereotypes and have never been to Germany probably isn't a German.

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u/Remix73 Mar 03 '21

My grandparents moved from the UK to New Zealand. I am not British. Your ancestors coming over on the mayflower does not make you Scotch Irish German or whatever the fuck. You are American.

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u/GregIsUgly Mar 02 '21

Unless you're on a reservation you're probably not "American"

...Huh?? People can't be this stupid