What is Germany most famous for?
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keithold thanks all baggers
ANSWERS: 32
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Engineering
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apart from sausages and invading Poland i don't think they have been very busy
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There are many things. Unfortunately, Hitler will come to mind first , in some circles. So, let's see. Albert Einstein, Robert Goddard. Robert Oppenheimer, Their cars of course. There are too many to list and I know you asked "The most famous for" , so I can't decide.
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Hitler and the Holocaust.
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Beer
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Manufacturing machinery and exporting it.
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The autobahn. Mercedes-Benz Porsche BMW Audi VW
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Throwing their considerable weight about in other people's countries.
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Famous = the home of the Protestant Reformation. . Infamous - National Socialism.
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unfortunately, WWII
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Cars Hitler Oktoberfest Cuckoo Clocks from the black forest Christollen
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Wars...
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watered down beer/hitler
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Infamous? WWII and the Holocaust. You can parse the history of the state of Germany into 8 stages dating back to the 1st century BC, starting with the Germanic Tribes. The Holy Roman Empire is one stage. So is the Third Reich. You say Germany, and people think of the Third Reich before they think of the Roman Empire. Holocaust denial is against the law in Germany. That's how much they are trying to change their image. Germany isn't making foreign policy decisions it otherwise probably would, because it doesn't want to be seen as interfering in the business of the world. Germany knows what people think, and they are working very hard to change that image. But they know what it is. The Holocaust, Hitler, is, and will be, for a long time the pink elephant in the room. Famous? Engineering. Science. But it's overshadowed a lot. In some places, Germany would rather have no press then bad press. There's a lot of careful calculation.
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hitler, beer and strip clubs!!
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Hitler, Cars & Beer
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I would have to say sad as it is, World War 1 and 2 and the near extermination of the jews, the holocaust, but this goes along with World War 2. Its kinda hard to boost your image away from things this bad.
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Hitler
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Chocolate, Clocks, Christmas trees, castles (there are a lot of them).
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Engineering and Hitler
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Technological brilliance, a penchant for fun, and an ...unfortunate... history of warfare. One which the US would do well to take heed of.
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Beer and chocolate
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Good engineering, Social cohesion, No sense of humour (I know this one is not true), Great cars.
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I think if you ask a British or an American and a few other nations , they all will only answer the holocaust and the nazis. So it is rather senseless to ask such a question to a British or an American because you know the answer. Therefore it makes no sense at all to ask such a question in an english speaking forum because you know the answers you get. So, as a German I never would ask a British or an American such a question.
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Football (Soccer) lol
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I think Germany should be enough for itself. Germany should not give any value being famous for anything. It is enough that in most foreign countries they are famous for the holocaust and the worldwar.
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Sadly, most people still probably associate it with Nazism..... not entirely sure if thats more because of the war, or the British habit of bringing it up at every possible oportunity.
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At the moment I am glad that Germany is famous for nothing. Being famous and important can all nations be and as a German I give a damn if we are famous for anything. I do not care what other people outside of Germany think about us.
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I won't give you the tired response of "Hitler-Holocaust-WWII" because it's already been said. Other things that Germany is famous for: Neuewelle (New Wave) cinema Grimm fairy tales Crazy Ludwig and his castles Goethe The Berlin Wall Karl Marx Immanuel Kant Hegel Classical composers such as Bach & Beethoven And of course chocolate cake ^_^
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Beer, engineering, science, Protestantism And that other thing....
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Great scientist, great philosophical thinkers, great athletes, etc.
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After all the best thing will be if Germany is not famous for anything. It is enough that in the English speaking world Germany will be famous for ever for the holocaust and two wars. This will never change and so Germany should stay for the English speaking world almost invisible and keep strictly off from any kind of contacts to Britain and some people in America.
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