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German Stereotypes

            
             Some of the most common stereotypes of Germans are their physical attributes. Many picture blonde haired children with blue eyes. If imaging the adults a picture of a tall, muscle man may come to mind. Although it may not be related to the physical appearance, but it is commonly thought that Germans live on sausage and sauerkraut. It would seem that Germans are also pictured wearing the traditional Bavarian dress of lederhosen. The short leather pants reaching just to the knee, decorated with embroidery and supported with straps across the shoulders. Germans are also thought of as arrogant which may stem from there renowned engineering skills. .
             PHYSICAL.
             Blond hair, blue eyes: Many pictures we see today of the German people have within them blond haired blue-eyed children. We also might have gotten these mental images from the remains of Hitler's propaganda machine, and his belief of an Aryan race. He in return may have gotten the idea from the writings of Tacitus about the German people in the 1st century AD, or from a renegade catholic monk in the 1900s by the name of Adolph Lanz. Ether way, these images of light haired blue eyed and large framed people are well ingrained in many people's minds still today. .
             DIET.
             We are very familiar with the great German festival "Oktoberfest"". People from all over Germany and sometimes other countries come to take part and experience this World famous event. The Oktoberfest is very big celebration. The King of Bayern (Bavaria) had a big wedding. This wedding lasted eight days. Lots of people came to see it, and now it is a big celebration every year in Munchen (Munich). It is a very nice, old city. It has lots of history and it is interesting for tourists. It is the biggest celebration in the world. Lots of German Beer, cake and Bratwurst, sauerkraut and Schnapps are drunk and eaten during this fest. This is probably one of the resonds why a lot of people think all Germans do is drink beer and eat bratwurst and sauerkraut.


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