There is a saying in German "Du siehst den Wald vor lauter Bäumen nicht" translated "You fail to see the forest because of the trees". The saying basically means there is more to what you hear or see about a place/thing. Germany is not some Utopia so don't expect everything to be perfect.
About the "German marching or Stechschritt" I'm assuming you are referring to the "Goose stepping" that is no longer used by the Bundeswehr. The last time Goose stepping was part of the military was by the Nationale Volksarmee (East Germany). People assume this is "German" but this is actually Prussian.
Being blond and blue eyed.. well you're going to have a difficult time trying to blend in especially in München since the locals are normally shorter and have darker hair colours in comparison to the Northern Germans. Actually I read up that Scandinavia, the Netherlands and England has higher blond rates in comparison to Germany as a whole.
Oh and remember "Don't mention the war" being an "Engländer" Germans are fully aware of the war and most if not all are thankful the allies won against Hitler.
That quote is the german tattoo...Dude that's amazing! And yeah I was referring to the goosestep! And I don't mention the war really! Whats gone is gone in my eyes, we live in 2013 not 1942 :) Cheers for the comment dude.
Is it normal I have a love of Germany?
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There is nothing wrong wanting to be German :)
There is a saying in German "Du siehst den Wald vor lauter Bäumen nicht" translated "You fail to see the forest because of the trees". The saying basically means there is more to what you hear or see about a place/thing. Germany is not some Utopia so don't expect everything to be perfect.
About the "German marching or Stechschritt" I'm assuming you are referring to the "Goose stepping" that is no longer used by the Bundeswehr. The last time Goose stepping was part of the military was by the Nationale Volksarmee (East Germany). People assume this is "German" but this is actually Prussian.
Being blond and blue eyed.. well you're going to have a difficult time trying to blend in especially in München since the locals are normally shorter and have darker hair colours in comparison to the Northern Germans. Actually I read up that Scandinavia, the Netherlands and England has higher blond rates in comparison to Germany as a whole.
Oh and remember "Don't mention the war" being an "Engländer" Germans are fully aware of the war and most if not all are thankful the allies won against Hitler.
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That quote is the german tattoo...Dude that's amazing! And yeah I was referring to the goosestep! And I don't mention the war really! Whats gone is gone in my eyes, we live in 2013 not 1942 :) Cheers for the comment dude.