Germans: Britons are Drunk, overweight and sunburnt
31-07-2014, 13:33
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Germans: Britons are Drunk, overweight and sunburnt
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...g-Britons.html
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German newspaper Bild lists the "ailments" that afflict Britons abroad, including a tendency to drink too much and strip off at the slightest opportunity
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The Germans are nothing if not perceptive.
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31-07-2014, 13:35
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Re: Germans: Britons are Drunk, overweight and sunburnt
One wonders what they think of themselves then.
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31-07-2014, 13:41
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Re: Germans: Britons are Drunk, overweight and sunburnt
I think they actually mean the English
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31-07-2014, 13:44
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Re: Germans: Britons are Drunk, overweight and sunburnt
Cannot argue with the newspaper in some cases that is just what we are...
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31-07-2014, 13:46
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Re: Germans: Britons are Drunk, overweight and sunburnt
The Bild is the German equivalent of the Sun - stereotypes sell newspapers....
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I think they actually mean the English
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tbf, they did mention
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31-07-2014, 13:51
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Re: Germans: Britons are Drunk, overweight and sunburnt
Ah yes. The Welsh wandering hands. Another characteristically efficient observation from our German friends.
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31-07-2014, 14:16
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Re: Germans: Britons are Drunk, overweight and sunburnt
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One wonders what they think of themselves then.
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If it's anything to do with this poll then there's no need to wonder, it's included in it, of course though it doesn't sell bild and telegraph papers if they put on it that they thought the british were polite and well mannered
http://m.independent.ie/world-news/a...-30467424.html
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I think they actually mean the English
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What's the Welsh wandering hands thing all about? At least they weren't in Velcro gloves like back home though
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31-07-2014, 14:33
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Re: Germans: Britons are Drunk, overweight and sunburnt
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I think they actually mean the English
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No, they've obviously been to St Mellons before.
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31-07-2014, 14:37
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Re: Germans: Britons are Drunk, overweight and sunburnt
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No, they've obviously been to St Mellons before.
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I'm glad I can avoid that place these days since my daughter finished college.....
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31-07-2014, 15:12
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Re: Germans: Britons are Drunk, overweight and sunburnt
The wife's just come back from 2 weeks in Rhodes staying at a hotel mostly occupied by Russians and Germans. She couldn't believe how noisy, arrogant and rude many of the Germans were, especially towards the local waiting staff and the E. European guests.
As for all this anti-English carp, given that English tourists tend to vastly outnumber the rest of those form the UK it's not too hard to see why they'd be more identifiable in the various resorts which suffer problems of drunken behaviour etc. I've come across plenty of drunken, obnoxious Scots, Irish and Welsh in my time so let's not pretend the English have the monopoly this sort of behaviour eh.
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31-07-2014, 15:32
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Re: Germans: Britons are Drunk, overweight and sunburnt
The article specifies Britons rather than Englishmen.
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31-07-2014, 15:49
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Re: Germans: Britons are Drunk, overweight and sunburnt
Just been to Morocco/Agadir - Surprisingly the British were liked the most by the Hotel/Entertainment staff. The Russians were disliked the most as a Moroccan bar man called them pigs of the earth!.
There was a fair mixture of nationalities, mainly ignorant French, the Belgiums were ok.. as for the Germans arrogant must be in their make-up.
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31-07-2014, 16:19
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Re: Germans: Britons are Drunk, overweight and sunburnt
Don't forget sunbed racers
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31-07-2014, 16:21
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Re: Germans: Britons are Drunk, overweight and sunburnt
Oh let's not deal in stereotypes. I've met lovely people of all nationalities and I've met some obnoxious ones too.
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Re: Germans: Britons are Drunk, overweight and sunburnt
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Means nothing to me if towels are on an empty sunbed, much to my wife's discomfort. The hotels should regularly remove the offending articles.
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