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United States of America
Switzerland
Australia
Russia
The Netherlands
Greece
Canada
North Korea
Portugal
New Zealand
Italy
Austria
The United Kingdom
MyNameIsWhatMyNameIsWhoMyNameIsHeManIHaveThePOWEROfGraySkull
greece did stuff like 3000 years ago not 10,000
Bisonrouge
Thank you! i was going to post that! 2500 years ago for accuracy if you talk about democracy :)
MyNameIsWhatMyNameIsWhoMyNameIsHeManIHaveThePOWEROfGraySkull
10,000 was more like early man accomplishments like fire or the wheel
smithenheimer
This pleases me.
Shamorza
That's what she said.
hungryphil
but the italian shoes are great!
SaintMaceToTheFace
Blah. American Boots my friend, all you will ever need
Reemy420
Jamaica: We have a bobsled team!!!
jpegsr
A thread from reddit, made into a buzzfeed post then posted on imgur...
imgurinator
I guess all you have to do is put those reddit threads in picture form for imgurians to eat it up.
bunnypunisher
Canada: Listen, we're totally not the same as America. I mean, check out the maple leaf on my pickup truck.
domnomnomm
SO ACCURATE OMG.
MyLifeisaComplicatedDrinkingGame
Nothing better summed up the US than the fact we lead the world in Nobel Laureates, AND people killed by their own lawn mowers.
justasomeone
and penises amputated by lawn mowers ... seriously why fix a lawn mower in the nude?
AerysIITargaryen
Is that per capita or just total number? Because one of those isn't an accurate way to compare countries.
TheGingerBeardedBiologist
Total number. Sweden and Switzerland rule!
AerysIITargaryen
Now that is interesting. Switzerland is a great place, I get to go there once in a while.
TheGingerBeardedBiologist
I recently moved to Sweden. If we eat more chocolate we'll sure win some Nobel prizes!
AerysIITargaryen
Assumption here, you moved from Switzerland? I didn't eat chocolate for 2/3 of my life, I don't think I'll ever get a Nobel Laureate.
staple
Good point, Faroe Island has many more than the US when we look at it per capita about 202 to 11! (per a million citizens) much more acurate
YourSuperiros
fyi guys, these are from a Askreddit post called: What is the TLDR of your Country
Arufunsu
Could you share the sauce, please?
BoromirOfGondor
Ah yes. New Zealand
PetrificusTotalus
*Middle Earth.
AtomicPoPcoRn
Switzerland: OUR FLAG IS SQUARE !!
hikarimaru
Switzerland is so hipster, our flag's shape is even unique.
HeadlessMachine
Japan: We make 76% of the world's weirdest kink porn and the coolest electronics gadgets. And we eat anything that moves.
ICouldBeABikeYouKnow
I'm British and I found the one based upon my country to be entirely inaccurate, in fact I spat my tea out in disgust!
fitlex
This series may be relevant to everyone's interests http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sN36vp5-10
sluttyllamas
Genuinely had a cup of tea in my hand... !
Mrwhoever
I even tutted
SammyMackerel
I need a cup of tea just to calm down.
JustGoingToTypeSomethingRandomHereCauseICantThinkOfAUsername
Am I the only one who legitimately feels like a bit of a failure if I go too long without drinking tea?
HighrockTendales
I fell off my penny farthing and smashed my monocle
chud37
We do drink alot of tea tho.
patmorgan235
there wasn't one on england
Brainal
Spat... such a British-sounding word.
captainlego
Please don't tell me you say 'spitted'.
Brainal
No way. It just sounds sophisticated.
DirtyA
you're right, the Mongols had the largest land based empire.
Detox208
*Monocle pops out
parabola
So did I... because I don't like tea! DUN DUN DUNNNN
LeSethX
As I understand it, tea and beer. While I have not tried this, I hear you guys can drink us under the table
peridotstar
i heard that too--a comic named 'Reginald D Hunter' who lived in the US and England said they drink the way we eat
NekoEmmi
I had a friend at university who went on "hunger strike" and survived for a week on Guinness, it's basically liquid alcohol bread after all.
Mrwhoever
Aye all the protien you need from a pint of Guinness
andrewstnh
... legit.
TheRealCJ
Yeah, Australia too. It should be: "Queen? Oh yeah, we should really change that. Vote? Oh, okay... I guess it's fine then."
AnotherImgurianEnglishman
Indubitably!
johnvictor
Yes, quite.
Subtilico
These days the waves rule Britannia.
zanash
Fuck you and your tea wasting ways. We should have sent your ancestors to Australia.
peridotstar
NOoooooo not the spiders/dragons/velociraptors/nopes!!!
IComeWithWifi
Too busy drinking tea to notice our flag!
baadkaarmaa
Sorry dear boy, but you're not very British then. A true Brit would never waste tea. You're not in Boston, you know.
Mrwhoever
it would be a swallow of disgust
Anonsy
I thought it was because we got bankrupted by two world wars and all the colonies took the opportunity to declare independence.
DeadlyRicochet
ahem.... USA was ahead of the curve I guess :p
gbghg
how do you think we became bankrupt? tea's not cheap when you're at war.
TrustMeImBritish
You made me laugh tea out of my nose!
Drougals
The entire British Empire was built on cups of tea, and if you think we are going to war without one mate, you are mistaken!
Pekwachnamaykoskwaskwaypinwanik
Going to war with what? did you forget the bloody guns you pillock?
TheFlyingHellfish
1. "In two long wars, my country bled/To spare the world the fearsome Hun./And through the years, the fight we led/To long we stood alone
TheFlyingHellfish
2. Too long alone./And when, at last, the battles won/We asked for no reward./An Empire gone, two generations turned to blood and dust.
TheFlyingHellfish
3. Only the best were lost. Only the best. "Little Island" from Randy Newman's Faust, sung by none other than Sir Elton John.
AgamemnonsMemes
Australia still loves you (mostly)
Pups
As another person from Britain: it's actually a sovereign state, not a country, it's made up of a few countries, but not a country itself.
NaviersStoked
I thought you were an autonomous collective?
drinkerofbleach
Explanation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNu8XDBSn10&list=TLg__F91EmJzvW8V-mqp7s2f_AmBpNztAT
NekoEmmi
Thanks, this video is actually really good! TIL that Anglesea isn't included in Great Britain (I'm British!) and I also didn't realise (1/2)
NekoEmmi
just how many overseas territories we still had. I love it when browsing Imgur all morning turns out to be educational. :) (2/2)
britishdilettantejimmyrustlerbutmostlyokguy
I was just about to go look for this video to post. Love a bit of CGP Grey!
Scientificevidence
As a Dutchie, more like "It's getting crowded, looks like we we need to kill some more sea". (20% of The Netherlands is reclaimed land).
Cerinna
I tend to think it's both. :)
Ruzinus
Remember that time you guys invented Orange?
minusone
I play a lot of historical Europe games, and I'm always confused why the shape of Netherlands seems wrong!
Trickscore
And when the water freezes we attack it with iron blades underneath our shoes. We are pretty good at that
JustanotherdamnMinnesotan
thats amazing
geekyadam
The Netherlands one should really just say "Amsterdam is a hell of a drug."
lordsleepyhead
That would be like the USA one having "the city so nice, they named it twice" on there.
layl
t͟he se̷a ̢k͢nows t͞o̶o ͠m̶u͏ch
ioverexplainthings
Only 20%?
Scientificevidence
~50% of The Netherlands is below sea level. Much of that used to be swamp/floodland or was lowered due to peat gathering and deforestation.
iMayOrMayNotBeOprah
Actually, 20% is below sealevel, and 50% is less than 1m above sealevel.
Scientificevidence
Both our numbers are off it seems, according to the Dutch government (pbl.nl/en). 26% below average sea level, 59% susceptible to flooding.
Spiritus77
Yeah, but we lowered the rest of our normal land, just for the challenge and our eternal battle with the sea. FUCK YOU SEA!
TheDwarfCockMerchant
remember when the dutch invades Indonesia for 350 years? :l
iMayOrMayNotBeOprah
And then 20 years after their indepencence, half a million more got killed in an anti-communist purge. Quite the unlucky country.
Spiritus77
Invaded, invaded... More like... colonized. Wait, that doesn't make it sound any better, does it?
Scientificevidence
I do. And horrible things happened even after 1945, but that doesn't defines us better then living below sea level. BTW, how's West Papua?
SomeoneHasBlundered
Have my upvote. You shouldn't be downvoted for telling the truth. Kind regards, a dutchee.
Fierfly
Ireland: Most Americans think they're related to us somehow. Also alcoholism is a genuine problem in this country.
Begotten
as an american, we're constantly told that it's a country of immigrants but nobody wants to claim us
megustatorta
America: Land of the mutts
SuperBobKing
A fairly large portion IS related to them somehow.
omikone
Ireland: Where St. Patrick's Day is just another day.
wellthatwasanawkwardmoment
Thank you
patmorgan235
*alcoholism doesn't exist here at all
sometimeslateatnight
Sad that it's not abnormal in the slightest..
grimol
I'm American and everyone I meet usually knows about my Irish heritage before they know my name. Never been to Ireland tho. (not yet)
Fourpets
The drinking or the red hair? :-)
HanSolo312
Well there are more Irish descendants in America than in Ireland so yeah that's pretty accurate.
peridotstar
thats pretty amazing to think about isnt it? i mean so so many of us in this big country having roots in the same towns and valleys and all
chbarts
More Americans claim German heritage than Irish.
peridotstar
a whole bunch of us have both (myself included ^.^)
chbarts
And me, in fact.
AssamLaksa
Same as Australia.
megustatorta
But I AM Irish...
hashbrownsbakedpotatosfrenchfrieshomefriescheesefries
blue eyes and freckles.... what else would I be
peridotstar
my fathers family tree looks like the weasley family reunion. Hey cousins /waves*
MetalJesus
I AM actually related to you guys. Hell, I have family over there right now.
NellyMr
we did help build half the western world, even the white house was designed by a man in Killkenny. If you look for us, we're there.
Chad0688
I think we're Irish...
sciophobiaranger
No. We do not.
beleginwaffle
Skin so pale that it reflects sunlight like a mirror, some freckles, red beard, blue/green eyes. I'm Mongolian, right?
Fierfly
YAY for racism!
beleginwaffle
Eh?
Fierfly
I've seen black people with freckles, Russians, Germans and Polish people with red beards and blue eyes, and pale skinned Asians and Fench
Fierfly
2/2 so just cause you got recessive genes, does not make you Irish.
beleginwaffle
Maybe because I'm oversexed and an alcoholic...that makes me Irish, right?
Colhones
Few things get a Portuguese sader/pissed than hearing that Portugal is in Spain.
ZebraCockSandwich
Its not that its IN Spain... its... Just the tip.... >.>
dragonraven13
I thought Portugal was the capital of Spain? *troll*
rossimus
The most horrific acts of colonialism were carried out by Portugal, and yet today they are the Canada of Iberia.
lnxslck
True, but not worst than the Spanish, English or French.
lnxslck
In fact, the Portuguese colonies grew and prosper to become healthier, richer and improved the life of it's people.
TheFlyingFoxOfTheYard
You are right sir. or should i say, sr. colhões?
Colhones
Muito directo :P
lnxslck
I laughed harder than i should :D
UglyTitties
Denmark: We used to be vikings, now we kill giraffes.
YouSuckHahaImJustKiddingYoureAlright
*gasp*
EveryoneGetsAFreeCat2
This is very accurate. Skål!
UglyTitties
SKÅÅÅÅÅÅÅL!
RomeoSniper
FOR SKYRI - wrong party?
chefboyardeeee
also whales
UglyTitties
That's the Faroes, they're not really Danish, but it's pretty cool anyways.
Lolsenibsen
True. Or "Denmark, the captital of Sweden"
Brainal
Too soon, bro.
rando84
still metal
aegete
Lego.. Denmark is all about LEGO...
ChicagoBadger
I believe you're just being clever, but I hope you're not serious about the "killing giraffes" issue.
grimol
No, a Zoo there recently killed a 2 y.o. giraffe because it's genes would affect their breeding.Then they fed it to the lions. Kids watched.
ChicagoBadger
Yes. And, again, I hope you're just trying to be clever.
grimol
No, it really happened, but honestly I think people are making far too big a deal of it. 2 y.o. humans are murdered bu govt's all the time.
ChicagoBadger
SO AGAIN, I HOPE YOU'RE JUST TRYING TO BE CLEVER.
JacobKreutzfeldt
And white elks. You...you bastards.
pondox
*sniff* Smell like sürströmming in here...
JacobKreutzfeldt
Rötten fish from sweden?
pondox
Indeed
JacobKreutzfeldt
Does that mean I stink?
TheSwedishCryptid
It's not rotten! It's fermented, it means it's only half-rotten!
mibd
it stinks!!
lnxslck
Upvote for Portuguese flag
TurboAligator
portugal is in need of upvotes!
lnxslck
Actually we are in need of money, honest politians, and swedish women
VoteForLara
The best one
lnxslck
You're damn right!
theVoid1313
The only one that has a coat of arms(on this list).
rossimus
Christmas
EvilTotopo
Yeah, but... Why would people think you're Spain?
chbarts
They're both on the Iberian peninsula and speak languages that sound kinda similar if you don't know either of them.
EvilTotopo
Well, that makes sense; they both are Romance languages. I asked 'cause I thought I was missing a joke or something. Thanks :)
lnxslck
Also because Spain is 4 times bigger than Portugal, so most people think it's part of it.
lostinthoughts
As an Austrian: and to get mixed up with a whole continent.
TopgunIsTheBestMovieEver
Im actually amazed that Austria was actually mentioned.
lostinthoughts
Eeyup! Me too!
sesamharold
only by mistake
igotalittlewilly
*Australia's not perturbed by nopes as much as everyone else is. We're too busy drinking beer at the beach. Yo.
ComradeZERO
I thought we have been independent since 1986?
igotalittlewilly
We've had referendums to become a republic but we don't like change more than we don't like being tied to England.
ComradeZERO
ah that's a bit shite. Cheers for the info though
igotalittlewilly
Helping!
SofaKingAustralian
We are also aware of the classy English lady. I think we voted on that? No fucks were given.
igotalittlewilly
None.
FingolfinHighKingoftheNoldor
Greece really contributed to sciences and math about 2500-3000 years ago... not 10,000
eatallthefood
you must be fun at parties.
olavi
Not to nitpick, but 2000-2600 years ago would be even more accurate. Most notable greeks lived around 500-250 BCE.
medithe
not the point
justasomeone
i had to look again but yeah ... s'ok
JacobKreutzfeldt
Well maybe if they had contributed a little bit harder we would have gotten it right.
IhaveareallifeIswear
Αlso,Greece is not the only one going bankrupt right now.Spain,Italy,Portugal,Ireland all have it the same if not worse.
FingolfinHighKingoftheNoldor
Ireland and Portugal are not as bad as Spain and Greece are atm but are continuing on that path. Italy would be as fucked as Greece if 1/2..
FingolfinHighKingoftheNoldor
They have a slightly more robust economy than greece and do not rely on tourism as much.
NoPotassiumIsAK0
No guys, the top Reddit comment for USA was 10000x better: "This land is your land? This land is my land."
DevoutSkeptic
You could say the same for every country really...
lemonwaterice
You made this? I made this.
PeterParkour
You made this? I made this.
LeBish
I made you? This made this.
ireya
Yeah if you're gonna rip off reddit at least include some of the best ones. They skipped the a few of the best ones.
rossimus
This... is amazing.
HipsterHippy
"You got oil? Knock, knock democracy is coming"
capsulet
Tsk, tsk, OP, I came here and as soon as I recognized these, I shook my finger at you. You should have cited!
lifecycling
Totes using this in my essay.
TomxHasxTourettes
All of these are taken almost verbatim from that reddit thread. I should go outside more...
benbriggs
it's... too funny.....
tarataqa
from California to the New York island
moodmist
From the red wood forest to the Gulf Stream waters
IneffectiveDetective
This land is private property.
moodmist
Your land now belongs to me
peridotstar
bobsheadthreateningly
Surprisingly, Britain did that on a much larger and more impressive scale then we did.
Morella
We did get to the Imperialism Party kind of late.
JhericFury
I was gonna say, America hasn't actually taken much land, just bombed the fuck out of it then gone home. We (UK) stole much more.
katinthehat
One can make the argument that their entire country is stolen. But yeah, England really won gold in the landstealing olympics.
JhericFury
Well, it is true that their country is stolen, but the UK, France, Netherlands and Spain are who stole it.
frankg101
Right?! It's like the US is just Europeans gone wild with land acquisition!
beeanisimo
I've named one of my eyebrows Britain and the other the Mogols because neither one knows when it has taken up enough space.
bobsheadthreateningly
I have but one upvote to give, but you can take it!
peridotstar
monkey see monkey do x)
bobsheadthreateningly
Well, we didn't do it as well as them, that's all I'm saying. >_>
julkinen
FINLAND: Oh shit, we didn't get mentioned again.
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soukmania
France: Belgium belongs to us and the Dutch. Get your filthy hands off Britain!
adhominem
+ PERKELE
pleasedontlookatme
so true! another way. Finland: we were mentioned so torilla tavataan
Iamnotanactualblonde
happens way too often
PIENbow
I share your feelings.. As a Belgian citizen though.
sesamharold
How can a country asked to be recognized when even its people don't know whether they should be 1 or 2 countries?
chbarts
Belgium: No, we're not France.
sesamharold
Luxemburg: No, we are not Belgium.
carinabrand
Sweden: We created skype, spotify, and dynamite..and we have hot chicks.
TheOneEyedYogurtTosser
Sweden: Köttbullar, hembränt, älgar och välfärd
BIZaGoten
Ahti Heinla, Priit Kasesalu, and Jaan Tallinn (Estonia), Janus Friis (Denmark) and Niklas Zennström (Sweden) created Skype.
TheSwedishCryptid
The product was first registered in Sweden, thus making it a Swedish product.
BIZaGoten
oh awesome
InanimateFuckingObject
Sweden: IKEA & Brännvin.
element47
after learning about your geography, i am not surprised by your history:
raoulduke25
These were compiled by redditors from their respective native countries.
rossimus
Why did you post a plain old world map?
TheDreadPirateRobinSparkles
As an American, that is depressingly accurate.
LearnedCoward
I read all of this in Homer Simpson's voice.
cjalex
I thought Canada's was going to say "Sorry."
Himser
I don't think we ever said get out? im confused on that one.
wartortle27
Sorry.
Farons
Now where's that beating a dead horse gif......
OneOfUsOneOfUs
I thought Canada's should have been in English and French.
andrewstnh
It was implied.
cjalex
It is kind of like an unwritten rule eh?
DontWantNudesJustSomeoneToLoveAndNudes
Sorry for dissapointing you.
SilaBen
It should've...
MeSoMerry
Also could've worked for Germany
Yapibl
Sorry for not saying sorry. It was really rude of us to forget. We actually love our British queen.
Wexward
We love you England, but get out.... sorry, we didn't mean that, want some syrup?
PetrificusTotalus
And Ireland should have Canada's current one.
garrettIRL
except without the "we love you" part.
Zedomlionheart
Canada's should have been: Sorry, let's compromise.
theonlyusernameiwantedwastaken
I was more hoping for "Canada: Nobody ever seems to remember what they did to the Natives"
dragonraven13
We're super nice to the natives. Half my paycheck goes to them. :P
zibbz89
natives and japanese* (we had concentration-ish camps for a while)
theonlyusernameiwantedwastaken
Canadians are good at hiding their shit. Yeah, the whole huge impressive railroad? it's cool isn't it, oh just ignore the mass chinese grave
ItsAlwaysTimeToDiddle
We don't talk about that, for obvious reasons.
wanooknox
Actually we do in Saskatchewan... mostly because it's one of the few interesting things to happen here...
mrstanuki
Good one.
cjalex
We are making up for that by trying to be as polite as possible all the time.
NationalistCanadianMooseWarrior
ssshhhhhhh...
speershawks
And what the paras did to skinny in somalia
apolloin
As a Brit emigre living in Canada, I have literally NEVER been asked to get out.
ClockworkQuackingSheep
not to your face, we are too polite for that.
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apolloin
I understand that! After all, I chose to leave the UK and come live in the GREAT White North, so my opinion on Canada is clear. :)
DestinyAndChicken
Really? I'm very surprised, I thought all we Brits had an idealised misty eyed view of Canada. My countrymen are letting me down!
DrunkCanuck
Allow me...please leave...
apolloin
Nah. I like it here. :P
DrunkCanuck
Sorry that was rude.
froggyrules
I'm sorry too, but in our defense, he was drunk
Equreuil
Italy: we managed to make everyone forget we were nazis during WWII
sesamharold
That is truly a great ability you italians have! I bet that in 3 years only your history will tell that no one ever had voted for Berlusconi
soukmania
That's very true. This is also exact for the spanish social-catholicism. This is why I hate it when americans make fun of the french for
Equreuil
No one expects the spanish inquisition!
soukmania
Sad but true. :(
soukmania
surrendering "easily".
AlmightyBracket
New Zealand is so true and no one even tries to deny it.
ImTheWalrus
I feel like it will take a century before New Zealand does something that will make us forget it's connection to LotR.
MintyMushroom
There's not even a token sheep joke. Like, not even a mention. What is this.
NotoriousDuchess
But if it was a Tolkien sheep joke, people would be all over it. Hypocrisy...
Murderedbypiratesisgood
One of my most cherished goals in life is to get to New Zealand and take a LOTRs tour...may never return.
HungLikeHagan
I feel it should have had "Lorde Of The Rings" probably 2 of our most successful relations.
AlmightyBracket
That was witty as fuck, took me a second to get it.
iliketokeepitsimplestupid
We are so much more than Lord of the Rings... We have the Hobbit to!
AlmightyBracket
New Zealand should just change their name to Middle Earth
madmardagan
It's true. My sister lives there and my Dad and stepmom just visited. I'd say about 90% of the pictures they took were taken in Hobbitton.
iliketokeepitsimplestupid
What boring people... Should have hit me up. I take you places you ain't ever seen before and probably never will again.
platypusab
And sheep!!! what else? Ooh ooh kiwi, and, and, and, Ah fuck it I'm all out. New Zealand is too small too matter. P.s. I am a proud kiwi.
catdogmilzy
And we're still celebrating that we conquered Everest...
RandomImgurian
New Zealand: Where the birds are kiwi, the fruit is kiwi and even the people are kiwi.
MyFavouriteColourIsBlue
We beat the rest of the world to get pineapple lumps.
iliketokeepitsimplestupid
I am disappoint little kumera.
missersupermannohome
kumara*
iliketokeepitsimplestupid
They're both right... You can spell it either way in Maori.
demonduck
Italian flag looks awfully like Ireland's.
IAlwaysUpvoteFirefly
Ya know... Orange...
aoifard
Flags in pubs around the six nations get us all confused - are you rooting for Italy or Ireland? But it's a pub, so chances are...
RomeoSniper
The battle lines get drawn: Pubs on one side, espresso bars on the other.
PetrificusTotalus
Ah yes, the eternal struggle of Italy and Ireland, Red vs. Orange.
dpash
Italy red, Ireland, orange. Cote d'Ivoire: Orange on left. Remember leprechauns are green, so Ireland green on left.
dpash
Hungary -> hungry -> Italy famous for food: Hungary flag is Italy on its side. India looks like Ireland on its side with a wheel.
TherealNickyboy
Germany: Can We Stop Talking About Our Past And Move On Already?
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gruenherz
We would if everyone else started paying as much in and getting as little out as us
captaincabbage
Germany: Always moving towards the FuhrerIMEANFUTURE!!
thatoneredheadedguy
only if you guys stop repeating it
bonohenn
*Liverpool
Chad0688
Sorry, there's not getting past the love for David Hasselhoff
TherealNickyboy
brilliant!
Duwisib
all my upvotes to zat
kamisan
More like Germany: our efforts have failed... Lets buy them!
thatclimbingguy
As a german: YES PLEASE
insaaanity
As another German: FUCK YOU
thatclimbingguy
you know, I think that this adversity is the actual problem our country has right now. You're either liberal-left, or a nazi,no middleground
insaaanity
...you say that while the CDU holds the majority in the government. Also, this shouldn't be a partisan issue. Adenhauer belonged to...
insaaanity
...the CDU and he and his party laid the groundwork of denouncing the nazi past and swearing how we'd never forget and learn from it.
ThatJohnDenverIsFullOfShitMan
Everyone vas on vacation!
10art1
Ve vere invited. Punch vas served. Check vith Poland!
teslavsedison
helgur
Maybe if you did a little more Arbeit you would Macht more Frei to move on?
naleje
What the heck are you trying to say? :D
StrawberryPrincess92
Also, Beethoven was German, and zat other guy with zee mustache was Austrian.
LaResistance2012
hitler hitler hitler!!!
Mydeliciouschocolateicecreambar
15 yrs ago in grad school, 10-11 Germans in my class... got some beers in them - they were absurdly anti-Semitic *not quite time to move on*
GummyBearsHellYeah
Judging from one experience? Not that I don't agree with you, but 10-11 don't represent all of Germany.
gruenherz
I've lived in Germany for 24 yrs and never met any anti semites. 10-11 does seem like a good sample size for 80 million though *statistics*
KrautrockCat
I'm 22 and have lived in germany all of my life and have NEVER heard anyone say anything against israel or the jewish people in general.
niggamoonmclovinalicousness
they own europe right now man, wtf are you talking about
IdownvotePeopleWhoComplainAboutDownvoters
Third time lucky..
AerysIITargaryen
The Third Reich didn't last very long though.
TheDesertF0x
It lasted twelve years and four months, Hitler claimed it would last a thousand years and Nazi's would call it the 'thousand year Reich"
imholdinglemonade
Nuzzink happened! Tea was served!
TheShortestHobbit
Germany: We drink to forget.
10art1
NO MORE INSINUATIONS! NOSSING BAD HAPPENED! SIE WERDEN SICH HINSETZEN! SIE WERDEN RUHIG SEIN! SIE WERDEN NICHT BELEIDIGEN DEUTSCHLAND
SodaKopp
What about the Brothers Grimm?
nicetomeetyouimdad
DON'T MENTION ZE WARRR
j0ke
Germany <3
DougDeNasty
-Germany circa 1919
superben
Nien
SilverSurfer91
Yeah man, that was the past, but check out our cars!
derpchester
SchrodingersGinger
Having lived in Germany, what i've seen of their culture is basically "OMG I'm so sorry!" and now they're hyper-afraid of breaking ANY rules
sesamharold
As a German: Exactly. Only since the 2006 football world cup we have the balls to show our national flag in public - and only with sports!
KrautrockCat
Who woulda thought that a life-time full of being punished for saying you like your country could do that to people.
plushyoplush
it's all good Germany, keep on bringing them slick cars and sausages
AuBoss
And some damn good beer
Boredashell
Not everyone wants a slick sausage. Some of us enjoy slippery tacos.
missdeschaneaux
Dammit..now I'm hungry AND horny..
nicobackfromthedead
And backbone financing of the "EU"
TheDinosaursDiedBecauseYouTouchYourselfAtNight
And their women. Absolutely need more German women.
LeeeB
I'm german
derpchester
schön für dich
TheDinosaursDiedBecauseYouTouchYourselfAtNight
AND a female?
LeeeB
yes...
SoaringMuse
Capitalizing every word... my eyes are bleeding
derpchester
as a german : i hate it too
niggamoonmclovinalicousness
but in german dont you capitalize every noun?
DrunkGermanGuy
yes.
derpchester
yes we do and i don´t get the point of it...
ThranduilsLeftTesticle
Don't mention the war
TherealNickyboy
QI fan?
ThranduilsLeftTesticle
NNnnnmmmmmaaaayes
TherealNickyboy
I just rewatched that episode last week. Very funny.
ThranduilsLeftTesticle
So much interesting!!
TheLoliOtaku
Who won the bloody war anyway!?
ThranduilsLeftTesticle
Let me show you
TheBitSlinger
Don't mention the war!
tossingEwoksIntoLakesOfMethane
you started it
TherealNickyboy
Sean Locke will.
derpchester
what war? i don´t remember a war
MaybeeAB
We shouldnt ever stop talking about it. It would be like stop talking about slavery here in the states. dont blame Germans now but there is
MaybeeAB
still a sense of responsibility we bear otherwise history can and will and DOES currently repeat itself when the past is tossed aside.
hellafordays
Well-said.
TheDesertF0x
Indeed, but we should also look towards how Japan absolutely raped China as well instead of more frequently solely pointing at Germany
MaybeeAB
I dont think there's a sole focus on Germany. I think Japan would like us to think that but either way there should be more books on what
haileymonster
I think in Asia (China, Thailand, etc) they do villianise Japan as the greater evil while Europe/NA look to the Nazis.
Flyndaran
While we Americans too often sweep the whole Japanese American internment under the rug. Such grotesque war crimes by all.
MaybeeAB
2. Japan did in the US but that doesnt mean we should stop focusing on the atrocities of the Nazis. That would lead to nothing productive
TheDesertF0x
Indeed. We should look towards both more frequently instead of just say the Nazi party. Hm, my high school never went into Japan, and -
thiscannotpossiblygowrong
Japan: Past? What past? Here have some more weird hentai!
PokemonForLife
ALL IS FINE
ToastyMozart
Beat me to it.
MrMcCrunch
Now you can beat off to it
benephon
aww yiss mutha fuckin tentacles
aus4000
From space
Beepity
Literally.
zt2211
How do you not have more upvotes?
xavierjmole
thatsmyfetish.gif
TheRealCJ
Germany: Twentieth Century? I don't think we were around then...
LonLonRanchDressing
Isn't it against the rules for you Germans to deny a certain time period and certain events that happened within that time period?
mynameisnotalice
Actually, against law is only denying the holocaust and/or glorifying the Nazis, as far as I know. But I never checked.
TheRealCJ
What time period? The 12th century? Because we freely acknowledge that that time period happened. (Also, I'm not german.)
lozeldatkm
Ve vere all on vacation.
PaperOkami
PUNCH WAS SERVED!
eromitlab
CHECK WITH POLAND!
Malz42
WE WERE INVITED.
TheRealCJ
we were asleep. We'd had a big 19th Century. You know how it goes. You wake up with a hangover and turn right back over...
Imjustaregulareverydaynormalguy
Because of the comment before, most definitely read this with a German accent..
HeroesDeserveRecognition
False. Austria's greatest accomplishment is the Glock.
Harrstein
So you mean glocknades?
WhatzitTooya
And Wiener Schnitzel.
Totentag
And Schwarzenegger.
Aliencow
And Christoph Waltz.
CheesePataflafla
The glockenspiel? Neat!
JosephGordonLevittsLeftSock
lets not forget about the printed circuit board, without it you couldn't even read this.
AngryHumanoid
Bah, if God wanted us to easily transfer different voltages to electrical components then he would have made us with wires in our fingers!
icreatedmyscreennamejustsoicouldupvotethis
What about Red Bull?
rossimus
...enspiel?
RandomEngineer
I'd say Mozartkugeln...
Fruppi
Ich liebe Mozartkugeln!
RandomEngineer
Ja wer nicht ;)
ReallyBigRocks
Gotta hand it to 'em, the Austrians are masters of grenade design
archangelshepherd
I don't think of making shoes when I think of italy... I think of Beretta and Benelli.
textilelover
Since I do cowboy shooting, I think Uberti
kissmystarfishpucker
Get ready to dodge bullets.
hobylicious
umm too bad Glocks suck and have rediculous disassemply instructions, pull trigger being the main one.
HeroesDeserveRecognition
Seriously? Is it that hard to make sure your gun is clear?
hobylicious
apparently to a lot of NYC police officers yes. To me no, but I dont like glock for a few more reasons such as inaccuracies 1/X
faintpremonition
*ridiculous, *disassembly
AnotherImgurianEnglishman
disassemply
Fruppi
False. It's the Käsekrainer.
thuperduperthpeshul
The Käsekrainer and Berner Würstel are the most American foods I've encountered that American didn't invent .
thuperduperthpeshul
*an American
huanthewolfhound
It krainers käses?
Fruppi
In the most delicious way, yes.
brownribbon
Too bad Gaston Glock was a shady as fuck businessman. And his guns are ugly as sin.
MoparGoVroomVroom
One could argue that it's the worst.
HeroesDeserveRecognition
That would be a terrible argument.
Geistbar
Well, realistically, the quality of both arguments is identical: quite poor. They're just a statement of the conclusion, w/o any reasoning.
MoparGoVroomVroom
Some people don't like guns and despise their invention.
HeroesDeserveRecognition
Some people are free to speak their opinions thanks to good men with guns.
AerysIITargaryen
And some people can't speak their opinion thanks to bad men with guns. That's a bad argument for guns as the same went for every weapon (1)
MoparGoVroomVroom
And if guns existed, who knows that they would be necessary!
TheThingNoNotThatOne
Regardless, you can't argue against the influence the Glock has had on the world, for better or worse.
AerysIITargaryen
Neither can you argue against the influence of Beethoven or Hilter. If you'll allow a negative impact to be their greatest accomplishment(1)
MoparGoVroomVroom
You can though...every topic is debatable...
darkerface
I found the American
IAlwaysUpvoteFirefly
A true American would not like the Glock. It would be the 1911.
bamcockseverywhere
Ironically, Connecticut makes a lot of good firearms.
AngryHumanoid
1911's are classic, to be sure, but as a piece of hardware the Glock is damn near the perfect handgun.
brownribbon
Damn shame they are so ugly.
AngryHumanoid
True, not much for looks, 100% function over form. Now for form AND function I am in love with the FN P90...