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How true are cliches about Germans?

Hendrik Welling
March 10, 2023

The Germans are fanatically punctual, drink beer all day and have no sense of humor whatsoever — those are the stereotypes. But what’s true? Four bona fide Germans discuss the most common cliches.

https://p.dw.com/p/4ODH5
Two women hold up flags, one red, one green, with the German flag in the middle of them
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