NationStates Jolt Archive

I would like to know how much of the NationStates player are german, so please answer this poll.

i'm roughly 1/4 german and have a very basic grasp of the wonderful language (better than french imho)... does that count? ;)

Did you vote for Bismarck?

I'm British, but genetically, I'm half French, half Irish, so I'm a little confused as to whom my loyalties lie :p

Hmm I see. Did YOU vote for Bismarck?

Did you vote for Bismarck?
no i voted for king arthur :P

I don't have a drop of german blood in me. But I lived in Bayern for seven years, so I have a natural affinity and connection with Germany, a country I dearly love.

I'm trying to find out why Bismarck was so popular in my "Vote for a leader" poll.

I'm a German living in Ireland, so I guess I just ruinied your poll there ;)

No one even LIVES in Germany?

I like Germany .. does that count?

I'm trying to find out why Bismarck was so popular in my "Vote for a leader" poll.

Strong personality, brilliant politician, admirable diplomat, a flexible conservative... there are millions of reasons.

And believe me, I seriously doubt that anybody from Southern Germany would have voted for him. Saupreiss!

I'm mostly German, have a grasp on the language... I'm on my second year taking it. I'm so lame.

Well a lot of people did, and I want to find out why. Do you think the southern Germans voted for Fredric the Great?

Well a lot of people did, and I want to find out why. Do you think the southern Germans voted for Fredric the Great?

That's even less likely than Bismark... I just voted for Bismark, but as far as I can see, not that many Germans voted on that one so far.

German American. Part Schwaben (Father's side, from Mochmeul) and Part from the German speaking part of Poland that was part of the Third Reich (Gdansk). Yeah, I mighta voted for Bismark, my Grandfather flew a German flag outside his home in Chicago during World War I. What's wrong with that?? A little Prussian discipline might be just what the world needs right now. I certainly wouldn't vote for that simpering sissy and anti-christ, Fredrick the Great!!

i live in the US, but the question was ... are you German?

so, yes.

a)my mother's maiden name is Bauer.... her side is about half English and half German, and probably at least half of all English blood (probably) can be traced to Angles, Saxons and Jutes.

b)my dad's side is mostly English... norman/angle/saxon/jute English.

of course, the saxons and angles come from what is now Germany... while the Jutes came from Denmark if memory serves... and the Normans were Danish vikings who settled for a little while in France before William took some of them to England.

I'm 1/4 German...though technically it's Lithuanian. (from Memel)

I'm watered down German, lol. I'm German/Irish (feel free to get jokes out now ;) ) about 50/50.
I'm going to Germany in Feb. Should be cool.

My family is originally from Hessen, but our original ancestor came over just before the American Revolution. He was one of the Hessians that Washington got the drop on after crossing the Delaware.

I lived in Hessen for 2 years with the US Army, but don't really speak any German. I speak a good deal of French, but not really any German. And of course, there are those who claim Hessian German isn't really German :p

My family is originally from Hessen, but our original ancestor came over just before the American Revolution. He was one of the Hessians that Washington got the drop on after crossing the Delaware.

I lived in Hessen for 2 years with the US Army, but don't really speak any German. I speak a good deal of French, but not really any German. And of course, there are those who claim Hessian German isn't really German :p
COOL!

25% German 25% Lichensteinian(?) 12 1/2% Austrian 37 1/2% Irish

So... not Greman, I'm not sure why I'm posting, but abunch of other people did and I figured what the hell, I've always found geneology interesting. My name is fairly german: Karl Wirth.

well, i was a bit dishonest there, picking germany, since I am german, but I live in switzerland. I do have family in germany, so does that count? ;) :)

I'm a swede, been studying german for the last four years though... And I'm confident I've got family there, we've branched out in the last few generations...

I'm a canuck with some Swiss-german blood. I'm also part Scottish, Irish, English, and Norwiegen.
I don't speak German, but I was going to take it in school. However, the class was full, and I ended up sticking with french, which is okay, because it's the other official language of Canada, and I'm almost close to partially fluent!

German Father, Scottish mother, my second name is Dehn

reside in Scotland, but have both British and German Passport, lived in Bavaria( or Bayern) for 4 years. Doing my Masters in German Language and German History.

I'm German born. Living in Canada for a while. :)

Im 1/4 german and am 100% fluent in german but unfortunatley i still live in canada.....2.5 more years and that will change....:D:D

I'm German born. Living in Canada for a while. :)



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I'm English but I've got some Russian in me (0.25 if you must know)

Im German, but never really lived in Germany. Only for about 2 years. In London at the moment.

I, like most people of brittish heritage, have a little bit of German in me.

...at various points, I've had a little more German in me, but that's another story. ;-)

My ancestors were german, my last name is germanic, I still celebrate some german holidays.... I am German-American, but born and raised in the United States.

I am German. But I don't live in Germany.
Nonetheless, in order to make the poll a more accurate reflection of the number of Germans here, I chose "Germany" as the option.

Yes, I voted for Bismarck - in your poll. Bismarck himself was never elected as far as I can remember. The system worked a little different then.

I am a German-American and proud of my heritage. My mother's side of the family immigrated to Texas in the 1870's and then 1900's from Westphalia. It was for the land that was being given away here. We still own a lot of it, although it went from several thousand acres to 300+ in the 1930's.
My grandparents spoke fluent German at home as did my mother and uncles, but learned English in school, of course. My grandmother taught me German as a child but I have since forgotten it.

I am a German-American and proud of my heritage.
What heritage though? Sorry if this offends anyone, but you're not German. There is no such thing as "German DNA".
You're born in the US, and so is pretty much your entire family. Your friends are Americans, your teachers, your television, and all the other things that make you who you are, are American.

Concentrate on the "immigrant" part, on the story of hard labour done by your relatives, but it is of absolutely no importance whether you're a "German-American", or an "Irish-American", or a "Puerto Rican-American". Once in the second generation, the cultural heritage is watered down.