What Europeans think of each other
This is a basic backgrounder for Americans, primarily, who might think Europeans do nothing all day but bitch about Americans. Don’t get me wrong—they do love bitching about Americans. But they also like bitching about each other, as well. Bordering countries, especially, have complex caricatures of each other, even when an outsider might think they’re more or less the same. The following is based on my numerous interactions with Europeans, having lived there for 4 years. Here’s a run down:
The French — Disliked by some Spanish (particularly the Catalonians), for being arrogant. One woman from Barcelona told me, “Come on, who really likes the French? Nobody!” The Swiss don’t like the fact that they have contempt for authority and are lazy. The Brits, of course, have the most mixed feelings about the French, though. One half the country hates them, the other half loves them. Those that hate the French tend to like the Americans, and vice versa. In the UK, they’re considered stinky, rude (they never line/queue up like decent people), and a bit yellow, based on their tendency to not fend off invaders like the Nazis.The French, in turn, dislike the British, look down on Belgians for being stupid, and don’t have much to say, in my experience, about Spaniards or Germans (oddly).
The Italians — Most of the stereotypes are positive, but mostly because of the food. Northern Europeans consider them lazy and flaky, and maybe incapable of managing anything right (mostly because of the 50+ governments they’ve had since WW2). One Dutch professor I had dismissed another Italian one, saying, “All the Italians care about are pasta and mamma.”Italians, in turn, don’t have strong feelings about other Europeans, but within Italy, the north-south divide is pretty strong. Northern Italians continuously complain that Southerners are lazy and unproductive, while Southerners complain that Northerners are devoid of culture or joie de vivre.
The Germans — Germans are considered industrious but uptight and humorless, by just about all the other Europeans. They know WW2 is a sore spot for them, so other Europeans will often mercilessly tease them about it. As much as Germany is considered an economic powerhouse, the vast majority of Europeans don’t really want to learn German or study there (or send their kids there to study). The food is considered uninspired, too, and only Berlin has some cachet among younger Europeans for its vibrant underground club scene. The most anti-German sentiments are among the Dutch and Danish, who just hate them from invading their countries too often. When German ask for directions in Holland, they’re usually given directions to the shortest way out of the country, or told “Give us back our bikes!”, a reference to the fact that Germans confiscated Dutch bicycles during WW2.Danes hate it when you pronounce their capital as “ko-pen-HAH-gen”, because this is the German pronunciation. Either pronounce it the English way (with “HAY” instead), or the Danish way, which is literally impossible to put down here.Germans tend to like their Western neighbors far more than they are liked by them, but they look down on their Eastern neighbors, particularly Poles. They, oddly, have some mixed respect for the Czechs, who have resisted German aggression.
The Scandinavians — Widely respected by most other Europeans, because of their high standard of living …and blond hair and blue eyes. However, within Scandinavia there are some persistent stereotypes. The Norwegians, Danes and Finns all think the Swedes are stupid and uptight. Norwegians are considered racist. Danes are considered more blunt than the others, maybe a bit more cranky, and the Finns are oddly introverted, even by Scandinavian standards. Except for the Danes really disliking Germans, and Finns really disliking Russians, they don’t really have anything against other Europeans.
The Belgians — Considered idiots by both the Dutch and the French. Belgians, in turn, consider the Dutch to be a bunch of cranky assholes, and French stuck-up.
The Dutch — The Dutch, like the Scandinavians, have an enviable economy and social order that’s admired by southern European countries. However, they do have a reputation of being self-righteous “know-it-alls” and very similar to their German cousins in terms of their rigidity. But they do not like any comparisons to Germans, and if you remind them that the Dutch national anthem makes a reference to the Dutch being “van Duitse bloed” (from German blood), you might quickly get the silent treatment. The Dutch are also disliked for being the biggest misers in Europe, and because of this they incur the wrath of the tourist industry wherever they travel. The Dutch have been known to stock up on water before they take their campers down to the south of France.The Dutch, in turn, kind of look down on just about everyone. Yes, there’s a bit of a reason for the “know-it-all” smart-ass reputation they have.
The Swiss — Considered extremely rigid, even by the Germans. Blunt to the point of being rude, the Swiss probably have the least likely reputation for being characterized as “friendly” or “warm”. Note that there is a big cultural divide between French-speaking Swiss, and the German-speaking Swiss. The former are almost exactly like the French, except having a blander cuisine and more respect for authority, the latter being more like the Germans except even more stiff, rigid and cranky. However, everyone knows Switzerland “works” so the fact that foreigners comprise 20% of the population (mostly from EU member states) should make this clear.Note that the German-speaking Swiss also speak their own variant of German, which sounds very strange if you’ve only been exposed to standard “hoch-Deutsch”.
The Spaniards — Honestly, very little antagonism against the Spanish or by the Spanish. No one really seems to dislike them, and they don’t seem to really dislike anyone else. (Yes, some Spaniards near the border to France don’t like the French very much) Not entirely sure why. However, God forbid you speak Spanish with a Latin American accent — there is still a lot of snobbery among Spaniards towards Latin Americans. Spaniards consider themselves white and European, and would be deeply insulted if you suggested they were Latin American of any kind.
The Greeks — Only nominally considered European by other Europeans, but the Greeks fiercely identify as European. Naturally, this is a huge irritant to Greeks.
The Poles — Not much seems to register about Poland and the Poles except that they’re quiet. They are a relatively big country (40 million people) so the supposed scare of being overrun by Eastern Europeans when a bunch of Eastern European countries joined the EU in 2005 focused in on the Poles. The Germans really don’t like Poles, and among Germany’s 9 neighbors, are disliked the most. Poland is considered a country of car thieves by the Germans. Really, the relationship between Germany and Poland is similar to that of the United States and Mexico, and often for many of the same reasons (differences in income, history of war, different languages, etc.).Poles really shore up their hatred for their eastern & southern neighbors, primarily Russia and Ukraine, although they don’t like Czechs, Slovaks or Lithuanians either. Oddly, they don’t really mind the Germans, and probably still fear them a bit — you never, ever hear jokes about Germans in Poland.
The Czechs — Considered a relatively bright spot of Eastern Europe by Western Europeans, but I think primarily because Prague is such a gorgeous city and a popular tourist destination. Czechs are a bit like Germans, though — a bit rude, blunt, and cold. Poles don’t have much good to say about them.
The Austrians — Considered a mix of the best & worst aspects of Germany and the Balkans, Austrians are considered laid-back but very nationalistic and racist. They’re said to be the birthplace of Hitler, but never came around to being fully apologetic about the Holocaust (unlike Germany). Neutral feelings from most ofWestern Europe, negative feelings from Germans (who consider them backwards, and not always the representing the best image of German-speaking people) and admired by Eastern Europeans (a throwback to the Hapsburgs).
The British – About half of the British would be really angry at being called European, so that should provide an apt starting point. The main beef with the Brits is that they’re considered the lapdog of the U.S., and are anti-European because the U.S. tells them to be so. They are considered polite, but maybe a bit two-faced (hence “Janus Britain”) and snobby. The Scots and Welsh are tolerated and liked, inasmuch as that no one really knows too much about them outside the UK, but the English are those that bear the brunt of negative sentiments among other Europeans. After all, London is in England.
The English also have a poor reputation in tourist traps, such as Amsterdam and Ibiza, for being loud-mouthed, obnoxious drunks.
The English, in turn, really seem to hate everyone. This is because it’s pretty hard to find an Englishman that has even, at best, neutral opinions about other Europeans (or Americans, or other nationalities). Europe is full of English expats, and the longer they live abroad, the more they seem to hate their host country. And yet they never seem to want to move home.
The Irish — A very small country, despite its exaggerated importance in Americans’ minds (just over 4.6 million in the Republic of Ireland) but considered polite and humble. They nominally dislike the English, but I have yet to meet an Irishman who really loathes the English. The sentiments towards the Irish and by the Irish seem to be positive, overall.
I personally don’t know much about how the Portuguese, Hungarians, Romanians, Bulgarians, and others are perceived, or how they perceive others, but if you have something to add, please do so in the comments below.
I’ll leave you with this poster I saw in an Italian office years ago, that helps sum it up in some ways:
In Heaven…
- the mechanics are German
- the chefs are French
- the police are British
- the lovers are Italian
- and everything is organized by the Swiss.
In Hell…
- the mechanics are French
- the police are German
- the chefs are British
- the lovers are Swiss
- and everything is organized by the Italians.
Update: Here’s my follow-up after this post got an avalanche of traffic and comments.
Another update: Here’s a related post on what Americans think about Europeans.
And another: 20 ways to slice up Europe.
- Excited
- Fascinated
- Amused
- Bored
- Sad
- Angry
this has got to be american – utter rubbish . get out there and see for yourself what it’s like .
Comment by david anderson — February 23, 2008 @ 6:43 pm
The Rebpublic of Ireland has a population of 5.5 million. I know loads of Irish that loath the English. They like the Scots, in general, and ignore the Welsh (Like everyone else).
They dont know about the rest of Europe.
Except the Polish. There can be quite strong anti-polish feelings in Ireland.
Comment by Peter — February 23, 2008 @ 8:35 pm
The British have some great chefs.
Comment by flea — February 23, 2008 @ 8:43 pm
This is the kind of stupidity that starts wars
Comment by Jo — February 23, 2008 @ 9:03 pm
Hi from Germany – i agree, nice summary and mostly true.
Well observed!
(And yes, i laughed about the joke ;))
Comment by Feinkost — February 23, 2008 @ 10:17 pm
Hmm, i don’t think the brit thing is correct. Pretty much ALL English hate the French due to the shear amount of times they’ve tried to invade us throughout history, its defiantly not a 50% like/hate thing. Its also now true that half of us hate being called European, we love being part of it, we just don’t want your weak currency.
it might be true that our government loves the US, but its not true of the population, most people don’t mind them, but if theres one over here they will get mocked.
The bit you did get right is the part about us going abroad as tourists. We defiantly are bad in that area 😛
the Welsh are Scottish are tolerated, but are generally are teased and pushed away, theres not a hugely good relationship in the UK towards each other.
Comment by Chris — February 23, 2008 @ 10:40 pm
What about the portuguese? Are they so low in you consideration levels?
Comment by GS — February 23, 2008 @ 11:16 pm
I wish I had the money to live abroad… i don’t even have enough money to DATE a-broad!
Comment by RB74 — February 24, 2008 @ 1:05 am
As a Dutch myself I would use the word frugal instead of miser.
Do you know how a Dutch cook book starts?
Borrow an egg.
Comment by Florentina Mehta — February 24, 2008 @ 3:01 am
What a f-g load of bullshit! A primer for Americans, hear,hear! No wonder you are hated everywhere if you believe in this crap. Don’t you have any “advice” on niggers, jews and arabs too?
Comment by George Bush — February 24, 2008 @ 9:26 am
Regarding the Spanish: They aren’t liked very much by the Portuguese, and if you try and speak Spanish in Portugal, chances are that people will pretend not to understand you, even though they can understand every word.
The Basques and the Catalans don’t consider themselves Spanish and consequently loathe Spaniards. I’ve found that you’re much more likely to get a positive response in Barcelono or Bilboa if you speak with a Latin-American accent than with a received Spanish accent. Mind you, speak with a Cuban Spanish accent and everyone laughs. Everyone thinks the Cuban accent is hilarious.
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Polish part is not very good, to be honest.
Comment by opi — February 24, 2008 @ 11:57 am
I know this one is a little late, but you were asking about more countries to your little sum up, and after spending some time on Hungary now I can perhaps add a little to your little story here. For though most Western Europeans do not really have a clue about Hungary, an increasing number are, as there is an ever increasing number of expats in Hungary, especially due to the large and increasing number of international shared services centres.
Most Western Europeans regard Hungary plainly as another gray part of the Eastern block, and at best they are known for paprika, palinka, and pornography, so it is considered on the one hand bland, and on the other hand ‘the wild East’.
The Hungarians themselves however feel cheated out of, what is ‘rightfully theirs’ due to unjust ruling results of WW1 and WW2. They generally consider the rest of Europe as a place to earn money, but never live, as they all come back, even though they all only have critical comments about Hungary in itself. If possible the Hungarians living in Hungary are more negative about Hungary then the English expats living there.
Comment by Stig Storm — February 24, 2008 @ 1:27 pm
Here’s another one. After the fall of East Germany, the German parliament was divided between moving the federal capital to Berlin or staying in Bonn. So, a compromise was made and they voted to move the capital of united Germany to Paris. Hey, even my rigid German friends thought it was hilarious–but not my French ones.
Comment by Rene — February 24, 2008 @ 4:25 pm
ahah nice one !
hehe i’m french, what u said about us is more or less true.
but surprisingly we kinda like the germans, even if we fought so many wars agaisnt them, we don’t hate them. and german students enjoy coming in France for studying.
the dutch also like a lot France, they always come here for holidays.
Comment by kali — February 24, 2008 @ 5:14 pm
English pilot, having a bit of a time navigating on the ground at Berlin airport.
Tower: Yes! Yes! Right at the next taxiway! Haven’t you ever been to flown to Berlin before!
English Pilot: Quite a few times actually, in 1945. Didn’t stop then though.
Comment by Brett P — February 24, 2008 @ 6:24 pm
Yes, heaven is an Italian lover. How I adore i ragazzi!
Comment by Carolyn A.-B. — February 24, 2008 @ 7:14 pm
you put amsterdam in with britan, it is in holland.
Comment by brad c. — February 24, 2008 @ 8:22 pm
From Spain…so, we don’t dislike anyone. That are good news! 🙂
But it must be because we “hate” all each other depending on the zone we live, and that is quite sad, isn’t it? 😉
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You should Include something about the Flanders/Walloon split among Belgians. Flanders (Dutch speakers) are a lot like Germans from what I’ve heard and look down on the Walloon (French speakers) who they consider to be lazy and live off the welfare state…
Comment by SkBBR — February 25, 2008 @ 4:52 pm
Here’s a classic joke to add.
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The German controllers at Frankfurt Airport were a short tempered lot, they not only expected you to know your parking location but how to get there without any assistance from them, so it was with some amusement that we (Pan Am 747) listened to the following exchange between Frankfurt ground and a British Airways 747 (Speedbird)
Speedbird: “Good morning Frankfurt, Speedbird 206 clear of the active.”
Ground: “Guten morgan, taxi to your gate.
The BA 747 pulls onto the main taxiway and stops.
Ground: “Speedbird, do you not know where you are going?!”
Speedbird: “Standby ground, I’m looking up the gate location now.
Ground (with typical German patience): “Speedbird, have you never been to
Frankfurt before?!”
Speedbird (cooly): “Yes, 1944, but I didn’t stop.”
Comment by JohnA — February 25, 2008 @ 9:27 pm
I studied abroad in Denmark (coming from the US) and one thing I head several times was that the Danes think the Swedes can’t hold their liquor. And I’ve heard that the Swedes say that Danish is a throat disease, because the languages are so similar, but Danish sounds a little harsher and, well, phlegmier.
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Any one have something similar concerning Bavarians vs. north Germans? Got the impression when i visited, that the Bayerisch still aren’t reconciled to being part of Germany.
Comment by ken — February 26, 2008 @ 3:58 pm
I need to add a few things from the Polish perspective (as I’m one myself).
1. Most of the things written above about Poles are true.
2. Poles do not like Germans either, but it’s true that they fear them also.
3. Czechs are regarded by Poles as a little bit yellow as they didn’t fight to prevent their country’s annexation by Germans (and small part by Poles) in 1938-39.
Comment by Andrew — February 27, 2008 @ 3:32 am
I don’t know anybody who does not like French food and French language. But I know hardly anyone who likes French people. Your research is so true!
Comment by IS — February 28, 2008 @ 5:10 pm
Hi, I’m a spaniard who lives in the Netherlands.
From my point of view your description it’s quite accurate.
Definitively, some spanish people have strong prejudices about the arrogant frenchies mainly due to the spanish emigration to France after the Spanish Civil War.
Finns don’t like Swedes and if the “know-it-all” smart-ass reputation of the Dutchies it’s not true, it smells like that.
What can I say about Italians? We all love them but just if a party is involved.
It would be interesting to me to know what Americans think of each other.
Very good post
Comment by Fernando — February 29, 2008 @ 6:59 pm
I love the end heaven and hell comparison. 🙂 It’s spot on! As a music fan, I’ve had the opportunity to experience german organisation skills and compare them to Italian. The fact that I never returned on an event in Italy ought to speak loudly enough. At first I thought 12 toilets for (supposedly) 50.000 people was a one off, then I was told, by people who’ve gone to the festival in previous years, that it’s a standard practice.
The germans though… Thumbs up. I mean, they even provided showers!
Comment by Glitz — February 29, 2008 @ 8:11 pm
The Portuguese dislike the Spanish, and think that they are pushy and loud, and somewhat dishonest. The Spanish think that the Portuguese are stupid.
Comment by LB — March 1, 2008 @ 1:38 am
I find you comments about the Germans to be on course and than again way off course.
I am an American expat, living here in Germany for 14 years.
On course when you stated “Germans are considered industrious but uptight and humorless”.
While I was stationed here with the US Army in 1978-80 I found this to be SO true. I spent many hours with some I considered to be “friends” and never once did I see them relax and enjoy live. (I was in the Rhineland-Pfalz).
Later in 1989 I was posted in Bayern. I found the people to be even more uptight. Ask a Baverian if he is a German or a Baverian and he will proudly state that he is first a Baverian than a German.
So far I have agreed with your observations.
When I first lived here (after retiring from the US Army) I was accepted but I was not.
Only after you live as one are you really accepted! Only than will you see the Germans as they truly are….warm, friendly, funny (once you understand their humor) and loving. Also they are not really hardworking all the time!
Just my thoughts!
Comment by JMB — March 1, 2008 @ 9:41 am
Pretty accurate… but as a Brit who lives in Switzerland, I think you’re too soft on the Spanish. It’s a country just as divided as Belgium (which won’t exist in a decade) and just like the other south Europeans, is full of city dwellers who think they’re God’s gift to humanity while secretly horrified at the impovishered, 14C nature of their countryside.
Plus.. ‘Europe’ now includes all those ex tin-pot, wacky east european countries which seem to be emptying rapidly .. and so they’re all lumped together as the ‘new immigrants’ and, sadly, widely despised and shunned.
Comment by tim — March 1, 2008 @ 2:06 pm
“but I have yet to meet an Irishman who really loathes the English. ”
Trust me, there are Irish people who really loathe the English.
I can appreciate that the article should be taken with a pinch of salt. But to elaborate on how the Irish view Europeans,
Scottish, fond for the drink and bad eating habits like the Irish and great for playing in Rugby and both nations share a similar Celtic bloodline and a shared grudge against England.
English, 800 years of war and English rule, they imposed a famine on the Irish. Suffice to say the Irish love beating the English at sports. Especially English sports. English view us poor and barbaric and in need of their rule.
Germans, stuck a pipeline into Ireland and starting pumping deutsche marks or ‘EU structural funds’. Basically provided us with our current high standard of living and the Celtic Tiger. Not to mention good cars and good beer. Love BMWs and Warsteiner. They view us as having crappy roads compared to their ‘autobahns’ and poor public transport and health system.
Polish, at the moment there is a huge number of Eastern Europeans in Ireland at the moment. Ten percent of our work force is Polish. They are viewed as both hard working and hard playing ( can be a rough crowd) . Lack humour but love vodka. Polish see us in some ways similar to them. Very Catholic country, over dependence on agriculture in the past, love of drink.
Comment by Dev — March 1, 2008 @ 3:30 pm
I’m a very subjective Greek and I dissagree with the coments about Greeks. Do your homework people. Other than that, all the rest very funny, although not always true….
Comment by Dimitris — March 2, 2008 @ 2:46 am
||| Sorry I mean –>Objective
Comment by Dimitris — March 2, 2008 @ 2:47 am
In regards to Portuguese –
They DESPISE the Spanish. They recent them for their more prosperous economy and find they to be back stabbing and double talkers. According to the Portuguese, one should never trust a Spaniard. However, the Spanish don’t harbor such feelings towards the Portuguese. Mainly because they see the Portuguese are below them and thus inconsequential. This of course irritates the Portuguese to no end. Plus I’m sure there is trifle that goes back to the voyages of discovery.
Comment by j — March 2, 2008 @ 7:33 am
This is really funny…I stumbled it.
It’s also a bit helpful, like the Copenhagen part.
Love the poster part 🙂
Comment by Mallory — March 2, 2008 @ 11:38 pm
“…you never, ever hear jokes about Germans in Poland.”!!!!!!
you never, ever should write never, ever. that’s what came to my mind when i read your text; is the rest of it similarly true?
Good third part of polish jokes are about “Pole, Russian and German” and believe me, it is the last one who always gets the beating.
Comment by asano — March 3, 2008 @ 3:03 am
“nominally considered European”…
MEGALOL
even the name “EUROPE” is…. Greek!
…and if i may ask what would “Europe” look like today if the Marathon Battle had a differnent outcome…
PLEAZE DO US ALL A FAVOR AND EDUCATE YOURSELF
Comment by bob — March 3, 2008 @ 5:29 am
This such a lie. Nothing you said here is true. I’ve been living in Europe all my life. I have been everywhere in Europe, traveling for 20 years now. And what you say is a big lie. You’re generalizing opinions from so few people to whole countries. Think before you act and keep it to yourself.
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Hi,
I am Czech myself and I think that you pretty much nailed the whole article. And yes, lot of Czechs come across as cold and rude but that is their “hard shell”…deep inside, they are just a little cuddly bears 🙂
I liked your article so much that I linked it to my blog, the Czechmatediary! THanks!
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well for europeans all, i wonder what do they know and think about Turks. Well for us, europeans are very bad people that are always seeking ways of fuc.ing our behinds. that is what we are taught to believe. i wonder do people in europe really belive that we are just muslim barbarians that live in caves and women have to wear that black dresses? and in every fuck.ng minute we try to find ways of bombing somewhere? Is it really true that some europeans believe this fuckng shit? come on i really wanna learn.
Comment by carlos — March 4, 2008 @ 9:34 am
“Poles ……., although they don’t like Czechs, Slovaks or Lithuanians either.”
That’s bollocks. Poles like Czechs and Slovaks ! And they are neutral for Lithuanians (with a bit of likeness).
Comment by K — March 4, 2008 @ 12:07 pm
well about ROMANIANS if i may say ( im romanian so i think i may ) – they hate the Bulgarians – though we sometimes call them brothers from the south -. We hate them because there`s this permanent competiton among us but we always seem to end up at the same table and almost equals ( though we are better 😛 ). At the moment we hate them because they have managed to improve their toursim sector – sea and mountains – more than us.
We also hate the Hungarians for obvious historical reasons. Fellows, Transilvania is OURS and it will stay that way! We have given you too many rights already. In some cities in Transilvania if u ask a Hungarian for directions he will never speak Romanian though he understands the language. They`re so mean, man!! Go back to your country! ( the problem is that their host country hates them too)
The Hungarians from Hungaria though, i dont know why, seem to like us. I ve seen some cocktails in a bar in Budapest with the romanian flag. That cool!
We looove the Yougoslavians though we ve kinda kiked them in the ass few years ago to prove the US our love and dedication. Maybe the guilt made us love them more.
I dont even want to start on the Ukrainians! I personally hate their guts. They think theyre so superior and they make fun us considering us the worst species ever. Oh how I hate them!
We hate the Russians too, the Moldavians – so and so but i think they hate us more – donno why since we ve tried to help them so many times during the history – that Russian regime, for sure.
We just looove the Americans and that sucks! You should see the fireworks here on july 4th. We also love everything from the west as we long for beeing so developed as them.
Im courious about others` opinion about Romania and not only!
Comment by syl — March 4, 2008 @ 2:49 pm
I bet Isabella Snow is English… Brits have such a strange humor.
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