Why is America not speaking German?

Skybird · 10-30-13, 06:19 AM

http://www.welt.de/geschichte/articl...-sprechen.html

Klick the map, the "+". The map is from the US census bureau 2000. The colour code indentifies the single biggest ethnic groups in the various regions.

I knew that people of German descent form a big group of the American population. However, I did not know that there are SO MANY, forming the biggest ethnic group in the US - more than Anglosaxons (around half as many only).

No wonder that our populatation in Germany is shrinking.

We want back our people!

The census data of 2000 showed 49.2 million people said to be of German descent, Africans: 41 million, Irish: 35.5 million, Mexicans: 32 million, English: 27 million.

The article also says that in the Civil War, almost one quarter of the North's army was German, 516 thousand men - of which 210 thousand even had been born in Germany. And 1794, the House of Representatives voted only with a slight majority against the proposal to have all legal texts and official declarations published and announced not just in English, but German as well.

Okay, from next week on I introduz German language courses in zis forum, inclusive ze confusing grammar and korrekt zackiges pronounciation and all zat. Time to free ze world from zis terrible spitting sound zat is ze "th" ! It's "z", is zat so difficult to see? Whenever I talk to somebody using the "th", I feel like needing to clean my glasses.

U505995 · 10-30-13, 07:24 AM

I think the more important question is. Why is Germany not learning to speak Chinese?

Oberon · 10-30-13, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Sea Demon U-48

I think the more important question is. Why is Germany not learning to speak Chinese?

Turkish, surely?

Skybird · 10-30-13, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

Turkish, surely?

There are some Greens with a walking intellectual vacuum named Ströbele as their spokesman who want the German national anthem being sung in German and Turkish. No joke.

AVGWarhawk · 10-30-13, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Sea Demon U-48

I think the more important question is. Why is Germany not learning to speak Chinese?

Because the US will before long!

Betonov · 10-30-13, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Because the US will before long!

We're lucky. We're learning Russian

U505995 · 10-31-13, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Because the US will before long!

You know what I have to say to China? Come at us bro, we'll be waiting behind our fleet of stealth bombers, fighters, attack subs, aircraft carriers, and god forbid that ugly as sin Zumwalt destroyer cruiser thing. If you make it past all that you still have to get past our fully equipped military. If they make the dumb mistake of invading our shores they will have plenty of angry, armed to the teeth civilians to contend with. So come on China, invade us, I dare you.

10-31-13, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Sea Demon U-48

You know what I have to say to China? Come at us bro, we'll be waiting behind our fleet of stealth bombers, fighters, attack subs, aircraft carriers, and god forbid that ugly as sin Zumwalt destroyer cruiser thing. If you make it past all that you still have to get past our fully equipped military. If they make the dumb mistake of invading our shores they will have plenty of angry, armed to the teeth civilians to contend with. So come on China, invade us, I dare you.

But they have tunnels to avoid most of that from what I hear.

CaptainMattJ. · 10-31-13, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Sea Demon U-48

You know what I have to say to China? Come at us bro, we'll be waiting behind our fleet of stealth bombers, fighters, attack subs, aircraft carriers, and god forbid that ugly as sin Zumwalt destroyer cruiser thing. If you make it past all that you still have to get past our fully equipped military. If they make the dumb mistake of invading our shores they will have plenty of angry, armed to the teeth civilians to contend with. So come on China, invade us, I dare you.

I actually think the zumwalt looks cool in a retro ironclad kinda way.

As far as an invasion, contrary to the many scenarios in games like COD, its impossible. An invasion across the pacific would be a very short and very disastrous folly, ESPECIALLY against the #1 military in the world (No offense).

They'd not only have to contend with and defeat the largest, most well-trained and powerful navy in the world, but would then have to muster the astronomical logistical capacity to attack the mainland where they'd also have to contend with the largest, most well-equipped and most experienced army, air force, and marine corps in the world.

Ironically, the biggest threat to this country is an all out cyber war.

Jimbuna · 11-01-13, 05:37 AM

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Originally Posted by CaptainMattJ.

I actually think the zumwalt looks cool in a retro ironclad kinda way.

As far as an invasion, contrary to the many scenarios in games like COD, its impossible. An invasion across the pacific would be a very short and very disastrous folly, ESPECIALLY against the #1 military in the world (No offense).

They'd not only have to contend with and defeat the largest, most well-trained and powerful navy in the world, but would then have to muster the astronomical logistical capacity to attack the mainland where they'd also have to contend with the largest, most well-equipped and most experienced army, air force, and marine corps in the world.

Ironically, the biggest threat to this country is an all out cyber war.

I can't see them ever considering armed action but financial pressure on the global markets...now that could well be another matter.

Ducimus · 10-30-13, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Sea Demon U-48

I think the more important question is. Why is Germany not learning to speak Chinese?

What if your half German and half Chinese?

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Because the US will before long!

We'll have to learn how to speak Spanish before that.

Red October1984 · 10-30-13, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

Okay, from next week on I introduz German language courses in zis forum, inclusive ze confusing grammar and korrekt zackiges pronounciation and all zat. Time to free ze world from zis terrible spitting sound zat is ze "th" ! It's "z", is zat so difficult to see? Whenever I talk to somebody using the "th", I feel like needing to clean my glasses.

SOMEBODY WILL FINALLY TEACH ME!!!

WOOHOO!!

Betonov · 10-30-13, 07:43 AM

Oh hell no. I failed a year in highschool because of german.
I'm not going trough that again.

10-30-13, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Betonov

Oh hell no. I failed a year in highschool because of german.
I'm not going trough that again.

*clears throat*

Let me correct thee!
You failed a year in high school because you were too lazy and did not work hard enough to learn this magnificent Language!

Betonov · 10-30-13, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Nippelspanner

*clears throat*

Let me correct thee!
You failed a year in high school because you were too lazy and did not work hard enough to learn this magnificent Language!

Mein Deutsch ist ganz ausreichend

Aber mein Lehrerin were eine [nicht für Kinder]

10-30-13, 06:19 AM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,761 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Why is America not speaking German? http://www.welt.de/geschichte/articl...-sprechen.html Klick the map, the "+". The map is from the US census bureau 2000. The colour code indentifies the single biggest ethnic groups in the various regions. I knew that people of German descent form a big group of the American population. However, I did not know that there are SO MANY, forming the biggest ethnic group in the US - more than Anglosaxons (around half as many only). No wonder that our populatation in Germany is shrinking. We want back our people! The census data of 2000 showed 49.2 million people said to be of German descent, Africans: 41 million, Irish: 35.5 million, Mexicans: 32 million, English: 27 million. The article also says that in the Civil War, almost one quarter of the North's army was German, 516 thousand men - of which 210 thousand even had been born in Germany. And 1794, the House of Representatives voted only with a slight majority against the proposal to have all legal texts and official declarations published and announced not just in English, but German as well. Okay, from next week on I introduz German language courses in zis forum, inclusive ze confusing grammar and korrekt zackiges pronounciation and all zat. Time to free ze world from zis terrible spitting sound zat is ze "th" ! It's "z", is zat so difficult to see? Whenever I talk to somebody using the "th", I feel like needing to clean my glasses. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

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U505995 Planesman Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Wisconsin, the best state in the union. Posts: 191 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	I think the more important question is. Why is Germany not learning to speak Chinese?

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Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Oh hell no. I failed a year in highschool because of german. I'm not going trough that again.