Germany most popular country in the world

[garbon]

I've only ever been to Germany on a long weekend in Berlin, but I'd certainly like to see more of the country. Germans are probably the most British-like foreigners I've ever encountered, in terms of appearance and personality. And beer and kebab consumption.

Just can't get a grip on the language, though, think I first encountered it too late in life. Why don't you export some subtitled crime dramas to give me a start?

A bit cold for my tastes but otherwise yeah the brief periods I've had in Germany have been pretty nice - particularly as a non-German speaker (outside of mild pleasantries).

[Josquius]

Wow, Britain is popular.

[Valmy]

Wow, Britain is popular.

Yep.  People love Britain far more than Britain loves itself.

[Gups]

Yeah?  I have not seen any regional breakdowns.

What is puzzling to me is why India is so disliked.

Lots of rape stories recently have marred India's reputation

[The Brain]

I don't know about Britain. I love England.

[garbon]

Wow, Britain is popular.

Why wouldn't it be?

[Valmy]

Wow, Britain is popular.

Why wouldn't it be?

Centuries of grasping imperialism, racism, and arrogance?  I mean I do not hold it against them but it is sort of funny how few people still do.

[crazy canuck]

I mean who could seriously have any beef against Canada? Aside from the fact it's as obscure and irrelevant as San Marino or Liechtenstein, of the people that know Canada exists I think all would have benign views on it.

Once again American ignorance of the world around them is astounding.

Canada has taken a big hit in Europe over the years related to enviornmental issues.  First we were big baddies because we cut down our trees.  Then we were big baddies for hunting seals.  Now we are big baddies because we are producing oil from the Oil Sands.

Now you can go back to your myopic view of the world.

[11B4V]

I mean who could seriously have any beef against Canada? Aside from the fact it's as obscure and irrelevant as San Marino or Liechtenstein, of the people that know Canada exists I think all would have benign views on it.

Once again American ignorance of the world around them is astounding.

Canada has taken a big hit in Europe over the years related to enviornmental issues.  First we were big baddies because we cut down our trees.  Then we were big baddies for hunting seals.  Now we are big baddies because we are producing oil from the Oil Sands.

Now you can go back to your myopic view of the world.

Welcome to the club.

[crazy canuck]

Welcome to the club.

Yeah, the surprising thing is that even after all the bad press we have recieved in Euroland we still rated so high.

[Gups]

I don't think many people are aware of Canada's alleged sins against greenery. Canada is more likely to be disliked due to Celine Dion and Justing Bieber They probably don't have much of a view one way or the other.

[Syt]

Oh, and having sworn to not mention the war, every old boy in the City came up to my dad and asked him if he'd been there during his national service 

Our series get exported to the likes of China, Africa and the likes (Derrick, Alarm für Cobra 11, Der Alte, etc.).

[DGuller]

No one who speaks German could be an evil man.

[Syt]

No one who speaks German could be an evil man.

Die, Guller, Die!

[OttoVonBismarck]

Once again American ignorance of the world around them is astounding.

Canada has taken a big hit in Europe over the years related to enviornmental issues.  First we were big baddies because we cut down our trees.  Then we were big baddies for hunting seals.  Now we are big baddies because we are producing oil from the Oil Sands.

Now you can go back to your myopic view of the world.

It sounds like you're talking about a lot of issues that probably get a lot of press attention in Canada when very, very small numbers of people outside of Canada are upset about it but I'd wager 99.999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999% of the population of the rest of the world knows absolutely nothing about. Sort of like the big kerfluffle over the softwood lumber stuff, a  technical trade dispute virtually no one in America knows about that the Canadians assume we cared about as much as they did.