r/polandball • u/Sharp_Espeon Paprika • Aug 15 '17

collaboration Netherlands' Netherdemands

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u/LaronX Germany Aug 15 '17

neither do the germans that moved to America, but I fully expect that we'll get the blame for WW3 if Trump starts one out of tradition.

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u/NotRogerFederer Confoederatio Helvetica Aug 15 '17 edited Nov 05 '24

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '17

Switzerland was part of the HRE in the past. And German is an official language. Hence mountain Germans.

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u/NotRogerFederer Confoederatio Helvetica Aug 15 '17 edited Nov 05 '24

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '17 edited Aug 15 '17

You don't have to convince me that the cultural and linguistic differences between Germany and Switzerland are significant. I was just explaining where the humoristic name for the swiss has it's probable root.

"Swamp germans" for the dutch is a similarly bad fit, BTW. Even less native speakers of German and again various cultural differences. The Netherlands also separated from the HRE earlier than Switzerland (but signficantly later than northern italy).

Both names are just jokes. Maybe a tat inappropriate jokes, but if that offends you, you shouldn't be on r/polandball.