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1!!!Language Stereotypes In General
2->Some accents are certainly better than others. A [[UsefulNotes/BritishAccents light London lilt]], for example, can be quite charming, while an Iranian growl will cause your new friends to nervously eyeball your backpack/anthrax bomb. A Canadian accent doesn’t require much effort, but neither does it lend much mystery. A Cockney accent will give you a certain amount of Old World street cred, but might encourage strangers to reach down and make sure they’re still in possession of their wallet. A German accent is fine, but try to steer clear of [[AllGermansAreNazis political and historical discussions]]. A French accent will help you [[EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench communicate with the ladies]], but men will inquire about your reputed expertise in [[CheeseEatingSurrenderMonkeys running backwards while waving a white flag and signing surrender documents]].
3-->-- '''Frank Kelly Rich''', ''[[http://drunkard.com/issues/03_06/0306_say_it_plowed.html Say It Loud, Say It Plowed]]''
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5->''"I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men, and German to my horse."''
6-->-- Attributed to '''King Charles I of Spain''' / '''Holy Roman Emperor Charles V'''
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8->''Indeed another, who was German, related that the same Charles V sometimes used to say: if it was necessary to talk with God, that he would talk in Spanish, which language suggests itself for the graveness and majesty of the Spaniards; if with friends, in Italian, for the dialect of the Italians was one of familiarity; if to caress someone, in French, for no language is tenderer than theirs; if to threaten someone or to speak harshly to them, in German, for their entire language is threatening, rough and vehement.''
9-->-- '''Girolamo Fabrizi d'Acquapendente''', ''De Locutione'' (1601)
10
11!!!Romance Languages
12->'''Khan''': (a Mexican(?) guy) How many minutes do you graciously offer?
13->'''Chick''': Too sexy! Too sexy!
14-->-- '''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick''', reviewing Film/{{Star Trek|II The Wrath of Khan}}
15
16->"Lieutenant, will you stop talking like that? Firstly, I can't understand a word you're saying, and second: your accent gives me a raging booner!"
17-->-- ''Starship Hooters 3: Undresser''
18
19->'''Stephen:''' I've said it a million times: Romance languages lead to premarital sex.\
20'''The Wørd:''' Chicks Dig Accents.
21-->-- ''Series/TheColbertReport''
22
23!!!German
24->''"The German language suits heavy metal music. French might be the language of love, but German is the language of anger."''
25-->-- '''Olliver "Ollie" Riedel''', bassist of ''Music/{{Rammstein}}''
26
27->''"'Bustenhalter'. Doesn't it sound crude."''
28-->--'''Mrs Betty Slocombe''' regarding the German word for bra, ''Series/AreYouBeingServed'', "German Week"
29%%EDITOR'S NOTE: Had to use American style because of the markup language.
30
31->[[SarcasmMode German is such a beautiful, poetic language.]] As an example: the word "butterfly". In French? ''Papillion''. In Spanish? ''Mariposa''. In German? ''[[SuddenlySHOUTING SCHMETTERLING!]]'' [...] Even ''butterflies'' are afraid of their name in Germany!
32-->-- '''Creator/TimAllen'''
33
34->'''Brent:''' I love Germans because they sound so angry and goofy at the same time. '''[-AUS GEMACT MEINE SEHR POODLEMUTZE HABE SCHMEITZEN FESCHWALLEN GESACHT!-]'''\
35'''Cole:''' What does that mean?\
36'''Brent:''' Nothing. Nothing at all. [[AsLongAsItSoundsForeign I just made it off the top of my head.]]
37-->-- ''Webcomic/{{PVP}}'', [[http://pvponline.com/comic/schaden-fraud "Schaden-fraud"]]
38
39->''"I love German. It's such a good language to get angry in."''
40-->-- '''Colonel Haken''', ''Webcomic/IrregularWebcomic''

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