Language Stereotypes In General
Some accents are certainly better than others. A 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 political and historical discussions. A French accent will help you communicate with the ladies, but men will inquire about your reputed expertise in running backwards while waving a white flag and signing surrender documents.
— Frank Kelly Rich, Say It Loud, Say It Plowed
"I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men, and German to my horse."
— Attributed to King Charles I of Spain / Holy Roman Emperor Charles V
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.
— Girolamo Fabrizi d'Acquapendente, De Locutione (1601)
Romance Languages
Khan: (a Mexican(?) guy) How many minutes do you graciously offer?
Chick: Too sexy! Too sexy!
— The Nostalgia Chick, reviewing Star Trek
"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!"
— Starship Hooters 3: Undresser
Stephen: I've said it a million times: Romance languages lead to premarital sex.
The Wørd: Chicks Dig Accents.
The Wørd: Chicks Dig Accents.
German
"The German language suits heavy metal music. French might be the language of love, but German is the language of anger."
— Olliver "Ollie" Riedel, bassist of Rammstein
"'Bustenhalter'. Doesn't it sound crude."
—Mrs Betty Slocombe regarding the German word for bra, Are You Being Served?, "German Week"
German is such a beautiful, poetic language. As an example: the word "butterfly". In French? Papillion. In Spanish? Mariposa. In German? SCHMETTERLING! [...] Even butterflies are afraid of their name in Germany!
Brent: I love Germans because they sound so angry and goofy at the same time. AUS GEMACT MEINE SEHR POODLEMUTZE HABE SCHMEITZEN FESCHWALLEN GESACHT!
Cole: What does that mean?
Brent: Nothing. Nothing at all. I just made it off the top of my head.
Cole: What does that mean?
Brent: Nothing. Nothing at all. I just made it off the top of my head.
"I love German. It's such a good language to get angry in."
— Colonel Haken, Irregular Webcomic!
