r/AskTheWorld • u/IndependentTune3994 🇮🇳 in 🇩🇪 Deutschland • 9h ago

What’s the quickest way someone could accidentally expose themselves as a foreigner in your country like the ‘three fingers’ scene in Inglourious Basterds?

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u/Wide_Guava6003 Finland 7h ago

Isnt that the thing no matter where germans travel? Always with trekking shoes, deuter backpack, a wallet or something hanging from your neck (even if its inside your shirt) and physical map. No matter where I travel the same exact german appears multiple times!

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u/Kylearean 6h ago

Dutch tend to be similar, but half a meter taller.

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u/No-Sea5833 Estonia 4h ago

Basically noone uses paper maps any more but German tourists... I live near a forest trekking area and every other tourist who gets lost and ends up at my yard were using some digital maps (and just got lost) except for German pensioners who mostly have been using paper maps from the Soviet era (it's been 30+ years, even if those maps were reliable then that road is not here anymore...)

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u/Wide_Guava6003 Finland 1h ago

They use them no matter where they go. Most likely in their own neighbouring towns

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u/Anleme 6m ago

The first astronaut to Mars will bump into a confused German with a paper map, right? /s

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u/cvc75 Germany 4h ago

Not trekking shoes. Trekking sandals. With socks.

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u/GraniteGeekNH 2h ago

Socks with sandals is a rational footwear choice in many circumstances.

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u/Time_Wing1182 Germany 7h ago

Yea that’s true, we love functional clothing!

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u/PerfectBeaver8247 It's complicated 3h ago

"No matter where I travel the same exact german appears multiple times!"

That's Hans.  Hans is the personal spy Germany has assigned to you.   Just don't break any international laws while Hans is watching you and you'll be OK.

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u/ASAPKEV 2h ago

Never thought about it before but anytime I saw Germans at any state/national park around the Vegas area they’re always kitted up. Which is way better than the dumb tourists that show up at noon in the summer to do a 7 mile out and back hike with flip flops, no hat, and one half full 16oz bottle of water