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Why Germans Would Love The South




During the Colonial Era of the United States, German immigrants made up one third of the American colonies, second to English immigrants. German was fluently spoken throughout most of the colonies. Germans quickly became one the predominate immigrant groups in the nineteenth century, and their influence on American culture would soon follow. 

The obvious influences of sauerkraut, hot dogs, strudels, German chocolate cake, and the love of beer are found all throughout America, some of those influences are especially loved in the Southern United States. German immigrants also opened in the first kindergarten, and it is believed they invented the modern weekend we know today. Instead of celebrating the Sabbath Sunday day of rest, they brought recreation, music, and food for everyone to take part in!

What is the correlation between the South and Germany you're asking yourself right now? Well, in the South we love our weekend rendezvous', which is normally equipped with hamburgers, sausages, lots of beer, and especially our barbecue - which may not have if it weren't for our German ancestors. Seriously, thank ya'll for the delicious foods!! 
Oktoberfest is always celebrated throughout the states, especially in the South!! We really do love our beer, and dancing.
We also love Boeing, Heinz, and Levis - all German founded companies, all part of Southern culture i in some way. How often do you see somewhere wearing Levi Strauss jeans down here? I've counted ten people in the fifteen minutes I have been writing this. PBR and Miller are commonly found on taps in bars, and in coolers at a weekend tailgate. 

Now, in the South we aren't only beer guzzling, pork eating barbarians, we also care about self-sufficiency and education, both of which can be traced back to our ancestors. With Albert Eisenstein being the most well-known German-American, after living in Germany for many years, in 1933 he gave up his German citizenship and came to America. Most immigrants who moved South became farmers, many of them were farmers in Germany. That influence is strong today in Amish and Mennonite communities. We understand the importance of a good education, and how hard work can and does pay off. 


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