was there a Germany before the year 1871?

[Zebra]

of course there was!

under different names

 

[Zebra]

funny that many think, there was none ….

 

[irosie91]

of course there was!

under different names

Lose the logic----it won't work here

 

[rightwinger]

of course there was!

under different names

Do they call themselves Germany today?

 

[Robert W]

Do they call themselves Germany today?

Deutschland is how it is. But the English group say Germany.

 

[Zebra]

Germany is about 1500 years old …. or more

 

[Zebra]

Lose the logic----it won't work here

what do you mean?

 

[Robert W]

Germany is about 1500 years old …. or more

We English speakers call them Germany.

 

[rightwinger]

We English speakers call them Germany.

Why can’t we call them by their name?

 

[Zebra]

We English speakers call them Germany.

ok

i dont dispute that

 

[irosie91]

what do you mean?

your stubborn insistence that "Germany" existed prior to
the release of "MRS MINIVER"

 

[Zebra]

there were German lands long before 1871

 

[irosie91]

Why can’t we call them by their name?

with a cockney accent?

 

[Zebra]

what do you know about German history before 1871

 

[irosie91]

there were German lands long before 1871

Roman lands----then the Germans from the NORTH attacked the Rhine Valley

 

[Robert W]

Why can’t we call them by their name?

Many Americans do. Germans really do not care.

 

[Robert W]

Roman lands----then the Germans from the NORTH attacked the Rhine Valley

There were a bunch of Tribes that created Deutschland.

 

[Zebra]

in the beginning there were 4 tribes …

franks, saxons, allemans, bavarians …. and some smaller ones

and over time they became Germans

 

[Zebra]

There were a bunch of Tribes that created Deutschland.

true!

 

[Zebra]

There were a bunch of Tribes that created Deutschland.

younknow about history!