A test for my f-list

[hmpf]

Inspired by this discussion in stabbim's LJ.

Does anyone - of the non-Germans on my flist - believe that Lederhosen and Dirndl are widespread, typical and normal for Germans to wear? Reply anonymously if you like.

(I'm just curious if we have a kind of... prejudice about a prejudice here, or an actual prejudice. Although I do realise that, no matter what the result, my f-list isn't representative of anything, anyway... *g*)

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[starwatcher]

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And now that I've checked out the linked post, I see lederhosen and dirndl are specific to Bavaria (and still aren't worn on a daily basis). So, I learned something new today.

Unfortunately, H & R Block (a large tax firm) is currently running an advertisement campaign, wherein two guys dressed in lederhosen are discussing deducting the cost from their yearly income taxes because they're specialty clothing for work. But I suspect many people won't pick up on the "specialty clothing" and just think, "Oh, two guys in German costume." And thus, America continues to gaily perpetuate stereotypes about the rest of the world. Bah, humbug!
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