Germans’ favourite European country? Easy: Germany

While it was somewhat some-more renouned among group than women, Germany was still a favourite for both genders when selecting among a 28 European Union nations.

The consult carried out by YouGov for DPA and published on Friday showed that 51 percent of group and 44 percent of women hold this opinion.

In a apart second place came Italy, that has hold a regretful connection for Germans ever given a times of Goethe.

Women were somewhat some-more expected to name Italy as their favourite nation than men, during 8 percent compared to 5 percent.

East Germans vital in a former comrade GDR seemed to have a soothing mark for a cold north, fondness Sweden only as many as Italy. But in a west, Spain came only behind a boot-shaped peninsula.

On a inhabitant level, Spain – a renouned summer vacation mark for Germans – was a third many renouned country, winning a thumbs adult of 6 percent of respondents. Sweden, France and Austria were all named as favourite nation by 4 percent.

The Netherlands, Greece and Ireland any gained 3 percent.

When a choice was narrowed down to a countries beside a Bundesrepublik, respondents still kept it in a Sprachfamilie, with 26 percent observant Austria was their favourite, followed by a Netherlands and (17 percent), France (13 percent).

Unsurprisingly, embankment played a poignant role, with a people of North Rhine-Westphalia, that borders a Netherlands, many ordinarily selecting that as their favourite neighbour, and a people of southwestern Rhineland-Palatinate selecting France.

The people of Saxony were  the exception, plumping for Austria even yet they have a common limit with a Czech Republic.