Im French, lived 10 years in the UK and currently1 living in Germany. I can sometimes tell the three apart from some subtle2 physical features.
我是法国人,在英国住了10年,现居德国。有时依据微妙的身体特点我就能把这三个国家的人区别开。
Outward appearance:
外貌:
Freckles and red hair - very common in the UK, relatively3 common in France, very rare in Germany.
雀斑和红头发在英国非常容易见到,法国一般多,德国极少见。
Blue eyes - very common in the UK and in Germany, relatively rare in France.
蓝双眼在英国和德国非常容易见到,法国相对少一点。
British people are generally taller than French people, and German people are generally taller than British people.
英国人常见比法国人高,德国人常见比英国人高。
French people tend to be generally less overweight than in the UK and Germany .
法国人中超重的人一般比英国人和德国人少。(或者可能法国超重的人都不出屋?)
There are also ways people dress, but its very complex and would take a lot of time to explain. Some items of clothing are just more popular in some countries than in others. For example, German people often wear sandals with their socks on, which is something a French person would normally never do. In Berlin, where I live, people dont really dress a smart as they would in Paris or London. Germans have a reputation for not caring so much about their outward appearance as long as the clothes are efficient and comfortable, theyre happy! They also seem to love sportswear more than anywhere else.
大家穿着也有不同,但这个问题非常复杂,讲解起来非常浪费时间间。有的着装在某些国家比其他国家更时尚,譬如德国人穿凉鞋时常穿袜子,法国人一般不会如此做。我住在柏林,那里的大家真没巴黎或伦敦的人穿得时髦。都了解德国人不是非常在乎外表,只须衣服得体舒适他们就非常高兴!他们也好像比其他任何区域的人都更喜欢运动服饰。
Traits4 of character:
点性格特征点:
The French cannot queue, while the British just seem to love it.
法国人不排队,但英国人就热衷排队。
French people are always late, British people are always on time and German people are always early.
法国人一直迟到,英国人一直守时,德国人总会提前。
French people use their hands a lot more when they speak, and take a lot more time to say something.
法国人说话时一直用手比划,说话更浪费时间间。
French people care a lot about how things are done or said. The British do care about things are done and said, but only in a context5 of etiquette6 and politeness. Germans just care about how things are done.
法国人非常在乎做事或说话的方法,英国人在乎做事和说话要讲规矩、有礼貌,德国人只在乎如何做事。
The French and the British seem to care more about how things look. For example, food products and packaging.
法国人和英国人仿佛更关注事情的外在,譬如食品和包装。
Habits and customs:
习惯和风俗:
French people kiss on the cheeks when saying hello to friends and relatives, whereas7 British people do it only with very close friends, and even though very rarely. A lot of them just never do it, even with their family. They dont even shake hands . Germans are somehow in between, but a handshake is usually enough.
法国人跟朋友亲人打招呼时会亲吻他们脸颊,而英国人只能在亲密的朋友间如此做,甚至极少如此做,不少人从来不如此,甚至跟家人也不会。他们甚至不握手(除非是正式场所)。德国人介于两者之间,但一般握手已经足够。
When it comes to food, for example in a restaurant, a French person would never think of ordering beer with a meal, which is something totally normal for a German or a Brit.
提到食物,譬如在餐馆里法国人吃饭从不点啤酒,但对德国人或英国人来讲却非常正常。
I find Germans the cleanest and most disciplined in public spaces. The French are the worst and the British somehow in between.
我发现德国人在公共场合最干净、最守规矩,法国人在这方面最不好,英国人介于两者之间。