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I've always been interested in this question. Do you think Austrians are Germans, just with a different political label, or are Austrians a separate ethnic group from the Germans? In addition, what you think about Swiss Germans?
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I consider them differently as i do with Serbians and Croatians.
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Very, very different, IMO. I think of Austrians and Swiss as being largely Alpine, while proper Germans are Nordic. I see it more like "Germans = Dutch = Danes".
Disclaimer: This is all simply my opinion and has very little to no grounding in actual fact.
þæs ofereode, þisses swa mæg!
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Austrians ARE Bavarians.
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I see Austrians as a regional variation of Germans, much like Prussians, Alsatians, Saxons, etc.
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You're right, and I only view them as technically being Germans. I don't see them as "proper" Germans. Proper Germans have to look like me.
I'll probably take so much flak for this but, rest assured all swarthy Germans, my opinion on this matter is based purely on my own quirky view and has no basis in fact![]()
þæs ofereode, þisses swa mæg!
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I think they were a Germanicized group of people that included different types of which Slav is one.
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Are there any notable genetic differences?
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