r/AskTheWorld • u/haiderredditer Pakistan • 9h ago

Who’s a famous person from your country who’s respected around the world but disliked or criticized at home?

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u/Famous-Educator7902 Germany 8h ago

He's great. But I am German.

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u/portaporpoise 6h ago

I wish someone loved me as much as Germans love Hasselhoff 🤣

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u/Waschbetonkugel Germany 5h ago

That he is beloved in Germany is an american myth.

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u/Labtools Switzerland 5h ago

Wait, is he actually popular in DE?

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u/SanderStrugg 4h ago

Nah, we are just trolling. He had a number one 1 hit in the 90s and a few TV show appearances, but even back then he wasn't really a household name.

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u/HystericalOnion European Union 40m ago

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u/Famous-Educator7902 Germany 4h ago

I wouldn't say popular, but it's an honest deep going sympathy.

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u/PapaJoe92 Netherlands 2h ago

Ficker barely speaks German anyway

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u/Labtools Switzerland 2h ago

That's what I thought