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Originally Posted by netseeker
I agree for greece as inventor of philosophy but not for poetry, in fact poetry in old greece was very poor and they have called nearly any literature "poetry".
Germany as "Nation of oompa bands"...hm, i've to think about this. You could be right. 
"nation of beer and sausage" 
This is mere prejudice (or envy because our beer is the best  )... |
I love Greek poetry myself. But, I'll agree not everyone does. I freaking hate beer .... all beer. So, saying someone makes the best beer is like saying they make the best pee. I'm still not going to drink the stuff. I'll just have to take your word on it.
You have to be careful using the definitive article to describe any nation or culture or group of people. If you try to define them by their best, then you also run the risk of having them defined by their worst. In fact, since the worst generally get more press than the best, I'll guarantee you that a nation will be defined by its worst long after its best have become a dusty memory.