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4.1 German self-perception & Russian perception of the Germans
To be able to compare the data I first of all grouped the multitude of responses according to the meaning of the words so that different semantic groups emerged. At this point, I need to mention that the semantic groups are based on common sense by reason of that I am no student of linguistics. In this paper I will present those semantic groups being mentioned by at least ten respondents. These groups accounted for eleven semantic groups. Each semantic group is labeled with a major term which is chosen out of the terms mentioned by the respondent and which I believe to be representative for the respective group. After grouping the responses I translated them into English, except those few answers already given in English, which resulted in the following table:
| German Self-perception | |
| Semantic Groups | Content |
| Neat/Tidy | (very) neat/tidy; love neatness/tidiness & rules; tidiness/neatness/strong conception for tidiness/order; very tidy-minded; (well) organised/structured; (politically) correct; clean; cleanliness; firm-principled |
| Accurate/ Precise | exact/accurate/precise/exactness/accuracy/precision/ meticulousness; think through issues in a very accurate manner; disciplined; conscientious; thorough; stickler for the rules/pedant; pernickety; perfectionist; conscious of their duties; factual; rational; calculability/coldness; strict |
| Pessimistic | pessimistic; always worried; melancholy; discontent/dissatisfied; complaining; self-critical; self-doubt; feeling guilty; sceptical; not ambitious in present time; unemployment |
Bureaucratic | bureaucratic/Bureaucracy; formalistic; love bureaucracy; conventional; not flexible; obedient; focussed on hierarchy; obey to authorities |
| Determined | determined/focussed/determination; assiduous/industrious/ career-mad/avaricious; assiduity/industriousness; self-confident; unhappy reliable; hard-working; concentrated; efficient; resolute; eager; ambitious; |
| Punctual | (love) punctual/punctuality |
| Reserved | reserved/reservedness; not easy to get to know but if a friendship emerges it will be profound; distant; grim; hard/rough; not very open; serious |
| Unfriendly | arrogance; sometimes they act in a bourgeois way; know-all; moan/bleat/grouse (sometimes constructive); unfriendly; not-charming; egoistic; cheeky/impertinent; stubborn/obstinate; inflexible |
| Open | love travelling; curious; open(/friendly); open to new people/countries etc.; cosmopolitan; interested |
| Blunt/Direct | (very) direct/blunt, are no hypocrites; direct/open/straightforward (in the sense of confrontative); love discussions |
| Friendly | friendly; merrily; funny; kind; social; close relationships; warm |
Table 1: Semantic groups of the German self-perception
After receiving table 1 I proceeded by ranking the above semantic groups according to how frequently they were mentioned by the respondents. If two groups achieved the same number of responses I ranked them on the same place, e.g the group ‘Bureaucratic’ and ‘Determined’ are both ranked on place four, and left out the next rank – in this case place five – to continue with the next place but one, here place six. Thus, I constituted the following table:
| German Self-perception | ||
| Ranking | Semantic Groups | How Frequently Mentioned in Responses |
| 1 | Neat/Tidy | 39 |
| 2 | Accurate/Precise | 23 |
| 3 | Pessimistic | 21 |
| 4 | Bureaucratic | 19 |
| 4 | Determined | 19 |
| 6 | Punctual | 17 |
| 7 | Reserved | 16 |
| 8 | Unfriendly | 14 |
| 9 | Open | 12 |
| 9 | Blunt/Direct | 12 |
| 11 | Friendly | 10 |
Table 2: Ranking of semantic groups
To receive a comparative table of the German self-perception and the Russian perception of the Germans I added the Russian attributions about the Germans and received the table below:
Ranking | German Self-Perception | Russian Perception of Germans |
| | German university students, major age range 20-27 years | Russian schoolchildren, age range 12-16 years |
| 1 | Neat/Tidy | Economically |
| 2 | Accurate/Precise | Business-like (disciplined/inventive) |
| 3 | Pessimistic | Clever/Intelligent |
| 4 | Bureaucratic (4)Determined (4) | Friendly (frank/likeable/open-hearted) |
| 5 | Neat/Tidy/Clean | |
| 6 | Punctual | Good Cultural Background |
| 7 | Reserved | Punctual |
| 8 | Unfriendly | Reserved in Behaviour (modest/cool/shy/unsociable) |
| 9 | Open (9) Blunt/Direct (9) | Good Mixer |
| 10 | Realistic/No Illusions | |
| 11 | Friendly | |
Table 3: Comparative table of German self-perception & Russian perception of Germans
As already mentioned the data about the Russian perception of Germans was given to me by Prof. Dr. Markovina during her seminar at the European University Viadrina. I know about the difficulties of comparing data of such different age ranges as schoolchildren and university students notwithstanding the data about the Russians was the only for me accessible data and to be able to conduct an intercultural lacuna analysis I needed some comparative data regarding the German self-perception, in this case the Russian perception of the Germans. In the following chapter 4.2 I will evaluate table 3.