Krauts, ethnic slur for Germans. A traditional cultural stereotype targeting Germans based on their culinary habits, similar to “Kraut” or “Jerry”. Historically, it was also used to mock Soviet emigrants who moved to Germany in the 1990s purely for economic comfort (ну что там наши колбасники, как им в Берлине? — “so how are our Krauts doing over there in Berlin?”).
Сборная Германии против сборной Италии, «колбасники» против «макаронников». Немцы последние годы всегда были фаворитами на чемпионатах. Правда, итальянцы если и уступали им в игре, то только чуть.
The German team against the Italian one, “Krauts” against “Wogs”. The German have been favourites in cups for the last years. To be fair, if the Italians have been less good in the game, it wasn’t ever by much.
(aniskin1968 @ ЖЖ, 06/2009)
