Just the other day, some guy in Germany screwed up a business transaction so badly it left me muttering to myself "Don't make us come over there and kick your ass again!". Now with this I'm wondering if they're all certifiably insane or what.
Years ago I was talking history with a colleague from Germany, and made a similar comment:
"We kicked your ass twice!" (it was said in a joking way, not as an insult)
His retort: "Ya, this is true. But it took ze whole vorld to do it!"