[Sam_Damon]

Sounds more like a Bavarian or southern German thing to me.

Never heard the phrase once during the time I spent in northern Germany (thanks to Uncle).

[Does so]

Me neither. I was introduced to “Black Ice” as a sailor driving to Todendorf, [West] Germany in an Army rent-a-car (Chrysler product—that then wanted to steer into the wind!)

[SandRat]

I didn’t know there where any Hill Billy Hicks in Germany.

[elcid1970]

Never heard it, either. Did hear “Gruss Gott! a lot from Bavarians.