# Germans: they all look alike **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 23, 2015, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/germans-they-all-look-alike/735552 "2015-10-23T16:36:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Donnerwetter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Donnerwetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donnerwetter)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2015, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/germans-they-all-look-alike/735552/1 "2015-10-23T16:36:31Z")
> [@](#): > > (CNN)German footballer and Manchester United midfielder, Bastian Schweinsteiger is considering legal action against a Hong Kong toy manufacturer that has made Nazi dolls that look just like him. > […] > “We thought all Germans look like that,” DiD said. “Bastian is also a very common name in Germany.” → [http://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/23/world/schweinsteiger-nazi-doll-legal/index.html](http://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/23/world/schweinsteiger-nazi-doll-legal/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![Uniqueorn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uniqueorn/32/2807_2.png) [@Uniqueorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uniqueorn)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2015, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/germans-they-all-look-alike/735552/2 "2015-10-23T16:48:50Z")
What they meant to say was that all Bastians look alike! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2015, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/germans-they-all-look-alike/735552/3 "2015-10-23T17:29:33Z")
Well, they did an _amazing_ job of capturing his likeness considering they weren’t trying. I’ve seen professional sculptures that look far less like the people they are supposed to be.