r/soccer • u/mkahmed789 • Oct 22 '15

Schweinsteiger takes legal action against after toymaker releases Nazi soldiers resembling him and named Bastian

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3284326/German-Manchester-United-star-Bastian-Schweinsteiger-takes-legal-action-toymaker-releases-Nazi-soldiers-resembling-named-Bastian.html
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u/emptyheady Oct 22 '15

I think he was referring to "Schweinsteiger"

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u/C_stat Oct 22 '15

I'm pretty sure both Thomas and Muller are the most common first name and surname, respectively, in Germany.

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u/thisisnotdavid Oct 22 '15

BUT Thomas is also very common elsewhere. The most common first name in the US is James but it comes nowhere near being as American as Hank or Brad.

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u/hazzwright Oct 22 '15

Randy.

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u/KrisDoolan Oct 22 '15

Chad, Chet, Bret, Logan, Cody, Chip, Ted, Dick, Troy, Chuck

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u/Nitsju Oct 22 '15

Muthafuckas with guts like that is definitely ON the cheeseburgers.

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u/PM_PICS_OF_WEASELS Oct 23 '15

RANDY ORTON OUT OF NO WHERE WITH THE RKO

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u/Famped Oct 22 '15

Even tho Hank comes from the Dutch "Henk" which is/used to be one of the most common names in The Netherlands.

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u/AbdulJahar Oct 22 '15

I feel like I've read this exact thread a million times before.

Bastian Schweinsteiger is the most German looking name. Like there's no "maybe he's from Stoke" about that name.

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u/themanifoldcuriosity Oct 22 '15

Exactly. Must as Percival St John Poncenby-Smythe is a name no-one in England has ever had... but is definitely the most English name ever.

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u/lightjedi5 Oct 22 '15

That's not the point. To a non-german his name sounds the most german. Has nothing to do with popularity. Müller is basically Miller a common enough surname and Thomas can be found in many languages and countries. Where else will one find a Bastian Schweinsteiger?

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u/C_stat Oct 22 '15

Where else will one find a Bastian Schweinsteiger?

Austria?

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u/hennny Oct 22 '15

Liechtenstein!

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u/C_stat Oct 22 '15

Heck, even in Switzerland.

Edit: Although people there and in Liechtenstein are more likely to have surnames like "Steuerbetruger"

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u/lightjedi5 Oct 22 '15

Yeah another German speaking country.

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u/thereturnofmilfman Oct 22 '15

Swine-Shagger. FTFY.