Considering my ancestors come from Germany on my father's side, I would say that I have a nice respect for the country. My family arrived in the US somewhere before 1776. One of my ancestors helped fight in the Revolutionary War. My father was doing a family tree before he died but he never got out of the USA.
My mother's side has some German blood as well, but mostly Scotch-Irish.
My husband spent time stationed there during his four years in the Air Force and he loved it. He thought the people were superb, the beer excellent, and the countryside beautiful. He's of Puerto Rican heritage so he wasn't very keen on the food, but Puerto Ricans have difficulty with most other ethnic foods.
My family makes pickled eggs with beets and vinegar, chicken and dumplings, sandwich spread with organ meat, apple dumplings, and potato salad that is all supposed to be recipes that have been passed down for generations.
My great grandparents still spoke German though no one after that has. My dad's family settled in Pennsylvania and they were Neiswonger's and Buffington's.
I would love to visit someday, but I might have to wait until I retire to afford it.