Personality: Germany's personality is based on stereotypes of German society. He's hard-working, serious, and efficient. If he is given a job to do, he's going to make sure it's done thoroughly and properly. If it's paperwork that he has to do, it will be well documented to the finest detail. He takes pride in his work so mistakes reflect poorly onto him--he's a perfectionist to the point that he won't rest until the job and meets, if not exceeds, expectations. Take his house for example. He's a huge clean freak, so as long as he's around to maintain the condition of his home, it always shines.
When interacting with the other nations--and people he isn't close to in general--he is very formal and professional. He doesn't need to be friends with everyone he's working with in order to reach a certain goal. He's rather rigid in the manner, too. He is the type of man to have an agenda scheduled to the very minute; any sort of disruption in his routine can throw him off for the remainder of the day. In meetings, he enforces discussions in a professional and orderly fashion. Any other way is ineffective.
Despite being highly intelligent and methodical, when it comes to personal relationships, Germany is at a loss. He doesn't have a lot of experience in that department, which he's admitted on several occasions. It's difficult for him to grasp intangible concepts such as love. A reason for this is that when it comes down to it, there is not a concrete right or wrong, black and white answer. That's not to say he's incapable of experience such a thing, but he wouldn't know how to identify how he feels about another person, on top of not being able to handle "grey" areas well in general. In moments like this, when he is unsure of what he's feeling or how he should react in a certain circumstance, he consults self-help books written on the subject matter.
This isn't to say that he is completely emotionless, either. Germany is capable of having a full spectrum of emotions, from anger to happiness. He simply feels the more negative emotions more often than not. The easiest way to express this is that he's grumpy, prone to being irritable, annoyed, and resorting to yelling to get his point across if needed. He is the type to find a lot of contentment in his alone time, regardless of what he's doing to pass the time.
Germany is not a recluse, however. He needs social interaction like anyone else, but he can get by with the bare minimum; he's used to that. He would accept an invitation to see someone socially, for example. Depending upon the situation, he might be at ease or extremely uncomfortable--the latter tends to occur when the social environment takes a nosedive into unfamiliar or unexpected territory. This results in him either overreacting completely or misinterpreting it all together. His face would probably also be red all the to his ears. He is not a big "partyer" but he certainly enjoys going to the local bar with his brother and having a drink or ten. His recreational activities aren't limited to drinking, either. He enjoys a number of outdoor activities, alone or not.
Germany is sometimes mistaken for being the blushing virgin within the Hetalia fandom. He's not naive, but at the same time there are two extreme examples that have arisen in canon. In a conversation with Rome, a man he looks up to as a role model, he admitted of not having experience in physical relationships. In another case, Italy told the Allies that Germany enjoys hardcore porn--which ties into more German stereotyping. Whatever the case may be, Germany would never readily talk about such personal information with just anyone. Considering his age and having Prussia for a brother, he definitely knows a thing or two, if not from firsthand experience.
It really boils down to Germany liking to give everything concrete definition and to divide everything accordingly. It might be as simple as "appropriate" and "inappropriate," such as not wearing a shirt while working in the lawn is appropriate, but unnecessary nudity isn't. (That, and it's really impractical.)
At times he can be stubborn and set in his ways; if he makes his mind up about something, it can be difficult to change his mind. He's undogmatic and pragmatic, so when making important decisions he needs information from both sides.
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Germany's personality is based on stereotypes of German society. He's hard-working, serious, and efficient. If he is given a job to do, he's going to make sure it's done thoroughly and properly. If it's paperwork that he has to do, it will be well documented to the finest detail. He takes pride in his work so mistakes reflect poorly onto him--he's a perfectionist to the point that he won't rest until the job and meets, if not exceeds, expectations. Take his house for example. He's a huge clean freak, so as long as he's around to maintain the condition of his home, it always shines.
When interacting with the other nations--and people he isn't close to in general--he is very formal and professional. He doesn't need to be friends with everyone he's working with in order to reach a certain goal. He's rather rigid in the manner, too. He is the type of man to have an agenda scheduled to the very minute; any sort of disruption in his routine can throw him off for the remainder of the day. In meetings, he enforces discussions in a professional and orderly fashion. Any other way is ineffective.
Despite being highly intelligent and methodical, when it comes to personal relationships, Germany is at a loss. He doesn't have a lot of experience in that department, which he's admitted on several occasions. It's difficult for him to grasp intangible concepts such as love. A reason for this is that when it comes down to it, there is not a concrete right or wrong, black and white answer. That's not to say he's incapable of experience such a thing, but he wouldn't know how to identify how he feels about another person, on top of not being able to handle "grey" areas well in general. In moments like this, when he is unsure of what he's feeling or how he should react in a certain circumstance, he consults self-help books written on the subject matter.
This isn't to say that he is completely emotionless, either. Germany is capable of having a full spectrum of emotions, from anger to happiness. He simply feels the more negative emotions more often than not. The easiest way to express this is that he's grumpy, prone to being irritable, annoyed, and resorting to yelling to get his point across if needed. He is the type to find a lot of contentment in his alone time, regardless of what he's doing to pass the time.
Germany is not a recluse, however. He needs social interaction like anyone else, but he can get by with the bare minimum; he's used to that. He would accept an invitation to see someone socially, for example. Depending upon the situation, he might be at ease or extremely uncomfortable--the latter tends to occur when the social environment takes a nosedive into unfamiliar or unexpected territory. This results in him either overreacting completely or misinterpreting it all together. His face would probably also be red all the to his ears. He is not a big "partyer" but he certainly enjoys going to the local bar with his brother and having a drink or ten. His recreational activities aren't limited to drinking, either. He enjoys a number of outdoor activities, alone or not.
Germany is sometimes mistaken for being the blushing virgin within the Hetalia fandom. He's not naive, but at the same time there are two extreme examples that have arisen in canon. In a conversation with Rome, a man he looks up to as a role model, he admitted of not having experience in physical relationships. In another case, Italy told the Allies that Germany enjoys hardcore porn--which ties into more German stereotyping. Whatever the case may be, Germany would never readily talk about such personal information with just anyone. Considering his age and having Prussia for a brother, he definitely knows a thing or two, if not from firsthand experience.
It really boils down to Germany liking to give everything concrete definition and to divide everything accordingly. It might be as simple as "appropriate" and "inappropriate," such as not wearing a shirt while working in the lawn is appropriate, but unnecessary nudity isn't. (That, and it's really impractical.)
At times he can be stubborn and set in his ways; if he makes his mind up about something, it can be difficult to change his mind. He's undogmatic and pragmatic, so when making important decisions he needs information from both sides.