In a poll carried out in 2008 for the BBC World Service, in which people in 34 countries were asked about the positive and negative influence of 13 countries, Germany was the most popular, ahead of Japan, France and Britain; across all countries surveyed, only 18 percent across all countries surveyed thought Germany had a mainly negative influence.
Në një sondazh të realizuar në 2008 për ], në të cilën njerëzit në 34 vende u pyetën për ndikimin pozitiv dhe negativ të 13 vendeve including Germany, Germany was the most popular, ahead of Japan, France and Britain; only 18 percent thought Germany had a mainly negative influence.