Anti Swabian Sentiment
''Schwabenhass'' (German for ''hatred against Swabians'') is a neologism referring to the aversion to the approximately 300,000-strong Swabian diaspora in Berlin and elsewhere in Germany outside of Swabia. In 2013, the so-called ''Spätzle-streit'' gained nationwide attention. Historical background Anti-Swabian sentiment occurs in different ethnic groups in Germany. The people of Baden, who live immediately west of Swabia and share with them the state of Baden-Württemberg, have a tradition of rivalry with their eastern neighbors. According to the notion, ''we have nothing against Swabians, at least nothing with sustainable remedy effect''. Theodor Fontane states in his 1895 novel ''Effi Briest'' that Swabians were a reason to move away from certain neighborhoods in Berlin. The terms ''Schwob'' and ''Szwab'' have been used by German Swiss and Poles respectively as an ethnic slur for all Germans. Similar prejudices applied to the Donauschwaben in Hungary despising everything Ge ...
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