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"If I go to Germany, I learn something in addition. The German television is very precise and respectable. One has never stress. In Italy it is more dynamic. But I amuse myself madly in both countries"

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A gentle piece of cultural diplomacy disguised as small talk, Hunziker’s line works because it flatters two national stereotypes at once while keeping her own brand intact: adaptable, upbeat, unthreatening. She frames travel as self-improvement ("I learn something in addition"), a savvy move for a celebrity whose work depends on being perceived as more than decoration. The sentence doesn’t argue; it charms. That’s the point.

Her contrast between Germany and Italy leans on familiar broadcast mythologies: German TV as engineered calm - "precise and respectable" - versus Italian TV as kinetic spectacle - "more dynamic". The grammar itself, slightly off-kilter ("One has never stress"), reinforces the outsider-insider position she’s selling: she belongs in both places, but she’s also translating them for a general audience. It’s not academic comparison; it’s lifestyle reporting.

The subtext is professional. Television is her ecosystem, and she’s signaling fluency in two media cultures without sounding calculating. Germany offers legitimacy and order; Italy offers energy and play. In that binary, she casts herself as the rare performer who can thrive under both rulesets, a cross-border product who doesn’t need to choose a side.

The closing - "I amuse myself madly" - lands like a brand signature: pleasure as proof of ease. It converts potentially tense national differences into mood. In an era when celebrity is often built on conflict, Hunziker sells cosmopolitanism as low-stress entertainment: different rhythms, same good time.

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Hunziker, Michelle. (2026, January 17). If I go to Germany, I learn something in addition. The German television is very precise and respectable. One has never stress. In Italy it is more dynamic. But I amuse myself madly in both countries. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/if-i-go-to-germany-i-learn-something-in-addition-75065/

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Hunziker, Michelle. "If I go to Germany, I learn something in addition. The German television is very precise and respectable. One has never stress. In Italy it is more dynamic. But I amuse myself madly in both countries." FixQuotes. January 17, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/if-i-go-to-germany-i-learn-something-in-addition-75065/.

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"If I go to Germany, I learn something in addition. The German television is very precise and respectable. One has never stress. In Italy it is more dynamic. But I amuse myself madly in both countries." FixQuotes, 17 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/if-i-go-to-germany-i-learn-something-in-addition-75065/. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.

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Michelle Hunziker (born January 24, 1977) is a Actress from Switzerland.

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