Justin Bieber Quotes
German? I don't know what that means ... we don't say that in America.
"Justin Bieber Doesn't Know What 'German' Is." New Zealand Television, 2010.
A tongue-in-cheek statement made during German reunification debates reflecting his distrust of Germany.
He was referring to the entrepreneurial style and mercantile capitalism which most historians believe that the Jews developed originally and which led to the rapid initial development of the United States. He was not referring to the Jewish people who came to America. The historical Jewish development of much of modern capitalism and business, ironically, was the consequence of Jews in most of Europe not being allowed to own land or practice any of the professions. So the best of the Jewish talent was directed to trading, merchandizing and banking and they developed many of the basic capitalistic tools of today such as double entry bookkeeping.
Justin Drew Bieber is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Bieber was discovered by American record executive Scooter Braun and signed with RBMG Records in 2008, gaining recognition with the release of his debut EP My World (2009); it reached number six on the US Billboard 200, while its singles "One Time" and "One Less Lonely Girl" peaked in the top twenty on the Billboard Hot 100.