A bit like Danish and Dutch combined.
A bit mechanical and sometimes stakato, great for commands, loud exclamations or poetry, beautiful when sung.
Has a slightly humourus tone to it, many nationalities, usually Northern European, use the occasional German word because it sounds fun, is fun to pronounce or because it shares root with a word in their own language (the many post-WWII Anglo-American comedies with German archetypes notwithstanding).
I really enjoy it myself, though I speak only little for one who've studied it for years (cursed German grammar).
