Words for the Self-Promoter

der Selbstdarsteller
a person whose actions serve to present himself

der Angeber
a show-off

Mehr Schein als Sein.
More appearance than substance.

Wer schreit, hat Unrecht.
Whoever shouts is wrong.

The words do not always win. In 2003 the Süddeutsche Zeitung quoted someone who said: “Ich bin kein Selbstdarsteller, aber leider kommt es darauf mehr an, als ich gedacht habe.” I am not a self-promoter, but unfortunately that matters more than I thought.

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