"Chaps, do you recall the wall that used to encircle half of Berlin?" he said
"Oh yeah.. that was weird.. what the fuck was all that about? I thought that was a fucking dream or something.. why the fuck was there a wall there? fucking hell.. weird!" the Germans said.
Anyway, now they're having a big party to celebrate the fact they've all remembered it. This is typical German hyperbole. I don't dance up the street naked shouting "Eureka" every time I find my reading glasses. But the average German would - and that's why we won the war.
I have a bed, but do not sleep. I have a mouth, but do not speak. What am I?
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I am a Dutchman!
I'm a very old man. You probably don't remember, but early in the 20th Century everyone loved the Germans. Kaiser Wilhelm, and Willi Brambt were treated like heroes - and the feeling was mutual. The Hun loved British music hall stars: David Bowie, Hasselhoff, and all the rest.
ReplyDeleteOf course, all this mutual respect and admiration came to a swift end during the Wirtschaftswunder of the 1950's and 60's. How did we let it go so wrong?