Monday, October 18, 2004
Tommys and Krauts.
Germany, as always, was a dip into the world of kitch and bohemian decadence. It isn't the Germans in general, rather Hasilik and clan. I could talk about the madness of rumaging through 2nd hand shops to find pictures of pets, bringing them home and nailing them to the wall. Or early 80's video game collections, and the numerous cine film projectors around the house, playing back 70's family holidays of people nobody knows. But after a few beers, you quickly forget and, in my case, have a loud unnecessary argument with someone you've never met before over why Iran needs to go nuclear for world peace. (i still think they need nukes).
What I didn't know, is that the Huns call us Tommys. Quite why, none of them could really explain. There was also talk of "island apes", but this sounds more convincing in the native tongue. On a personal note, it appears that Asians are not blighted by the stereotype that this man has propagated for us in the US and UK. Thank God.
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