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  • NKBRD JDK

    Born and bred in Germany, almost...

    posted by  NKBRD JDK in Germany forum 

    My wife and I walk into a Thai restaurant in Frankfurt City, hungry as usual although we just ate- whatever. This young German guy about 28 years of age approaches us and says: "Hey you can sit over here or there, wherever you like or..."My poker face stares at him and I cut him off: "Why, tell me why are you speaking English with me.. Do you assume just because I have a more tanned color than you I cannot speak German?" "Oh no, oh no! That's not what I meant, I am so sorry!" "Whatever dude; it's a problem with your society, so I don't blame ya.." Later this guy comes while I'm trying to find the chicken in my chicken fried rice and goes "Hey man sorry because of earlier, I am totally for diversity and I didn't mean it like that, I really know coloured people.. And just imagine if English had been your first language, you would have been so happy that I addressed you in such, wouldn't you? "No, I wouldn't - the British colonized us. Apart from that you cannot take the risk of assuming what I would like or not - you don't know me. If you knew me, you would also know that I was born in this City, that I grew up here and that I pay more taxes than you..." Then he walked off and I was still shaking my head towards his back. Contrast this with a few weeks in NYC in 2013: "Sorry guys, I can't tell which state I'm from b cuz I'm from Germany..." The Americans always assumed I'm American, because I'm standing with them, there in that moment. Contrast it with London, where whether you're brown or black and yellow, whether you like Wiz or Wayne, PAC or Big, you're just another person and not a spectacular. Germans are European villagers, who still have not come to terms with a globalised world. I only realized how socially weird Germans are when I started working with them in the German Team of a global company in London. All the other teams hated the German team because - although they were efficient - they were always depressed and mourning about. Every morning I would step into the office and say:" Na wie geht's, ihr scheiss Ausländer?" The look on their faces- Priceless :)

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