Mein Gott! America is the new Germany

The Times (U.K.) ^ | 06/21/03 | Matthew Parris

[Michael81Dus]

;-D And what do YOU think that Betty is? A Chihuahua? ;)

[Prodigal Son]

2. The time when most Germans emigrated was when a united Germany didn´t exist officially (and that´s the explanation for the first stanza of the Deutschlandlied btw). But we had 35 states and 4 free cities then, not more than 200 as you stated.

That wasn't me that said that ;-)

[Michael81Dus]

;-) Yeah, right. Sry. This thread is a bit confusing: Vague informations and emotions mixed...

[Mark17]

Lawrence Welk was born in Strasburg, North Dakota, and grew up speaking German, and according to this, did not speak English till he was an adult. I find that to be amazing, to be born and raised in America, and not speak English. I am also from North Dakota, and my mother's parents were from the same area as Lawrence Welk, but they did not teach my mother to speak German, so I don't either.

http://www.spaceagepop.com/welk.htm

[ffusco]

She is half Dalmatian and half Rottie, but looks like a Lab, except her head is the size of a bowling ball with a medium sized muzzle!

Just a bit of white on her toes and neck on a black coat. She is 90 pounds of joy! At 5 she still sits like a pup. She is so well behaved, loves children and has adopted my cat, Karma. They drink from the same bowl and even groom each other!

[Chi-townChief]

"Your way to ask THAT QUESTION was a bit too long, don´t you think? Why didn´t you ask us earlier? "

I asked now because I had just been rereading some old posts about the Schroder government in Germany and saw that comparison being made by some German official in almost every one. In retrospect, it appears that Americans have learned the lessons of the 20th century far better than the Europeans have.

[Plutarch]

Geez, this author doesn't know what he is talking about. Germans assimilated into the broader American-English culture, and the Germanic influence rapidly disappeared.

[Lazamataz]

But nearly a quarter (23.3 per cent) of all Americans are of predominantly German origin. They are easily the biggest single ingredient in the New World melting pot. Financially and politically they are also among the most successful.

That is why our inventions are cool and why we are taking over the world.

[bribriagain]

"Learn to spell crumb.. cake."

Ooops, my bad. Meant to spell "Courier and Kahan", cupcake.

[Torie]

The English percentage is wrong, because many Southerners don't know that they are English (the highest percentage of those who consider themselves of English ancestry by far is in Utah because the Mormons are into geneology for religious reasons), and the Scotch Irish (their numbers are huge) are from Scotland, which yes, isn't England, but it sure ain't Germany. In any event, all three groups have been totally assimilated, and the only echoes remaining pertain to their experiences after they arrived here in America (New England Yankees, Enlish who immigrated to the South, Germans living in the South, Louisville, Evansville, Cincinnati, Scotch Irish in the South and on the frontier, etc). Silly piece really, but fun.

[f.Christian]

Knock knock.

Who's there?

paypurz pleeze ...

oh --- that was e germany !

I was with this group from Germany ...

and all this ooohm - pah - pah ... oohm pah - pah music was on the radio ---

and I said GERMAN and they said ...

nine --- AUSTRIAN ...

I was shocked !

[Courier]

That's us, "Courier and Kahan".

How could you have forgotten after we sent you "The Extender"

Don't worry, you'll be like a man in no time.

[bribriagain]

"Don't worry, you'll be like a man in no time."

Thank's for so being concerned about my man hood. Perhaps you should worry about your own.

[Courier]

I see you are getting cocky.

Proof that "The Extender" works.

We at "Courier and Kahan" stand by our guarantee to all our pathetic customers.

[Porterville]

That's funny, I don't feel German. Infact I am a first generation American Hispanic. How does that support this dudes thesis??? Oh, becuase he is a socialist lying sack of pig dung typical of the European press.

[bribriagain]

We at "Courier and Kahan" stand by our guarantee to all our pathetic customers.

Yes,indeed you are pathetic.

[patton]

"Wo wir Deutschen sind, functionierts."

Where the Germans are, it works.

What we got from our German forfathers was mechanical aptitude.

[Cacique]

If one was to buy this nonsense it won't be long before we have a housepainter named Schickelgruber running for office.

[DoctorMichael]

.....No offense meant......

No offense taken.

What I was trying to to obliquely say was that...........

Yes, on the most up-front level, this article was written to inform the reader about the DEMOGOGRAPHY of the US population. Specifically, pointing out the large portion that have a German heritage.

It may be argued though that this was NOT what this article was about.

It is my thesis that this article (most likely written by a British Leftist) was a HIT-PIECE about America. The author smeared US citizens of German heritage. SUBLIMINALLY the author links German(Nazi)-genes to the current neo-conservatives like Rumsfeld and the rest of the 'ruling elite' in the US. The article is meant as a warning to the reader that US leadership is tainted with German (Nazi) blood that wants to rule the world.

Thing are not always as they appear, my friend.