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| September in our garden, Norwich 2013 |
Making
headlines
When I
asked my English family and friends about coverage of the German elections in
the media back home they said – ‘She even made the headlines here’. The she that they were referring to is
Angela Merkel.
That
statement says more than at first is realised – stories about German politics do
hit the English headlines now and again, especially more recently with the
various bailouts and differences of opinion, but it is still rare for the Brits
to read much about German life in the daily news.
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| Even at the local supermarket they know that it is Oktoberfest time of year! |
In the
autumn all changes
When I
am asked by Germans what it is that most English people know about Germany I
often remark that it is the sausages and the beer that are important and almost
everyone will say that they know about the Oktoberfest
and Lederhosen. Barely a thought
is given to how Made in Germany
accounts for many cars on the streets, tools in workboxes, food in stores, and
machines used in medical practice.
This
selection of photographs that was in the online version of the Independent on
Monday is a great example of what the British think they know about the Germans
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