Steph, I tried but probably failed to express what he said to me in a way that made clear he was not tarring all folks with German heritage in the Cincy area, or indeed the US. What he told me (and he was German-American himself) was that there was a lot of racism in the Cincy German-American community and, at least back in the day, a lot of Nazi sympathy. But he was telling me this back in the '80s so maybe things have changed or maybe his native Cincy take on things was not in line with reality. I guess what I should say was that hearing that from him gave me a different impression of Cincinnatti and the surrounding area of Ohio/Kentucky than I'd had before.
I'm 17. Looking at linoleum makes me want to have sex.
Xander ,'First Date'
Natter 66: Get Your Kicks.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Spidra Webster - Aug 19, 2010 8:50:35 am PDT #18937 of 30001
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
smonster - Aug 19, 2010 8:51:48 am PDT #18938 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Fun! Could we maybe make a team for those of us without other members of our households? (Also, I just said "relevant to your interests" to a coworker today...)
I don't see why not! And you can create different characters to belong to different parties.
megan walker - Aug 19, 2010 8:52:05 am PDT #18939 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Question for the hivemind:
"everyday life" or "daily life"?
Amy - Aug 19, 2010 8:53:26 am PDT #18940 of 30001
Because books.
I prefer "daily life".
erikaj - Aug 19, 2010 8:54:18 am PDT #18941 of 30001
Always Anti-fascist!
Depends. I like "everyday" for something, well, every day, but if it were a resume or something, I'd pick "daily" A gut reaction, though.
smonster - Aug 19, 2010 8:54:24 am PDT #18942 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
"la vie quotidienne"
megan walker - Aug 19, 2010 8:56:34 am PDT #18943 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
"la vie quotidienne"
Actually the chapter title is "la vita di tutti i giorni," which has been translated as "everyday life" but I think I would describe it as a chapter about daily life.
Steph L. - Aug 19, 2010 8:58:28 am PDT #18944 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
What he told me (and he was German-American himself) was that there was a lot of racism in the Cincy German-American community and, at least back in the day, a lot of Nazi sympathy. But he was telling me this back in the '80s so maybe things have changed or maybe his native Cincy take on things was not in line with reality.
Well, there sure is racism in the Nati, but it doesn't seem dependent on one's roots. As for sympathizing with the Nazis, I do know that a shitton of city streets that originally had German names were re-named toward the end (or just after) WWII. So, at least outwardly, there was no love for the Nazis.
Ginger - Aug 19, 2010 9:04:40 am PDT #18945 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
As for sympathizing with the Nazis, I do know that a shitton of city streets that originally had German names were re-named toward the end (or just after) WWII.
In the case of Berlin, Ga., they just changed the pronunciation from accenting the second syllable to accenting the first.
Jesse - Aug 19, 2010 9:05:52 am PDT #18946 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
"Daily life" (now) makes me think of "activities of daily living," which is a measure for health/ability. But that's probably just me!