Re: OT: Intergermansk - Traveller's Phrasebook

On Sun, 6 Feb 2005 14:04:55 -0600, Thomas R. Wier <trwier@...> wrote:

>From:    "J. 'Mach' Wust" <j_mach_wust@...>
>On 6 Feb 2005, at 7.03 am, Thomas R. Wier wrote:
...
>> > So, are all Germanophones as gratuitously rude and uncouth as you,
>> > or are you unique? You're not the first I've had unpleasant
>> > experiences with, I must say...
>>
>> I can very well understand that Thomas R. Wier is annoyed about the
>> repeated gratuitous rudeness of Pascal Kramm. However, it's unfair
>> to say that this is because he'd speak German. He's the only German
>> speaker on this list who uses an insulting language.
>
>Yes, that was unfair of me. I wrote in haste, for which I wish to
>convey sincere apologies.
Oh, that's no problem! I already assumed you didn't really mean it, and I
apologize that I didn't write that... :)


>I have mentioned my own
>own experience with a German in Frankfurt who suggested that
>I personally was somehow involved in the fire-bombing of Dresden
>and other German cities during the War.
:( That's really bad! I feel very sorry for you. Such accusations hurt, I
think I know that.

These bombings were discussed for the very first time some years ago (in
Sebald, you can see that in the early nineties, they were still silenced).
All the mass media reported extensively about them. This has lead
thoughtless people to accusations like the one you've suffered.

...
>But I still feel Pascal should make
>a special effort to avoid even the appearance of offense, given that
>he has now richly earned such a reputation.
I second that.

kry@s:
j. 'mach' wust