Good point, not to mention that at the beginning of "The Great War" this
gentleman, who was from Munich, was Mayor of Coventry! He graciously resigned
his position at the outbreak of war, hostilities which neither side had ever
really expected to occur.
Adrian Dix-Dyer wrote:
> I have, as a Brit (please note not English), enjoyed the amusing banter
> regarding various nationalities. I think it has now run it's course.
> Personally one must speak as one finds each individual nationality.
>
> Any Brit who has had a holiday in Spain, sharing a hotel with fellow
> Europeans (French, Germans, and Italians) will have many derogatory remarks
> to make regarding their standards of behavior.
>
> Finally, let's not forget that the Triumph Marque was invented by a German
> way back in 1880.
>
> Adrian
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