03-26-2004, 09:01 AM
for your kind words about Germany.
And when you come here, give Cologne a thought, as I live here and know quite a few nice places to have a few glasses of Kölsch. Should that not be your kind of poison, there are also a few nice Irish Pubs where we can get hold of a pind of Guiness or two ;-)
And I really agree with you: Nothings more important than to be able to take a different point of view. I had the luck (no irony here) to go over to the GDR when it still existed, and to therefore know what it is to live in a country that is not free. We always stayed in the homes of friends there, so no tourist bull#$%& for us, as we were mainly going over to visit relatives, anyway. One of them even spend time in Bautzen Jail because he overheard a political joke and didn't report the "guilty one" to the Stasi. However, someone else did, and reported him for good measure. One life wrecked... Well, time to get on topic again.
Because of these experiences, I, for one, was always glad to have our NATO allies around, and for that effort, a big "Thank YOU" to our allies out there!
Take care,
Lord_Olf
And when you come here, give Cologne a thought, as I live here and know quite a few nice places to have a few glasses of Kölsch. Should that not be your kind of poison, there are also a few nice Irish Pubs where we can get hold of a pind of Guiness or two ;-)
And I really agree with you: Nothings more important than to be able to take a different point of view. I had the luck (no irony here) to go over to the GDR when it still existed, and to therefore know what it is to live in a country that is not free. We always stayed in the homes of friends there, so no tourist bull#$%& for us, as we were mainly going over to visit relatives, anyway. One of them even spend time in Bautzen Jail because he overheard a political joke and didn't report the "guilty one" to the Stasi. However, someone else did, and reported him for good measure. One life wrecked... Well, time to get on topic again.
Because of these experiences, I, for one, was always glad to have our NATO allies around, and for that effort, a big "Thank YOU" to our allies out there!
Take care,
Lord_Olf
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