Quote from: JBR on Yesterday at 10:58:36 PMMarge and I have been on holiday in Germany a number of times and have found the German people very amenable.  I have stumbled in trying to speak in German to them, and they do appreciate it (then help me out!).

I'd like to think that Hitler was a peculiarly nasty piece of work and, although he managed to persuade many people to support him, I'm sure that not every German was a Nazi.  The impression I get is that since we won the war, the German people are quite different to those who fell for the persuasive Hitler possibly through fear rather than admiration.

I deleted my post JBR, deciding I didn't want to be rude.  

Quote from: Alex on Yesterday at 10:08:34 PMListen sunshine, don't 'speak' to me like that  !  I know quite a lot about Germany, the build up to war and their part in WWII.  I lived there for ten years, I speak excellent German and sometimes your 'attitude' frankly pisses me off. 

Marge and I have been on holiday in Germany a number of times and have found the German people very amenable.  I have stumbled in trying to speak in German to them, and they do appreciate it (then help me out!).

I'd like to think that Hitler was a peculiarly nasty piece of work and, although he managed to persuade many people to support him, I'm sure that not every German was a Nazi.  The impression I get is that since we won the war, the German people are quite different to those who fell for the persuasive Hitler possibly through fear rather than admiration.

Aah,  thank you Cassandra.  

I've been to Yorkshire today, lovely weather too.

      

What surprises me is that the Pikeys seem to be effectively above the law.

If I did what they do - parking up a caravan in the middle of a park, nicking things, leaving shit, ruin and a general mess wherever I stay - I'm sure I wouldn't get away with it.

Is it that they are a highly regarded specie or is it simply that the coppers are afraid of them?

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There was a section of road with very wide grass verges. The verges attracted our friends in caravans towed by transits who when they left seemed to have forgotten some of their possesions. The council adopted an innovative clean up technique. Tipper lories would arrive and cover it up. The resulting mud piles over time became grassy knolls which were completely unsuited to the parking of caravans. Now the entire section of road looks like it was landscaped.

We used to get the local recreation ground invaded but haven't been blessed with a call for quite some time. I'm not sure why. I had given some friends a garden bench with cast iron ends and wooden slats. They renovated it and it was in their front garden. During one of the treveller visits it vanished. Not enormously surprising but what was surprising was that half a dozed pound shop solar lights went at the same time. They must hve been pretty much valueless. They have replaced the bench. That one is bolted down now.

Quote from: muddy on Yesterday at 03:03:02 PMNot me I am terrified of bears .

The unknown man might not be dangerous but a bear definitly is .

Just to paraphrase,
A bear might be dangerous, but an unknown woman definitely is.