I'm not entirely sure wher the nuns would fit in, but I suppose I can always make room for Christopher Plummer in a naval uniform...
... or maybe not. The not-saying-Heil-Hitler bit is a bit of a cliche, really, but I gather people genuinely did make points that way.
My father also did German at scholl; it was the first year they'd offered it after the war, and they were too cheap to but new text books (pathetic, given that this was Manchester Grammar in the late sixties). The advice on writing letters was somewhat misleading, as it instructed you that official and business letters were finished 'Heil Hitler!' and that many people now were adopting 'mit deutschen Grüßen' (with German greetings, as opposed to 'mit herzlichen Grüßen' or even 'lieben Grüßen' - heartfelt or affectionate). It's no wonder so many British people don't seem to have noticed that the war's over, really.
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Date: 2008-09-16 10:03 pm (UTC)... or maybe not. The not-saying-Heil-Hitler bit is a bit of a cliche, really, but I gather people genuinely did make points that way.
My father also did German at scholl; it was the first year they'd offered it after the war, and they were too cheap to but new text books (pathetic, given that this was Manchester Grammar in the late sixties). The advice on writing letters was somewhat misleading, as it instructed you that official and business letters were finished 'Heil Hitler!' and that many people now were adopting 'mit deutschen Grüßen' (with German greetings, as opposed to 'mit herzlichen Grüßen' or even 'lieben Grüßen' - heartfelt or affectionate). It's no wonder so many British people don't seem to have noticed that the war's over, really.