Monday, 5th of June 2006 at 07:07:40 PM

German forbiddance madness

Germans are known for Beer, correctness and perfectionism. I found this sign little bit exaggerated,but very funny…
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Saturday, 13th of May 2006 at 08:49:19 PM

Deutscher Meister 2006: FC Bayern München

This saturday I was watching the last seasonal soccer match of my favourite club in the Munich Arena. It was great to see the championship party inside the new Munich Arena and the team car parade on the Leopoldstr. First Car with Oliver Kahn and Michael Ballack carrying the German Cup and the German Meisterschale. I was standing on Leopoldstr. near University U-Bahn station and the whole team passed by very slowly clapping hands with the fans. I will definetly repeat this on next championship win.
Allianz Arena may 13th 2006: Bayern München is german premier League champion
Allianz Arena championship ceremony
Oliver Kahn (with German cup) and Michael Ballack (Meisterschale) driving towards Marienplatz
Kahn (with German Cup) and Ballack (with Meisterschale) on Leopoldstr.

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Sunday, 4th of December 2005 at 08:34:19 PM

The Pope is German...

…………………and me now too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Horray … I am a german “Kraut” (1) now. Horray!!!!!!
Sono “Crucco” (2) finalmente!

For my memoirs: On December 3rd 2005 I received the German citizenship.

For me this is a big and nice thing. Since my birth I am living as Italian (son of emigrants) in Germany. I still remember how I was called a “Spaghetti” (3) in primary school and felt ashamed to be different,… not to be German …

(1),(2),(3) for explanation I found this very useful list of Offensive terms sorted by nationality

Of course soon things changed when we got history lessons in middle school, and then I no longer wanted to be German. But growing up and paying so many taxes here the wish to get acceptance by having the german nationality still lurked. I didn’t apply for it, because I would have had to abandon my Italian citizenship.

Beginning of this year, the ultra-conservative bavarian government approved a law which allows the double citizenship under certain conditions. (In other parts of Germany the law was valid already for quite a while.) After hearing this I immediately applied for naturalization. Yesterday I received a letter with congratulation: I was accepted.

My nationality now: Italo-German-European.

Unfortunately too late for the German elections which took place 18th of September 2005.

I am sure with my vote the unlucky “Grand coalition” of the two major german parties, could have been prevented. I could have made the difference, … so I just say: “Germany take the consequences now”.

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