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Wait until they hear the German national anthem (well, the first verse) :D
by jotm 7y ago
Wait until they hear the German national anthem (well, the first verse) :D
- jcbrand 7y agoI assume you're referring to "Deutschland über alles" (Germany over everything). It's no longer the first verse due to the Nazi history, but it doesn't come from that time. It actually comes from the mid 1800s (IIRC) when Germany didn't exist as a unified state. People lived in many different kingdoms and principalities and many yearned for a German state. The anthem comes from this time and this line is supposed to mean that Germany is preferable to the various smaller states of that time. Source: "Germany, memories of a nation" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23113270-germany https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23113270-germany
- jotm 7y agoYes, yes, I got that explanation. But the first time a foreigner hears it, it sounds a lot like "Germany over everyone in the world", which can carry the implication :P