tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102944706882123990.post845605959839186433..comments2023-09-07T07:28:20.678-04:00Comments on Marti's Genealogy Adventures: Are these people German?Martihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17488576186224650676noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102944706882123990.post-73048129624338903562011-09-10T20:28:01.379-04:002011-09-10T20:28:01.379-04:00My late father was stationed in West Germany for a...My late father was stationed in West Germany for a while when he was in the Army (I was born in West Germany, actually), and I remember his telling me that Germans were serious about EVERYTHING -- including dancing! LOL!<br /><br />My late uncle (my mom's beloved brother) married a German woman and adopted her daughter. I remember Aunt Heidi saying how shocked and amazed her family and friends were when they visited her in the States and people would just drop by, casually, to say hello and that Aunt Heidi would often invite them to stay for supper and would just add more spaghetti to the pot, more potatoes to the potato salad, or whatever.<br /><br />I think Aunt Heidi got a great deal of pleasure from "shocking" her visiting friends and family that way. ;-)<br /><br />It sounds to me as though your "formal" Germans have been loosened up a bit by the familiarity of your e-mail exchanges :-)MissieLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09558831188728401875noreply@blogger.com