Things we do to fit in"When I was fifteen," writes No3L, "I curled up in a Budgens trolley while someone pushed it through the supermarket doors to nick vodka and Benny Hedgehogs, just to hang out with my brother and his mates."
What have you done to fit in?
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chthonic, Thu 15 Jan 2009, 12:30)
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Not about me, but about a whole country.This little story goes back to the time when East Germany was a separate country, for, in the days before the reunification, it was once considered rather racy in the DDR to have an English first name. Not surprising, really, as it supposedly made you sound all western and interesting, especially when the alternatives were names like Wiebke.
The trouble is, they didn't realize that some names are abbreviations of others. Plus they unerringly managed to pick names that have, unfortunately, become associated with all things Chav.
This is why, if you ever visit east Germany, you will be surrounded by Kevins, Ronnys, Mandys and Sandys. Imagine their shock if they ever visit Britain.
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Stevedix http://www.stevedix.de/blog, Wed 21 Jan 2009, 15:58,
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