Overheard secretsWhen I was a barman, I stood by polishing a glass as a couple had a hushed argument two feet away about what they were going to do now she was pregnant. The bloke promised to leave his wife, but subsequent hushed arguments revealed that he did not. What have you overheard?
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 25 Aug 2011, 13:36)
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Not quite a secret, but what the hell.A friend and I were enjoying an evening meal in a largely empty beer hall in Munich when a middle-aged Australian couple entered and sat down. The couple talked loudly and brashly and, as English speakers, my friend and I couldn't help but overhear.
I'll admit we were talking about them a bit, and how brash Australians seem to be, but it was cool to hear some other English speaking people for once.
At one point, however, the couple caught the attention of a guy who looked like one of the regulars and waved him over. They then asked this German, who looked to be in his mid eighties, whether he knew anywhere they could find any German military gear, medals, or anything else dating from the 1940's. The guy looked to slump a little, go whiter and greyer and had a look of anguish on his face -- quite how he managed to say, in perfect English, "I am afraid I do not." (or similar, was a while ago) I do not know.
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Germans love it when you mention the war.I once made the mistake of calling someone a Nazi in Munich. Luckily, I was in a Irish pub, so my audience was mostly non-German.
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monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Fri 26 Aug 2011, 19:59,
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My brother's German girlfriendis fascinated by my collection of Third Reich memorabilia, she's never seen a swastika at home.
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That's because she's under 60, I think.I rather suspect most Germans who saw a lot of Swastikas in their youth would either be very happy if they never saw one again or would only be happy if everyone in Europe was wearing them and all the Jews were dead.
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Well their uniform was so totally the best!(, Sat 27 Aug 2011, 17:39, closed)
The SS uniforms were designed by Hugo Boss.
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Mrs Entity is in hiding., Sat 27 Aug 2011, 22:31,
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But you'd have thought they knew they were the bad guys.Some of them wore skulls!
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