GinaGina@fosstodon.org
Oct 14, 2026, 6:48 AMBtw I'm allowed to generalize about Germans because they're my fav people to work with and also my grandma's bicycle got stolen during the war.
Replies
flausensuppeflausomat@wandering.shopOct 14, 2026, 7:04 AM@Gina oh if you already enjoy it in berlin you should definitely go to the countryside and do something weird, like looking queer. 🙃
zievuur :prami:sybrand@social.lolOct 14, 2026, 8:36 AM@Gina Why always bring up the war? Or am I missing your joke?
- GinaGina@fosstodon.orgOct 14, 2026, 8:43 AM
@sybrand the bicycle theft is a common joke amongst Dutch people.
Ed Daviesedavies@functional.cafeOct 14, 2026, 9:22 AM@Gina @sybrand When I worked in the Hague in the early 80s I shared an office with a Dutchman whose father had his bicycle expropriated like that. Apparently, whenever he met a German he demanded his bicycle back and went off on a long rant about what I good bicycle it was, etc. Once he'd got that off his chest he was perfectly polite and friendly.
🇳🇱🇪🇺Jeroen🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦jeroen94704@fosstodon.orgOct 14, 2026, 11:48 AM@Gina surely you mean your great-grandma 😀