Comments on: The “Plympics” (as Brad calls them) http://www.riddellfamilyblog.com/2010/03/02/the-plympics-as-brad-calls-them/ Mon, 26 Dec 2011 14:45:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Ines http://www.riddellfamilyblog.com/2010/03/02/the-plympics-as-brad-calls-them/comment-page-1/#comment-41808 Ines Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:21:24 +0000 http://www.bradriddell.com/?p=1823#comment-41808 Tina, I really love reading your blogs, getting the "german-american" view of topics. But i have to correct you in one point: "National pride" is rising in germany as well. I remember how surprised i was when i firstly saw all the american flags infront of houses, watched students saying the pledge of allegiance everyday in school etc. This totally didnt fit to how i grew up. I remember how Fabi and I once got a german flag. Since we were still little, we took it outside and were running around the neighborhood with this great new toy. That night my Mom took it away from us and the next morning she gave us a flag of the European Union because she was afraid that the neightbors would think we are Nazis. But, it started changing in 2006 with the World Championship in soccer being in germany and with the german team doing really well. It took a sport to unite a nation and once show their pride. During that time you saw tons of german flags, in the front yards, in cars, in trees... After the championship was over one after the other took down the flag, but I think its just a matter of time that Germans will be proud again of being German. (at least if the government doesnt screw up the whole country... but thats something else :D ) Tina, I really love reading your blogs, getting the “german-american” view of topics.
But i have to correct you in one point: “National pride” is rising in germany as well.

I remember how surprised i was when i firstly saw all the american flags infront of houses, watched students saying the pledge of allegiance everyday in school etc.

This totally didnt fit to how i grew up. I remember how Fabi and I once got a german flag. Since we were still little, we took it outside and were running around the neighborhood with this great new toy. That night my Mom took it away from us and the next morning she gave us a flag of the European Union because she was afraid that the neightbors would think we are Nazis.

But, it started changing in 2006 with the World Championship in soccer being in germany and with the german team doing really well. It took a sport to unite a nation and once show their pride. During that time you saw tons of german flags, in the front yards, in cars, in trees…
After the championship was over one after the other took down the flag, but I think its just a matter of time that Germans will be proud again of being German. (at least if the government doesnt screw up the whole country… but thats something else :D )

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