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Cake day: June 12th, 2023

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  • Well and you have partition and reunification as well, which must play into it. Postwar Germany seems to have been partially defined by a series of unique and almost absurd culture shocks as Germany encountered successively different versions of itself.

    I hope this discussion doesn’t offend the Germans among us. My interest is earnest and genuine, and as an American in 2024, more than simply academic.



  • It is interesting to experience my own increasing openness to this kind of humor as time passes.

    For context, I’m an American, I was an adult when this happened, and have worked for one of the involved airlines since before the attacks, but was nowhere near NYC and didn’t know anyone directly impacted.

    But even still, probably 5 years ago I’d have been a little skeeved out my this. Now I chuckle.

    Just interesting.