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Klarinet Archive - Posting 000068.txt from 2000/02
From: Tony@-----.uk (Tony Pay)
Subj: Re: [kl] gaff
Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2000 16:55:52 -0500
On Wed, 2 Feb 2000 10:03:52 +0100, rstein@-----.nl said:
> When I cited Kennedy's saying "I am a Berliner" - pretty heavily
> sounding like an American, I had to read his text at the time, before
> I knew what he said - I did not mean to start an argument on it, I am
> sure all he meant, was that in his heart he felt compassion with the
> Western part of that city. Political tension was rising at that time,
> 1962, if I remember well, and many were afraid the Russians would try
> to start a blockade of Western Berlin, like they had done in 1948.
So perhaps my interpretation of what Rien said was wrong too, Neil!
Had you never heard this thing about the do(ugh)nut, Rien? I think we
*all* assumed that that came into what you meant in some way. I just
didn't think that you were implying that Kennedy knew about the other
meaning of "Berliner", and Neil thought that you were.
As for starting an argument -- well, on my side it's just playful, and I
hope for the others too, even if the point is quite a deep one.
> Hope my memory is correct
Yup.
> And if my English is not good enough to be clear, please excuse me: it
> is a language I learned at the age of nine from my grandfather, a
> polyglot, but born a German, who lived in Germany till he was 56 years
> old, and then fled to the Netherlands.
Absolutely no criticism of you intended, Rien. Just as I'm sure no-one
in Berlin at the time would have thought less of Kennedy for exactly how
he expressed his support for them.
Tony
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