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THEY!!111 OMG WTF LOL LET DA NOMADS AND TEH S3D3NTARY PEOPLA BOTH MAEK BITER AXP3REINCES
AND TEH GRAAT SINS OF THERE [DOCTRINAL] INOVATIONS BQU3ATH3D SMAL
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The company I used to work for had its European office in southern Germany. Everyone there had grown up with American soldiers and their families as part of their lives, and were genuinely fond of them. Many Americans would marry locals, often settling there even after leaving the service. I retain a number of close friendships with locals there, despite having left the company over 2 years ago.
The reaction of the townsfolk in the article strikes me as quite genuine.Apolyton's Grim Reaper 2008, 2010 & 2011
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Germany is a rich country with 80 million people. So the economic contribution of a few American divisons is negliable. And the US military doesn't buy very much local supplies, they get most of it from home. Hey, they even drive around in American cars! What's wrong with Mercedes and Porshe?
This article has some moronic US chest-thumping bias - Miami Herald? I belive it when I read it in a German newspaper...So get your Naomi Klein books and move it or I'll seriously bash your faces in! - Supercitizen to stupid students
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It's much the same reactions in towns in the States when a base closes, why would it be different in Germany?Originally posted by Chemical Ollie
Germany is a rich country with 80 million people. So the economic contribution of a few American divisons is negliable. And the US military doesn't buy very much local supplies, they get most of it from home. Hey, they even drive around in American cars! What's wrong with Mercedes and Porshe?
This article has some moronic US chest-thumping bias - Miami Herald? I belive it when I read it in a German newspaper...Today, you are the waves of the Pacific, pushing ever eastward. You are the sequoias rising from the Sierra Nevada, defiant and enduring.Comment
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You better start reading the local German papers then...Originally posted by Chemical Ollie
Germany is a rich country with 80 million people. So the economic contribution of a few American divisons is negliable. And the US military doesn't buy very much local supplies, they get most of it from home. Hey, they even drive around in American cars! What's wrong with Mercedes and Porshe?
This article has some moronic US chest-thumping bias - Miami Herald? I belive it when I read it in a German newspaper...
It's true. Those US troops have been there over 60 years now and are part of the local community. Where do you think they drink their beers on their nights out?
In the long run their economic impact is small but small towns will suffer.Within weeks they'll be re-opening the shipyards
And notifying the next of kin
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Come on dude. Everyone knows that a base closure devastates the local hooker economy.Originally posted by Lonestar
It's much the same reactions in towns in the States when a base closes, why would it be different in Germany?
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You forgot about the Tattoo Parlors and loan Sharks.Originally posted by Agathon
Come on dude. Everyone knows that a base closure devastates the local hooker economy.
Today, you are the waves of the Pacific, pushing ever eastward. You are the sequoias rising from the Sierra Nevada, defiant and enduring.Comment
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Yeah. Thinking of Hookers makes the blood leave my brain for other regions.Originally posted by Lonestar
You forgot about the Tattoo Parlors and loan Sharks.
Only feebs vote.Comment
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After the war I'd bet half the German economy was based on allied forces. Now they can poopoo about the contribution. That's good, but it also means you can't get laid there for a chocolate bar anymore, so we're leaving.Long time member @ Apolyton
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I thought the chocolate bars were for children...Originally posted by Lancer
After the war I'd bet half the German economy was based on allied forces. Now they can poopoo about the contribution. That's good, but it also means you can't get laid there for a chocolate bar anymore, so we're leaving.
oh wait...
you disgust me Lancer!!!!
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THEY!!111 OMG WTF LOL LET DA NOMADS AND TEH S3D3NTARY PEOPLA BOTH MAEK BITER AXP3REINCES
AND TEH GRAAT SINS OF THERE [DOCTRINAL] INOVATIONS BQU3ATH3D SMAL
AND!!1!11!!! LOL JUST IN CAES A DISPUTANT CALS U 2 DISPUT3 ABOUT THEYRE CLAMES
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Nothing like a prolonged occupation to make a country love you.“As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
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Stockholm syndrome writ large?Originally posted by DaShi
Nothing like a prolonged occupation to make a country love you.Comment
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It started with chocolate bars in '45. By 47 it was a pair of nylons. Now it's a thousand euros. That's inflation.Originally posted by Agathon
I thought the chocolate bars were for children...
oh wait...
you disgust me Lancer!!!!
(Plus they got older)
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Exactly. Just look at the Poles, Estoians, Czechs and other Eastern European peoples. It was embarrasing how they were behaving as the Russians left their countries. One could literally feel the love.Originally posted by DaShi
Nothing like a prolonged occupation to make a country love you.
Seriously though, I'm sure there have been both strains and genuine bonds created by so many Americans in the country. It's good that the relationship is evolving.Which side are we on? We're on the side of the demons, Chief. We are evil men in the gardens of paradise, sent by the forces of death to spread devastation and destruction wherever we go. I'm surprised you didn't know that. --Saul TighComment
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