tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post1218492671702274059..comments2024-03-27T09:33:37.646+01:00Comments on Omnium: Kick-off 3p.m.Sean Jeatinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08978285783271305489noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-9416329178127690622014-04-18T23:27:59.556+02:002014-04-18T23:27:59.556+02:00They should not have called it "Diener"....They should not have called it "Diener". :)Sean Jeatinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978285783271305489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-10295458558695292082014-04-16T02:50:36.290+02:002014-04-16T02:50:36.290+02:00I didn't think so :)I didn't think so :)susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-81474411013975667182014-04-15T23:13:38.795+02:002014-04-15T23:13:38.795+02:00Poor rich woman, hm?
Certainly she would have pref...Poor rich woman, hm?<br />Certainly she would have prefered to live in peace.Sean Jeatinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978285783271305489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-36954620162552701242014-04-15T23:11:52.083+02:002014-04-15T23:11:52.083+02:00By no means.
See, as a boy, a very little boy, I w...By no means.<br />See, as a boy, a very little boy, I was taught / told to bow in front of adult people, especially in front of "important people". "Einen Diener machen" it was called. "Mach einen Diener. / Oh, was für einen feinen Diener hat der Junge gemacht."<br />Well, when being eleven or twelve I became aware of what "einen Diener machen" means. And I decided: I am no one's Diener / servant; I am no one's subalterne / inferior.<br />And since I would not bow in front of anybody, just because s/he's a "very important person". Neither would I curtsey. :)<br /><br /> Sean Jeatinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978285783271305489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-46102650621419524692014-04-15T18:41:56.279+02:002014-04-15T18:41:56.279+02:00Vintage years.
May she rest in peace.Vintage years.<br /><br />May she rest in peace.Claudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775039539331403794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-79142610622409065732014-04-15T03:26:40.235+02:002014-04-15T03:26:40.235+02:00Did you curtsey?Did you curtsey?susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.com