Michael Due to the ongoing European Football Championship, many cars were driving around with mounted German flags and even side mirror covers in the national colors. We even saw German flags in front gardens, something that wouldn't have happened in 1996! It almost seems as if the Germans are visibly enjoying finally expressing a national pride that was frowned upon for half a century, as if something that was once forbidden is finally allowed again. In America, national pride is more normal, although someone with an American flag in their front yard in San Francisco is often seen as a defiant Republican in a city that's too liberal for their taste. I predict that soon, when singing the national anthem, Germans will also place their hand on their heart like the Americans do. As always, you'll read it here first in the newsletter!
After winning games, honking convoys formed everywhere. We expatriate Germans were told that this had been the case since the World Cup held in Germany in 2006 and the "Public Viewing" that was invented back then, which means watching the games on large screens set up in public spaces. The Germans are ahead in this regard; it doesn't exist in the USA yet. Or rather, to my knowledge, it only happened once in 2006, during the broadcast of the World Cup final in Dolores Park. Rundbrief 07/2006 .