03 October 2007
German Unity Day
Today's German Unity Day... 17th anniversary of the formal, legal reunification of the FRG and DDR on 3 Oktober 1990. Which basically means a holiday to everyone in Germany but not much celebration... they are absolutely terrified of nationalism/patriotism in this country. Certainly no one walking around with the German flag on their shirt like it'd be in the USA. I went to a museum earlier this afternoon and then to the Unter den Linden/17. Juni Straße area and to a free concert sponsored by Coca-Cola at the Brandenburg Gate. I had no idea what was being said but it was pretty fun.
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If the Germans celebrated too much, then all of their European neighbors would get nervous! It's hard to forget Germany's actions during World War II. The same holds true of Japan. If the Japanese celebrate too much, then their Asian neighbors will get nervous, too!
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