If FW - whose own German was clumsy, it being a second language to him as well - hadn't made such a point of ramming it down the throat of his oldest son (and of the entire family, but especially Fritz) - it wouldn't have become such an identity question.
To paraphrase a very witty person, "You broke it, FW, you bought it."
Thank you for sharing that anecdote. Fritz is just amazingly incapable of reason on this subject.
All this is always worth keeping in mind when realising how big a concession on Fritz' part it was to keep talking and corresponding in German with Fredersdorf instead of demanding that Fredersdorf had to learn French. Liebe indeed.
Indeed. <3 It is surprising on both Fritz's and Fredersdorf's side that the latter never picked up enough French for them to communicate in (or that he hid it really well :P).
White uniforms: I only regret I didn't know this detail when writing my Yuletide AU section 4! Because of course MT would have noticed at once.
I regret that too! It's amazing how far we progress each month.
(Next Yuletide is going to be so much more informed. :D)
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Re: He said, she said, they said: on partitioning Poland and other matters
Date: 2020-02-29 07:06 pm (UTC)To paraphrase a very witty person, "You broke it, FW, you bought it."
Thank you for sharing that anecdote. Fritz is just amazingly incapable of reason on this subject.
All this is always worth keeping in mind when realising how big a concession on Fritz' part it was to keep talking and corresponding in German with Fredersdorf instead of demanding that Fredersdorf had to learn French. Liebe indeed.
Indeed. <3 It is surprising on both Fritz's and Fredersdorf's side that the latter never picked up enough French for them to communicate in (or that he hid it really well :P).
White uniforms: I only regret I didn't know this detail when writing my Yuletide AU section 4! Because of course MT would have noticed at once.
I regret that too! It's amazing how far we progress each month.
(Next Yuletide is going to be so much more informed. :D)