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When did I turn into a German? Well my background is British and I served in the British Army here for a few years and fell in love with the country & a local girl (not sure in which order!) whom I ended up marrying. Being a staunt Brit, I never considered applying for a German passport, but then came the dreaded Brexit. I applied for and got accepted for German citizenship (thank you Landkreis Schaumburg), started to play football for the village team.. Alte Herren..ahem & really started to integrate. I even suddenly found myself proudly taking my Deutsche Pass out at airports instead of the British and started to greet strangers with 'Moin Moin'. My German friends noted the change and gave me the nickname of Norbert. So what other traits do I need to become truly Deutsch? Oh.. I would draw the line at holidaying annually in Mallorca & frequenting Ballermann & burning my 3 lions England shirt! Edit: So it seems that I'm not truly Deutsche until; Learn how to open a beer bottle 6 different ways Continuously complain about the weather Start or get invited to a Stammtisch Wear Birkenstocks with white sports socks (note, I may have to anaesthetise myself for this..) Admit that the 1966 World Cup goal was indeed not over the line...gulp...
