I really need a fix...

[Rockstar]

Originally Posted by Skybird

There also was a town or city named Milsch in the district of Kolmar (Posen) before WWI.



There also existed or still exists a city named Usch Hauland, Lugi Ujikjed in Polish, so Vienna and his Lautverschiebung may be on something.



Whatever, you are most likely an old Western-Prussian, Rockstar.

No doubt, explains the urge I always get to break out the 'stash wax and sport an 'imperial' style moustache. Scares the hell out of all the amish around here. lol

[vienna]

The neighborhood where I grew up in San Francisco, the Noe Valley, was, in my childhood, a blue collar 'hood with predominantly equal halves of Irish and Italian descendants; there were a few Chinese, some Hispanic, and a fair amount of German descendants. In the 50s and into the early 60s, being openly German, as far as culture was concerned, was shied away from by the German descendants; the sting of WW2 was still a bit fresh; there was also a situation with some of the older citizens of San Francisco, who either survived the quake or were offspring of the survivors: the great bulk of real estate and buildings were insured by insurance companies headquartered in Germany; when the 1906 Fire & Earthquake devastated almost all of the city, the German companies quickly closed their offices and never paid off on their policies, leaving citizens who were already in dire straits with no where to turn; the animosity engendered by the companies actions were only compounded by WW1 & WW2. I don't recall ever seeing cultural gatherings or celebrations for the German portion of SF and that was unusual since almost all the other culture had at least annual celebrations; I never saw a German cultural event until I got to Los Angeles...














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[Aktungbby]

Originally Posted by Rockstar

No doubt, explains the urge I always get to break out the 'stash wax and sport an 'imperial' style moustache. Scares the hell out of all the amish around here. lol

NO DOUBT YOU LIE AROUND IN YOUR SPEEDO SWIMSUIT THINKING YOU MUST 'FIND YOUR OWN PLACE IN THE SUN"...HUMMING Heil dir im Siegerkranz

[Rockstar]

Originally Posted by vienna

The neighborhood where I grew up in San Francisco, the Noe Valley, was, in my childhood, a blue collar 'hood with predominantly equal halves of Irish and Italian descendants; there were a few Chinese, some Hispanic, and a fair amount of German descendants. In the 50s and into the early 60s, being openly German, as far as culture was concerned, was shied away from by the German descendants; the sting of WW2 was still a bit fresh; there was also a situation with some of the older citizens of San Francisco, who either survived the quake or were offspring of the survivors: the great bulk of real estate and buildings were insured by insurance companies headquartered in Germany; when the 1906 Fire & Earthquake devastated almost all of the city, the German companies quickly closed their offices and never paid off on their policies, leaving citizens who were already in dire straits with no where to turn; the animosity engendered by the companies actions were only compounded by WW1 & WW2. I don't recall ever seeing cultural gatherings or celebrations for the German portion of SF and that was unusual since almost all the other culture had at least annual celebrations; I never saw a German cultural event until I got to Los Angeles...














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Being a German in the U.S. around the time of Wilson and WWI was not a good thing. Many faced persecution and were sent to internment camps. For Mr. Robert Prager being German was akin to being a black man in the south. It caused many to forsake their former country, culture and language and assimilate with haste.



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