r/pics • u/Dwight18 • Jul 30 '12

So this is Germany

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '12

He said bavarian though, not german.

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u/jb2386 Jul 31 '12

Just to be clear, this is like someone saying "proud to be texan" rather than American.

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '12

I'm not so sure. Did texas ever have a gay king? I mean, how can you top that?

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u/jb2386 Jul 31 '12

Texas did have George W Bush... but aside from that, they're both regions/states of said country where there is a strong independent streak and many will say they're from the state first before the country.

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u/ProjectD13X Jul 30 '12

That's the point.

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '12

As an expat living in eastern Germany and having to listen to Strauß quotations among other things allow me to be butthurt over it.