Comments on: Hamburgs of the world, unite! http://www.miss-verstaendnis.com/2008/03/31/hamburgs-of-the-world-unite/ Germany 101 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:46:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Bellerophon http://www.miss-verstaendnis.com/2008/03/31/hamburgs-of-the-world-unite/comment-page-1/#comment-461 Bellerophon Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:33:27 +0000 http://www.miss-verstaendnis.com/2008/03/31/hamburgs-of-the-world-unite/#comment-461 To do a little "Klugscheißen": The Mühlenberg-legend has some historical evidence. There was a Frederick Mühlenberg - who was of german origin - and he participated in a vote on the german language in the US. And this vote was... well, "abgewiesen mit einer Stimme Vorsprung" and this "Stimme" was the one of Mühlenberg. But the part about the "official language" is exaggerated. It was just about making a law which makes the Congress publishing all new laws also in German language. But Mühlenberg thought: "My Germans are smart but lazy (or shall I call it "efficient"?) people. They are able to learn the English language, but they won't do if they don't have to." So he voted against. To do a little “Klugscheißen”:

The Mühlenberg-legend has some historical evidence. There was a Frederick Mühlenberg – who was of german origin – and he participated in a vote on the german language in the US. And this vote was… well, “abgewiesen mit einer Stimme Vorsprung” and this “Stimme” was the one of Mühlenberg.

But the part about the “official language” is exaggerated. It was just about making a law which makes the Congress publishing all new laws also in German language.
But Mühlenberg thought: “My Germans are smart but lazy (or shall I call it “efficient”?) people. They are able to learn the English language, but they won’t do if they don’t have to.” So he voted against.

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