More Hitler bollocks from The Sun
Today German tabloid daily Bild ran a story that claimed to confirm the long-standing speculation that Adolf Hitler had only one testicle. As is our custom at The Local when dealing with Bild coverage, we went looking for the facts behind the story. Our search revealed that UK tabloid The Sun actually broke the story – which was quoted by a number of news organisations around the world, including Bild (though without attribution).
The problem, though, is that in their eagerness for a few Hitler-driven clicks, these news sites failed to mention a source for the information.
The Local called The Sun in London and they passed us off to a freelancer who provided some details, but he didn’t exactly make things clear. When we pressed for more, the freelancer got testy and said, “It was good enough for The Sun.” Of course. Don’t let the facts get in the way of a good story.
So while emasculating an evil dictator seems harmless enough, we’d rather let The Sun deal with all the bollocks about Hitler.
January 24th, 2009 at 2:53 pm
What is the point of that story?
February 4th, 2009 at 12:16 pm
The British tabloid press is run by anti-Germans who are jealous of the German post-war recovery even as Britain has fallen to new lows for a has-been empire. British food is lousy, the products are inferior, especially in cars, prices are astronomical, and the standard of living is mediocre. Not to mention the claustrophobic housing situation.
But, really, I think what gets the Brits the most is that they are inconsequential in the world today. Antiquated. They need to find some whipping boy for their own stupidities and Adolf is it, not because he was a dictator, but because he represents what they would have loved to be: assertive, nationalistic, powerful. Britain, once the largest empire in world history has declined into obscurity thanks largely to its ball-less leaders. (At least Adolf had one…)
Besides, if you look into it, the villivication reserved for the old Fuehrer was meted out to Napoleon after his defeat. The Brits are a fearful, jealous tribe, without any confidence of their role in the future.
February 9th, 2009 at 1:39 pm
Regarding Hansi Mann’s comments-
I hear a small, Basil Fawlty type voice saying ” typical Germans; absolutely no sense of humour’…’
Cheers, Mike J.
February 19th, 2009 at 6:15 am
Bugger off, Mike.
Hansi Mann has got it absolutely right.
March 3rd, 2009 at 11:15 pm
Well Andrew,
nicely thought out reply! So Adolf Hitler is hated in Britain not because his Luftwaffe bombed us, or he invaded Europe and caused the holocaust, but because the British are jealous of him? Get Real!
As to Britain being inconsequential, it’s surprising how we’ve managed to play a role in the world, considering. Maybe when you develop a decent vocabulary I’ll take you seriously.
March 6th, 2009 at 5:15 pm
Having lived in both countries, The UK absolutely sucks. The British revel in past glories that, with the exception of the Malvinas(wink, wink, nudge, nudge), hasn’t been much of late. WWI and WWII…as an American, I’ll say “you are welcome!!”
Your Healthcare sucks, your Quality of like sucks, your food sucks, your bier sucks, your main city sucks….way too over crowded….London Fog is a euphemism for soot!
The English are obsessed with Hitler….why not get obsessed with the self responsiblity?
The whole world call the UK a “Nanny State”.
Germany has been in a renaissance for the last 50 years and that continues, despite being dragged down by the rest of the EU( great deal for France, bad deal for the Deutsch).
March 6th, 2009 at 10:45 pm
Hello Ex-PAT,
two million Americans with no health care and thitrteen year old boys dying of toothache-enough said!
Cheers, Mike J.
P.S. We haven’t had a smog for about fifty years-when were you last here?
P.P.S. Read Rivethead?
March 7th, 2009 at 6:12 pm
I read this article because the Headline amused me, but the reactions of Hansi and Ex-pat just sadden me.
From my perspective, their replies show the sort of bigotry that both the Bild and the Sun feed on so successfully. Unfortunately this bigoted outlook is all too common and demonstrated by the the fact that these two publications are the most read in Europe.
I think all three nations (USA, Germany and UK) have much to be proud of and some things which should worry them, but to take the Bild, the Sun or the New York Post as definitive of the voice of the nation is just stupid.
March 7th, 2009 at 7:39 pm
Hello Paul,
couldn’t agree with you more, but the Sun isn’t really taken as the voice of Britain is it? (Perish the thought!).
Cheers, Mike J
March 7th, 2009 at 8:37 pm
Hello Mike,
like you I think the Sun (et al) should be treated with the same level of acceptance as the Beano, but it would appear from the contributions of Hansi and US Ex-Pat that some people think it represents the height of British contemporary culture,
cheers,
Paul.
March 18th, 2009 at 4:14 pm
Yo Hansi,
At least the British don’t go so far as to drown their food in salt to make it edible. Their native dishes may not be the best thing going, but at least it includes seafood that isn’t weeks-old and, in fact, offers a wide variety from around the globe. Such exposure would be a revelation in Germany outside of Berlin.
The German paranoia extends to every aspect of life, be it staring out windows or on the street at outsiders ad infinitum or purchasing insurance for the insurance you purchased insurance for. That’s paranoid, and that’s you. I should know. I live here.
The British can invent things that don’t always derive from the nuts and bolts of some problem. They can conceive their own brilliant TV shows. By far, the best sense of humor on the planet (does that add up to paranoia?). They don’t have to steal their personality from the States.
They get the big picture. Products of theirs such as software don’t always suck for that very reason.
Go try and kick down another down when you get some perspective…
March 19th, 2009 at 9:34 pm
For the last 100 yrs the Brits have had a great paranoia in regards to Germany. Sure England is to defender the good guys. By 1900 Germany was the new economic power and the Brits underminded the Peace. WWI and WWII was just the result of English policy.
March 20th, 2009 at 4:42 pm
Hello Harry,
after the end of WW1, a German statesman said ‘I wonder what people will say about this terrible war’, or words to that effect. A French statesman replied’ Well, they won’t say Belgium invaded Germany!’
Britains’ policy at that time was to stay out of European entanglements and concentrate on its’ empire. Its’ policy for many years had been to oppose the strongest state in Europe as a deterrent. WW1 was largely a result of war flaring up in the Balkans and Kaiser Wilhelm troublemaking. Before WW2, Britain desperately tried to avoid a war, hence Joseph Chamberlains’ famous wishful thinking at Munich.
Cheers, Mike J.
March 20th, 2009 at 9:03 pm
Interesting posts guys.
IMHO having spent a few years in each UK, US and Germany i can say that taking Berlins chilled out and creative atmosphere, along with the optimism and openness of the states with the humour and pubs of the UK you would have a damn decent place to live in. all said and done the issues today are not between eurpean countries or even across the atlantic, we should be somewhat more untied to ensure we dont all get overtaken by our asian friends.
Enjoy your respective bratwust and hotdogs
March 26th, 2009 at 8:27 pm
While Hansi Mann’s post might be interpreted as a deliberate provocation, he does posit criticisms that as an ex-pat living in Berlin, I can see some truth in.
Attacking British cuisine is useless; celebrity chefs from Britain have become popular across Europe and America and their restaurants face little competition from Germany. The supermarkets in the UK are viciously competitive on price – and standards and choice within far exceed those of Kaisers et al, so don’t start with food. You’ll lose there.
But attacking the housing situation and quality of life is fairly standard among Brits themselves, and that is why I left. The prices are absurdly high compared to the average wage, and Londoners exhaust themselves in pursuit of lifestyles that they can scarcely afford.
If I was able to mitigate the rampant unemployment in Berlin, I am certain that my quality of life would far exceed that which I have left behind me in London. In Berlin it would take far less time and effort to have a large flat in a nice kiez, a healthy diet and spare time spent engaged in social and cultural activities. London deprives so many of their spare time, due to working and poor transport, exacerbated by overpopulation and competition for resources, that by contrast Germany does seem to have it a bit more sussed.
Fearful and jealous aren’t adjectives I would reserve for the British. I could think of far worse, and accurate, ways to criticise the British nation, and I will hold judgement on the Germans until I speak fluent German and am able to assess their particular qualities myself.
March 30th, 2009 at 1:45 am
Does it really matter if hitler had one testicle or ten of them.
April 9th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
Wow, It amazes me, how you guys are worried on the wrong issue,s. everyone needs to enjoy there heritage, my family was Gernan. Never Beenn there, but I enjoy the festivals we have here. ( october fest) I have both a german made cae and English made car. Both are Just fine. Ny Father just passed away last month. 90 years old. world war 2 vet. as I read the article, I thought of what my Father would of said. Those times have past, look to the future, for all of those bad things that had happen. there were also many good things. Life has improved a lot. I thought everyone had 3 nuts?
April 19th, 2009 at 7:29 pm
well said David!
April 20th, 2009 at 6:12 pm
Well, it would have been better if Hitler’s father hadn’t had any- as someone once said ” To ignore the mistakes of history is to be condemned to repeat them”
Cheers, Mike J.
P.S. Personally, I ride German motorbikes (A BMW, MZ and Simson) and my wife has a German car.
April 21st, 2009 at 6:59 pm
Few people outside Britain understand the Basil Fawlty episode with the Germans. You’re supposed to laugh AT him and his tactlessness. A man who spent time in Germany after WW2 told me many Germans had lost their jobs and family businesses after WW1 because Jewish capital had offered to ‘help’ businesses, gradually increasing rents and interest on loans. That’s why good Germans stood by and did nothing during Kristalnacht. I’m English, I despise political correctness. African tribal leaders became wealthy rounding up slaves from opposing tribes to sell. America only joined WW2 after Pearl HarboUr, and realised Hitler would use Britain as a sacrificial V2 missile base across the Atlantic, he would have found the necessary nuclear scientists.
Brits racist? Miss York is black. Overcrowded? We talk to our neighbours on warm sunny ‘lawnmower Sundays’ (Well, not in London, I hate the place). We don’t hide from neighbours, with loaded guns kept in the house. Also Britain is NOT part of Europe, try driving across the English channel! My religion is Top Gear with Bishop Clarkson; the other religions have done nothing but cause wars. Look for Top Gear Alabama on YouTube to see island mentality paranoia. Ja, ich schreibe zu viel :)
May 3rd, 2009 at 7:44 pm
THE WORLD IS A GREAT PLACE TO BE. WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO GET ALONG WITH EACH OTHER. THE COLOR OF OUR SKIN MEANS NOTHING. WHITE IS WHITE AND BLACK IS BLACK. YELLOW IS YELLOW. HELL GREEN IS GREEN. GET MY DRIFT GOING TO CHURCH ONE CHURCH IS THE SAME AS ALL OF THE OTHERS. THEY ALL PRAY TO ONE GOD. HE MAY LOOK ALITTLE DIFRENT BUT ITS STILL ONE GOD.BROTHERS WE HAVE COME ALONG WAY SENCE THE CAVE MAN DAYS ELETRIC SHIPS CARS HOUSES HOSPITALS SCHOOLS HIGHWAYS, BROTHERS LETS NOT BLOW THIS GIFT FROM HEAVEN. LETS ALL GET ALONG WITH EVERY ONE. FORGET OUR DIFFRENCES. FOR THEY WONT MEAN ANYTHING IF WE MESS THIS WORLD UP. LET LEAST BLOW IT UP. WE HAVE TO LEAVE SOMTHING BEHIND FOR ALL WHO WILL FOLLOW US, AND FOR ALL WHO GAVE THIER LIVES UP IN ONE WAY OR OTHER. TO GIVE US WHAT WE HAVE TODAY AT A COST TO THEM. THEIR LIVES. WE CANT LET THAM TO HAVE DIED IN VAIN. IRVIN.
May 4th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
What we see here illustrates that the worst elements of any given population have transgressed all boundaries as nationalistic idiocy prevails at the slightest provocation.
That’s precisely why the sun and the bild sell rubbish to plebs so successfully.
May 13th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
i feel that you should let hitler rest in his grave in hell. im sure thats where he is today. and for ever. joe
June 5th, 2009 at 4:44 pm
Most posters here seem to believe the official version of history. Dear me. Spend a few hundred hours researching the history of money and the Money Power and you will see that the reality is very different to what is taught at school or university or what you read in “newspapers”.
Capitalism, communism, naziism, zionism have all been financed and controlled by the same banksters.
June 10th, 2009 at 1:40 am
so as a celtic crossbreed belgium from the ardenne with a house in saxony a daughter speaking fluent french …basil is brilliant shame his critical humour missed some people….for humanities sake stop trying to constantly score points against each others nations all are great and have a contribution to make to the progress of humanity in general and europe in particular..
June 11th, 2009 at 3:27 am
I don’t know what you are all complaining about, this food sucks, this city sucks blah blah blah….it all doesn’t matter….you are all colonies of the US anyway so big deal. The world is America’s footstool!!! Get over it! None of you would even exist if it wasn’t for the US!!!
And God Save the Queen by the way!! LOL
June 14th, 2009 at 5:09 am
Get over it!!!
June 19th, 2009 at 8:12 pm
Hello Phil M.
how right you are (see above).
Cheers, Mike J.
July 29th, 2009 at 9:37 am
In my humble opinion The Sun and Bild Zeitung are simple reading for simple minds. I have long lost count how many pictures Bild has published of the Royals in uniform & the medals were on the right breast and not the left: A definite sign of journalistic manipulation.
Just for the record: I find it as important to know if Adolf Hitler had one testicle as to read that a sack of rice has fallen over in China. Completly unimportant!.
August 3rd, 2009 at 11:43 am
Wether London is expensive, Berlin is overcrowded or the US still believes in its own BS, there is one absolute undeniable fact here.
No matter how many world wars, armed conflicts or military incursions we as a species will never ever learn.
You would have thought that 700,000 dead with millions of casualties (not forgetting Hiroshima and Nagasaki) and other conflicts that the penny would have dropped on tinpot rulers or other with the IQ of a hamster that we must be doing something wrong ?
Certainly is not the amount of testicles one has that really has no relevance or if a nation can cook better or covered in smog.
And let’s face it anyone that believes any story reported should be sectioned under the mental health act or immediately indoctrinated into the “George W Bush School of Mentally Challenged Individuals”
August 18th, 2009 at 12:58 pm
Frankly I’m surprised this is being touted as ‘new evidence’.
The Priests story has long been known about – I can only assume The Sun has a list of ‘stories’ and ‘exclusives’ in it’s filing cabinet for filling up empty news days.
August 26th, 2009 at 8:31 am
All I can say is “wow”. I can’t believe the arguing that is going on here. It’s strange that the germans here are hitting the british because of being a “has been empire”. Sorry Germans, I believe that’s actually because of you. WWI and WW2 kind of ended that for the British. That’s kind of like pushing someone down in the mud, immediately forgetting it, and then saying “haha, you’re covered in mud!”. They’ve done a lot more than can be said about you guys. What’s the worlds universal business language? English. By the way, I am an american of german decent who is living in germany. I find it so annoying when germans forget that not that long ago germany started the two bloodiest wars in the history of man kind.
And also, west germany would have been totally screwed after WW2 if it wasn’t for the US. Everyone was bankrupt except for the US and a lot of aid, resources and money helped rebuild germany to what it is now. It was thought necessary because of the cold war. I’d be willing to bet that because of the cold war germany got more aid than britain did after the war. To be perfectly fair, I’d have to look it up but again, I’d bet it’s true ;-)
September 2nd, 2009 at 2:13 pm
has no-one considered that The Sun was trying to substantiate a WW2 song which catalogued the nazi heirachy by their testicular capacity, culminating with Goeballs having “no balls at all”?
It is a poor attempt at wit and humour, but one doesn’t look to The Sun for anything other than football match reports and the topless model on page three.
September 2nd, 2009 at 10:22 pm
harry…. yeah, ummm, ww2 was not due to english anything.
hitler started ww2 when he decided to invade,for no reason, poland..
i think you need to read some history. if this is the history in your books, then you are reading lies, or propaganda.
joe orvates… hitler does not deserve to REST in his grave.
allan…. please, tell me, you are not blaming the jews for the nazis…. are you?
September 5th, 2009 at 10:49 am
How right Ian is!!
Why wasnt he referred to as Einstein then?
Germans lacking a sense of humour? What bollocks, after learning a LOAD more Plat Deutsch on my 2nd tour in BAOR, I spent a lot of time in a wee village pub out in the country and had many UPROARIOUS times!!
Deutschland meinem zweiten heimat ist!
September 6th, 2009 at 3:06 am
deb, sorry , you better get a history book yourself as Germany did not invade Poland for no reason. Germany invaded Poland for too manay reasons to expand on here, but it was always for a reason, right or wrong.
September 22nd, 2009 at 5:29 pm
This is fun. I am a Welshman living in Munich. Love the place, skiing in winter but to creep out from under my stone. VW is the company it is due to British Army Officers installed in it to bring it back up to production and help the economy. The only pitty is they did not go back to the UK and do the same back home.
So lets all go to neutral corners and enjoy the place where we are without calling each other names. Now where is my nice bottle of Bavarian beer?
October 15th, 2009 at 5:59 pm
Hi Gareth, well said!
(Cymru am byth, by the way.) I’m a yank, proudly (some say obnoxiously) of Welsh descent. I think you’ve hit a good idea…okay, boys and girls, back to your corners, and when you hear the bell, come out drinking! But, to settle the past disputes, everyone is required to buy someone else a drink.
To Hansi Mann: please re-consider…I’m glad you are proud of your country. Everyone should be; if you think German women are the most beautiful, bully for you! I hope my English brothers think there’s are, too. (I’m already convinced of the pre-eminence of American beauty, myself.) So, tell us what you love about your country, and why it’s the best in the world, but please do so without running down the UK or another country. It doesn’t help you case, and only leads to contention. All our nations (and others besides) have problems. Even good German car companies build an occassional lemon. I’ve dumped beers from many countries for being lousy (mostly American, I’ll admit). Frankly, I like English “pub-grub” and German food, too. I don’t try to rank them, because they’re different…to introduce another country to the conversation, may I say “Viva la difference!”
So…to all of you, enjoy the day and drink up. Find what you like in the world, and celebrate it.
Peace of God to you all…
~DtR
October 27th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
a quote from Mike Jennings “Before WW2, Britain desperately tried to avoid a war,”I do not think that is the case the policy of both the French and English at the treaty of Versailles was to punish the Germans for WW1. This policy crushed the Germany Economy and when people are desprate
they will follow anybody. Also on another note, England was avoiding war by allowing Hilter to build his army & navy which was against the treaty of Versailles and also allow him to march on the Czechoslovakia and Austria? I don’t understand that policy?
October 31st, 2009 at 3:01 am
Had The Fuhrer won, history would have claimed that he had the biggest ball of all…
October 31st, 2009 at 5:42 pm
Well i see two sides to this, the first side is history, that is learning some of the little things about history is good, but to talk about rather hitler had one ball seems a little to much. Im sure he had a little shlong as well but who cares.
November 3rd, 2009 at 1:41 pm
Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls,
This article is really, as has already been stated, a load of old bollocks.
Please note that the English Sun Newspaper is basically a comic with a nude model picture on page three and most of the news in that paper should not be taken seriously.
Besides, most people who read it don’t really care about the news. They turn to page three to make sure that she’s got big tits!
November 6th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
There is no point in this very article.
You Guys better forget the past,think of the future,how to make it better than yesterday,and then stand for your dreams and hopes.
Sometimes I do not understand the reasons for some senseless articles on this site.
You Guys should not let this meaningless article drive you into such serious statements.
Love.
November 7th, 2009 at 11:12 am
“The Local” is to be commended that it verifies sources of news. Who care’s about Hitler’s bibs’n’bobs.
To Hansi Mann
Germany’s post-war recovery was due to massive injections of aid from abroad and the importation of cheap labour from Turkey. Are they still referred to as “guest workers”? Have they now citizenship rights? Not that many years ago, their children, grandchildren born on German soil were denied citizenship.
Before Hilter , Germany was considered the most civilized and cultured country in Europe.
Hitler managed in a few short years to raise your country to a pile of rubble and attract the hatred of all Europe.
Then there was the murder of Germans he thought either medically or mentally unfit to be members of his master race; the public hanging of young teens who listened to jazz, which Hitler called black music, thus degenerate and a danger to the moral fibre of German youth. What about sending 12 year olds to face Russian tanks?
Be proud of your country, sure. But don’t be naive about its past.
Incidentally, I am not British.
November 13th, 2009 at 5:33 pm
Hello blogboy,
after the bloodletting of WW1, the British were against another war. The Treaty of Versailles was shortsighted but Britain was pretty bankrupt itself and needed war reparations to pay off its debt to America. Churchill saw the threat of Nazism, but the British establishment was against another war (the BBC refused to allow Churchill access to the radio for most of the ‘thirties). After Munich, public opinion changed as Hitler was seen to be more of a direct threat, but until then, Britain had largely placated Hitler. If the allies had moved against Hitler’s occupation of the Saarland, he might have been deposed, but we’ll never know. Allowing Hitler to build his fleet etc. was a result of appeasement, as Chamberlain misjudged the Nazis. Are you suggesting that the British deliberately allowed Germany to build a huge army and airforce so that they could have a war? sounds a bit bizarre. Actually, what tipped Germany over the edge was the econimic recession caused by the Wall St. crash-Hitler had had little support up until then.
Cheers, Mike J.
November 19th, 2009 at 2:55 pm
The Brits will always be jealous of better achieving neighbours. Lets face it, they are living (badly) on past glories. Standards of living are far better in Europe. The bad decision to stay out of the Euro currency was mainly taken because of arrogance. Who wants to live in Britain anyway. Unhealthy fat soaked food, watery flat beer, bad weather and worst of all, a racist insular population. The best thing to do with the UK when coming from Europe is to keep going on and land in Ireland. At least there they do not live on past glories (WARS) like the UK.
December 1st, 2009 at 4:45 am
you guys (brits and germans) are indeed a sportive and related set of tribes! can’t wait to visit both and taste the food the beer and the ladies and then i’ll give you a report. and in regards to hitlah having only one nut, let me ask: did he lose it on july 20th 44? arite stauffenberg! much love from los angeles to both my peeps!
December 29th, 2009 at 11:48 am
Get over it, you guys. Both my grandma and grandpa fought bravely in Dutch resistance against German occupation. They expected never to like Germany. 30 Years after the war, they went on holiday to the Eiffel-area in Germany 10 times a year. If you are still blaming Germans today, you are clearly not as internationally open-minded as your visiting of The Local would suggest.
Regarding Europe today, its the Germans who are the good ones. The UK should either integrate, or leave. Btw, considering the humor of Keeping Up Appearances with Hyacinth Bucket, I think we all have to admit that the English humor is superior. VIVA EUROPA!
January 4th, 2010 at 4:50 pm
Can’t we all just get along?
January 12th, 2010 at 9:30 am
Can’t we all just agree that Hitler was a one-off? (there’s a joke there somewhere)
It’s true that the Sun is a comic, and whatever it says is not representative of the thinking British public. Let’s stop bickering and unite against the true enemy – the French. :-)
January 22nd, 2010 at 7:39 pm
Hello Gav,
so the British are ”racist and insular”. Not prone to making racist statements yourself then, Gav?
Cheers, Mike J.
February 4th, 2010 at 2:10 pm
london isnt england. england isnt the uk. brits are combination of 4 NATIONS. the UK isnt even a proper country. England, Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland are. now if you boys have finished with yer sling shots Ill get back to reading a decent paper.
February 4th, 2010 at 7:59 pm
Well, Well….I can see that nothing much has changed. I hate to point out the obvious but Hitler was Austiran by birth. As far as my Anglo Saxon brothers – Rule Brittannia! We all have much to be proud of and much we would like to change. I for one would rather Hitler’s father had no testicles and we probably would have a cure for cancer and have colonies on Mars!
March 3rd, 2010 at 12:44 am
On A more serious note. I’m Scottish…lets just hope england dont win the world cup or we will hear about it forever and ever !!!!
March 11th, 2010 at 6:43 pm
I am not debating Hitler, the Sun or Bild. I am amused about your comments. @Herr Brown, i live and work in the US . 50 years in Hotels and Restaurants. I have yet to meet a British Chef you so proudly mention. I worked with Swiss, German,Austrian chefs all my life in this country and even in French Restaurants i have had them, only the waiters were French.
@ Nick ,The Germans are not responsible that the Brits lost their Empire. The Indians,Australians,Canadians and Colonies finally had enough of the Brits and their overlordly ways.
@inveritae You say Germany imported cheap labor from Turkey? In the 50s there was not one Turk there, sorry. 5 Mill. guestworkers were made up of Italians (50%) The rest came from Spain, then Greece and a few others.The Turks came much, much later, when the others left, to work, and mostly to bring theyr whole family too. When you write trash , first you have to get a few facts straight.
April 18th, 2010 at 6:11 pm
Greetings from Los Angeles. No, not a native. Actually I am a German living in California and loving it. I find it hard to believe that the nations in Europe are still reliving their past glories and losses and accuse one another for their own short comings and cheap press. I have been in London once. Drove through quickly and only stopped to get gas. Berlin, well alright, I spent some time there. So, big deal. Don’t care to live there. Munchen… heck I love it. Los Angeles rocks… And yes, the American Dollar has helped Germany a lot after WWII. But that wasn’t all that helped rebuilding Germany. I think Germany always had that survivor and we can do it spirit. England on the other hand…. I don’t know. Prove to me that you can win. Let’s look at the next worldcup. The English at least to an outsider are too much into themselves. At least that’s the impression one would get (look at Victoria Beckham… she is not that well liked in her new home, California. She doesn’t even fit in). However, I met English people here in the USA and we have had a bloody good time…. Leave the politics behind and look at each others as human beings that are sure to have a good time if they let the past rest and focus on what can be changed. Improve relationships, not the other way around.
May 12th, 2010 at 10:06 pm
America wasn’t America before the War of Independence. They were the British settlers who’d had enough of the ruling classes. Don’t forget the common man didn’t have a vote or any power.
May 27th, 2010 at 6:05 am
As an Englishman nobody should take what they read in the Sun seriously. It’s more of a sensation seeking “rag” than a proper newspaper.
May 31st, 2010 at 3:59 pm
“As to Britain being inconsequential, it’s surprising how we’ve managed to play a role in the world, considering.
… Considering, what exactly? That the British Empire tricked and terrorized trusting people who invited them as trading partners. And whom your PIRATING ancestors finally, overtook their own homeland at GUNPOINT?!!
It is ironic that because of british WW2 financial ruin prevented the ‘fat drunken slob churchill’ from wholesale massacres. Don’t point fingers at Germany only! Which incidentally, I greatly respect/admire for their HONESTY.
June 29th, 2010 at 8:46 am
All this from an article about Hitler having one testicle, really you Europeans are a silly lot.
No wonder there have been so many wars on your continent.
Learn to to get along. But I will say this the English are worse than the Germans on this issue, TODAY.
THEY DO LIVE IN THE PAST SO.
June 29th, 2010 at 9:31 am
In fact britain received more Marshall aid that Germany:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/modern/marshall_01.shtml
The German post war recovery is due mainly to the GERMANS themselves.
Also France and Italy received more Marshall aid than Germany, so that argument is nonsense. Germany was far more damaged as well.
My you British do come up with rot to console your inferiority complex don’t you?
Now don’t say you won the two wars, we all know that on your own you would not have a chance of winning, it took the combine resources of France, the USSR, the USA, Britain, numerous smaller nations and the channel to beat them IN BOTH WARS.
You had been economically surpassed by the USA and Germany in 1900 as an economic power. Your decline of your empire began then and its eventual collapse was inevitable due to this economic decline, the wars only accelerated the inevitable process.
oh British spite and envy
July 9th, 2010 at 3:33 pm
Hello Nick,,
spite and envy? Physician heal thyself!
As to Leela’s rant, I suggest she checks up on some real history rather than spouting anti-Britsh propaganda. The British Empire lasted hundreds of years (although it only became an actual empire in the late nineteenth century) so there was probably some good in it (modern transport, health care, education -still, what have the Romans ever done for us?)*
Cheers, Mike J.
* another quote from John Cleese!
July 10th, 2010 at 12:57 am
I SEE THE SUN LIKE OUR(U.S.) NATIONAL ENQUIER.
July 30th, 2010 at 5:52 am
Enough of this trivial inconsequential tittle-tattle.
Did Hitler have one ball, or didn’t he?
August 2nd, 2010 at 10:44 am
What is this with the “Brits bashing” on this thread/blog ?!?
I am living in Germany now after having lived 25 years in England and Scotland. The English (I am leaving out the Scots, here) are a pain in the a–e on many aspects but They were the ones (and the only ones) who stood fast in the dark hours of mankind in 1940. Let us not forget that little (?) detail because without them we will all be having to salute “One-testitucle-or-two corporal adolph” !
August 4th, 2010 at 2:09 am
This is a joke, right?
@hansi Mann: You’re going to regret Germany’s rise. They may rule the European Union now, but you’re going to wish the Brits did when all is said and done. There’s a reason why one of NATO’s original purposes was to “keep the Germans down”.
August 6th, 2010 at 1:21 pm
Hello all…..i have spent a couple of years in U.K. and currently in Germany for the last 1.5 years. I like both the countries however Germany has definitely developed into a more civilized, cleaner, and honest nation. No prejudices but ich denke, Ich mag Deutschland mehr als Gross Brittania.