Lufthansa being a German airline, the announcement began in German.
I usually ignore all the pre-flight announcements because they are all the same same all over again. It is also because of people like me ignoring those announcements that a few airlines are coming up with creative and humorous ways to grab our attention.
But, this is a German airline. True to their reputation and caricatures, there was no humor. All business in a stiff tone.
Except. Yes, except for one thing.
The guy announcing in German was a young black man!
Go ahead, and recall black guys in the jokes about Germans. You can't picture any because, ahem, this is all a part of the mixing of people especially since the Wall came tumbling down.
Even Germany, whose nationalist leader of the 1930s and 1940s tried to "clean" up his society, has long shed its blood-and-soil racism. A black German male is not really news.
Except. Yes, except that blood-and-soil racism has become mainstream here in the US!
The nationalist leader of the US openly engages in racist rhetoric, which has further emboldened the nationalists who used to be a tad cautious in publicizing their racism and hatred.
“Mixing cultures will not lead to a higher quality of life but a lower one," tweets a longtime Republican Congressman. Yet another proud moment for 63 million voters!
I don't ever understand why people like him are so worried about mixing cultures. For one, it produces beautiful people, like the guy that the American nationalists openly hated all through his eight years of presidency. Or, consider the woman who is all set to marry into the British royal family.
There is only one thing I want to say at this point: Fucking 63 million voters!
2 comments:
Why does he have to be a German ? Lufthansa recruits all nationalities. And many of them speak fluent German. Lufthansa, of all the airlines, has exploited the Indian market the best. When they buy a new plane, it gets deployed on the Indian leg first. They know how to get you lot !!!
Yes, some in the GOP are flat our racists.They should instead consider follow their Senate Leader's personal example.
Yes, I did consider the possibility that the young black man was not a German citizen, but from somewhere else and was fluent in German. However, given that there are young and successful blacks in Germany, I bet my money on his German nationality.
The aircraft that I flew in the Indian segment was awesomely new. Practically with a new plane smell. With the latest touchscreen entertainment thingy--though, of course, I was fast asleep and didn't watch any ;)
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