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[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 days ago (7 children)

This is how German's identify each other at They Might Be Giants concerts. It's bewildering to watch them circle up in formation like that

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Shoes. It's in the shoes.

I don't know what the fashion is today, but when I was living in Munich in the 90's, you could tell the Americans by their clothes, and the absolute give-away was the sneakers. Every young adult German wore Doc Martins. When I came back, I visited my family in SF, and we were at Fisherman's Wharf and I saw a group of girls that I immediately pegged as German from their clothes; I walked over and introduced myself in German, and sure enough, they were German.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Hah true, never met one without a pair somewhere

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Still? I thought it was just current fashion.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

My ex and her entire family had a pair. I knew a few colleagues who'd rock em too, mostly women though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

They're great shoes, after they're broken in. Last forever.

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