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by Old School on February 7th, 2009
I suspect that, much like my parents, the lessons of thrift that they were *forced* to learn in the aftermath of WW II have stuck with them for a lifetime.
I don't think it's so much a 'German' thing as a 'post-war refugee' thing.
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You're reading My father who is German does not like me to spend money on anything nice for him. An older German woman I know doesn't like her daughter to spend money on her for Opera tickets. Are Germans so cheap they don't even want others to spend money?
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Or even just a post-war thing. My parents were also very UNselfish and frugal...while they wanted me to have more than they ever did, they would deprive themselves to achieve that.
by suzycue on February 7th, 2009