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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?

By Sheriff Raff -Answerhag Asked Feb 7 2009 10:50AM
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by Old School - In Memory of Harley on Feb 7, 2009 at 10:54 am Permalink

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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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