General Chit-Chat Thread - No Spoilers

[Comrade Khan]

Bring back the French Canadian heritage of Minnesota

 

[Barry Poppins]

I've heard this story

IIRC, it had to do with St. Paul being a waypoint for Japanese tourists during the 50s and 60s.

 

[Barry Poppins]

Meanwhile, my county's capital is Sister-Cities with Neu-Ulm, Germany. Since they both share the same name.

 

[Barry Poppins]

That same town also has a statue of Hermann the German (for historians, it's Arminius, the guy who infamously slaughtered and entire Roman Army at the Battle of Teutoburg Forest).

 

[Barry Poppins]

New Ulm is also insanely German to the point of... just being weird with it.

 

[Barry Poppins]

Like the locals are very German, celebrating Oktoberfest (obviously), and just like. The best way I can describe it is they are obnoxiously proud of being a German town.

 

[Barry Poppins]

Funnily enough, that statue is legitimately the 3rd largest Copper Statue in the US. Behind the Statue of Liberty and that Portlandia statue.

 

[Barry Poppins]

Spoiler

In case anyone cares to see what it looks like lol. That's enough about me, how's everyone else's day?

 

[Loochblade]

Like the locals are very German, celebrating Oktoberfest (obviously), and just like. The best way I can describe it is they are obnoxiously proud of being a German town.

Just like our southern small towns

 

[Loochblade]

So... it fits

 

[Spider DKR]

Hello gang! It's my Friday so I'm taken it easy at work with some fresh coffee and a notepad in case I'm inspired. Hope all is well in your world's.

 

[Barry Poppins]

Just like our southern small towns

In Germany? It kinda makes sense.

 

[Loochblade]

In Germany? It kinda makes sense.

Yup. Our south is pretty much like the Southern US

 

[Barry Poppins]

Those southern cities were either under the auspices of Austria or some other authoritarian doofus (be it HRE, or Prussian overlords), and they also historically hated being told what to do so it makes sense that they'd be proud of their history and culture.

 

[Barry Poppins]

Southern Germany/Northern Italy are actually way more alike than people think funnily enough.