He made me laugh... either he's a Nazi or a Charismatic Christian.
So, yes, he's an antique and I get the nostalgia, but with my history (knowing and loving a lot of Germans), anytime I see this gesture, I have to cringe & laugh.
When one of my lovely interns was living here, I asked him if he would like to attend an American wedding. That was a bit misleading as it was and American wedding AND an African wedding. So, we both enjoyed learning some new traditions.
One tradition took him by surprise. As I mentioned above, Charismatic Christians (so I am told) raise their arms (typically just one - 'cause the other is holding the Hymnal or Bible) up in praise. I didn't think 2X about this, but the GERMAN next to me couldn't control his shock then following laughter. I didn't get it until later when he said "WOW, what a nice NAZI wedding!" We giggled a lot about that alllll the way to the reception and then again any time we think about it!
Later on, while driving down the same street, I saw a statue of a cop in a thrift store window. I drove the rest of the length of the road (Shel, I found where the sidewalk ends!) but didn't find the rest of the Village People. Maybe they protect the south fork of LI.
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