Usually she sends me stuff that interests her but not really me. But since she is my mum and I have inherited her genes I guess she assumes that we must share the same taste.
For example, recipes for a Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte. Or supposedly funny jokes she found in magazines. Or a zillion chewing gums (I have not eaten chewing gum in like 10 years...). Or books that I must read because everyone is reading them now and they are so much talked about (eg Maria ihm schmeckt´s nicht).
I don´t like Maria ihm schmeckt´s nicht because it is silly. It is supposed to make you laugh because of the cultural differences (German man and Italian woman fall in love, he´s visiting her family). The demure German guy vs the temperamental Italian family. German correctness vs Italian disorganisation. German Sauerkraut vs Italian Pasta.
It sometimes makes me wonder why books at this level of entertainment are much more promoted rather than literature that stimulate your mind. Actually it does not really make me wonder anymore, it just confirms what I have been suspected for a long time... Baa baa black sheep - throw away your TV!
Anyway, I am reading Helmut Schmidt´s Men and Powers at the moment and I am not even into politics! Helmut Schmidt is one of the most fascinating figures in German history. He did stand for what he believed in and he was not afraid to raise his voice. He had an aggressive and authoritarian way of restraining the young Generation at this time and he did it in a way that hardly anyone has done before and since.
If I had to choose the one German I look up to, it would be him. And noone else.
Thank you Mr Schmidt for keeping my braincells intact!
However, this
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