Flying the Flag
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Delightful Bambam has been walking proof that Germans are a humorous bunch of people, as if any such proof was deemed necessary. During his ninety odd doggy years or thirteen human, he has experienced three World Cup football tournaments, one of them in his own country.
Following a slow start, the 2006 tournament did wonders for the atmosphere in Germany. At last the shift from an unhealthy angst of nationalism to a tentative yet open patriotism was accomplished. Waving the flag became acceptable and widespread.
The Germans had arrived home. Foreigners were not in the least disturbed by this transition, they actually welcomed the change. And that surprised the populace the most. The flag was just as prominent in 2010, when the World Cup was held in RSA.
