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Well with two very important games played today things are certainly heating up in Germany this summer.
This evening I went out for a long hot ride on the dyke and while I was relaxing alongside the sheep I tried to remember the last time summer felt this good. This summer is looking to be quite special and Germany the new definition of summer madness!
The speigel.de article quoted below sums up whats going on here in Hamburg (and other host cities) quite precisely.
And the article also serves to illustrate another point about Ze German press. They love long long articles. The longer and more analytical the better. While the american news sites might be “news light” and the english websites “news classic” most German sites are most definitely “full fat flavour”. In fact give most German online editors a chance to write something they’ll be sure to do it with at least double the word count of their English speaking counterparts. That Goethe’s got a lot to answer for I tell ya!
Oh and don’t forget the fervent love of politics. No news article ( or TV program for that matter) would be complete without extensive and serious discussion of politics.
on the streets, Germans are celebrating soccer and their newfound sense of patriotism. But will the country’s new mood survive after the World Cup ends on July 9?
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Football currently dominates practically every corner of the country. It’s captured the hearts and minds of Germans, transforming the country into a different place, into some enchanted, summer fairytale version of itself, a spellbound, happy land
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The country is vibrating, literally humming. Anyone walking through its streets can hear the voices of TV commentators and the roar of the stadiums blaring from nearby windows.
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And the country is friendlier than ever. The Germans, trying their best to be good hosts, are pampering their guests wherever they can.
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The question behind it all is whether this World Cup and the celebratory mood that goes with it will change Germany in a lasting way, whether it will encourage Germans to develop and display a new self-confidence. Another question is whether Germans can maintain this newly acquired sense of happy unity.
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even politicians, are apparently unable to tear themselves away from such a monumental world event.
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Few abroad would have thought the Germans capable of this new combination of light-heartedness and passion.
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The mood in Germany is gigantic, one big party in every city,
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spiegel.de Germany’s Fairy Tale Come True
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