Hi,
I attend a collectables fair each month. I noticed 2 Germans there who had a table. Father and son. Well the father is about 90 and an ex vet as it turns out. He agreed to interpret all my German documents a few months ago. Last month I took a bunch of stuff mainly letters postcards. Well pop was away ill the son did his best but said a lot of the writing was in old script which he didnt understand. This month pop was there I showed him some things one a Soldbuch. He went through every item explaining what they were the various stamps he was almost reliving his youth. I told him I had some Russian leaflets urging surrender etc. He was most interested and said please bring them next month I threw mine away at the wars end along with my uniforms papers. Somehow we got to the subject of the death camps well he denied this he insisted yes we held prisoners troublemakers, enemies of the state. Yes we worked some to death but I know they have exagerrated the truth. My family lived near a camp which they said was a death camp it was a work camp. I like this old chap I am confused is he a liar mistaken what? Maybe he is a dyed in the wool nazi? Its hard to equate this feeble old man was once a goose stepping German soldier. He is still an arrogant old bastard I saw him tell one customer to piss off he tried to break him down to $100 on a gold chain. He told him it was $120 three times after that he told him off good and proper. I believe you dont change only grow old and adapt your ways to survive. Id be interested to hear what others think can people change? Should I continue talking to this old gent.
cheers Robert
I attend a collectables fair each month. I noticed 2 Germans there who had a table. Father and son. Well the father is about 90 and an ex vet as it turns out. He agreed to interpret all my German documents a few months ago. Last month I took a bunch of stuff mainly letters postcards. Well pop was away ill the son did his best but said a lot of the writing was in old script which he didnt understand. This month pop was there I showed him some things one a Soldbuch. He went through every item explaining what they were the various stamps he was almost reliving his youth. I told him I had some Russian leaflets urging surrender etc. He was most interested and said please bring them next month I threw mine away at the wars end along with my uniforms papers. Somehow we got to the subject of the death camps well he denied this he insisted yes we held prisoners troublemakers, enemies of the state. Yes we worked some to death but I know they have exagerrated the truth. My family lived near a camp which they said was a death camp it was a work camp. I like this old chap I am confused is he a liar mistaken what? Maybe he is a dyed in the wool nazi? Its hard to equate this feeble old man was once a goose stepping German soldier. He is still an arrogant old bastard I saw him tell one customer to piss off he tried to break him down to $100 on a gold chain. He told him it was $120 three times after that he told him off good and proper. I believe you dont change only grow old and adapt your ways to survive. Id be interested to hear what others think can people change? Should I continue talking to this old gent.
cheers Robert
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