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"Jerry Lewis used to say that he lived in America, but France (where he was
adored) was his home. Sometimes I feel the same way, except with Canada and
Germany. During the last 25 years, I have toured Germany sixteen times,
lecturing on topics including Indigenous theatre, literature, storytelling,
humour, culture and sexuality.
In fact, I have more than likely seen more of Germany than most Germans — from
the Baltic to Bavaria, Potsdam to Trier, and everywhere in-between. It’s a
beautiful country with fabulous people. And like all fabulous people, they can
have their own…idiosyncrasies.
I know of no other people in the world with a greater fondness and interest in
North American Indigenous culture than the Germans. They have their own theatre
about us, their own movies and even their own powwows. Thanks to that famous
German sense of know-how and efficiency, sometimes it seems like they could
‘out-Indian’ us. Almost."
Via Christoph S.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
