Watching the news I ask R., “What politician are they talking about, Steinmeier?”
“No, Steinbruck.”
“The one that was Transport Minister?”
“That’s Stolpe.”
“Stolpe, Schmidt, Schroeder, Stoiber—how can you tell German politicians apart when their names all begin with ‘S’?”
“By all the other letters?”
“No, Steinbruck.”
“The one that was Transport Minister?”
“That’s Stolpe.”
“Stolpe, Schmidt, Schroeder, Stoiber—how can you tell German politicians apart when their names all begin with ‘S’?”
“By all the other letters?”