Ben@Forest wrote:In this odd mix of sheep and Germany it's worth mentioning that Konrad Adenauer described his own countrymen as 'carnivorous sheep' - a phrase he may or may not have borrowed from Churchill. When living in Germany I heard more than one commentator make this point, and I could understand it, there is tendency to 'conformist behaviour' in Germany.
'Was kuemmert mich mein Geschwaetz von Gestern?': Why should I care what rubbish I said yesterday? - K Adenauer