[linohh]

When I was a kid, we went to TX (I'm from Germany) and everyone recommended going to New Braunfels because it's so German.

We were quite shocked to see how german it was. It seemed like a hideout for traditional german values (as in conquering Poland) - no pleasant memory.

[esaym]

Up until about 50 years ago, the population was mostly German, and German was still being spoken. Not so much now though.

[ryanmerket]

I grew up there in the 80s. We had our own Wurstfest and the school’s mascot was the Unicorns. So there’s that.

[wyldfire]

Wow, what in particular do you mean?

[HillaryBriss]

my guess is that New Braunfels, Texas is planning to invade Warsaw, Indiana in the second half of 1939.

[linohh]

I expected being downvoted but I didn’t expect this kind of spot on humor. YMMD

[masonic]

Followed by Paris, Texas?

[matt4077]

The name alone sounds like a made-up name from an uninspired nazi comedy.

Haven’t been there, but it’s probably a bit like Namibia, which had the unfortunate experience of briefly being entangled in German dreams of colonization: they have radio stations continuously playing German folk music from the 1920’s.

It’s not explicitly fascist music (as far as I can tell) but the association was strong with everyone who heard it.

[tacon]

German with a Texas accent?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_German

[patrickg_zill]

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[linohh]

Just a personal memory about the weirdness of having expat communities serving as a time capsule. They took the then German culture and forked it. From today’s perspective it would be similar to playing bioshock where a similar cultural fork happened.

[monktastic1]

Parent comment says that s/he is from Germany.

[jamiek88]

He is German.