[Cz-L] Richtige Czernowitzer . from HARDY BREIER on 2011-05-26 (The Czernowitz-L Archive)

From: HARDY BREIER <HARDY3_at_BEZEQINT.NET>
Date: Thu, 26 May 2011 12:09:33 +0300
To: CZERNOWITZ-L <Czernowitz-L_at_cornell.edu>
Reply-to: HARDY BREIER <HARDY3_at_BEZEQINT.NET>

"Those of us who were born in Czernowitz or Cernauti and spoke German
as our first language, are "Richtige, wirkliche Czernowitzer".
( proper, true Czernowitzer). We can be graded according to our degree of
conceit, but let's leave this to another time."
So writes Mimi,
  To this I say : We didnt speak German as our first language or second
or third.
   Simply because we didnt know German. Never learned at school.
   What we heard at home was make believe German.
     We read German- but speak ? With whom ? Other Czernowitzer who
  spoke just as bad. German is a very difficult language with a grammar
  which is impossible. By study and listening to proper language you
  can manage a command of it.
   We missed both .
    True Czernowitzer , real Czernowitzer as we were , German as
  spoken in Germany we did not.
    As much as we wanted to !
    So we were proper Czernowitzer , but as regards German Kultur
  we didnt have what to be proud of.
    Richtige Czernowitzer - my eye.
Hardy
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
This moderated discussion group is for information exchange on the subject of
Czernowitz and Sadagora Jewish History and Genealogy. The opinions expressed
in these posts are the opinions of the original poster only and not necessarily
the opinions of the List Owner, the Webmaster or any other members
or entities connected with this mailing list. The Czernowitz-L list has
an associated web site at http://czernowitz.ehpes.com that includes a
searchable archive of all messages posted to this list. Please post in "Plain
Text" if possible (help available at:
<http://www.jewishgen.org/InfoFiles/PlainText.html>).

To remove your address from this e-list follow the directions at
http://www.cit.cornell.edu/computer/elist/lyris/leave.html

To receive assistance for this e-list send an e-mail message to:
owner-Czernowitz-L_at_list.cornell.edu
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Received on 2011-05-26 05:03:48