Comment by scandox
2 years ago
> He has a brother who came to America when he did. Recently, the brother was asked why he had no German accent but Henry did. “Because,” said the brother, “Henry never listens.”
https://jacobin.com/2012/08/gore-vidal-dead-and-yet-henry-ki...
https://www.azquotes.com/quote/1223820 The British capitalize on their accent when they don't want you to know what they're saying. But if you wake them up at 4 A.M., they speak perfect English, the same as we do.
I remember that he visited his old football club in Germany a couple of years ago and spoke in German on the occasion.
Henry is such a strange name for a child. It just doesn't make sense to me. Henry is like an adult name :/
How about this one then, my grandmother is named Lillemor which is Swedish for "little mother". It was a fairly common name even. People out there naming their kids "little mother".
Do people ever call her Lill or Lilly (phonetically)?
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This is the most perplexing comment I've ever read.
Your handle sounds familiar. Have we crossed paths previously? Hmm
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His birth name was "Heinz Alfred" but I don't know if that makes it any better.
Just makes me think of ketchup and alfredo