Last night- just before sleep- the topic of the Ger-Man and my pillow-talk turned to "Whistle-blowing". As late night conversations sometimes do.
(Romantic creatures, aren't we? Nothing like the exposure of a bit of corporate corruption or organisational misconduct to spice things up in the bedroom...)
During our discussion I was stunned to learn that in Deutschland - a "whistle-blower" is generally referred to as a "Nestbeschmutzer", which translates as a "nest-fouler" or "nest-dirtier".
Which, it must be said- has a slightly different connotation, no?
über me!
- pyjamamel
- Düsseldorf, NRW, Germany
- Of antipodean origin, currently living in Germany with the "Ger-Man", not-nearly-as-little-as-he used-to-be "Caspi-Man" , "The Cheeky Monkey", and four-legged "Banjo". Dream is to have a permanent place in both hemispheres and the means to travel betweeen. Am lucky to have family & friends in far-flung corners of the globe but, where ever I am, I'm missing someone terribly. Prone to procrastination and to wearing pajamas and animal ears - I often find myself outside my comfort zone...life seems to be a continually- vertical learning curve...
1 comment:
Well it makes perfect sense if you are and Australian/German family like us. One of my father's favorite sayings was "Don't shit in your own nest!" (he had many delightful sayings like that.. god bless his little cotton socks) No wonder I married a German!
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