I'm far more relaxed with German. I'm a control freak. I like to know exactly who's saying and doing what.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Being German, I think we don't really express a lot of things.
I actually speak fluent German. And I live in Vienna, and I'm married to a Viennese woman.
The German public knows me quite well. I have been in their kitchens and living rooms for years.
I'm into all things German. Everything that I own is German. As far as cars go, anyway.
I'm German in my mind, but from a Germany that doesn't exist any more.
The Germans and Austrians are very polite, the Swiss are very reserved and the Spanish usually kiss me. The Brits write me letters.
Sadly, my German is almost non-existent, although I did a little at school.
I've lived for 10 years in Switzerland, so I speak German.
My most interesting correspondence is with my translators. I marvel at their sensitivity over certain passages that just anyone, even if he knows German well, would not appreciate.
My friends often tell me how very German I still am.