[Michael2001]

I just read your profile page. I was truly touched to see such love from a Dutchman for America.

I took a tour of Europe a couple of years ago, the Dutch were probably the nicest people I met during my visit (the French were the worst). The only thing I couldn't understand is why they dislike the Germans so much. I'm an American of many generations but I'm of German descent. During WWII my great-grandfather changed our last name from a German one to a Dutch one because of bigotry. When I was in Holland many of the natives figured that I was of Dutch descent because of my last name, when I told them that I was German it seemed to turn many people off. One Dutchman explained to us that it was because of WWII...

[Magician]

Re: Not liking Germans.

Older Europeans with some memory of WWII are not fond of Germans. They were brutal occupiers during the war.