Hi Maria, That is very interesting. 3 of my grandparents grew up in the U.S. (Michigan & Pennsylvania) but spoke German within the household. But all of their parents insisted that the children must learn English in school.
I sometimes feel that I am Dutch by assimulation as there are a large number of both Germans and Dutch here in Michigan, particularly on the west side of the state. Listening to shortwave radio for 40 years, I can listen to Dutch or German language programs and generally understand the content, but I get in trouble if I am asked to speak in either language. I am very happy to see you on our list, and I wish you the best. P.S. Our family name actually was Müller but in the mittelfrankendeutsch dialect, it was pronounced Miller so we went with pronunciation instead of written. 73 Joe Miller --- robert Pietsch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Joe > Bob might have been able to translate the German if > he was still with > us. 3 of his grandparents immigrated > from Germany. Bob took German in college and he and > his mom would > converse in German. He was getting > a bit rusty but would have given it the college try. > I am from Amsterdam > and usually can make out short sentences > in German in books etc. > > Met vriendelijke groeten > Maria Pietsch > > > Joe Miller, AB8YP wrote: > > >Hi Maria, > > > >Glad you could join us. I did not know your husband > >very long, but in the short time on this list, I > was > >quite impressed with his posting. I am very sorry > to > >hear of your loss and will continue to keep you in > my > >thoughts and prayers. > > > >Mit freundlichen gruessen > > > >Joe Miller > >Troy, MI > > > > > >--- robert Pietsch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > >>Don't know if you ever read any of my husband's > (Bob > >>Pietsch) > >>correpondence online. He had been a DXer for many > >>many years. He passed away on May 3rd but he is > >>still on the maiiling > >>list and sometime I will read something that > >>sounds interesting. I'm dutch as well and could > not > >>make out the German > >>disc jockey at all. I was born in Amsterdam > >>and my parents immegrated in 1961. So reading that > >>you are dutch is the > >>reason I am sending you this email. > >> > >>Groetjes uit Rocklin, California > >> > >> > >>bill kral wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>The Disc Jockey on this Station in Wien,Ostereich > >>> > >>> > >>said > >> > >> > >>>(roughly and partially translated):"Twenty-one > and > >>>thity-one in Vienna Here is Energy 104,(comma)2 > >>> > >>> > >>With > >> > >> > >>>the number one song on the puber? charts by > >>>Emilio?-Because of You(english) from the romantic > R > >>> > >>> > >>& > >> > >> > >>>B Going out to an Energy listener out of South > >>>Carolina"---- If any body out there can improve > on > >>>that let us know.Some of it was not familiar to > me > >>> > >>> > >>as > >> > >> > >>>I'm not German but Dutch. Danke Schon --Bill in > >>> > >>> > >>BC > >> > >> > >>> Be smarter than spam. 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