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If you were to go dancing round a German, shrieking out entreaties to him to sign a pledge that he would never drink another drop of beer again as long as he lived, he would ask you to remember that you were talking to a man, not to a child or an imbecile, and he would probably impress the request upon you by boxing your ears for your impertinence. IF YOU WERE TO GO DANCING ROUND A GERMAN SHRIEKING OUT ENTREATIES TO HIM TO SIGN A PLEDGE THAT HE WOULD NEVER DRINK ANOTHER DROP OF BEER AGAIN AS LONG AS HE LIVED HE WOULD ASK YOU TO REMEMBER THAT YOU WERE TALKING TO A MAN NOT TO A CHILD OR AN IMBECILE AND HE WOULD PROBABLY IMPRESS THE REQUEST UPON YOU BY BOXING YOUR EARS FOR YOUR IMPERTINENCE
em. But my experience is that first impressions are the most reliable. At all events, in my case they are. I often arrive at quite sensible ideas and judgments, on the spur of the moment. It is when I stop to think that I become foolish. Our first thoughts are the thoughts that are given to us; our second thoughts are the thoughts that we make for ourselves. I prefer to trust to the former. The Germans are a big, square-shouldered, deep-chested race. They do not talk much, but look as though they thought. Like all big things, they are easy-going and good-tempered. Anti-tobacconists, teetotallers, and such-like faddists, would fare badly in Germany. A German has no anti-nature notions as to its being wicked for him to enjoy his life, and still more criminal for him to let anybody else enjoy theirs. He likes his huge pipe, and he likes his mug of beer, and as these become empty he likes to have them filled again; and he likes to see other people like _their_ pipe and _their_ mug of beer. M A FEW WEEKS TRAVEL AMONGST THEM BUT MY EXPERIENCE IS THAT FIRST IMPRESSIONS ARE THE MOST RELIABLE AT ALL EVENTS IN MY CASE THEY ARE I OFTEN ARRIVE AT QUITE SENSIBLE IDEAS AND JUDGMENTS ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT IT IS WHEN I STOP TO THINK THAT I BECOME FOOLISH OUR FIRST THOUGHTS ARE THE THOUGHTS THAT ARE GIVEN TO US OUR SECOND THOUGHTS ARE THE THOUGHTS THAT WE MAKE FOR OURSELVES I PREFER TO TRUST TO THE FORMER THE GERMANS ARE A BIG SQUARE SHOULDERED DEEP CHESTED RACE THEY DO NOT TALK MUCH BUT LOOK AS THOUGH THEY THOUGHT LIKE ALL BIG THINGS THEY ARE EASY GOING AND GOOD TEMPERED ANTI TOBACCONISTS TEETOTALERS AND SUCH LIKE FADDISTS WOULD FARE BADLY IN GERMANY A GERMAN HAS NO ANTI NATURED NOTIONS AS TO ITS BEING WICKED FOR HIM TO ENJOY HIS LIFE AND STILL MORE CRIMINAL FOR HIM TO LET ANYBODY ELSE ENJOY THEIRS HE LIKES HIS HUGE PIPE AND HE LIKES HIS MUG OF BEER AND AS THESE BECOME EMPTY HE LIKES TO HAVE THEM FILLED AGAIN AND HE LIKES TO SEE OTHER PEOPLE LIKE THEIR PIPE AND THEIR MUG OF BEER
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