Interesting stuff on the Man Shaft and their anthem, and why some players don't sing it

[Classic Jorge]

http://www.quora.com/Why-do-Özil-Boateng-and-Khedira-not-sin g-the-German-national-anthem-before-an-international-match (http://www.quora.com/Why-do-Özil-Boateng-and-Khedira-not-sing-the-German-national-anthem-before-an-international-match)

Why do Özil, Boateng, and Khedira not sing the German national anthem before an international match?

It stands out in stark contrast to the rest of the team, who seem to sing it with great exuberance and pride. Maybe I'm being cynical, but the fact that these three players are of foreign origin doesn't paint a very nice picture of multi-cultural harmony in German society.

[Guns 'n' Roses]

[Luis Anaconda]

you and he have so much in common

[Ears are alight]

since they kept saying "Deutschland ueber alles", which hasn't been part of the actual anthem since, ahem, 1945.

:hehe:

[Camp Freddie]

[Ashberto]

[Camp Freddie]

[Classic Jorge]

I refuse to believe Gnev is a republican, or a decent pundit for that matter.

[Classic Jorge]

[Luis Anaconda]

[Berni]

monarchy, though, eh? The rat-faced little c**t.

[Ashberto]

This is because our ground is ****, our fans are ****, and our city is ****, apparently.

[Ashberto]

[Classic Jorge]

Actual scientific proof, LA. You can't argue with that

[Berni]

[Luis Anaconda]

[Classic Jorge]

Obviously Woy's not knocking on my door all the time but still...

[Classic Jorge]

the rest might be :fishing: y'know

[Berni]

to your principles.

[Ashberto]

Also one of the few that consistently played well for England, too.

[Camp Freddie]

[Berni]

Haven't you ever seen Excalibur?

[Ashberto]

[Alexism - Atheoist]

What does republican mean in your parlance? Here it means greedy, mean spirited and ignorant.

[Luis Anaconda]

You're just fishing for Chief there though aren't you

[zimgunner]

[Alexism - Atheoist]

as for chief, i ignore him. last 'debate' we had I quite honestly walked away feeling as if I'd punched a kid in a wheelchair. He made two posts and both supported my original statement he was arguing against, while other parts contradicted each other and then he posted about how great he was. It truly was sad. Blech.

[Camp Freddie]

[Ears are alight]