"yankee, go home"

that's the first english phrase my husband learned, as a young boy growing up in 1960s switzerland. he says he had no idea what it meant. just that its what people said back then. and still say, to this day. when i asked why, M. replied, "they never left after the 2nd world war!" indeed. ask any german citizen about this - they will utter expressly anti-american sentiments. i recall, about 7 years ago, having dinner with a relative visiting from germany. i'll never forget the tone of her voice when she told us, "germany is still an occupied land." i could her the angry despair in her voice as she said those words in her native german.

just thought i'd share an interesting, european perspective.