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Sorry, Deutsch people (discuss.tchncs.de)

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[-] xJREB@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

If I remember correctly, this is also one of the leading explanations why the Pennsylvania Dutch are called like that even though they speak German (or a German dialect).

[-] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

Germans in America were a massively more influential subculture before WWI. Notably: not because of WWI. The heart of German-American culture was in New York City, where all the richest families took a boat for a holiday cruise, and one year it sank.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PS_General_Slocum#1904_disaster