Germans with no Sense of Humour
Couple of years ago I took part in a documentary called "The Truth About Food". There were nine of us,7 Brits and 2 Germans as it was a co production. We filmed it over two weeks living in Paignton Zoo, trying to re create a prehistoric diet. The first half was filmed by an English crew, then a German crew took over for 3 days. Miserable? Even the Germans who were staying with us said the german camerman was boring and had less sense of humour than a tree. One day we were visited by John Lord, he's a really nice guy, used to be curator of Grimes Graves, and now spends his time teaching Flint Knapping. Herr Camera Man wanted a great shot of the flint, so he pushed his camera between John and his own hands to get a shot. Obviously John couldn't knapp the flint, so had to stop. when he tried again Obergruppen Cameraman tried again. Eventually 9 of us turned round to the crew and said we've had enough of this guy and refused to work with him. Next day the English crew came back. The BBC put the program out about a year later, but the Germans shelved it and never showed it. England 1 Germany 0
(Vinegar strokes Should know better on, Mon 15 Jun 2009, 9:24, Reply)