This bloke who pinned a note on a door, saying 'Hang on a minute!' But in German, so: 'Ein minuten bitte! Ich habe eine kleinen problemo avec diese religiones.' [pause] He was from everywhere.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A character's broken mix of languages and a note suggests he belongs everywhere and nowhere.
- In plain terms
- Someone writes a note in broken German and French to show he is from everywhere.
- What can you take from it?
- Language mixing can signal a lack of fixed national identity.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does it mean to be from everywhere?
- How does language shape identity?
Another view
The quote relies on knowing the speaker is actually British.
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