Germany & America: Where The Twain Meets
When Germans talk about the United States, apparently they don’t just mention David Hasselhoff. They also think of Mark Twain. According to this story: “More than 130 years after Samuel Clemens spent some time living in Heidelberg, he is often the first person to come to mind when Germans think of Americans.” They even like Broadway musicals made of Twain’s work — kitsch like “Big River.” Gott im Himmel!
