A 17-or so - year-old, wearing a black overcoat and a
white hat, overheard me asking my friend about the building opposite, “was ist
dieses Gebäude?”, and said “eine Schule”, a school. So, we got talking and that
gave me the opportunity to verify the information about there not being any
colour codes in the male garments, which he confirmed.
The young man, born and bred in Stuttgart, where they
speak the ugliest of all German dialects, spoke impeccable accent-free German. Why
did he leave Germany, I asked? He came for religious studies, was his answer. What
will become of that friendly, courteous young man? How far will these studies
take him? Is he being taught at an extremist school? Will he stay? Was he sent
by his parents, or was it his idea? We were running out of time and I was
unable to find out more.
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