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I can understand the hatred sheeplady. How awful.
I can understand the hatred sheeplady. How awful.
I didn't know this story until after my grandmother passed away. Knowing this, however, explained so much of her and my grandfather's behavior (even if it does not excuse some of the things they did). She spent the vast majority of her life trying to hide her past, she was so afraid that people would find out how poor her family was or that she was sent away. Knowing about my grandparent's early lives taught me a lot about being generous and being thankful; and being too quick to judge people just on their behavior without knowing where they come from.
I think the Rude and Idignant Gesture of Choice in the '40s was nose-thumbing -- thumb to end of nose, fingers extended, and wiggle the fingers to emphasize the point. It means about the same thing as the middle finger, but is somehow considered less explicit.
Now, I think back and wonder, with rationing, how did they spare the sugar?