Originally Posted by Antony Warmbold
I am German, that's right. My dad is German and my mom is French. We have always spoken french at home. After I was born we soon moved to Belgium where MAZDA RALLY TEAM was located. I lived in Belgium for 10 years or so and learned English there, playing in workshop with the mechanics and around the cars. There were guys from all over, working there and english was the main language. Armin Schwarz even worked for MAZDA as a mechanic, at the same time he was building his rally car in Germany, I think...
Unfortunately I have never learned German but I understand it rather well.
Since the start of my driving, I have never been considered by Germans as a fellow German, because I don't speak their language. I can understand that in a way. Although I consider myself more German than, say, an immigrant who comes to Germany, gets a German passport for work so he can send money back home to the family.
This situation alone does not put me in a situation where I can go to VW and say: Hello my name is Antony, I am german, I would like to have a chance to show what I can do on a test or something...
I know the answer will be, for 99.9% sure : ...yes but you are not a real German.... thank you.
This is a fault of my own that I assume responsability for. So you can forget the whole German - Antony connection :)
