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Thursday, April 08, 2004

BRDGT, archetypal Hausfrau?
BridgitteNo, not really. But I was amused to see that the model for the modern Germam housewife (post-Hitler) is named Brigette (also the name of a magazine dedicated to German women). The character of German popular culture is 50 years old, a product of the economic miracle fo the 1950s (although the magazine is much older). According to the article,
She tried to gain new respect, but she would also reach for a ready-made meal. She went to the best hairdresser in town and washed her hair at home with chamomille tea. She dined at the finest restaurants, and she loved to drink good wine.

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