I remember when the Berlin Wall came down. I was an angry student at the time. A few weeks later I was rowing with my Dad about some political issue and I railed at him about how out of touch I thought he was. But he had the last laugh.
Me: “You’re so out of touch! Did you know the Berlin Wall has come down?”
Him: “I didn’t even know it went up!”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyula_Horn
It was Gyula Horn – the PM of Hungary – who was more than anyone responsible for the fall of the Wall – because of his decision to allow East Germans passage to Austria via Hungary.
I remember the fall of the wall as if it was yesterday. What a celebration.
Gotta hand it to your Dad, he’s quite a guy.
Haha. He is. Trust me, I could fill a book with stories like that about him. I might do so one day!