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When the Germans Became the Enemy of the Brits

A dick-measuring contest on a grand scale

Photo by Clemens van Lay on Unsplash

“That’s a big dick you got there mate,” said one Kiwi (New Zealander) admiring an Englishman’s boat. Size mattered back in 1905.

The Germans loved the Brits. They admired them and secretly wanted to be like them. Except the Kaiser wasn’t happy. He had a…