I bought this piece of lace in Strasbourg, but it had a maker's mark on it stating it was made in Germany. Strasbourg is very close to Germany, and therefore it has been conquered several times by Germany. Our tour guide told us that her mother said the following: "I was born French"... then during WWI the Germans took over, and she was then forced to be German. She had to speak German, and she had to change her name to a German one. Even the names of the streets were changed to German names. The French were liberated, and everything went back to French. Then WWII happened, and the Germans ruled again, and everything reverted to German. France was again liberated, and they all went back to French. She said her mother now says that she is European, not French or German.
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