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A badge of [[Früheankunftfreude|honour]] amongst German speaking peoples of a certain disposition (“''[[haltenmusikopfer]]''”).
A badge of [[Früheankunftfreude|honour]] amongst people of a certain disposition (“''[[haltenmusikopfer]]''”) — they who think early birds get worms, the first cut is the deepest and so on.


One can also draw xenophobic stereotypes over nations and their hold music. The Brits will prefer Elgar, or pperhaps Vivaldi; the Luxembourgische a fluffy Straussian waltz; the Austrians a ''Scorpions'' greatest hits compilation, while German firms prefer a stern female voice intoning BITTE WARTEN. BITTE WARTEN.
One can also draw xenophobic stereotypes over nations and their hold music. The Brits will prefer Elgar (though Europhiles might stretch to Vivaldi); the Luxembourgische a fluffy Straussian waltz; the Austrians a ''Scorpions'' greatest hits compilation, while German firms prefer a stern female voice intoning BITTE WARTEN. BITTE WARTEN.


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