I'm not sure, and I don't want to guess (read "draw flames"), but I gave my brother-in-law, an older banker-professional-type who was born and raised in Germany (still talks with the accent after decades in North America) a copy of the essay. He was ROTFL with tears in his eyes after every couple of paragraphs. Your friend will love it! Vincent J. Abella California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, California