- Anna Ermakova: Will you be able to make jokes in German?
Anna Ermakova (24) - Model, Musician, "Let's Dance" Winner - wants to be able to tell jokes in German. "I really want to learn how to tell jokes in German. I want to make people laugh without them just laughing at me," the daughter of Boris Becker told the "Süddeutsche Zeitung".
In Germany, she now feels "such warmth" and is "very grateful for it". "Learning is still difficult, but I'm continuing. At first, I was afraid to speak German because I didn't know enough words to say what I wanted to say. And even now, it's still not the same as speaking my native language."
"I am German, Russian, and Nigerian"
Ermakova emphasized that her heritage is multicultural. "Not enough is said about this. Yes, I am German, Russian, and Nigerian. With so many mixed roots, it's difficult to find your place. You never quite fit in." Home is relative. "It doesn't matter where I am, as long as I feel positive energy. I draw a lot of that energy from human connections."
She feels at home in London, for example, because she grew up there and has friends there, Ermakova told the "SZ". "But now I'm in Germany more often, meeting people and learning German. And suddenly, I feel accepted here and seen as German, and people are proud of me. That acceptance is just incredible, I never expected it."
"We should take the time to be kinder"
On August 9, Ermakova will release a music album of covers ("Behind Blue Eyes"). The single "Behind Blue Eyes" - a cover of the British band The Who - was released at the beginning of the year. The lyrics seem to fit her well: "No one knows what it's like to be a sad girl behind blue eyes." Ermakova has been in the public eye since she was a child due to her father.
Ermakova now told the "Süddeutschen", "if condemnation becomes a mass phenomenon and the person in question has no control over it, that's not right". "We should take the time to be kinder. Especially when it comes to children, we should be more considerate."
Ermakova's frequent visits to Germany have led her to feel a sense of acceptance and acceptance as German, which she never anticipated. This newfound recognition is incredibly heartwarming for her.
Germany is not just a place of recent acceptance for Ermakova, but it's also the country where she aspires to perfect her joke-telling skills in German, hoping to make people laugh without being laughed at.
