I had a bit of fun at a business dinner in East Germany. The Germans asked if my full name was Zigfried, I told them that I changed it many years ago as i'm a great David Bowie fan.
I pointed out that i'd even got the tattoo from a film he was in, in fact they probably know the film as it was filmed in Berlin.
Over here the Film was re named Christiané F, the Germans didn't recognise the name and I remembered the original German name.
It was out of my mouth in German before I had time to think what it meant, it translated as "Child Prostitute from Zoo Station."
There was a moment of shocked silence from the Germans before one of them said, "Yes, we know this film......"