“Can I get anyone anything?” is a standard get-out-of-room-quick card and can be played whenever uncomfortable circumstances, ranging from mild embarrassment to major impending doom, are fast approaching. Most cultures have a variation on the “can I get anyone anything,” and they are so obviously rhetorical that they barely merit a question mark.
Eoin Colfer: And Another Thing...
Ich will mich bewegen,
mich und mein Leben
On television
kings and queens
live the lives of peoples dreams
you and i are human beings
leaving, breathing things
Ich hab' die Blumen weggeworfen und die Katze verschenkt ...
In sum, the results confirm a predominance of stereotyped interpretations of refugee and asylum issues, and thus persisting journalistic routines in both, tabloid and quality media, even in times of a major political and humanitarian crisis.
