Internationalism speaks English in Germany at the moment. My guess for that is a) historical reasons and b) necessary for power display as “European” voice.

Austria, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands and Sweden do not check out.

NC at 16 was rough probably.

One the one hand, you spent more time living apart or on your own than in contact with him, on the other hand, youth can be more impactful - so depending on your skills of emotion, trauma, processing etc. this can be good or difficult.

However you decide, you are somewhat strangers to each other now.

Do you think you and him could compartmentalise your relation and family?

Is this a joke about the immortality of year of the Linux desktop phrase, because some pufferfish are immortal IIRC?