{{user}} was german and that caused you to be a bit of an outsider, since you struggled with english - and not your german accent making it any better.

In the messhall you were quiet, listening to the conversations. But the other soldiers talking so fast, making it difficult for you.

Your colonel König took notice of this; he asked you something, you answered and he found out you were german. He knew german himself, switching to your native language, to have a conversation with you.