|
I'm half Chinese, but I have never been checked by the way. I probably dress German enough.
|
#
?
Dec 5, 2014 19:34
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 17, 2024 06:48 |
|
|
Lucy Heartfilia posted:I'm half Chinese, but I have never been checked by the way. I probably dress German enough. From a security perspective, the amount of fraudulent asylum seekers and illegal immigrants of Chinese ethnicities is probably neglible as well. (You'd probably have to go to a tech expo to be racially profiled.)
|
|
#
?
Dec 5, 2014 19:39
|
|
|
Lucy Heartfilia posted:I'm half Chinese, but I have never been checked by the way. I probably dress German enough. There have been a lot of immigrants from Asian countries like Vietnam long ago. Maybe they just assumed you're one of their descendants? 
|
|
#
?
Dec 5, 2014 19:40
|
|
|
There is a thing going on where France and Germany in particular actively try to dump their asylum seekers on each other. It is partly a contest on who is the biggest rear end in a top hat to refugees, so that those refugees go somewhere else.
|
|
#
?
Dec 5, 2014 19:44
|
|
|
We had Philipp Rösler as vice-chancellor!
|
|
#
?
Dec 5, 2014 19:44
|
|
|
Mightypeon posted:There is a thing going on where France and Germany in particular actively try to dump their asylum seekers on each other. If you didn't get here by plane the Dublin II compliant approach is to dumb you back to France. 
|
|
#
?
Dec 5, 2014 19:46
|
|
|
Torrannor posted:We had Philipp Rösler as vice-chancellor! I think we all agreed to not talk about this anymore. And yes, refugees are basically a game of hot potato in the EU, were every country agrees that it is very important to take them in, however, it is totally [other country]'s turn to do so. e X fucked around with this message at 19:52 on Dec 5, 2014 |
|
#
?
Dec 5, 2014 19:49
|
|
|
Randler posted:If you didn't get here by plane the Dublin II compliant approach is to dumb you back to France. An interesting freudian slip for a German.
|
|
#
?
Dec 5, 2014 19:51
|
|
|
ArchangeI posted:An interesting freudian slip for a German. Dumbing (to dumb) is a dumping accompanied by a braining so they forgot they ever were here in the first place. 
|
|
#
?
Dec 5, 2014 19:52
|
|
|
Lucy Heartfilia posted:I'm half Chinese, but I have never been checked by the way. I probably dress German enough. I'm half chinese too. I speak english with my american fiance. Whenever we go anywhere together and someone approaches us to speak german, they always go to him first. Then I usually answer back and they double back stare at me. "Wow, du sprichst ohne Akzent! Woher kommst du?"
|
|
#
?
Dec 5, 2014 19:52
|
|
|
That is weird. Berlin is full of Vietnamese (which most people cannot distinguish from Chinese), and the young generation of these propably gets better grades in German then the ethnic Germans themselfs. Although they will propably think "tourist" if they hear you speaking english with someone.
|
|
#
?
Dec 5, 2014 19:59
|
|
|
Yeah, if people start to talk to me somewhere in public they use English from time to time. And the likelihood goes up if that person deals with tourists often.
|
|
#
?
Dec 5, 2014 20:04
|
|
|
Lucy Heartfilia posted:Yeah, if people start to talk to me somewhere in public they use English from time to time. Isn't your other half Bavarian? 
|
|
#
?
Dec 5, 2014 20:06
|
|
|
Heh. But no. My father is a Saupreiß from Berlin. Edit: So both my parents are immigrants from a Bavarian perspective. Lucy Heartfilia fucked around with this message at 20:13 on Dec 5, 2014 |
|
#
?
Dec 5, 2014 20:09
|
|
|
Dackel posted:I'm half chinese too. I speak english with my american fiance. Whenever we go anywhere together and someone approaches us to speak german, they always go to him first. Then I usually answer back and they double back stare at me. You should answer "Von der Venus natürlich.", just to see what happens.
|
|
#
?
Dec 5, 2014 20:23
|
|
|
Mightypeon posted:That is weird. Berlin is full of Vietnamese (which most people cannot distinguish from Chinese), and the young generation of these propably gets better grades in German then the ethnic Germans themselfs. Well we lived in Berlin for almost 2 years, and Berlin (kinda like Düsseldorf/Hamburg) has a really different Asian representation than the rest of the country. Now we're in Hessen 
|
|
#
?
Dec 5, 2014 20:32
|
|
|
If your city is big enough to have a real university, you have no excuse to consider Asians exotic or touristy. (Possible exemptions for tourist towns.)
|
|
#
?
Dec 5, 2014 20:39
|
|
|
Libluini posted:You should answer "Von der Venus natürlich.", just to see what happens. If they say "Nein, im Ernst", just look at them.
|
|
#
?
Dec 6, 2014 00:12
|
|
|
Does Merkel have credible opponents for 2017? I do suppose she will run again? Is the CDU likely to be the biggest party again? I know it's still a few years away, but I'm interested in hearing how things are looking at the moment.
|
|
#
?
Dec 6, 2014 00:25
|
|
|
Fabulous Knight posted:Is the CDU likely to be the biggest party again? http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/ Fabulous Knight posted:Does Merkel have credible opponents for 2017? I do suppose she will run again? Once there were rumors that she won't run another time. I don't know if those rumors have been confirmed or refuted yet. Edit: In a Spiegel Interview in March Merkel said that she will be chancellor until 2017, but she didn't want to say if she'll run another time or not.
|
|
#
?
Dec 6, 2014 00:37
|
|
|
Merkel has been making noises about not wanting to be voted out of office but rather resign on her own terms, I think. The issue is really that she has been extremely effective in eliminating anyone who could challenge her for top dog of the CDU, and that means after she is gone there is no really obvious candidate. Von der Leyen has been given Defense, and it seems to prove another career-ender. Seehofer will be a hard sell outside Bavaria, and I don't see any of the others making a go at it. Of course, things aren't looking much better on the other side, either. CDU/SPD-coalitions always hurt the SPD more than the CDU. Even worse, the apparent demise of the FDP has brought the CDU to the point where they could conceivably reach absolute majorities again, and that in turn means the only option for the SPD is a coalition with the Greens and Die Linke on a federal level. Good luck selling that.
|
|
#
?
Dec 6, 2014 00:40
|
|
|
bignose posted:vote DIE PARTEI - sie ist sehr gut! I wanted to, but they weren't present on my ballot. Libluini posted:You should answer "Von der Venus natürlich.", just to see what happens. While the Venus is going on, naturally 
|
|
#
?
Dec 6, 2014 00:58
|
|
I CANNOT EJACULATE WITHOUT SEEING NATIVE AMERICANS BRUTALISED!
|
How the hell did the FDP end up losing even more votes? Did everyone forget about them the instant they were out of the Bundestag? Not that I'll miss those crazy guys, but wow, I think I should start to pity them now.
|
|
#
?
Dec 6, 2014 01:27
|
|
|
The FDP are basically German Republicans, right? Please do not pity them.
|
|
#
?
Dec 6, 2014 01:33
|
|
|
posh spaz posted:The FDP are basically German Republicans, right? Please do not pity them. They are Republicans without the xenophobia, homophobia, Christian fundamentalism and authoritarianism. So, yeah, basically exactly like the GOP.
|
|
#
?
Dec 6, 2014 01:44
|
|
|
posh spaz posted:The FDP are basically German Republicans, right? Please do not pity them. Nah, the FDP used to be a classical liberal party (in the European meaning), they're not particularly conservative.
|
|
#
?
Dec 6, 2014 01:45
|
|
|
The FDP's leader used to be a flamboyant gay dude. The CSU resembles the GOP a lot more than the FDP ever did.
|
|
#
?
Dec 6, 2014 02:09
|
|
|
Honj Steak posted:Nah, the FDP used to be a classical liberal party (in the European meaning), they're not particularly conservative. The fall I spent in Germany, right in time for the 2013 election, I got the impression they were like the libertarian wing of the GOP.
|
|
#
?
Dec 6, 2014 03:49
|
|
|
Jerry Manderbilt posted:The fall I spent in Germany, right in time for the 2013 election, I got the impression they were like the libertarian wing of the GOP. Yes, libertarians are "liberals" in the European (or classical) sense. The libertarians are like the FDP, only more extreme in their liberal(tarian) positions.
|
|
#
?
Dec 6, 2014 07:32
|
|
|
Republicans like Bloomberg or Huntsman would probably be FDP if they were in Germany.
|
|
#
?
Dec 6, 2014 09:02
|
|
|
Drone posted:Republicans like Bloomberg or Huntsman would probably be FDP if they were in Germany. And would be completely marginalized and forgotten.
|
|
#
?
Dec 6, 2014 12:56
|
|
|
Yes, they would be FDP, we just talked about that.
|
|
#
?
Dec 6, 2014 16:25
|
|
|
Mehr Mut, Mehr Markt, Mehr Freiheit. Nur
|
|
#
?
Dec 6, 2014 21:44
|
|
|
Perhaps we could take a moment to discuss the fascists of the CSU entertaining the idea that everybody has to speak German all the time, even in the privacy of their home. Apart from how monumental stupid (and xenophobic) this idea is, how would you enforce it? By bringing back the
|
|
#
?
Dec 6, 2014 22:13
|
|
|
gently caress Seehofer, gently caress the CSU. I don't like the CDU, but I loathe the CSU. They are horrible people.
|
|
#
?
Dec 6, 2014 22:15
|
|
|
Torrannor posted:Perhaps we could take a moment to discuss the fascists of the CSU entertaining the idea that everybody has to speak German all the time, even in the privacy of their home. Guess someone will have to teach Bavarians how to speak German then.
|
|
#
?
Dec 6, 2014 22:17
|
|
|
^-- Example that integration can work in action. Torrannor posted:Perhaps we could take a moment to discuss the fascists of the CSU entertaining the idea that everybody has to speak German all the time, even in the privacy of their home. Apart from how monumental stupid (and xenophobic) this idea is, how would you enforce it? By bringing back the Dear Torrannor, Please provide a source for your claim that the CSU is entertaining the idea that everybody has to speak German at all times, even in the privacy of their own home and that they want to enforce that. XOXO, Randler.
|
|
#
?
Dec 6, 2014 22:17
|
|
|
You mean asides of every German news source, including twitter? edit: The source seem to be a position paper for the next CSU Landtag that the BR got hold of: http://www.br.de/nachrichten/csu-integration-sprache-100.html Also, the first time I ever saw the phrase "ist narrisch geworden" in print in a serious publication :cryingweisswurstinfronofbavarianflag: e X fucked around with this message at 22:24 on Dec 6, 2014 |
|
#
?
Dec 6, 2014 22:20
|
|
|
Randler posted:Dear Torrannor, http://www.sueddeutsche.de/bayern/integrations-papier-der-csu-die-csu-ist-in-absurdistan-angekommen-1.2255363 http://www.br.de/nachrichten/csu-integration-sprache-100.html
|
|
#
?
Dec 6, 2014 22:20
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 17, 2024 06:48 |
|
|
Lucy Heartfilia posted:http://www.sueddeutsche.de/bayern/integrations-papier-der-csu-die-csu-ist-in-absurdistan-angekommen-1.2255363 I've found my new favorite news headline of all time.
|
|
#
?
Dec 6, 2014 22:21
|
|