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DerDestroyer posted:By the way, what is the diplomatic relationship with Germany and Russia like right now? Will German political independence be heavily compromised by their reliance on the new pipeline they have with the Russians? Hey! I am a college student from western Germany. I guess I can answer some questions if I am around. Our realations with the Russians aren't bad. I wouldn't say that we are best friends, but both sides profit from professional cooperations. It might change a little though. Germany opposes the fact that Putins pary is basically guaranteed to win the next election. The relationship wont break down if the All-Russia People's Front gets "elected", but it might cool down. We are actually kind of determinated when it comes to democracy. Political corruption is a thing which really manages to enrage the average person around here. Sure it happens and often enough noone even notices it. But if something serious reaches the papers, the public wont forget it to soon. I think this is different from the American public. From what I can see, your media is a little bit oblivious when it comes to some things. No there wasn't really anything happening Schwaben.
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Hungry Gerbil posted:Thanks, but I don't think anyone in Germany is celebrating this day. It was actually quite nice here in Bonn.
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Most people are just tired of those protestors. I really don't care either way. I am relived, that there was a clear majority in this vote though. At least the stupid struggle will stop now. That is, if the protestors do in fact give up. They clearly lost and the leaders of the protest pulled back, but some people still try to fight for their cause. This is not how democracy is suposed to work.
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niethan posted:If I am fighting for the right thing I sure as hell am not going to give a poo poo about what some majority believes is right. Who are you to decide what's the right thing though? You are basically saying that you are smarter than the mayority.
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Since this thread needs a new topic: ACTA What do you think of it? To be honest I am not really familiar with it. But from what I have heard, it is pretty harsh. Most people protest the way it was implememented. because it was basically decided by lobbyists. But to be frank, a fair sum of the protestors just want to keep pirating, or streaming content.
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I don't really think so. At least there differences are more gradual so we don't end up in these crippling political trenches the USA is stuck in. Also sice there is more competition, there is less incentive for a campaign which purely consist of atack adds. And frankly our parties are quite sane. In my oppinion even the FDP is closer to the center than the American democrat party. i.e. the democrats are actually pretty conservative. But the republicans seem to be beyond NPD level sometimes, while the TEA party would call those guys socialists. And since there is no actually left competitor (this wont happen any time soon) this drift will continue. gently caress the two party system. I am glad to live in a place which makes more sence.
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Yeah. That sound about right.
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So... No one wants to say anything regarding that bomb at the train station in Bonn? Aparently the only reason it did not explode was a malfunction. We kind of dodged a bullet there.
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Unfortunately it wouldn't be polarizing at all. Almost everyone would quickly denounce it.
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elwood posted:persons shot at overall: 36 Well, that is really tame. I feel actually really safe in Germany. In 2011 New York City raked up 36 on their own. Page 17 And Germany has ten times as many people living here. Incidentally, 36 also the amount of dogs these police men shot.
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I wasn't all that happy about the offers. My personal core issue (a sane and extensive use of nuclear energy) was adressed pretty much nowhere. To be frank, that was the only reason I actually voted SchwarzGelb 4 years ago. Didn't help that much in that regard... Well at least I voted. So it is less likely that Pro Deutschland or AfD get through. Seriously? getting back to the DM?? The Euro existed for close to half of my life. I can barely remeber using DM. The only notable thing I actually remember about them was that exchanging money was a mayor hassle when we were in Denmark or Austria. Not to mention that it would severly cripple the German exports. EDIT: But all in all I am quite content with the way the German system is set up. I can't actually imagine how pointless it would feel if there weren't these small parties. A two party system would definitely be worse. Especially if both of them keep shifting right. cant cook creole bream fucked around with this message at 15:00 on Sep 22, 2013 |
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Smirr posted:
Makes sense. This is a quite rich region. And there definitely are some FDP shills around. For example, Bad Honnef (incidentally the birthplace of Westerwelle) has one of the highest rates of millionaires living there. If you lived in Bonn you had the chance to vote Westerwelle with a Direktmandat. Furthermore big companies like DHL or Telecom would have an interest in the lax policies of the FDP. But don't get rid of this region. It's actually a really great place to be.
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So what do you think about the Steuerhinterziehungsselbstanzeigengesetzlage? Should tax evasion be punished more harshly?
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Lunar Suite posted:extra3 is already joking: What do you call the country to the right of Germany? France. Sorry, but how does that joke work in any way? This doesn't really make Germany move to the left.. So unless the AfD plans to annex Spain, I'm afraid, this joke falls flat. EDIT: Unless you mean to say that 7% is little and France moved way farther right. cant cook creole bream fucked around with this message at 18:04 on May 26, 2014 |
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Isn't their plan to make everyone pay, but lower some traffic taxes at the same time, so a German would pay effectively the same? That probably wouldn't count as an unfair treatment to foreigners either.
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Yes. That argument is a little shallow. Cigarette taxes aren't reserved for treating lung cancer either.
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Obviously nobody really likes that because it doesn't directly affect us yet. But there is not a big amount of resistance either. Stuff has do be done.
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Talk what you want about NRW. I usually don't have any trouble understanding anyone. Unless I go to some Kaschemme in Köln I guess. Oh Yeah! The dialect in Düren is also completely unintelligible. Listening to Holländisch ist more understandable than that!
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The difference is that people from NRW actually know how to speak correctly and only sometimes use made up nonsense to confuse bystanders. Those other people never learned anything else and had no access to actual culture. I can't blame them and can only pity them for their flawed childhood in a desolate hell hole devoid of actual language. cant cook creole bream fucked around with this message at 19:44 on Jul 25, 2016 |
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Hey Germany discussion thread. Can one of you explain to me why we have such a completely different relationship with credit cards compared to other western nations? I never really thought about it before, but it seems kinda weird. It never really bothered me either, since most online shops have simple alternatives, but SA doesn't. It took me years of lurking before I had a chance to buy an account. Crossposting from another thread: cant cook creole bream posted:My country might be especially backwards then. Most debit cards are based on the mastercard subsidiary Maestro.
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So it's literally just that in every other country credit card corps squeezed in as the middle man, providing unnecessary extra services? I guess it's a good thing we avoided that for some reason. Incidentally how did you guys get your SA account? Back then I had to buy an overpriced prepaid card which basically got me 17€ for 20€ or some stupid bullshit like that.
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Wasn't there a bunch of cases once where the same DNA was found and later on they realized that it was actually the DNA from a person in the production of the (non-sterile) q-tips they used to collect the samples?
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The German government made a correct decision today. Now get rid of coal and bring back nuclear energy! 
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bronin posted:Haggis owns. Haggis all day every day. Hot take: The first statement is true, the second not so much. Eating the same food every day is depressing and drains all enjoyment.
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Living in the Rheinland, I really think they should have canceled their stupid Karneval this year. It's mostly just tedious anyway. Also the weather was poo poo. Still kinda hoping, that this will blow over once May comes around. I am going on an international trip by then and don't really want to be quarantined, or lie in a bed for weeks. Also, people dying is bad too, I guess. I have sort of a high risk, because there are cases in my town already and my work requires me to travel a lot by train and sit in giant halls with hundreds of people. If I have it and don't know about it, soon a lot of other people will, too.
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I like those guys who buy dozens of water bottles, like it's a global collapse where tap water goes dry in a week.
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Bart die
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Probably? What are you getting at here? Yes, the weather influences the spread of diseases, who knew?
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I finally bought myself a shiny new bicycle today. Because gently caress relying on buses which run on Samstagsverkehr. Home office is starting to feel a bit better now. I used to have HO on Fridays anyway, but those were short days and not seeing your coworkers at all is still a bit rough. And honestly, I feel like I am way more lazy sitting here. But it's getting better.
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Venomous posted:Suppose you're about to fly abroad tomorrow to, idk, Scotland, and someone there asked you to bring back any kind of German food. What would you bring them? Scotch made in Germany. Time to make some enemies. Otherwise buy a bunch of Leibniz kekse. Bahlsen is quite good in general.
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Things still look alright at my local edeka in Bonn, no flour, only some noodles, rice and toilet paper rolls. Well let's see if we get a curfew starting Monday. That might turn it a bit wild. A close friend had to move today and I had to cancel helping, even though I offered two months ago. I felt kinda lovely for that, but I live in a house with some old people, so it would be also a bad idea to catch the plague if I can do something to avoid it.
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Just drink juice instead. Carbonated sugar water is kinda gross anyway. Especially when there's caffeine in it. Man, I am so glad that I am not addicted to that neurotoxin.
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oliwan posted:op I don't know if this is a joke post but if not: fruit juice has the same amount, if not more, sugar in it than most sodas I know that. Sure beats settling for sugar free sinalco, though. Also, I am mostly not a fan of the carbonated part. Fizzy stuff makes me gassy. Goa Tse-tung posted:alright somethigns up, I've been trying to buy flour for a week now and it's sold out everywhere It's that and bread. Yeast is usually gone too. People really want to ensure their supply of their Frühstücksbrote.
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GABA ghoul posted:
Fair enough. Mind altering psychoactive drug which poses as a regular neurotransmitter, just to clog their receptors, thereby messing with their levels until there's a harsh backlash. But I don't really get how it's not technically a neurotoxin. If you take a high enough dose, you die because you poisoned your nerves. Of course that dose is really high, but still attainable. Is your argument that there were never real studies about force feeding people caffeine until they died? I'm not a neurologist, so I don't really know what qualifies as a neurotoxin, or if the term has a clear definition at all. Edit: Apparently the definition is that it causes neural damage in low doses, which seems a bit ambiguous. cant cook creole bream fucked around with this message at 09:46 on Mar 22, 2020 |
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My tip to keep a sane mind while being holed in. Built a nice orderly conspiracy wall with lot's of red yarn. Keeps the mind organized. What conspiracy? You tell me! 
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Mithaldu posted:gently caress! Thanks for pointing that out. I'll have to ask her if they get restocked. That said, just walking through a train is a different situation than a worksite or a hospital so maybe reusing with and hot-steaming it will be fine. Better than nothing in any case. I hate to worry you more, but reusing a non reusable mask is not better than nothing. In some situations it's literally worse than using nothing.
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Mano posted:Regarding yeast, there’s also Trockenhefe, just saying. The medicinal kind? I took that stuff when I had a severe Magen-Darm-Infektion.
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Will German unemployment numbers be as tremendously awful as the ones in the USA?
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Yeah, I have to assume they don't mean hanging out at a bar till 6 in the morning each night.
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Mithaldu posted:Best result would be: You've already had it. Or that they have some freak genetic immunity, which renders the virus completely docile.
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