You know, you're in old Germany, when...

[Trenchfriend]

...you're invited and the Chili Con Carne comes with mashed potatos aside on the plate.

 

[Turnip]

…you get toothaches or any other health problem on Christmas Eve or any weekend evening and all you need to do is to show up at the next dentist or respective doc in duty, show your insurance card and get immediately proper help, no matter if employed, jobless…at no additional costs.

 

[Trenchfriend]

…you get toothaches or any other health problem on Christmas Eve or any weekend evening and all you need to do is to show up at the next dentist or respective doc in duty, show your insurance card and get immediately proper help, no matter if employed, jobless…at no additional costs.

The thread is for ironic stuff.

 

[Turnip]

Good luck…

 

[Tiki Tom]

In late October, when you arrive at someone’s home as a dinner guest, do NOT bring a bouquet made of evergreens!

 

[Tiki Tom]

…you get toothaches or any other health problem on Christmas Eve or any weekend evening and all you need to do is to show up at the next dentist or respective doc in duty, show your insurance card and get immediately proper help, no matter if employed, jobless…at no additional costs.

It was Christmas Eve and my young daughter came down with a urinary tract infection. “Oh sh$t” I thought, “there goes the holiday!” Nope it was handled very quickly and we had the necessary meds within two hours. I often Tell this story. i was very impressed.

 

[Turnip]

…the traditional May 1. riots in Berlin take place again, once the last remaining Corona restrictions have finally been abrogated.

 

[Turnip]

…the word is to increase work loads everywhere around and German steel/metal industry unions engage in a discourse about a four days working week at full wage compensation.

Glad to be a union employee in metal industry…

 

[Tiki Tom]

…the traditional May 1. riots in Berlin take place again…

Ah, nothing says “springtime” like the smell of tear-gas in the morning. I miss that. It’s the romantic in me.

https://www.euronews.com/2023/05/01/may-day-across-europe-marchers-demand-a-better-deal-for-workers

…the word is to increase work loads everywhere around and German steel/metal industry unions engage in a discourse about a four days working week at full wage compensation.

Glad to be a union employee in metal industry…

This is one of those ideas that make many roll their eyes. But I wouldn’t be surprised if the four day workweek becomes something that our grandkids will take for granted.

Anyway, what I liked in Vienna is that the May Day celebrations meant that the outdoor cafe’ tables were gonna be out for at least the next five months. Nothing like evening drinks outdoors in a cobblestoned square.

 

[Turnip]

In fact more and more companies around are already currently experimenting with a four day workweek right now. Not because they’re pushed so by any union but just to attract skilled workforce, which is running increasingly short here, not just since the pandemic ended.

 

[Trenchfriend]

When the work in the next entrance of our apartment block starts at 8:00.

 

[Tiki Tom]

 

[Turnip]

 

[Trenchfriend]

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Tank = PANZERKAMPFWAGEN !

AA battery = FLUGABWEHRGESCHÜTZPLATTFORM !

 

[Trenchfriend]

Oh shit!! Dangerous First World Problems!!
Our german 75+ have to be very very strong, these days!!

Believe it or not, ALDI Nord is burying it's famous longtime coffee storebrand "Markus Kaffee" for their own-made coffee!
The new main storebrand for all their coffee stuff will be "Barissimo".

IMAGINE the talk and discussions in the ALDI stores, when the change will have happened!

 

[Trenchfriend]

And I DON'T want to be their post office, when the written complains are coming in!

 

[Trenchfriend]

When the smell of Schnitzel and Rosenkohl comes around.

 

[Trenchfriend]

When you see the dusted SB-checkout.

 

[Doctor Damage]

For whatever reason, I've become fascinated with old German scripts, mainly Kurrentschrift (a diplomatic script) and Sütterlin (taught in schools). Below is Sütterlin. Slow process to memorize it. Completely irrational system.

 

[Tiki Tom]

For whatever reason, I've become fascinated with old German scripts, mainly Kurrentschrift (a diplomatic script) and Sütterlin (taught in schools). Below is Sütterlin. Slow process to memorize it. Completely irrational system.

That brings back some old memories. My mother and her parents used to trade letters written in Schrift. As a kid, I’d endlessly pour over the letters, trying to decipher them. Still have a few of those letters (remember the near weightless airmail paper and envelopes?) in the old “family history“ file. Thanks for jolting my memory!