Reaction To Most Asked Questions About Germany
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- Опубліковано 24 вер 2024
- Reaction To Most Asked Questions About Germany
This is my reaction to Most Asked Questions About Germany
In this video I react to German culture be reacting to questions that are commonly asked about Germany and Germans including German education, German language and German castles.
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There is NOT a single mobile phone working in this world without the Dutch company ASLM and the German company Zeiss which makes the lithographic component for the Dutch chip machines for the chips production in Taiwan and the USA.
The Chinese would give anything to be in possession of that technology.
The corruption thing got way worse over the last decades, unfortunately. Most top politicians only listen to their lobbies or companys they're board members of, on the side.
There is actually something like a world corruption index. It lists the countries and how corrupt they are. In fact, 8 of the 12 best places are occupied by European countries. We are talking about around 180 countries here... The Scandinavians are at the top again. The Dutch are also doing well in the race. As are Switzerland, Germany in 10th place, ahead of the Austrians. The USA is in 33rd place, China in 66th place and our Russian friends in 134th place. The bottom of the list is South Sudan...
You jokers who are simply making "perceived" claims should get a test for perception distortion. Clear so far?
Corruption just has a different name here and is systematically encouraged.
And Germany is rich for the same reason that the rest of the West is: most of our resources and consumer goods (or at least the materials and parts they're made of) get produced by virtual slaves in the Global South, which is continually ensured by unequal treaties and interference by the WTO, the IMF and the World Bank.
There are some minor differences on top of that, but if you don't acknowledge this basic truth first and foremost, you're delusional, most likely deliberately.
there is not that much "handing over an envelope" type of corruption, but lots of legalized lobbying which is nothing else than money having influence on special interest based policy making
in Germany we don t call it corruption, we called it lobbyism, nearly same, but another word so someone can think its a big difference...^^
Corruption is always bad
Lobbying is mostly bad
To elaborate on the Autobahn:
The Autobahn has a "Richtgeschwindigkeit" a reference speed of 130 km/h. While that is not a speed limit, going above that makes you at least partially responsible in an accident by law unless you can 100% prove that the accident would still have happend at a lower speed.
The speed people drive at strongly depends on the person and the conditions. Most people here have a comfortable speed they like to drive at that is different for each person (in my expirience for most people that is somewhere between 110 and 150 km/h). I like to drive at 130 - 140 km/h but if the weather is nice and there is little traffic then i might drive up to 200 km/h but only as long as the conditions allow it and i'm 100% focused on driving (not talking to any passengers, etc.). I slow down as soon as there is only 2 lanes, there is an on-ramp, there is too much traffic or it starts raining, etc.
The scariest thing on the Autobahn is not the speed but the blindspots of trucks, hydroplaning and the idiots that think that because there is no speed limit they don't need to adjust their speed to the given conditions and get their self-esteem hurt when the car in front of them is driving "too slow".
He's not correct about the etymology of Deutschland. "Duits" is the Dutch word for German. The words are cognate. Close variations of this existed in Low German varieties.
The Proto-West Germanic form was supposedly "þiudisk" ("þēodisċ" in Old English) which turned into "diutisk" in Old High German. "þeudu" (PWG) did indeed mean "people".
The word "Dutch" is derived from the same root, borrowed from Middle Low German.
'Mittelstand' and free education go hand in hand. Many or most of these companies started as engineering companies specializing in a certain niche product or component, then went into production or tool making and finally became a major force or market leader in a very specific field.
You need a skilled workforce for that, not just engineers and scientists but also skilled workers. If education is only available to a small portion of your population and the majority of people are forced to take a paid job and earn money as soon as possible, you lose.
Free education also is a democratic thing - equal opportunities; education not just for the privileged
Corruption would be illegal, so we prefer to call it Lobbyism.
I was first in Germany in 1980, now that was the time for Autobahn driving. We had much less traffic and so it was easier to speed. These days the traffic is really heavy and we do have many more speed restrictions unlike 44 years ago.
I remember in my early 20s driving a BMW 528 with 174 bhp, at 200 kmh down the fast lane, but I should have kept my eye on the mirror because I saw a car in the distance behind me looked away a split second and then noticed flashing lights behind me, it was someone in a Porsche flashing his lights to tell me to get out of the way, so I went as fast as I could, about 210, then there was a gap in the traffic I was overtaking and I pulled in. The Porsche went by as if I was standing still.
Those were the days,of the German Autobahn, not now.
The small company "Keimfarben from Diedorf" for example provides the colour for the White House, the opera house in Sydney and even the Buckingham Palace. German "Mittelstand" 🙂
Driving faster than 180 kph is more stressful. Fast driving is always stressful but also a lot of fun. You have to be very focussed and aware of the behaviour of all other people. So, you wouldn’t do that every day. The fastest I ever went was 242 kph. That’s fun, an adventure, but too stressful and often dangerous for your everyday life. This high speed needs good conditions, a clear track and a focussed driver. So, my normal travel speed is about 120 kph with cruise control - a very relaxed way of driving.
Whe i started driving at 18 with a 20 year old car my max speed was 140km/h on Autobahn. Due to no more horsepower and it was loud and shaking. The better the cars become and the more practice you got the speed got higher. My max was 250km/h, i feel comfortable up to 180. Cruising speed is about 150ish. Beyond you have to really focus. Id say most people drive between 120 and 180.
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going faster than 160kph always fears me. But most drivers feel insulted, if I ask to go slower. So I always have to be very polite and I have to appeal to the compassion and mercy of the driver, to go a bit slower. I think 140kph is perfect speed for traveling.
Me too, very rarely driving faster than 150km/h. Also makes no sense, you won't be significantly faster.
It depends, as a young man it was essy to stay focused for hours, so 3h at a speed above 200 km/h was not a big thing. But now I am almost 50, driving fast for hours feel now tiring. While driving at a speed of 130 feels effortless. So today I mostly drive "slow".
@@lancemurdoc6744 It’s the same with me. As a young man it was easy to go with 180-220 kph without any problems. That changed for me about the age of 30. At this time I bought a new car for more relaxed driving. Now I’m using the cruise control for most of the time, going 120 or 130 kph.
Nowadays I only do high speed for fun, but always on a free track and just for some kilometres. There is no real need for this high speed - in my eyes. But I’m fine with everybody doing it, as long as they don’t endanger other people. You don’t need speed limits at the streets, but you need capable drivers with a sense for consideration.
that lisp is killing me
Highest Speed driven ist about 320km/h but my normal speed is about 160 - 180km/h because above is expensive, not much faster and stressful for me as driver.
His comments on the speed limit are so German, I'm almost embarrassed for hearing that. It's an incredibly dumb take, there a very simple answer to the question: Higher speeds massively increase the risk of accidents, and more importantly, severe accidents. 10 km/h faster might get your to your destinations a few minutes earlier, but it also almost doubles your chances of causing or ending up in a sever accident.
Speed limits are absolutely necessary for public safety. Period. Go crazy with your 200 km/h on a private racing track if you like, but please stay off the public streets with that take.
Bad englisch like Scott’s and cringe of course …