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[CodeNascher_]

objection!
the uk plug has one flaw, that's important to me: you can't plug it upside down, for example for cable management

[ngw]

I don't know if anyone has mentioned it afore, but in Germany most restaurants and pubs do not make a high profit margin from selling their food, but rather from selling drinks; Therefore, most restaurants shy away from offering free water because giving the customer drinks for free would deprive them of their main source of income.

[JohnHazelwood]

German dubbing is extremly professional - with some epic voices!
The legendardy voice actors can "speak" severals famous hollywood stars and you won't even recognize, that it is the same voice-actor dubbing it! *genius

[TheRLCraftTV]

In Germany we say "Nur Bares ist Wahres!" (which means "Cash is king!") and that's is also in 2024 not very different to 2021...

[theorganguy]

also: UK-plugs might be sturdy, but they are clunky and oversized

[theorganguy]

German dubbing is to a very high standard, you will not find those type situations in movies where the mouth moves and no words come out

[Kristina_S-O]

Within Germany the northeners are known to be even less polite and talkative than the southeners.
Meeting a neighbor or even a friend on the street or at a grocery store, this conversation would be perfectly normal:

Moin (Hello)

- Moin

Alles gut? (All good?)

- Jo. Und selbst? (Yes. And you?)

Jo. (Yes)

- Na denn, bis dann. (Okay, see you)

Bis dann. (See you)
😅

[eisikater]

When a man has to pee, there is always a tree. But don't worry, you'll always have coins on you when you're in the euro zone because cash is still very popular here, especially in Germany, and you'll get lots of change. You also need a 50 cent or 1 euro coin to unlock your shopping cart at the supermarket. People want their money back, so they bring the cart back to where in belongs instead of leaving it empty in the parking lot. Works fine.

[nichtthunder]

12:10 The thing is, that when you ask for water at a German restaurant, everyone will assume that you mean sparkling water. I don't think I've ever been served still water. So naturally it's gonna cost money.
Maybe if you ask for Tap-Water they will give it to you for free, but I don't know. Nobody I've met so far wants still water, so nobody asks for tap-water, so I have no clue what would happen if you ordered it. Sparkling water is just WAY more popular here.

And for the icecube part, personally I hate getting more than 2-3 ice cubes in my drink. When I'm ordering a drink I don't want 80% of my glass filled with frozen water, like it seems to be common in America. And those 2-3 ice cubes keep my drink just as cold as 10 ice cubes.

[jurgenmuck]

In Germany dubbing artists can be as famous as movie actors. Most dubbing artists are trained actors, and many of them only do dubbing. It's a very huge thing here and has very high quality. Many foreign actors are strongly connected with their German dubbing voices. So if I hear the voice of dubbing artist Volker Brandt for instance, I know, that Michael Douglas is on screen most likley without seeing him.

[Attirbful]

German dubbing has a long history and is therefore excellent. It also does not have anything to do with pride in our own language. Mostly it was begun in the fifties and sixties, when people really did not speak foreign languages well enough but our culture was heavily Americanized through movie and pop culture at the time. For most, it was simply more convenient to follow the film’s content if they did not have to focus on reading translations all the time. You don‘t really notice it if you are used to it. I would even go as far as claiming that some actors are more famous and successful in Germany if they have a great (or greater) dubbing voice. F.e. Jerry Lewis is pretty much hated in America these days, but his younger dubbing voice was so funny, that he still is is considered an outstanding comedian in Germany today. Dubbing actors often dub the same actor for decades so their voice is always the same for us. Also, we are so used to a good dubbing voice that changing them can really be critical for shows. F.e. when the German dubbing actress for Marge Simpson died, many really struggled with the characters after the voice had changed.

[theorganguy]

what you say about tipping is the same in Germany - you only do it, if you like to, as the waiters get a fair wage and not depend on tips to survive

[nettcologne]

All European countries are on the euro coin, including Norway and Switzerland, which are also not in the EU

[KingKeiser]

The german "kitchen-thing"

In germany, if you rent an apartment, you usually not find a kitchen inside.
This comes for several reasons, but one major thing.
As a landlord, you are responsible for any repairs and "insurance-matters" on the apartment - around and inside it, you have to care and pay for it.
So the less you equip the apartment with furniture etc., the less you need to care about and buy the stuff.
Let's say you set in a nice kitchen and let the apartment. After around 10-15 years you need to install a new kitchen, cause you can count on, the old one will not even look good anymore.
So you would have to buy a new one, all over again after certain years. Thats a huge finacially input eveytime. (also I think, the rents for an apartment without kitchen are a little lower)
So as tenant you usually need to buy yout own kitchen, or even have one from your previous home. You usually take the kitchen with you, when you move - with all the single furnitures and elektric devices. Or you negotiate about a good price with the following tenants and leave the kitchen in.
The only things you find in EVERY apartment on rent is the toilets, the sinks in the bathroom(s) and the installed showers or bathtubs.

Yes! Moving in germany is a pretty big thing. If you move your whole apartment, you may sometimes need a big truck to move possibly everything at once.
In case you live in a shared apartment you may just get one car filled.

That's it!
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[GeeShocker]

Job interview:
"Describe yourself in three words"

German:
"efficient"

[defycgn]

Cash is standard with smaller businesses. You can pay by card with the bigger chains without problems. And the closed stores on sundays are a big plus in germany. It creates a respected day of rest in the week and everybody knows it‘s a slower, more quiet and relaxed day.

[pulldem]

Me as an Electrican has to say that the German Outlets are much better from the safety Aspect i would say. That is why Germany never would switch to an other Version from other Countrys. For me they have the best Design so i have a different Point of View.

Also that u have to bring ur own Kitchen is pretty efficent in some way, maybe not for ur own but for the landlord/owner. U CAN install the Kitchen that U like and don't need to hope that ur dreamlocation would have the Kitchen that u like preinstalled. It will get spoiled after some Time or from some kind of missuse and then there will be no debate who has to care or pay to fix it. U R independent with all good or maybe bad Aspects. If this is a big deal for u, it is not rare that the Family that lived there before will sell u their old Kitchen for a nice Price. Often they don't need their Kitchen in their now residence because they buy a new one or need to get a different one because the measurments will not fit in the new Home. There a Pro and Cons in that, but i like that u have the freedom to choose the Kitchen u like and there will be no discussion who have to pay for repairs. It's all on ur own and u dont need to rely on the Landlord for repairs or if something is spoiled after some time...

[DarkarThanBlack]

Well you said that when you choose the house you wanna buy you also consider if the kitchen in it is to your liking or not.
That limits the number of houses you'd consider.
If there's no kitchen at all, you can put your dream kitchen into every house

[pixelbartus]

The kitchen situation makes sense if you think about it. If your contract in the uk has an end date and lasts only one or two years, there is no need to buy an own kitchen for that short time. German contracts have no end date and germans move not very often. So if you want to live somewhere for a longer period of time, you want to have the kitchen of your taste and not what the landlord liked years ago. Also you are interested in a low energy consumption, what will not be the first thought of your landlord when he buyes the kitchen.

[Hey.Joe.]

Talking about removing and installing kitchen, they are modular and each equipment/funrniture normally cames in two wides, 45cm and 60cm. so you can put together like you want or need and only thing you have in costum-size is the work surface (including opening for utility sink) if you want it in once piece in full length of a wall or whatever instead of several small pieces in 45cm or 60cm.