[Dr Cosmo]

^^
Doesn´t make sense to me either.

The map is most likely been made by a west-german guy.
A Decky-Brit would have labeled Berlin as the capital of the fourth Reich.
And a Harmattan-Frenchman would probably call Berlin a third-world Currywurst favela.

[noir]

Do you have hot and dry places in Germany?

[Dr Cosmo]

The saunas get usually very hot in Berlin.
(…and since I have a new gas-based heating system my flat also gets cozy…)

Apart from that, No.
Germany´s most pleasant climate can be found in the south-western region of the country.
Statistically though, Berlin has the most sun hours (no joke). And compared to many large European cities rainfall (in total) is under average.

But non of the places can be called "hot". Berlin has 3 months were temperatures can be above 30 degrees celsius.

[noir]

Why does the North-East is more "Nazi"? Because the unemployment or Nordic racism?

Where are the "Hard Working Folks"?

[Dr Cosmo]

North-East (and most of former East Germany) never had international immigration.
Foreign people make up for under 5%. So the native German citizens have more prejudices
against newcomers, because they are not used to change in demographics.
Right-wing parties (AfD) have 15-20% of the voter outcome in these states. (Above Germany´s average)
The most aggressive anti-immigrant attacks in the last 20 years occurred in these rural areas.
Thats the reason for the Nazi label.
In total its an unfair label. 80% are just decent northern European types of people.

[Dr Cosmo]

The world's most powerful passports revealed: Germany takes the top spot

(But for how long ??)

[Dr Cosmo]

Will Pax Germania replace Pax Americana?
L.A. Times

[noir]

@Dr Cosmo

Merkel could oversee a truly consequential change in foreign affairs, a shift from Pax Americana to Pax Germania. The role of guardian of the “liberal world order” — tamping down national egoism, promoting peace — isn’t one Germany has sought, but it may be one it can’t avoid.

There is nothing "liberal" in Islamophilia. Historically it was associated with the the Fascists and the big business.

[Dr Cosmo]

It was Refugeephilia, noir.

[fuser]

German map of national stereotypes



https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/commen ... ereotypes/

Germans need to be taught about their own stereotype. Nazism was a Bavarian thing not Prussian, dammit. Prussia was in fact the most troublesome part for Nazis, either in form of socialist government there or the old nobility i.e. junkers.

Germany, eh.

[noir]

Germans need to be taught about their own stereotype. Nazism was a Bavarian thing not Prussian, dammit. Prussia was in fact the most troublesome part for Nazis, either in form of socialist government there or the old nobility i.e. junkers.

Germany, eh.

Heard also the opposite. In Bavaria there were many Catholics who opposed Nazism because of the Vatican, or whatever.

[fuser]

Yes many catholics opposed Nazism, so what. In every part of Germany some people opposed nazism but its a fact that Nazis drew immense support from Bavaria, the whole Nazi movement grew from Bavaria and spread across all Germany while Prussian state had a socialist government when Nazis were slowly taking over the whole German state.

And yet somehow Prussia gets conflated with Nazism while Bavaria with Beer and seeing that even Germans too associating Prussia rather than Bavaria with Nazism is disappointing to say the least.

[noir]

@fuser , all the Nazism thing is obviously quite confusing in India. On the one hand, they drew a lot from Hindu culture, on the other hand, you had to fight against them because the Indian Army was part of the British imperial forces. How do Indians see the European civil war (also known as WW2)?

[fuser]

lol, How did India came in picture here, from what I see in your image, this Nazism thing seems very confusing in Germany.

[noir]

OK, now tell us about India.

[Dr Cosmo]

India! Nein ! Canada !

The Fast Lane: An alternative Atlantic alliance
Financial Times

Much of the world is looking for more humble, informed leadership that the Canadians and Germans could serve up

After much coaxing on this page and elsewhere, it’s finally happening — Chancellor Angela Merkel and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are going to get together in Berlin next week for a big midwinter cuddle.

I’ve been calling on both leaders to get on their Airbuses for a while now (Angela has a much bigger and prettier fleet than you Mr Prime Minister). An alliance between Ottawa (capital of my homeland) and Berlin (a fine city and capital of a nation that still makes things) doesn’t have quite the same ring as tie-ups between Beijing and Brasília or Tokyo and Jakarta. But given the ongoing kook show in Washington DC, much of the world is looking for more humble, informed leadership that the Canadians and Germans could serve up quite well.

My key concern surrounding this meetup is that Canada’s foreign affairs bosses — spending most of their time second-guessing Steve Bannon’s views on how to deal with what lies beyond the US’s northern border — may not have been able to devote enough attention to the possibilities of a Deutschland-Kanada Kompakt. So, as the chancellor believes in the “power of zehn” (people can’t focus on more than 10 topics in any given session), here are some pointers for team Trudeau.

1. Gifts. Have you thought about what you’re going to offer the chancellor as a little thank you for her hosting efforts? As she’s a keen walker and likes to spend time on the trails of South Tyrol, what about something from one of Canada’s outdoor gear brands? A parka from Vancouver based Arc’teryx might appeal to her but whatever you do don’t go so far as to offer walking shoes. Some superstitious people from Saxony believe that if you give someone shoes they’ll walk out of your life — for good. Not great for lasting relationships.

2. Gifts part two. Remember all the fuss around Knut the orphaned polar bear at Berlin Zoo? Mid-March will mark the sixth anniversary of his death. A new ‘Knut’ would get Brand Canada front page across Germany’s dailies.

3. A diplomat friend told me that Germany’s foreign ministry is spending more than a billion euros on “soft power” initiatives this year, ranging from education projects in Africa to pushing the German creative industries. Given Canada is a bit of a pop-music hit factory at the moment — The Weeknd, Justin B., Drake — what about helping the Germans deliver some global hits? Helene Fischer is great but she’s no Céline or Shania. Yet. Perhaps she needs some studio time in Toronto and then you could help take schlager global with a Canadian twist?

4. As you ride through Berlin, marvel at the construction and ask if you might find a plot of land to build a more prominent embassy.

5. As you pass the Deutsche Bahn tower casually drop in that you aren’t opposed to putting your national passenger rail service VIA up for sale and letting Deutsche Bahn bid for it.

A new ‘Knut’ would get Brand Canada front page across Germany’s dailies
6. Ask them what they’re doing with Tegel Airport and if you might be able to put forward a Canadian consortium to bid for it and only allow ultra quiet, relatively clean Bombardier city-hopper aircraft to serve it.

7. Suggest to your counterparts that you get your culture and heritage ministries to visit some newspapers in Berlin and Hamburg and see how they’re managing to thrive. Casually drop in that Springer or Holtzbrinck could pick up some big North American dailies (Germans would love to own a paper like the Vancouver Sun) for a snip.

8. Establish a “Made in Canada is the North American Equivalent of Made in Germany” alliance (obviously this will need some catchier branding) and help create a Canadian Mittelstand. Also offer incentives to suitcase-maker Rimowa to expand its production in Ontario to conquer the global shortage of its cases.

9. Canada needs new submarines. Germany needs more wide-open space to train its expanding military. A fair trade I’d say.

10. Both of you lack clout when it comes to getting your message out on the global airwaves. The CBC backed out of its international rolling news service years ago and Deutsche Welle is not the snappiest when it comes to breaking stories. Could you combine forces and offer an alternative voice to the world (the US) with a smart, more mid-Atlantic news and features TV channel, radio service and web offer? Ich think so.

Tyler Brûlé is editor-in-chief of Monocle magazine

[noir]

@Dr Cosmo, you didn't tell us how hapless is the German dream. Read this.

viewtopic.php?f=28&t=168202&start=20#p14776640

[Dr Cosmo]

I have seen the topic.

12 million more immigrants in Germany (in 2060) would be a lower growth rate compared to Canada, Australia, the US, Israel or Singapore. Thats not acceptable. What the Germans have to learn though about a controlled immigration policy is SELECTION. The German system has not yet found a way to manage the arrival of the more skilled and educated people who want to come.

Anyway, eat this noir…:

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[Potemkin]

Learning German geography? Why bother? Another couple of wars, and Germany will consist of little more than a sausage factory in Dortmund.

[noir]

@Dr Cosmo,