THW: Germany′s army of volunteers for disaster relief

Re:THW: Germany′s army of volunteers for disaster relief by maga on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @08:57AM (#27905620)

> It's not that easy to keep young people, but I find that more and more "older" people (like around 30) start with the firefighters because they want to take part in the life in their village and what not. So, there's hope.

With a long life of "tech nomading" I'm pretty comfortable living alone and in strange environments. But the older I get the more I feel unfulfilled due to lack of real community around, contributing to it, taking ownership and responsibility in it. I guess that happens to those 30 year olds in Germany as well.

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Re:THW: Germany′s army of volunteers for disaster relief by chefkoch on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @09:36AM (#27906056)

While moving around is getting more common, i think it's still way less than in US Tech. Also the distances are so much smaller munich - hamburg is only 6 hours.

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Re:THW: Germany′s army of volunteers for disaster relief by WJW on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @10:32AM (#27906804)

My favorite "Americans vs Europeans" joke:

Q: What's the difference between an American and a European person?

A: A European thinks 100 km is a large distance. An American thinks a hundred years is a long time.

I definitely qualify as a European in this regard; "only 6 hours" is super long to travel for me.

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Re:THW: Germany′s army of volunteers for disaster relief by mynameisash on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @04:16PM (#27911561)

I like that one a lot. My other favorite (as an American) is:

Q: What do you call a person who speaks two languages?

A: Bilingual

Q: What do you call a person who speaks one language?

A: American

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Re:THW: Germany′s army of volunteers for disaster relief by chefkoch on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @11:49AM (#27907838)

I recently read it takes around 12 hours just to drive through Texas, the same time it takes to drive from Munich to Barcelona.

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Re:THW: Germany′s army of volunteers for disaster relief by martin_a on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @10:11AM (#27906528)

But "rural" Germany with its village structures are harder to penetrate if you move to a town, probably.

So either you join the sports club or the firefighters to find your place in the new town. ;-)

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Re:THW: Germany′s army of volunteers for disaster relief by chefkoch on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @11:50AM (#27907851)

And your going to be the new guy for the rest of your live.

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Re:THW: Germany′s army of volunteers for disaster relief by RalfWausE on Thursday July 22, 2021 @03:22AM (#27916359)

If only that... my parents moved into the village i was born in 40 years ago, and even I WAS BORN THERE i a am still one of the "Newwe" (the "new ones" in the local dialect)

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