THW: Germany′s army of volunteers for disaster relief

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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