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Re:The Case for Slow Programming by moconnor on Tuesday December 02, 2014 @08:10AM (#8686852)
This is true; it's also true that Things Work here. Processes, equipment, social organizations.

To get your fishing permit you will need to provide all the right bits of paper and stamps, no exceptions.

The flip side of this is that if you follow a set of precise, unambiguous instructions you will get your fishing permit.

Source: moved from UK to Germany 8 years ago.

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Re:The Case for Slow Programming by Argorak on Tuesday December 02, 2014 @08:49AM (#8687007)
My favorite expat quote is: Germans have rules for everything, but with some though put into them, most of them are quite sane. ;)
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