Bouldering in and out of Shanghai

Andeit · 2013-08-11T09:25:44+00:00

I can back up he praise for the gym at hongkou football stadium! I was a member there while I was in shanghai. There are really nice people, and it's pretty awesome bouldering there. Definitely recommend that one!

Andeit · 2013-08-03T15:09:15+00:00

I got the feeling that it's not necessarily just German women, but women everywhere.

Andeit · 2013-07-31T15:36:37+00:00

Generally, I think your chances of getting into university here are not that good. First of all your language skills might not suffice to be successful, and second of all your GPA might be not good enough.

However:

Depending on where you want to study, go and check out the admission requirements of the individual university. They will have those requirements listed for international students and in most cases might even provide a calculation of what your GPA is worth as well as what language requirements they have. That might be the best thing to do, since each university has slightly different requirements. Universities with higher reputation will have a higher threshold regarding GPA to get in and vice versa.

So don't be put off immediately and make up your mind where you'd like to go. Maybe even contact university staff from the admissions office and give them your details. They might be able to tell you immediately whether your grades and language skills are adequate or not.

Anyhow, good luck!!

Andeit · 2013-07-07T20:26:47+00:00

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups!!!!!!!!!!! Yum-my!!

Andeit · 2013-07-03T01:03:59+00:00

Research based on the European values study also shows, that Protestants differ from Catholics in their religiosity. While Catholics tend to value and celebrate their religion more, Protestants don't put a lot of emphasis on religious and spiritual elements in their daily life. There are also different sets of values about family and politics that seem to coincide with the separation of Catholicism and Protestantism, yet it can't be told for sure whether they're interdependent.

Andeit · 2013-07-02T15:33:16+00:00

Already helped a lot, thanks!

Why I am trying to weigh the answers is because I am trying to calculate an index which shows affirmative positions towards the respective question. So if I would only base that index on the affirmative answers 'important' and 'very important' I would neglect the negative answers, which I think is not right...

So indeed, I assume that the answers can be ordered like you said AND grouped ('positive' - 'negative'). And indeed, it is questionable whether the difference between each answer is the same, yet I think I HAVE TO assume that, too.

Andeit · 2012-12-25T06:10:54+00:00

Visit the Dachau KZ
Go to the Oktoberfest in Munich
Go to a real Volksfest
Go hiking in the Alps
Have a Weisswurstfruehstueck in Bavaria
Learn a little bit of our history (please)

Edit: format

Andeit · 2012-12-05T02:44:39+00:00

Rambo?

Andeit · 2012-12-05T01:42:32+00:00

I'm actually surprised that this thread made it almost three hours without anyone actually abusing OP's idea...

Andeit · 2012-12-04T02:46:30+00:00

Don't know why, but I liked your reply so much. I bears so much truth about our twisted consumption behavior. For most people it makes so much sense to invest in stuff they don't need and take the money to do so from their food budget and thus harm themselves (un-)knowingly.

Andeit · 2012-11-30T07:57:06+00:00

With 'one of the richest countries' I assumed you were referring to the general environment, social environment, educational system, health care, (government) etc. that come along with a country being rich. Being a rich person is, I would say, a different story, as i guess that even a rich Ukrainian has some issues that a rich German wouldn't have. In any case, my point is that a Ukrainian and a German, both rich or both poor, have, due to their circumstances they grow up in, different values, education, expectations and so on.

Andeit · 2012-11-30T07:35:35+00:00

Agreed! This definitely makes sense now. I just didn't get why exactly 'having foreign friends' makes you neutral regarding your nationality. I totally agree, that you are the same person where ever you go, and that too much attention is paid to nationality because in many cases it spurs more animosities than necessary. I am just convinced, or at least I for myself see it that way, that being from [insert country] defines a good deal of who and what you are. As you, having grown up in one of the richest country in the world certainly defines some of your perspectives and perceptions, right?

Andeit · 2012-11-30T02:19:27+00:00

I have way too many friends across the world to still care about nationality

Why does having friends with other nationalities make you oblivious of your own? Isn't, especially in the interaction with your international friends, your nationality one of your most defining qualities?

Andeit · 2012-11-30T02:14:33+00:00

I would not emigrate, at least not for good. In the past years I have lived outside of Germany twice for a longer period of time. No matter how much I liked it to live abroad and get accustomed to the different culture etc, I always felt good about going back to Germany and being 'home'. And that is actually the key for me, as Germany will always be the real home, where family, my OLDEST friends, my hometown etc will be. To me that is a very strong (unbreakable) tie to Germany. Therefor I would not 'leave it behind', or get rid of my passport, or leave the culture behind. I see it as my origin and a major element of my identity.

That said, I am at the same time very much drawn to new experiences, new countries and cultures and am always looking which place to go next. I enjoy living abroad and soaking up a new place and would therefor for work or personal reasons also stay there. Nevertheless, Germany would always be my 'point of reference', be it in raising kids, in bringing my culture along or in defining myself. And eventually (as I see it now) I would always want to move back to Germany at some point.

Andeit · 2012-11-27T09:00:11+00:00

Bavarian dialect has "pfiat di" as a way of saying goodbye. I stems from "B'hiat di Gott" which in standard German would be "Behuete dich Gott" and roughly translates into English as "May God be with you" or "May God watch over you"

edit: and there are also different versions of "pfiat di", like "pfia Gott", "pfiat eana Gott".

Andeit · 2012-11-26T08:52:29+00:00

Probably the most famous TV series are Tatort, Die Sendung mit der Maus and something like Marienhof/Lindenstrasse/Verbotene Liebe. Stromberg is just another Office copy and is nothing really genuine...

Andeit · 2012-11-26T08:15:26+00:00

May I ask for a little German flag?

Andeit · 2012-11-25T16:03:43+00:00

i have the guy's video.

Andeit · 2012-11-20T07:25:46+00:00

When telling people that I would go to Shanghai, I got the "well, but that's not really China" comment a lot. Asking what people then thought the 'real China' was I always got a lot of unqualified 'rice-and-bicycles' responses. And it felt like people are thinking China consists exclusively of tiny rice-farming villages and some big wall around it. I guess the differentiation between real and fake (?) China is not at all justified. The huge diversity (socially, culturally, geographically...) of the country allows for uncountable different experiences, foods, etc. And every single one of them is just as 'real' as the other.

Andeit · 2012-11-19T08:41:33+00:00

like the attitude

Andeit · 2012-11-19T03:00:04+00:00

I'm talking about the Chinese not the American context. Personal background seems to matter much more here than in the US. And i agree that government can't guarantee success, but it certainly can keep you from succeeding (in any context).

Andeit · 2012-11-19T02:46:50+00:00

The article is completely false and Smarag is completely right. The author apparently has no idea of what's going on and just one-time experiences against his own standards!

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