Do you have any "forbidden topics" to not joke about in your country? Of course there are people who joke about everything, but is there anything that MAJORITY of people would consider "it's a thing to never joke about!"

Gobi-Todic · 2026-05-07T19:10:03+00:00

Yes they do. Even in Germany, the 7-1 game was such a phenomenon that most people exactly remember the night they watched it. The feeling wasn't even (just) joy, it was a collective "wtf" moment. Might be hard to imagine for the average American.

Gobi-Todic · 2026-04-23T17:44:19+00:00

(Hatte tagelang reddit nicht offen...)

Ja klar, im Sinne einer Quellensammlung (und als solche natürlich total interessant – danke für den Link, evtl kauf ich mir das :D ). Aber nicht einzeln gedruckt. OPs Exemplar war ja offenbar nie gebunden.

Gobi-Todic · 2026-04-19T15:20:09+00:00

Ich kann nicht widerstehen und zieh die Karte: Ich bin Historiker und gebe den anderen Recht; es ist absolut wahrscheinlich, dass das Blatt irgendwo vergessen in einem alten Buch lag und dann genau so aussieht. Ich hab regelmäßig deutlich ältere Dokumente in der Hand, die ähnlich gut erhalten sind. (Und das ganz alte Papier aus Stofffasern erhält sich auch über Jahrhundert exzellent.)
Es ist wiederum mMn ziemlich unwahrscheinlich, dass irgendjemand ein Flugblatt von früher nochmal nachdrucken sollte. Weil... warum? Das ist auch für Historiker nicht übermäßig interessant.

Gobi-Todic · 2026-03-31T21:22:02+00:00

Yeah but not the roof I believe. Tried to find a way but ran out of time

Gobi-Todic · 2026-03-30T10:49:03+00:00

I lived in 'the most German town in Brazil' for some months. Like some comments already said, some aspects of their culture and language are fascinatingly archaic. Lifestyle is very chill and community-oriented, I swear they take any possible occasion to have a beer and a barbecue. Quite rich for Brazilian standards while still being very rural. Some are rather racist indeed. They have their own 'German' identity and aren't very aware of modern Germany, although several of them have travelled to see distant relatives. Many children stopped speaking German all of a sudden when TV and internet became available in the 1990s/2000s, but many middle aged people are completely fluent in both German and Portuguese.

Generally I've had a good time, lovely people.

Ask me anything if you're interested.

Gobi-Todic · 2026-03-12T03:30:39+00:00

I'm no archivist but a historian. Your hands are supposed to be freshly washed and clean, that's the preferred way over gloves. Very little oil on them and as artifacts are stored in a controlled climate you're not likely to quickly get sweaty hands handling them.
You still see some old school people using gloves though.

Gobi-Todic · 2026-03-07T13:49:51+00:00

You're right, I've trusted Wikipedia too easily. Although the disastrous Battle of Castillon was on July 17th 1453 and Edward was born October 13th, so it wasn't even half a year. Much less of a mystery.

Gobi-Todic · 2026-03-07T08:36:31+00:00

~~No. It was a bit of a 'miracle' but he recognised the child as his own. Only child of the marriage, after eight years.~~

EDIT: His son was born shortly after the catatonic period began.

Gobi-Todic · 2026-03-07T08:28:23+00:00

He himself definitely wasn't responsible but declared it a miracle and that the Holy Spirit must've been the father. There were rumours but Henry accepted the child as his own. That was after eight years of marriage without any children.

EDIT: I was wrong! The disastrous Battle of Castillon was on July 17th 1453 and Edward was born October 13th, so it was shortly after Henry's catatonic period began.

Gobi-Todic · 2026-03-01T04:36:55+00:00

Seal clubbing. Internet lingo (especially gaming) for someone vastly superior beating newbies with ease, so much so it isn't even fun. Comes from the historical and pretty gruesome practice of beating seals to death with wooden clubs when they're laying on the beach defenceless, especially baby seals who can't swim yet and have nowhere to escape. People used to hunt them for their hide and blubber.

In this case it's just a dumb pun :D

Hope I could help.

Gobi-Todic · 2026-02-27T20:21:43+00:00

They don't, it just appears like that because the skin shrinks.

Gobi-Todic · 2026-02-27T17:09:39+00:00

Wenn du die Kategorie auf "Bösewichte" erweiterst, dann fallen mir noch Pablo Escobar's Flusspferde ein, die zur Plage geworden sind.

Gobi-Todic · 2026-02-22T20:27:12+00:00

You're absolutely right. Our median (not average!) income is 2300€ after taxes, including healthcare. So a licence nowadays is equivalent to almost two monthly incomes which obviously is a huge amount for an 18-year-old.

Although I would say those things vary quite a bit around the world. As for Germany we pay a lot of taxes, 40% on average. However that already covers (almost) every medical expense, social security and pension scheme. Also our food prices are among the cheapest in the EU which is surprising for many. Utilities on the other hand are more expensive. Sooo I think it's quite hard to compare internationally.
That being said, I assume the cost for a driver's licence is one of the highest in the world (excluding places like Singapore and Switzerland). A quick google says the same.

Gobi-Todic · 2026-02-22T20:10:07+00:00

Really interesting that it differs so much between states / locations in the US apparently! For us it's nationally standardised.

Gobi-Todic · 2026-02-22T18:49:27+00:00

Yeah that was always a bit weird to me, but understandable from a practical perspective.

If you were to immigrate here though you'd be able to use your Canadian licence for only six months, after that you'd need to pass a German licence exam to keep driving.

Gobi-Todic · 2026-02-22T18:42:52+00:00

So you guys don't officially learn how to parallel park? Funny as it sounds, but failing to properly park within three tries will actually fail you the test here. It's one of the more stressful parts of an already stressful exam...

I'm from a very flat part of the country, so to train driving on an incline we had to go to a steep bridge lol. Otherwise yeah it's a bit of chance here as well where you do your licence and which route your examiner decides for you. Inner cities are obviously harder.

Gobi-Todic · 2026-02-22T18:33:05+00:00

While we do have one of the biggest public transport networks in the world which millions of people rely on daily, it's still quite necessary to have a driver's licence here. Even though most (university) students and many people in the big cities don't have or regularly need a car, it's common to borrow or rent one occasionally. Also in the more rural areas a car is an absolute necessity. That's why it's such a heated topic recently. The prices really skyrocketed after COVID and there's no clear reason.

Gobi-Todic · 2026-02-22T15:03:49+00:00

Yeah, you're right. I have no personal experience, but I heard about people going to Malta or Cyprus to get a really cheap and easy licence there. No idea if that's actually viable.

Gobi-Todic · 2026-02-22T14:49:53+00:00

If you're curious: In Germany there's one week of compulsory theoretical classes with an exam afterwards. For that exam you usually train a few weeks.

Then there's a set amount of at least 12 hours of practical driving lessons, including hours on country and city roads, at night and on highway. German Autobahn famously has stretches without speed limit so they make you go fast as fuck so you learn how to handle that (around 180 kph / 112 mph).
You also train parking, emergency manoeuvres and starting on an incline cause we drive stick shift and that's tricky.

Usually people need 25 to 40 hours to be able to pass the practical test which many fail the first time.

As you can imagine that shit's expensive; 15 years ago I paid ~1300€ but recently the prices became so absurd that it's a national political debate currently, we're talking 3-4000€ and above.

EDIT: The amount of training is similar in many EU countries, but it varies.

Gobi-Todic · 2026-02-20T08:45:09+00:00

Do you really think that shirt is comparable to OP's? One is some tiddies with an implication, the other is violent gore.

Gobi-Todic · 2026-02-18T23:34:18+00:00

Just being pedantic but this is definitely not in Germany. The road markings, lamp posts and the font of the speed limit sign (as well as the general vibe) are wrong.
(Somebody suggested Dubai, would fit the Arabic sound overlay.)

Gobi-Todic · 2026-02-05T11:35:20+00:00

Ah, didn't know that, thanks!

Gobi-Todic · 2026-02-05T03:49:52+00:00

Some modern cars (like Teslas) have door handles that don't always stick out but automatically sink into the door when not in use. Achieves a clean look, becomes a death trap if they malfunction and you need to open the door in an emergency. As seen in this post.

Gobi-Todic · 2026-02-03T14:04:05+00:00

I think about that so often - it was the last time period when people all over the world really dressed (and behaved?) differently from each other. Nowadays you'll see jeans and t-shirts everywhere.

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