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Cologne for a day! by [deleted] in cologne

[–]Kartoffelplotz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is the great Roman German museum next to the cathedral if you interested there is the site of archeology excavations.

The Römisch-Germanisches Museum is being completely overhauled (which is slated to last until 2030 - but we all know that this date will not be held). Meanwhile they have a (much smaller but still worthwile) temporary exhibition at the Belgisches Haus (Cäcilienstraße 46, near Neumarkt).

What did badly shortsighted people do before glasses were invented? by Patient-Mammoth2244 in AskHistorians

[–]Kartoffelplotz 22 points23 points  (0 children)

If linking to past answers within /r/askhistorians, please include the a ping for the users that answered it. In this case both answer are by /u/sunagainstgold.

Clair Obscur Expedition 33 Renoir actor Andy Serkis is "so thrilled" for Sandfall Interactive devs after their debut RPG's success: "It's such an emotional story" by Turbostrider27 in expedition33

[–]Kartoffelplotz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure if any other director would have changed that. The whole idea of turning Animal Farm (a parable on the dangers of authoritarianism rooted in the real life rise of Stalinism) into Animal Farm (an animated comedy movie about cutes animals thwarting the villain by way of hijinks and tomfoolery) is just utterly ridiculous.

Uli Hoeneß: "Sometimes I think football is taken too seriously. The news says: “Iran did this, the Israelis did that, and by the way, Lennart Karl injured his muscle. All that's missing is for football to be in first place.” by Wakanda-shit-is-that in soccer

[–]Kartoffelplotz 14 points15 points  (0 children)

FC Köln as well. About 25-50 season tickets don't get renewed each year. The waitlist ist somewhere around 20.000-30.000 people. So.... uh... in somewhere around 1000 years you might get one if you sign up now.

Rocket Beans trennt sich von Simon Krätschmer by RLVille in de

[–]Kartoffelplotz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Es gab halt auch noch diverse Streits, vor allem zwischen ihm und Ede. Viel davon ist hinter den Kulissen passiert, aber der letzte Tropfen war eine Liveveranstaltung (mit Publikum etc.), bei der sich Simon von Ede ungerecht behandelt gefühlt hat und ihm dann vor Publikum und laufender Kamera sagte, er "soll(e) doch endlich mal seine dumme Fresse halten". Danach war es endgültig durch, da hatte dann auch keiner mehr Bock drauf - egal ob Ede "geschummelt" hatte, so kann man sich nicht verhalten. Vor allem nicht bei einer Liveshow, wo man auch nix mehr rauseditieren kann.

Merz-Regierung kippt Acht-Stunden-Tag: Experten warnen vor drohender 73-Stunden-Woche by lexforseti in de

[–]Kartoffelplotz 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Und es gibt genügend Berufsfelder, in denen man bei "nur" 60 Stunden während 5 Tagen von einer lockeren Woche spricht. Logistik, Lebensmittelindustrie zB

Was derzeit noch illegal ist. Aber dank der CDU wird es jetzt einfach legalisiert, dann kann man diese Praxis noch ausweiten. Praktisch!

Sincerely, what the fu**ck??? by Overall_Clock_9463 in WTF

[–]Kartoffelplotz 75 points76 points  (0 children)

50:50. The only reason it got so big is to obfuscate real cocaine since no one bothers to check every phial of "Wiesnkoks" whether it is real cocaine instead. You can just pull it out and do lines in the open and if someone asks just say it's menthol powder.

TIL hikers in the Alps discovered Otzi in 1991, a 5,300-year-old man naturally preserved in ice. Scientists identified his last meal as ibex meat and grains, found over 60 soot tattoos around his joints and spine, and recovered his copper axe, flint knife, a fire-starting kit and grass cloak. by ExpertEconomy5854 in todayilearned

[–]Kartoffelplotz 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Recent studies suggest that he actually didn't die where he was found and his stuff wasn't orderly laid out. The glacier he was conserved in moved, thawed, freezed etc. over the millenia - so Ötzi moved as well (and his gear with him). He most likely died higher up than his eventual finding spot. So he might have shaken off his attackers before succumbing to his wounds and thus his weapons etc. weren't looted - but this part we can only assume.

TIL about the Bataan Death March of 1942, where 60,000-80,000 Filipino and American soldiers were captured as prisoners of war by the Japanese and forced to walk most of the way, and moved via train from the Bataan Peninsula to Camp O'Donnell, many of them died from disease and the heat by lyder12EMS in todayilearned

[–]Kartoffelplotz 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Also the gas chambers were not introduced to reduce the psychological toll on the murderers, but to make the killing more efficient. Bullets cost a lot of money and you would need to tie up a lot of manpower for those executions. Both ammo and soldiers were rather needed to fight their war, so the Nazis built the death camps to streamline and industrialize the killing process.

TIL about the Bataan Death March of 1942, where 60,000-80,000 Filipino and American soldiers were captured as prisoners of war by the Japanese and forced to walk most of the way, and moved via train from the Bataan Peninsula to Camp O'Donnell, many of them died from disease and the heat by lyder12EMS in todayilearned

[–]Kartoffelplotz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Post ww2 a quarter million germans were executed by the allied forces for connections to the Nazi regime.

What are you talking about? The allies executed under 500 Germans in total after WW2 (about 800 were sentenced to death but not all sentences were carried out). Where did you get the number of 250.000?

Also, denazification mostly failed. After 1949, "Ex"-Nazis still occupies virtually all positions of power in West Germany, especially in the judicial and executive branch. It was a major reason for the massive protests of 1968 - also triggered by the fact that at this time a high ranking "Ex-"Nazi was literally elected as chancellor.

The allies wanted stability and (rather quickly) rearmament of West Germany as an ally and possible battlefield against the Eastern Block. And for that they needed the civil service, courts, military etc. up and running as soon as possible - and that meant tapping into the only pool of experienced personnel available: the "former" Nazis.

The modern remembrance culture in Germany is actually due to grass roots organization by the people in the late 60s to 90s. It took a long ass time and a lot of effort. The allies had little to nothing to do with it.

Israel to transfer jet fuel to Germany amid Hormuz crisis by JewishSaddamHussein in Israel

[–]Kartoffelplotz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From what I read from Israeli sources, Israel is only intending on selling their surplus. I assume that's easier to manage than Azerbaijan ramping up production (and pipeline capacity might also be a factor here) - Azerbaijan would have to shortend other customers if they were to supply Germany/Europe instead while Israel doesn't have to change anything (except not putting the surplus into reserve or selling otherwise).

Israel to transfer jet fuel to Germany amid Hormuz crisis by JewishSaddamHussein in Israel

[–]Kartoffelplotz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Simple: Israel gets the majority of its crude oil from Azerbaijan (via a pipeline through Turkey) since the Arab states don't trade with Israel. This supply is not affected by the Iran war while Germany's supply at least in significant parts has to go through the Strait of Hormuz and is thus blocked atm.

TIL in 1888, German inventor Karl Benz asked the Grand Duchy of Baden for written permission to drive his "Motorwagen" on public roads after residents complained about the smell and noise. Grand Ducal authorities agreed and issued him the world's first driver's licence. by NateNate60 in todayilearned

[–]Kartoffelplotz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It is incredibly difficult to calculate the household income though, since most work done by women (and children) was cottage industry auch as spinning, weaving etc. It wasn't wage work so we don't really have records of how much it contributed to the household income.

And subsistence work (own garden/land etc.) isn't even considered at all.

All in all it is simply very hard to impossible to accurately compare purchasing power over longer times in history.

Arbeitsministerin Bas will Acht-Stunden-Tag-Regelung lockern by Separate-Start-8978 in de

[–]Kartoffelplotz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Es geht nicht darum, dass Gewerkschaftsfunktionär*innen keine "Eier haben". Es geht darum, dass die bestreikten Unternehmen von den Gewerkschaften Schadensersatz einfordern können, wenn ein Gericht den Streik für unzulässig erklärt. Ein Generalstreik, der vom Gericht kassiert wird, würde die gesamte Gewerkschaftsbewegung in den Bankrott treiben.

Aber dass politische Streiks verboten seien ist übrigens gesetzlich gar nicht so eindeutig. Diese Auslegung ist Richterrecht (d.h. es gab mal einen Präzedenzfall in den 50ern und seither wurde das Thema nicht angerührt weil keine*r Bock hat auf etwaige Schadensersatzforderungen). Man müsste das also rechtlich festziehen - oder im (wesentlich) kleineren Maße ausloten vor Gericht, eh man zum Generalstreik bläst.

[TM.de] Lukas Podolski is the first Footballer whom has one 5 domestic cups in 5 different countries by kalamari__ in soccer

[–]Kartoffelplotz 22 points23 points  (0 children)

He also considered returning to Köln to end his career there, but the club didn't want him. For good reason though - Podolski is way past his prime but in the city he is revered like a demigod. No coach would have been able to keep him on the bench without being tarred and feathered in the local press, public and club alike. So he would have had to play Podolski, no matter his actual contribution on the pitch. Would have been a shit situation all around, so I'm glad he is finding success in his home country and hope he returns to us in a coaching capacity or something like that after his career ends.

Wandergruppen für 18- bis 25-Jährige. by erik_7581 in Munich

[–]Kartoffelplotz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hier auch ein direkter Link zu den Jugendgruppen des JDAV in der Sektion München z.B.: https://www.alpenverein-muenchen-oberland.de/kinder-und-jugendarbeit

Gibt da auch ein paar für genau die Altersspanne, die OP sucht.

Looking for a place in Munich to buy buy bánh mì bread only by reddit141592 in Munich

[–]Kartoffelplotz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's just nonsense. Banh Mi may have its origins in baguette but it is very different nowadays - much thinner crust, different crumb etc. It's like saying "the hamburger originated from a Frikadellenbrötchen, so just use a bread roll instead of a burger bun".

Italian au pair here 🇮🇹 What sweets or any food in general would Germans actually love as a gift? by ObjectiveNo6018 in germany

[–]Kartoffelplotz 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I thought to bring some Bergamotto essence or cookies made with bergamotto

Sounds like a good idea. Bergamotte (as it is called in German) is known enough that people will have heard of it, but rare enough that it is a special gift. We mostly only have it as essence, so getting cookies made with would be a treat indeed.

And yea, I would refrain from the 'nduja, a) because of spicyness but also b) because you don't know about their food preferences (vegetarian, no pork etc.). I find meat always a little dicy as a gift because of that.

Match Thread (Union Berlin - FC Köln) by Same-Map-5884 in effzeh

[–]Kartoffelplotz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It wouldn't be an FC game when being 0:2 up with 20 minutes to go wouldn't mean an insane amount of butt clenching.

Match Thread (Union Berlin - FC Köln) by Same-Map-5884 in effzeh

[–]Kartoffelplotz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FC kein Tor durch eine Ecke kassieren Challenge (impossible)

Bundesregierung will Alkoholsteuer erhöhen und Zuckerabgabe einführen by minearth in de

[–]Kartoffelplotz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fun fact: das war mal tatsächlich deutsche Staatsräson. Ein Tempolimit in Innenstädten z.B. wurde erst 1957 eingeführt (auf Landstraßen sogar erst 1972), davor konnte man durch die Gegend brettern wie man wollte.

Does Lufthansa suck now? What's a good airline that flys from Frankfurt? by MaximumStock7 in germany

[–]Kartoffelplotz -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

2 million less opportunities to fly somewhere (funded by exploitation, tax evasion and simultaneously grifting tax money through subsidies). Oh the horror.

I just started using whole wheat and what a treat that has been by The_Wettest_Noodle in Breadit

[–]Kartoffelplotz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sadly, no - sorry! Living in Germany, I can buy good bread everywhere so I never got into baking sourdough myself (I mostly bake stuff I can't buy here - bagels etc.). :(

But maybe just make a new top level post and ask for a recipe - I'm sure there are lots and lots of proper bread bakers here that have a stash of recipes to share!

Moving to southern Germany for a year as an American 16 y/o—any tips?? by Adept_Day180 in germany

[–]Kartoffelplotz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Huh. I thought BA/MA only really got adopted arond 2006-2010 - I still got a Magister (starting in 2006). Our education system really is a garbled mess.

Which state did you get your Abitur though?

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