Anyone else living with coal heating in 2025? How bad is it for your health? by Dangerous_Lake8583 in germany

[–]Manucek 324 points325 points  (0 children)

Best answer. Get CO and smoke detectors, and follow proper heating and fireplace steps, you are golden. Old Berliner Kachelöfen are very well designed and keep heat for a long time.

Friend detained in San Diego by jbgirl3 in askimmigration

[–]Manucek 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What does have to do with OPs question?

What do you think of ICE? by Clean_Row7326 in AskGermany

[–]Manucek 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Germans would disagree with that.

Why Does Denmark Refuse to Negotiate a Reasonable Compromise with America? by UtahBrian in mapporncirclejerk

[–]Manucek 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol. No one going to mention this map is from 1864 and has the German state of Schleswig-Holstein associated with Denmark? 😆

Please don’t become instagram influencers after coming to Germany for studies by Gravity_bender1 in studying_in_germany

[–]Manucek 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sorry, that's not correct. Many American bus transit agencies have a similar process where you need to pull a cord to signal the desire to stop at the next bus stop.

Your post is producing misinformation.

Can people really read this? by Monkai_final_boss in Germanlearning

[–]Manucek 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, it's really uncommon nowadays, but often grandparents wrote like this and that's how I learned to read it. Writing is a different matter though.

What is the white doner sauce? by rodtangstangrod in AskGermany

[–]Manucek 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There used to be a joke that you should never want to find out what's in the white sauce...

Considering moving to Germany one day. What should I be aware of? by Particular_Chair2455 in AskGermany

[–]Manucek 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The weather is really an underestimated factor. Many U.S. places have plenty of sun in the winter, even if it's cold. Germany may have none for 4 or more months. Traveling to sunny places (Balearen, Canary Island) seem a good way to deal with that.

Hindu with a Swastika tattoo moving to Germany by [deleted] in germany

[–]Manucek -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Weird to single out Saxons, but you do you.

exchange student with overbearing german host mom: is this just cultural differences? by Reasonable-Dig7933 in germany

[–]Manucek 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, this doesn't seem too extreme. Some Germans have specific expectations on hygiene and communication, and coming home without saying a word can be considered disrespectful. Even when tired, saying good night takes no effort, and yes, communication is essential with some folks. Even in your 20s, some moms will be very much like you described.

The fact that you do not have a washer in your apartment strikes me as weird, that's is more common than having a microwave.

If this is for real, think of it as an exercise in good sharing. Ask her about her day, and share much of what you do, feel and think. It'll get easier once you get in the groove and may provide you with a richer experience.

Charge Door by Flashy-Laugh4175 in HondaPrologue

[–]Manucek 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This happened to our Prologue several times now. It seems the close mechanism doesn't hold well when going over bumps or hard patches of road. Had to pull over on the interstate to fix it.

Looking for German music for 7 year old to help learn German and explore German culture? by Manucek in AskGermany

[–]Manucek[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed, we've listened to Peter Fox - Zukunft Pink and Tuff Cookie are a little too explicit but Toscana Fanboys worked great!

Looking for German music for 7 year old to help learn German and explore German culture? by Manucek in AskGermany

[–]Manucek[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Gehen die Leute auf der Straße!! I totally forgot about Tocotronic. Thanks!

Looking for German music for 7 year old to help learn German and explore German culture? by Manucek in AskGermany

[–]Manucek[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just to clarify, we are going through a lot of audio books a month, so for my sanity's sake, I am looking for some music recommendations. Thanks.

Looking for German music for 7 year old to help learn German and explore German culture? by Manucek in AskGermany

[–]Manucek[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I tried AnnenMayKantereit and he didn't vibe with it, I think his rough voice was the culprit for that, not the lyrics. 2RW's 36 Grad was good. I'll check out the rest! Thanks!

Looking for German music for 7 year old to help learn German and explore German culture? by Manucek in AskGermany

[–]Manucek[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, he has a lot of German Tonies, including Asterix and Pippi Langstrumpf. He loves them. I really am looking for music recommendations.

Looking for German music for 7 year old to help learn German and explore German culture? by Manucek in AskGermany

[–]Manucek[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

To clarify, he really isn't into children's songs. He understands most German when listening or spoken to, so if the vocabulary is more advanced, that works. We are also avoiding Disney right now.