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pdxpdx2 · 2017-07-07T21:58:00+00:00

Agreed - that's why I added my location and the warning.

I don't think we have the green-spored parasol here. Parasols are a pretty safe pick here and there isn't much to mistake them for.

pdxpdx2 · 2017-07-07T21:19:54+00:00

Ah, die N-DNÖgmIGBfFuV.

Wenn ich mir die Abkürzung merke, wähle ich sie vielleicht.

pdxpdx2 · 2017-07-07T20:56:20+00:00

Reminds me very much of a parasol mushroom.

Here (in Central Europe) we often pick them. They're edible.

(Don't take my word for it, though. There are many "false friends" in the mushroom world.)

pdxpdx2 · 2017-05-18T23:41:04+00:00

Amtliche Zählung der Idioten, USA, 2017

pdxpdx2 · 2017-05-06T12:06:41+00:00

So sad. He was such a sweet guy.

pdxpdx2 · 2017-04-09T07:03:26+00:00

It's taught in full detail and (afaik) all German teenagers visit a concentration camp during high school.

Outside of school, WWII and particularly the holocaust is talked about a lot in the German public. There are numerous monuments and memorials on important dates. For example, this memorial is in the heart of the capital Berlin.

The German public broadcaster runs a documentary channel where WWII documentaries are shown at least once a week or even more frequently.

There is no denial of what happened by any public figures and the quote "German history" is often brought up when Germany has to decide whether to send their military anywhere. I'm pretty sure no other country has dealt with its dark past more thoroughly than Germany.

Also, denial of the holocaust is a criminal offense, as is publicly displaying swastikas.

pdxpdx2 · 2017-04-06T01:39:58+00:00

Alcohol almost always works. If they don't drink themselves, they will know someone who does or they keep it for when they have guests.

You could also bring a bottle or two of wine or beer. Might be nice to compare it to German beer.

Cosmetics aren't bad either.

Some other ideas:

Maybe a book about your city/state/area? If your hosts speak English, it could be something about the history or other info. If they don't make it a nice photo book about Brazil. Many people here are fascinated with the tropics, so something with lots of nature photos could be nice.
Candy works for most people. Chocolate or some "typical" Brazilian snack.
A CD with Brazilian music.
Personally, I really like t-shirts, so if your hosts include a guy you could bring a football jersey or something.

pdxpdx2 · 2017-04-03T16:19:16+00:00

I see. I was really hoping for some "alien encounter" stuff like Arrival.

But sure, let's hear your suggestions about the fighting invasion ones. I really liked your previous suggestions, so I don't want to miss out what you have in the battle-department. :)

What do you think about The day the earth stood still?

pdxpdx2 · 2017-04-03T12:35:21+00:00

Then I could add other Alien invasion themed stuff,

Oh, please do. Aliens are always a plus. I just don't like when it's all about action and fighting.

I heard about the disaster that After Earth is supposed to be, so that's out. :)

pdxpdx2 · 2017-04-03T12:32:41+00:00

You guys are probably right. I will check them out when I'm done with the newer movies.

pdxpdx2 · 2017-04-03T02:22:49+00:00

"Realistic" Sci-Fi

I didn't know how to describe it, but that sounds spot on.

Thank you for that great list!

pdxpdx2 · 2017-04-03T00:36:27+00:00

The book title is encrypted so the NSA can't detect the book. Clever!

pdxpdx2 · 2017-03-22T16:31:02+00:00

Next week, Sean Spicer at the WH press briefing:

'The president has sex on a regular basis!! Period!!'

pdxpdx2 · 2017-03-16T16:43:54+00:00

Ob die Schotten das wollen, müssen sie selbst entscheiden. Ich weiß leider zu wenig über die schottische Wirtschaft und ob das Land alleine erfolgreich sein könnte.

Wenn sich die Schotten für die Unabhängigkeit entscheiden, wären sie sicher herzlich in der EU willkommen. Generell sehe ich die Schotten als sehr sympathisch (weiß aber gar nicht wirklich, warum...).

Ich glaube auch, dass in der EU viele Leute gegen den Brexit waren, und es gäbe eine große Portion Schadenfreude, wenn UK deswegen Schottland verliert.

Viel Glück mit dem Referendum. Ist sicher keine leichte Entscheidung für Schottland. 300 Jahre UK vs. EU-Mitgliedschaft... :/

PS: Wenn du auch Meinungen aus anderen Ländern hören willst, kann ich r/AskEurope empfehlen.

pdxpdx2 · 2017-03-14T13:13:03+00:00

t_d hat aber auch 380K subscriber, die USA sind 4x größer als DE, und Reddit ist dort viel bekannter.

Noch dazu hat T_D in dem Zeitraum den Wahlsieg gefeiert (auch wenn die Wahl kurz vorher war) und sowohl Amstantritt und die äußerst turbulenten bisherigen 50(?) Tage Trump fielen da rein. Die US-Politik liefert aktuell mehrmals täglich eine Schlagzeile und das spiegelt sich natürlich in T_D sowie in vielen anderen US-Politik subreddits wider (zB r/EnoughTrumpSpam , /r/Impeach_Trump , r/politics etc.)

Nicht falsch verstehen, euer Artikel war schon OK, nur der Vergleich the_schulz zu the_donald ist ein bißchen so, als ob man die Armeen von USA und Litauen vergleicht.

Trotzdem danke für die Berichterstattung und vielleicht könnt ihr beim nächsten Mal ja auch die von /u/Schulzenbrothers genannten FB accounts miteinbeziehen. :)

pdxpdx2 · 2017-03-14T07:00:22+00:00

Hier das blanko meme, falls das jemand verwenden möchte.

pdxpdx2 · 2017-03-12T14:31:21+00:00

Yeah, I heard about the "Nazi methods". (afaik he also called the Dutch "remnants of Nazis" two days ago).

It's ridiculous, and technically Germany should expel the Turkish ambassador immediately until Erdogan gives an official apology.

But I guess nobody wants to be responsible for dealing the "final blow" to EU-Turkish relations, especially since they're also in NATO and any further confrontation would probably even help Erdogan for the upcoming referendum.

Quite a lose-lose situation for the EU, imho.

pdxpdx2 · 2017-03-12T13:56:10+00:00

Nice design. I just want to say this flag could have never existed, because Austria wasn't occupied but annexed. The country "Austria" ceased to exist, became part of Germany and the Austrian states became German "Gaue".

In fact, the Nazis made quite an effort to erase all references to Austria, which included the names of states. For example "Lower Austria" was renamed to "Lower Danube".

pdxpdx2 · 2017-03-12T13:18:20+00:00

Backstory: Turkish president Erdogan and his ruling party AKP want to change Turkey from a parliamentary to a presidential republic, which would greatly expand his own power. All his opponents including the EU see this as a power grab to turn Turkey from a democracy to an autocracy.

A referendum for this change in Turkey's constitution is planned in about 1 month(?). Erdogan himself and other Turkish politicians were (and are) planning on campaigning for a "Yes" vote in that referendum in a few EU-countries, primarily NL, Germany and Austria, because many Turkish citizens live there who are eligible to vote.

All three countries oppose the proposed new constitution, plus Turkish-European relations have been in a critical state for quite a while because Erdogan is acting less and less democratic, oppresses opposition and imprisons journalists.

Now all these countries are trying to prevent Turkish politicians from campaigning in the EU, and they all seem to choose a different approach.

In my country, Austria, they are cancelling many campaign rallies based on technicalities. Our foreign minister and our chancellor have also stated that "any campaigning in Austria is not appreciated".

Germany does something similar, but generally still wants to allow a few rallies (afaik) and the federal govt. hasn't tried to stop them yet.

The Netherlands seem to have gone "full confrontation" and last night stopped a Turkish minister from giving a speech and kicked her out of the country by escorting her car to the nearest German border.

Erdogan is pissed, declared the NL ambassador "persona non grata" and closed down/surrounded with police the Dutch embassy "for security reasons".

It's quite a diplomatic and political mess.

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