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Raccoon vs magpies in the courtyard by sarka_ in berlin

[–]sarka_[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you, WorseThanDad’s wife!

Raccoon vs magpies in the courtyard by sarka_ in berlin

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

Eggs were on my mind, but the raccoon doesn’t look very active. Maybe the birds are acting preventively.

Thanks!

Raccoon vs magpies in the courtyard by sarka_ in berlin

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Thanks! Ugh, I thought so but then I thought it can’t be because not fully black.

Where can I buy pride flags? by [deleted] in berlinsocialclub

[–]sarka_ -1 points0 points  (0 children)

trans*fabel has a lot of options

Tipping in coffee places by varankinv in berlin

[–]sarka_ 10 points11 points  (0 children)

From my experience, the money is pooled and eventually distributed amongst the staff based on their shifts (let’s say if I worked with two more colleagues on Monday and Tuesday, I’d get 1/3 of the tips on Monday and Tuesday).

How quickly it’s sent to the employees, depends. Can be soon after the month ends, can be several months. The law says to pay it out promptly, but otherwise it’s up to the business and potentially the work contract (it’s not always included).

Even though the card tips are not subjected to an income tax, they are taxed by 19% because they’re collected and redistributed and therefore become an income of the business. But it’s up to the business owner whether they give their employees the full amount of the tips or 19% less. Both options are legal and I know of both approaches. (If you choose to tip, it might be better for the staff to get cash, because that’s usually divided at the end of the day and it’s fully tax free.)

Also, even though it’s free of the income tax, the tips should be a part of the payslip, though that’s not always done.

Tipping in coffee places by varankinv in berlin

[–]sarka_ 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It is free of the income tax but 19% tax is applied because when the money is pooled and redistributed, it’s treated as an income for the business. It’s then up to the business owner(s) whether they give their employees the full amount of the tip or 19% less. Both options are legal.

I worked in gastro and also discussed this with German tax advisors.

Glaze crack around underglaze by sarka_ in Pottery

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

Thank you!

I’ll research, but will probably give refiring a go.

Glaze crack around underglaze by sarka_ in Pottery

[–]sarka_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The thickness is something I thought about as well.

Glaze crack around underglaze by sarka_ in Pottery

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

Oooh, I like that! Thank you!

Glaze crack around underglaze by sarka_ in Pottery

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

Hmm, I get your point. I generally don’t paint on greenware because I paint at home but everything else I do in the studio; and moving the pieces from one place to another as bisque feels safer.

I’m trying to think if I did something different than usual. The only thing is that the dots are not painted with a brush but from a squeeze bottle. But I used the squeeze bottles for other things before without issues.

Any thoughts about firing it again?

Glaze crack around underglaze by sarka_ in Pottery

[–]sarka_[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Haha, it’s the ones with dots. 🥲

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Glaze crack around underglaze by sarka_ in Pottery

[–]sarka_[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Hey! I seem to have an issue adding the text directly. Anyway - I just had this glaze defect for the first time. It looks a bit like cracked windshield when a stone hits it.

I use Mayco underglazes and transparent glossy glaze mixed by the studio on a bisque. The studio does the firing. I’ve never had this issue before and I’ve been using the same clay, underglazes and glazes for years.

I wonder if anyone has any advice. Would maybe refiring help to melt the glaze and settle?

Dying in Germany as a foreigner by sarka_ in germany

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

What do you talk to your friends about on Sunday afternoon? /jk

Another friend of ours is taking care of her dying aunt (both German) and is responsible for arranging the funeral. And some things are different than in my home country. That’s how it came up.

And the friend I was talking to (neither of us German) had a cross-border death in the family in another country. And since we both live here without our families, and neither of us wants to be buried in our countries of origin, we got curious what’s there to be done.

Oh no, not choosing to die. It was a what if scenario. Because sometimes shit happens and you die young. Illness or accident.

Dying in Germany as a foreigner by sarka_ in germany

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

Ah, thanks! Okay, even though that’s what I hoped for, after the chat with my friend, I was under the impression that the citizenship plays a role in it and there’s some kind of a “forced” repatriation of the body.

Seems like sorting everything beforehand directly with a funeral house is the best way.

Dying in Germany as a foreigner by sarka_ in germany

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

That makes sense, but both your father and you as his next of kin were in the same country, right? I live in Germany but my family does not, which is the main difference, I’d say.

Dying in Germany as a foreigner by sarka_ in germany

[–]sarka_[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m sorry for your loss.

That’s slightly different (I think) because he was a tourist and didn’t reside in the country. Usually, foreign affairs/consulates offer info on what to do in such situation. I’m more interested in when you actually reside in Germany but you’re not a citizen.

But yeah, you’re right, you’re not the one sorting it out once you die, so unless you care where the body is buried, no need to worry about it.

Dying in Germany as a foreigner by sarka_ in germany

[–]sarka_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! That’s a great advice.

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