Ich wünsche mir, dass endlich mal was Schönes passiert: Roman (German Edition)

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Zu wem hasst du es, nett oder respektvoll zu sein? Warum bist du weiterhin nett? Von welchen Gruppen denkst du, sie werden als Menschen zweiter Klasse gesehen? Hast du Vorbilder, die eine andere Ethnie haben als du selbst? Auch Leute, die keine Musik oder Politik machen? Glaubst du, nachdem recht viel Liebe, recht viele Ressourcen etc.

Welche Verantwortung trage ich, mehr zu finden? Welche Opfer solltest du bringen, auf was solltest du verzichten, was solltest du abgeben, um die Welt besser zu machen? Wem bist du etwas schuldig? Wer ist dir etwas schuldig? Wie viel Platz haben solche Ungleichgewichte in deinem Alltag, und wie viele solcher Schulden ignorierst du?

Die dir Angst machen? Womit haben sie Recht? Ein Lob welcher Leute bedeutet dir am meisten? Traust du dich an diesen Ort? Hast du zuerst queere Menschen kennen gelernt oder zuerst queere Figuren? Hast du schon Dinge auf Facebook, Twitter etc. Hast du alle Chancen, die dir die Gesellschaft gab, gut genutzt? Wer ist Schuld, dass du nicht maximal erfolgreich bist — in allen Bereichen so weit gekommen bist, wie es nur geht?

Welche Chancen hast du ungenutzt verstreichen lassen — und warum? Wer brachte dir das bei? Wie viel Geld sollte man dann in deine Therapien investieren? Glaubst du, du kannst dir ein Kind leisten? Glaubst du, du kannst dir vier Kinder leisten? Belastest oder entlastest du andere Menschen vor allem?

Ich bin ja fast nur noch eine Belastung. Welche Nationen haben wenig geleistet und erreicht? Welche Nationen haben die Welt schlechter gemacht? Welche Nationen machen aktuell die Welt besser? Wie viele deiner zehn Lieblingsserien haben Frauen im Zentrum? Wie viele haben Menschen of Color im Zentrum? Welcher Ton, welche Stimmen, welche Bilder und Formate entspannen dich?

Welche dieser Figuren mochtest du trotzdem; und warum? Welchen Leuten konntest und wolltest du offen sagen, dass du diese Figuren magst? Glaubst du, DIR wird je ein Preis verliehen? Kommen in Soaps viele Leute wie du vor? Findest du ihre Storylines gelungen? Welchen Vorurteilen entsprichst du? Wen findest du charmant, charismatisch? Was interessiert dich nicht? Wen kannst du fragen und um Tipps bitten? Was sind deine Waffen, was sind deine Schilde, wie verteidigst du dich, wer kann dir etwas anhaben?

Wen ignorierst du, aus Selbstschutz? Hat unsere Gesellschaft Feinde? Machst du deinen Job gut? Was gibst du auf oder ab, zugunsten anderer Leute? Was geben andere Leute auf oder ab, zu deinen Gunsten? Menschen tun schrecklich unmenschliche Dinge: Vietnam, Bosnien, Ruanda, Tschetschenien usw. Ein sehr schnelles Lesen mit vielen faszinierenden Charakteren und ihren Geschichten. Er ist ein Theaterlehrer auf Tour durch die Vereinigten Staaten. Es kann sein, dass er ein Amerikaner geworden ist.

Seit 20 Jahren war er nicht mehr zu Hause: Keiner bekam, was er wollte. Sie benutzt die meiste Zeit, um zu schlafen, und nimmt starke Schlafmittel. Einer von ihnen zeigt ihr einen Blick auf etwas Anderes, Besseres. Liebe, Aggression, erwachsene Kinder, Fremdenhass und Schwarzarbeit.

Dezember in einem Dorf in Ostnorwegen. Tanja wird Tore und Jorid in den Kindergarten und in die Schule begleiten. Leute um sie herum denken, dass sie es gut gemacht haben. Tanjas Bruder meldet einen Besuch an: Aber es gibt etwas, das nicht passt. Aber ist es gut oder schlecht? Gibt es etwas, auf dem du ein Leben aufbauen kannst? Sjur denkt an Pjotr und daran, was letzten Sommer passiert ist. Aber nein, das Traumhaus ist aufgetaucht.

Eine junge Mutter zieht nach Skien, um wegzukommen — weg von Oslo. Eine Autorin, geboren. Ein Buch, ein wenig wie eine Umarmung, ein wenig wie ein Schlag in den Hals. Jetzt haben sie unrealistische Erwartungen und sind besessen von sich selbst. Reis hvis du ma. Warum sind sie gegangen? Jetzt ist sie Mutter und fragt nach den Beziehungen in ihrem Leben. Im Herbst ist Kenneth verliebt. Im Sommer zieht Kenneth nach Hause.

Und die Kunst des Spuckens beim Sprechen. Die Tiere sollten sie einfach geschlachtet und gegessen werden. Dann wird eine Geisteskrankheit bei ihm diagnostiziert. Beginnend in den 60er Jahren stellt sich die Frage: E-Mails aus der Klinik. Sie ist 37 Jahre alt und lebt bei Geir, sie haben Maiken, die rhythmisch saugt. Sie ist 46 Jahre alt, hat ein Nebenhaus voller Kriegerhennen und glaubt, dass das Leben aus hoffnungslosen Versuchen besteht, sich zu vereinigen. Alles, was sie mitbringen, ist ihr Kleinkind und ein Koffer.

Sie fliehen aus ihrem Heimatland Ungarn vor einem System des Terrors. Jobs, eigene Wohnung, neue und alte Freunde und so weiter. Doch eines Tages, auf dem Badezimmerboden, bekommt sie eine Panikattacke. Menschen sterben die ganze Zeit. Also warum nicht Eva? Dann kommt die beste Freundin Miriam aus Paris.

Dann sitzen sie auf dem Boden und reden. Dann putzen sie die Wohnung. Dann sitzen sie auf dem neuen Boden. Dann liegen sie im Bett und reden. Das Buch spielt vor einiger Zeit, doch dieselbe Misshandlung und unmenschliche Behandlung findet heute statt — in psychiatrischen Anstalten im ganzen Land. Eine scharfe und harte Darstellung eines versteckten Kapitels der norwegischen Gegenwart. Johannes ist Anwalt und will ein Jugendtheater leiten. Namenstage, Weihnachtsfeiern und Abendessen am Sonntag. Das Leid, das alles umgibt. Jens ist erst 22 Jahre alt, als sein Vater an einem Herzinfarkt stirbt.

Er wird Marias Freund, doch reist mit dem Rucksack durch Europa. Klaus wird in die Psychiatrie eingeliefert. Was versteckt Klaus und was versteckt Sara? Alf van der Hagen: Auch eine scharfe Kritik, wie der norwegische Staat und die norwegische Gesellschaft sie nach dem Krieg behandelten. Wie objektiv war der Prozess? Mikkel wartet in einem Hotelzimmer in Oslo auf Anna. Aber an diesem Freitag erscheint Anna nicht: Sie mag den Blick auf den Wald nicht. Eines Tages kommt ihre Tochter zu Besuch: Mutter und Tochter haben sich nicht mehr gesehen, seit Hildegunn sechs Jahre alt war. Die Tochter ist jetzt erwachsen geworden.

Vibeke hat entschieden, dass diesmal alles anders sein wird. Ein bisschen Licht und viel Dunkelheit in diesem Roman. Clemence wuchs auf der Familienfarm auf, einem abgelegenen Ort entlang von Fjorden und Bergen, und aus seiner Sicht lernen wir eine dysfunktionale Familie kennen. Die Geschichte seines Kindes, das nie geboren wurde.

Die Geschichte der Liebe, die nicht fortgesetzt werden konnte. Vier letzte Tage durch eine Vielzahl von Geschichten und Schicksalen: Der junge Arzt Jonas. Sogar der Boden einer Turnhalle hat ein eigenes kleines Kapitel. Fast alle tauchen auf und beschreiben Teile ihres Lebens. Die soziale Hierarchie, erforscht in einer beladenen und sinnlichen Sprache.

Eine witzige und scharfe, tragische und schmerzhafte Darstellung von Freundschaft und Einsamkeit und von der Klaustrophobie der Gemeinschaft. Im brutalen und grausamen Nachtleben sehnt sich die Hauptfigur danach, geliebt zu werden. Eine angespannte Dynamik in diesem dunklen Roman. Wie eine langsame Kaskade aus mildem psychologischen Horror. Alva ist acht Jahre alt. Und von vielen Geheimnissen. Comment The true dark nature of hm -- us?

Not much longer than six months, right? After watching the film, I am now reading "Never let me go" by Kazuo Ishiguro for the second time first time was in or , shortly after it came out and finding it just as gripping as the first time round. The film really does the book justice because it concentrates on the essentials down to the protagonists, the colours used and speed or rather lack of it. If you haven't read it yet, I can thoroughly recommend it. Comment More doorlets for hm: I somehow can't imagine.

Could it be that Mann created a comparison that doesn't exist really? I have a feeling that in some regional dialect maybe Berlinerisch? Comment Good morning snails! Thanks harambee for the new snail home! I think I didn't even make it into the last one. Too much work to do, as always plus I've been away to the States for quite a long time and have just been reading along if I had a bit of time. Was a bit of a strange trip, not only because it was so long but also work-wise, with a bit of a weird mood at times in the office and a shooting quite near our hotel and office.

But there were also so many great people, many great talks, many bottles of wine, a bit of partying, lots of fun and my first ever visit to a Japanese restaurant well, Japanese fusion tapas, to be precise. Comment May I pick up "auf dem" vs. Both versions work for me, although that might very well be an Austrian thing. Comment Comment on sitzenbleiben. I think but I'd like to have it confirmed by manni or other knowledgeable German speakers that there is a difference between sitzen bleiben and sitzenbleiben, the last one only used if somebody has to repeat a class in school.

I'd use "auf dem Balkon". For me "am Balkon" would probably describe something at the outer surface?? You can also "am Balkon hochklettern", but cactuses usually don't do that, whereas some other plants like grapevine shoots reportedly were seen doing exactly that. Comment Thank you for the new house, harambee. That is terrible news about the shooting. I don't know what to say Only that I would also use "Schiesserei" in German, rather than "Erschiessung". I do hope your community will recover from this tragic incident.

I came across some other horrible local news the other day. A 2-year old toddler was run over by a van. The driver shortly stopped, but then went on as if nothing had happened, leaving the child lying on the street. People who witnessed the accident just walked past, as if nothing had happened, leaving the child lying on the street. Another van drove up the road and also drove over the child. The child was ignored for almost 10 minutes by 18 passers-by! The child was then finally brought to hospital where it is now in intensive care. I first read about this in the English speaking daily newspaper, and then later came across the CCTV recording on a TV news show, because they seemed to be looking for the first driver, having caught the 2nd one already.

I had nightmares from this story. The UK Daily Telegraph also reported this story: Today's news say that they have identified the first driver and that he has contacted the toddler's family, offering some money, but unwilling to surrender to the police. We would probably stay longer, if our PlanA hadn't suddenly worked out in the very last minute. That was definitely true in the past. From what I understand, however, it was one of the subtleties lost to the Right Write Reform. A quick look-up shows me that "sitzen bleiben" is the recommended variant now with sitzenbleiben also a possibility for both meanings of the word, i.

Comment Before I dive into work: Hm-us I think you mix me up with someone else. I don't have dogs and I think I was in in Europe during Irene I am not sure, I moved around that time and things are a bit blurred. Apart from that - I live more in earthquake than hurricane territory. Regarding Labskaus - I think the traditional recipe includes fish, it is just my family never cooked it that way.

And I think we that is my sister and me consider it a guys' dish because we are not as fond as the men of it. I'm reading Graham Swift's "Wish you were here" only just started and I listen to "The hour I first believed" during my commute. I really like the book although it is not the most uplifting of books. I've read Never let me go and I really liked it. It is one of the books that stayed in my mind for a long time after.

Comment I think the snail with the beach loving dog loving was Mousy. Comment I have just finished in only two days one of the most moving books I have read in a long time. It was a spontaneous purchase in my favourite dangerous shop in town. It describes the story of the author and his dad who got Alzheimer more than 10 years ago.

After a period of rebellion against what was happening to his dad, the author slowly learned to accept it, and even developed a new, close relationship and friendship with his dad and a new understanding of him, after decades of estrangement. Although the book deals with a very sad topic and doesn't hide that, it is also funny, "tragicomic" in the best sense.

As someone who has experienced the long good-bye from a parent with dementia myself, I admire the author very much for the way he lives with this situation. But I think it is worth reading also for persons who have never known somebody with dementia themselves, it is just a wonderful and moving story of love between father and son.

Comment Jools, I cannot believe that people can be so cruel. I can understand your nightmares and hope that intensive care can save the child. How strange, how can one even be able to run over a 2-year-old, shrug it off and drive away, not even calling an ambulance? That's completely unimaginable to me. That was not a good topic to start the post, everything else just seems so trivial after that. But still, even in a world with cruel people in it, we should not forget that it has its good sides. I got my sofa bed!

Still, no need to envy me, Gibson, because apart from a sofa bed, I don't have much else. An air matress and a suitcase. The improvised bedside table to my sofa bed consists of the air matress's carton, with a placemat over it. Assembling was included in the delivery costs, and when I pointed this out to the two young guys who delivered the carton, they told me that it was completely assembled, as it is So I asked them to unpack it and take the package away with them, because the paper they wanted me to sign said they would.

They unpacked it, saw the pieces, and screwed ten srews altogether in the o-so-readily-assembled sofa. I admit it was almost complete, and not too complicated to finish, but still, if I paid for assembly, assembly is what I expect to get, not merely a carton and an instruction sheet! We are talking books again! The author is a friend of mine, so I read volume 1 and liked it. His concept of magic it consists of strings that magicians can see and know how to "pull" and manipulate is quite unique.

Also in the waiting line is a translation of "The Old Man and the Sea" that someone from the BILD newspaper, of all people, pushed into my hands at the book fair, the mystery set in Africa that my former employer gave me, and the second volume of George R. Martin's "Song of Ice and Fire" that fell into my hands some time ago.

Somewhere back in line there is still the "Zauberberg", but it is so far back it can't even see what it's queuing for, I'm afraid And when I have made at least a dent in this pile, I can consider your suggestions.

More time would be a great Christmas present, wouldn't it? And more patience with sanatory inmates. Ja, Jools, das mit dem Kind ist schrecklich. Comment Oh, Verzeihung, Dixie und Mousy, da habe ich wieder Mist gebaut und ihn auch falsch geschrieben. Erdbeben ui, hoffentlich nicht allzu nahe , Mousy: Jools, das mit dem Kind war in der Tat sehr traurig. Goldammer, der Buchtitel erinnert mich an Lear -- auch eine traurige Geschichte. Ich dachte, ich habe etwas von Ishiguro im Regal, aber vielleicht habe ich ihn mit jemandem anderen verwechselt.

Julian Barnes hat den Booker-Preis gewonnen. Aber ich gebe noch nicht auf. Gibt es denn andere solche Substantive, die sich mitten im Wort deklinieren? Sind das eher altmodische Formen? The driver [shortly] stopped briefly Comment Well, I am happy for Julian Barnes. The book sounds interesting. I was rooting for Sebastian Barry. But he did not even make the shortlist doorlet for hm: Comment For your amusement: Comment I think that may be a misconception, hm. Most of the time it's work, and very often hard work and very, very long hours with no day off.

What makes it fun are the people you meet - some of them have been coming for years just like me so we are quite a close-knit group, and there's always a few new faces as well. And as we were over for so long this time we just had to let off steam a few times. We paid dearly for partying until 5 in the morning the next day, of course, as it was a working day, but still - it was worth it.

We'll never get together that young again. They have a bit of everything, sashimi, stir-fries, Japanese pizza, hot pots or whatever they are called so even someone as picky as I am could find something there. Our Japanese colleague ordered for the group and I told the waiter about what I eat and what not and asked him whether this or that would be ok to eat for me.

Turned out to be a good choice! Have a nice day everyone! Comment Oh, Lara, the minimalistic approach? That reads like you're having stress. Or are you busy enjoying yourself? I hope the latter! Comment Ich bin leider etwas im Stress. GsD ist der Tag bald zu Ende. Ich musste eigentlich noch einkaufen gehen, habe aber keine Lust. Ich war also insgesamt 3 Tage nicht auf der Arbeit. Eine Kollegin von mir sortierte und verteilte die Post.

Das mache ich jeden Tag: Heute bekam ich eine Mail, CC an meinem Chef. Da stand, "Kindly refrain from opening confidential mail for HR. Ich habe mich so auf Montag gefreut, weil Montag das voraussichtliche Lieferdatum war. Aber es kam kein Paket. Heute bekomme ich eine Mail von amazon, dass mein Paket "unzustellbar" sei, weil ich entweder nicht zu Hause oder die Lieferadresse falsch war.

I hope you are feeling better. Did you ever try ordering with Libri? I'm just assuming you ordered books and not some fancy German stuff. Comment Ach, Lara, das tut mir leid. Und sollen sie nicht wenigstens 3x versuchen und das Paket wenigstens eine Woche, sogar zwei, auf der Lieferstelle? Kundenservice ist das bei weitem nicht.

Du scheinst eigentlich immer viel zu arbeiten und oft einen ziemlich langen Arbeitstag zu haben, auch wenn du nicht gerade sozusagen beim Mutterschiff bist. Vielleicht besonders, wenn die Stimmung diesmal eher nostalgisch war. Handelt es sich um eine echte Sprungfedermatratze oder eher ein Futon? Comment Hm--us, the sofa-bed is very comfy. The upholstery is a bit firmer than my matress at home, but I've heard that is even healthier for the spine or so I chose to believe It has a spring core, I paid attention to get one that has, since I will be sleeping on it for quite some time.

The appartment house is situated in a side street, rather quiet, no heavy traffic. Its walls, however, are rather thin, so it is quite clairaudient is that really a word? But my flatmate says that you get used to it soon. And she goes to bed quite early and is very quiet in the morning, so no problems there. Hope you get well soon, Lara! As for the other problems, I think hm's advice is good. Explaining things in a friendly way you can't go far wrong. Comment I don't feel uprooted? Once all my boxes are unpacked. My theory is that since the Internet age started it is much easier to move around without feeling uprooted.

It is easier to stay in contact with friends on a daily basis until you make friends in the new place. I don't think complaining to Amazon will help - most times these packages are sent back before they even make it close to your home. I've got some mailings that were sent back because they used German address formats so the house number and zip code is all over the place. Schlaf gut, wi-chan, das klingt wenigstens meist vielversprechend. Ich mache mir ein wenig Sorgen um Amy, die in dieser verrauchten Wohnung festgesessen hat. Wenn sie dieses Jahr wieder eine schwierige Klasse hat, braucht sie wenigstens einen ruhigen, erholsamen Zufluchtsort.

Amy, falls du mitliest, hoffentlich sieht es bei dir diese Woche etwas besser aus. Habt ihr schon Herbstwetter? Comment No need to apologise, hm! I didn't take it personally. I think all of us in that group of travellers get that a lot. A colleague once mentioned that even his partner who should know better once said to him something like "oh, the next time you go on holiday to the States So back to work! Comment Ich werde mich wahrscheinlich nicht bei amazon beschweren. Wieso muss ich eine Telefonnummer angeben, wenn ich nicht mal bei einer Unklarheit kontaktiert werde?

Ich wünsche mir, dass endlich mal was Schönes passiert: www.farmersmarketmusic.com: Books

Vielleicht klappt das besser Comment I have a question for the German experts: Which one is correct: Derzeit arbeite ich bis Dezember dieses Jahres als xy bei abc Derzeit arbeite ich bis Dezember diesen Jahres als xy bei abc I've been looking at this sentence for too long now and am totally confused. Comment Hi Jools, "diese s Jahres".

The other one is horribly wrong, although it's widely used So my gut feeling was right. Thank you for the confirmation. Comment Here you have an onion fish on the topic: Comment If you don't use "dieses" but "das" instead, it becomes more obvious: Hm - no, I live in the West, the Pacific is not too far from my home. Does this make sense? Comment Aber verstehe ich richtig, dass das nur so ist, weil 'dieses' ein das -Wort ist? Ein Adjektiv wie z. Comment Aber verstehe ich richtig, dass das nur so ist, weil 'dieses' ein das-Wort ist?

I can't explain the grammar in detail, but if you say: I support the re-introduction of the pool: Comment CC had a pool? I disagree with the statement that the domicile is a crucial point for happiness. The conclusion that somebody should move to another place if the city he lives in makes him unhappy is absurd in my opinion.

I'm actually convinced that almost every place on earth has positive things in abundance if you only give the place a chance. There are many much more important aspects, in particular the people you meet. Comment Yes, the CC had a pool, quite a while ago. Considering current temperatures, a sauna or heated whirlpool might be a good idea, and the glass of wine could well be a mulled one?

Harambee, I believe it depends. Don't forget that the place you are living in determines the people you meet. And if they all happen to be unorganized Chinese people who never listen to what you tell then, and couldn't care less about your only day off - to take an example completely at random - well, moving does not seem to be such a bad idea.

And I once knew a person in Frankfurt who had to move back to his birthplace in eastern Germany, because he missed it too much to be truly happy. Comment Yes, wi-chan, people and location are no independent factors, but I would start the evaluation with the people and not with the town. I now live in Magdeburg and Magdeburg has a not too good reputation. So, when we have to fill a position it is quite difficult to convince people from other regions in Germany or from abroad that they give the town a chance.

Some have done it and most of them - but not all I have to admit - found out that it is a town you can actually be happy in. About sauna and heated whirlpool: Sounds good but I object the "or" in your suggestion! Comment A few correcturitos for hm The first sentence would mean that the wine is the subject of your conversation. It would not tell whether you actually have a glass or not. The second version - and I assume that's what you had wanted to say - means that you have some conversation about whatever topic while savoring a glass of wine. Comment I agree, the problem with "Reichweite des Pazik" is that the perspective is reversed.

It means that the Pacific can reach you within 15 minutes, not that you can reach the Pacific within 15 minutes. In addition to that, "Reichweite" is pretty flexible. It could stand for "15 Gehminuten", "eine Autostunde" or "einen Tagesritt". Comment I'd opt for den Pazifik in Reichweite.

I'm an avid reader myself and so is the wife and the children so there's no need for further encouragement, but I think it's a good idea, in principle, to try to get people to read more, make use of public libraries, etc. They also have a series of ads they're running in various newspapers, local and otherwise. It's common knowledge in Austria or so I would have thought , that the only book he ever read for pleasure i.

And he did not finish that one, by his own admission. Irony - it's like goldy and bronzy only it's made out of iron! Comment He could still serve as a negative example, Carullus. Do you really want that? That's gotta have them running to the book piles! Comment apart from a sofa bed, I don't have much else. I see harambee's point but I've often wondered why we are so unbothered about where we live: We choose our profession with care and our partners as well, but as far as the the third big thing in our lives, home, is concerned, we usually just live where we happened to be born or where the job took us.

That is strange, isn't it? Very unoriginally, I've always wanted to live by the sea so why don't I? I'm glad that wi-chan's unknown friend moved back to where he felt he belonged. It's important to feel a connection to a place. Comment Gibson, it's what I call "not finished moving yet". But the rest of my things will come on Monday, the rest of my furniture to put said things into will be delivered on Wednesday that is somehow the wrong way around, isn't it?

If you've always wanted to live by the sea, the location Hamburg should actually make you more jealous than a simple sofa bed. Well, about that acquaintance not really a friend; we lost contact when he moved back , you don't know all the facts. He left behind a really sad girlfriend, who, quite understandable, could not bring herself to give up her good job as a public servant and therefore non-redeemable to live with him in an area without any real perspective.

So their different priorities actually meant they split up, in the end. I thought it rather sad. Comment Why are your things delivered separately? Is that not a bit complicated? And I know all about having one part and needing the other half to get started with the unpacking I actually pick my place of living by where I want to live. Of course, I also go where my job takes me, but there are certain places where I would only go if I were in dire need of a job.

I actually moved once from one city to another and had a daily commute of at least 1 hour - each way because I did not like the place where I worked. In my mind it is Germany's greyest city outdoing Husum easily. I think reading is overrated: Comment Looks like you are more speechless 6g? Ich bin nur 45 Minuten mit dem Auto vom Strand entfernt.. Comment Dixie, a friend of mine, by a stroke of luck, just happens to go to Hamburg on business on Monday, in his great big company car he does not even have to pay the fuel , with nothing but his briefcase to carry.

So he kindly agreed to take as much of my stuff as the trunk can hold. The furniture, however, I had to order anew wi-chan-Mann remains in our appartement for now, so he'll still be needing things like the wardrobe and the desk, for example. That will be delivered on Wednesday, in fresh new packages that will probably drive me near the edge of desperation when I open them and try to assemble the contents into serviceable pieces of furniture. The sofa bed I ordered from another company, which was a bit faster on terms of delivery and included assembly into the bargain one of the reasons why I chose them - I can wait five weeks for my desk, if need be, but five weeks on an air mattress?

I was, in fact, in dire need of a job. But luckily, Hamburg would have been among my top choices, had I been able to chose. As for reading being overrated - you are reading these words right now, aren't you? You are welcome to stop reading at any time. See if you manage! Talking about lakes, Lara, did I mention that my new office is situated in walking distance from Hamburg's famous Binnenalster? Comment Well,let me re-phrase, wi-chan, the importance of reading books is overrated.

Or maybe I should say over-emphasized. And I read a lot, I just think there is put too much emphasis on the importance of reading or the belittling belittlement? You are very lucky being so close to the Binnenalster, it is a really nice area, I always liked it there. You've got nice and helpful friends, I hope he will also carry the boxes into your apartment. I hope I will be done with that task tomorrow for a long time Personally, I'm not sure that is possible.

That said, if somebody doesn't read, that's fine sad, but fine by me. Just don't go around endorsing PSAs for public libraries. Comment Dixie, when you say that reading books is overrated, does that imply that all that what you can find in books is overrated? Or do you just say that it is possible to find the very same things by other means? And does your statement refer to adults and to children?

Is that a common cliche I did not know about or are rocking chairs suited to unite the Americans? Comment Rocking chair on a porch? I think that's a pretty common cliche, no? Comment Maybe this excerpt from Wikipedia http: Die Erfindung des drehbaren Schaukelstuhls wird auch immer wieder Benjamin Franklin zugeschrieben, obwohl exakte Quellen nicht belegt sind. Tatsache ist, dass sich Benjamin Franklin einen Armlehnstuhl gebaut hatte. Wir haben einen Schaukelstuhl im Mission-Stil hier ein Beispiel, falls ihr einen solchen Stuhl selber herstellen wollt http: La-Z-Boy ist eine Firma aus Michigan http: Comment My stepmum, who is from a small town near Philadelphia, has a rocking chair that looks rather like your sister's, but from darker wood than the picture.

I do not know whether she has bought it in the USA, but I believe so. I had, so far, associated it with Wild West movies. Comment I'm sure there are rocking chairs in Germany as well, but I have to admit that I don't know anybody who actually has one. Comment I mainly know rocking chairs from pictures, where a Granny sits by the fire, knitting. I can remember only one household in Germay where I actually saw a real one.

BTW can all you native speakers of English please start to use actually in the meaning of aktuell? Just got another out-of-office mail of a colleague who thinks his English is really great: Comment I used to have a rocking chair when I lived in Germany so did a friend of mine. I know people who are very smart and interesting, but they don't read. I think it applies to anyone. Obviously, children need to learn to read otherwise it is hard to learn and everyone needs to read in school, but I don't think it is fair to judge someone by their interest in reading. Is reading important if I spend all my time reading with reading Leo or books by Jacky Collins?

The usual after-concert-katzenjammer is hitting me Leo has "katzenjammer" as dated for Katzenjammer. Do you native speakers know it? Wenn ich das lese "Actually out of the office" , verstehe ich: Gestern war der Workshop, den ich leitete, und alles hat geklappt. Die Teilnehmer waren sehr begeistert. Heute nach dem Gottesdienst traf sich das Missionskomitee. Als ich jung war, gab es die "Katzenjammer Kids" als Comics in der Zeitung. Sie waren Lausbuben und stifteten allerlei Unfug an, wie Max und Moritz.

Comment I'm sorry, I have to pick up the "I don't read and I don't care" meme once more. I think not everyone is interested in what you can find in books I find that hard to believe since you can find practically anything in books; I really don't think there's a theme or topic that hasn't been covered in writing. So what you seem to be saying that's how I understand it, anyway is that you don't care about the medium as such, i. To me, wholesale contempt of books and reading smacks of intellectual laziness; perhaps symptomatic of the culture of instant gratification that we live in, if you will.

I don't think it is fair to judge someone by their interest in reading. Well, I do both judge people by their reading habits and not find it unfair , and I make no apologies. Unlike the color of their hair or skin, for that matter this is a conscious choice they're making. I like to think that it tells me something about their personality.

One tiny doorlet, I don't think you can say " sehr begeistert" well, perhaps very much tongue in cheeck, but I'd really rather not. Stick with begeistert, and if that's not enough you can use "total begeistert". Comment Leo has a short discussion on actual: I wouldn't say it, and I still think "total begeistert" is more idiomatic, but I don't think it's wrong.

Sorry for the over-correction, as it were. Comment Oh oh, it's getting really hard for me to keep up here. Can I still add something to the earlier discussion about places to live, which I found very interesting? I don't necessarily agree with both statements. I know quite a lot of people, incl.

I believe that places have a vibe, maybe even a personality, which needs to match our own. This is why it has always been very clear to me that if I ever returned to Germany, I would only return to either Berlin or Hamburg. I just cannot see myself in any other place, because it just wouldn't be a match.

Like with partners or jobs, there needs to be a mutual understanding and agreement of core values, so it fits. And sometimes, if we're lucky, it fits for a long time, and sometimes it doesn't work out and then we should move on. When we graduated from school, most people I know didn't choose their university towns, because the uni was great. The same after we graduated from uni. We were looking for jobs in places we wanted to be in and made it work - one way or the other. And even those for whom it didn't work out at first, they kept on trying until it did work some are still trying. I have chosen places over partners and jobs, because the place is important to me.

Shanghai and I, for example, are not a match made in Heaven. We're maybe like work colleagues, who respect each other and can work together and do good work, but who wouldn't go out for a pint together after work. We are just too different. Besides work we have nothing in common or to talk about. Whereas London will always have a place in my heart and I will miss it dearly. But at the moment, I just have needs, which London cannot fulfill any more. So I had to leave and try and find what I need somewhere else As for the "to read or not"-discussion.

I would like to read much much more than I do. Sometimes I actually miss reading. At the moment I only read lots of news. Especially here in China it's always very interesting to read about world news seen from a lightly different angle. There are many ways of getting information and creating a world-view. I will, however, always judge someone by his music and film collection - mercilessly. The little girl who was run over by the two vans has died. I'm on my way back from a project discussion in Konstanz.

Unfortunately the plane from Zurich was a few minutes late, so I missed a train and have to wait for the next one. On the S-Bahn here in Hanover I once again heard "Exit on the left side in the direction of travel" and I was once again wondering whether it is correct English or not. There even is a quite old thread on that issue, but it seems that no ENS has replied: Ausstieg in Fahrtrichtung links Maybe you want to comment here? Ich habe keine Ahnung, was der Schaffner in so einem Fall sagt. Genau wie in Japan, wie ich es im verlinkten Faden gerad lese.

Ausstieg in Gegenfahrtrichtung rechts? Die republikanischen Abgeordneten in Michigan haben ein tolles Gesetz Donnerstag verabschiedet: Zitat aus der heutigen Detroit Free Press: Als Lehrerin finde ich es keine gute Idee, Waffen in Schulen zu erlauben. Es gibt schon zu viele Waffen in den Schulen. Comment 'Who in their right mind needs to carry a gun in a school, day-care center or stadium? And why is the right to carry a gun wherever you go superior to the right of innocent children not to get killed by a madman? There are two things I do not understand about American society, the other being the vehement refusal to have compulsory health insurance.

Comment And why is the right to carry a gun wherever you go superior to the right of innocent children not to get killed by a madman? As for Amy and penguin that law does not make sense to me, but in all fairness it should perhaps be said that supporters of such a law will probably claim and some of them will even believe ;- that those guns would help to protect the children. I strongly disagree with that conclusion, but I'm afraid that it is not completely wrong to say that weapons sometimes can help to protect innocent people. In my non-American way of thinking I know that's a simplification I strongly believe that the government and its institutions should reserve the monopoly of the use of firearms for such purposes.

Comment in all fairness? Wie manche schon wissen, bin ich Lehrerin in einer amerikanischen Schule. In dem Dorf, in dem ich arbeite, gibt es viele Einwohner die gerne jagen und Waffen besitzen. Es gibt keine Zeit, um Fragen zu stellen. Er muss blitzschnell einen Entscheidung treffen. Hmmm, das funktioniert prima. Nur zwei Menschen sind tot. Leider gibt es ein Haar in der Suppe. Wahrscheinlich gibt es nie einen solchen in meiner Schule. Wieder sind zwei Menschen tot. Aber gott sei Dank bin ich in meinem Klassenzimmer sicher. Comment I hope I did not give you the impression that I support the idea of having more guns in schools.

Amy's examples show that there will be many situations where the guns not only do not help, they actually cause more harm. There are many more examples and I am absolutely convinced that more guns in schools would not reduce the number of such incidents nor the number of casualties. Nevertheless, I still think that some of the supporters of the bill have good intentions and actually believe that more hidden guns in the schools would prevent crimes as seen in Newtown. The problem is that they are very wrong. Even worse, such a law would not only not achieve anything good, it would actually cause many new problems.

So, I'm clearly against such a law. All I wanted to say was that some of the supporters will probably believe that it would be a promising way to check the number of innocent children killed by madmen. To say it again: I strongly disagree with that suggestion. Comment The gun discussion in the US always reminds me of the speed limit discussion in Germany. Having no speed limit is dangerous, stressful, expensive and bad for the enviroment, there are next to no good reasons for it, but none of that matters.

It's a part of the German psyche and logic doesn't come into it. Whenever I want to shake my head about the gun laws, I remind myself that every country has issues like that. But I still don't understand it. Amy's scenario says it all. As far as the trains are concerned: I guess that's a very German thing. If they simply said: Or accuse DB of being imprecise. Funny that you should mention that, Gibson. Das ist genau das Beispiel, das auch mir eingefallen ist. Bis auf wenige Ausnahmen sind sie erfolgreich. Aber man darf die Leute, die gegen diese Macht an? Ich habe keine Statistik zur Hand.

Gegen die NRA kommen diese Leute aber nicht an. Comment I am more of a silent lurker than a contributor these days, but I would like to say that I am following the discussions with interest and that I'm really very pleased to see wupper here again! Wenn man sich mit der NRA an ver feindet Comment I'd say it even differently: Wenn man sich mit der NRA anlegt Don't really feel like contributing to this discussion, a little too disturbing, my child is also five years old Let me just say that I understand what you were trying to say with the comparison of the gun issue with the speed limit issue, but still, the one is hardly as dangerous as the other one Just two more days to go until the holidays until the end of the year - cannot wait!

Comment Maybe that I am getting into a "shitstorm" now, but my opinion as a German to the US-opinions on driving is completely different. I hate most speed limits! I think I am a very responsible driver, but when the highway is empty, the street conditions are ok and weather permits, I like to have a traveling speed of app. Of course it is ridiculous when people speed in fog or rain or on slippery roads, but in most cases it is really a question of responsibility. I exclude drug use of any kind as this is already NOT responsible acting. I hear the argument: Driving for miles and miles with 70 mi is so boring and tiring One might even fall asleep.

Sorry if I tipped on some toes. There is at least one US driver sharing your disdain of speed limits and he sings about it: I suppose this could become one of your favourite songs if it isn't already: This cartoon version was new to me - still it has the essential message no storm intended, honestly, just for the fun of it: Comment Good morning, I don't dare participating in your weapons discussion.

But it is sad that something so bad has to happen before people think about the weapon laws. As for the speed limit thing I agree with walther. When the streets are full I prefer driving slow er and when they are empty I drive as fast as I'm feeling safe and having everything under control. Comment Kein Kommentar, nur Korrekturen.

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I doubt that anyone making the 2. This SAFE speed limit is best described by: Comment I just learned from the online edition of the Kenyan Nation that more than That petition asks President Barack Obama to produce legislation that limits access to guns. Apparently that is a new record for that kind of petitions.

Comment Well sounds for me like a kindergarden action. Comment Driving for miles and miles with 70 mi is so boring and tiring I wonder why it is less boring to drive faster. Of course, you may argue you're quicker at your destination. But when you drive for many hours I'd guess the effect is exactly converse: You start at a higher speed and think 'I have to be more concentrate because I drive at a really high speed'. But the more concentrated you are, the quicker you'll get tired, lose concentration and the higher is the risk to get into a dangerous situation. I drive as fast as I'm feeling safe and having everything under control.

I'm sure you do. But there are enough people who overestimate their own skills. It's like with all rules and laws. They're not made for those who are responsible and reasonable but for those who are not. You're right that it isn't really a big difference when, due to rain, ice, snow etc. But then, how many drivers do even respect this limitation? But the situation would become even more dangerous by those who do not respect any rules at all, because they think they're so good drivers and invulnerable.

So all that can be done are compromises. If everyone would be reasonable and aware of their own limits, rules like this wouldn't be necessary. But unfortunately that's not what mankind is known for in many cases. I think they're totally orfull, not only half ; [On second thought: Does this even work in AE? Or are you all wondering what I'm on about? You may be right when you predict that gun laws in the US will not be changed so soon.

However, we should not use such a patronizing and condescending tone when we comment on this issue. As Gibson has explained we Germans also have our peculiarities that are difficult to understand for others. I think it is okay to disagree with the American view although it is questionable that such an American view does exist, when you know one American you do not know all of them ;- but doing that without trying to understand the cultural background is not the way to go.

Comment Doch, doch, Gibson. Jeder hat so seine Ansichten und das ist gut so. Sie sind einfach verschieden. Und nein, das hast Du nicht gemacht. Das ist mir klar. Da sehe ich auch schwarz. Dann bleibt kurz darauf doch alles beim Alten. In Newtown wurden waren? Das ist doch eine neue Dimension. Man kann ihre Ansichten schlecht finden, aber das ist nun mal so. Die NRA macht aber viel Schlimmeres: Und ich habe sie aufgemacht! Aber du hast auch Recht, harambee, es ist immerhin etwas. Und weil die Demokraten noch wissen, wie sie es im November doch geschafft haben, trotz vieler Erwartungen.

Ich finde auch, dass eine Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung ein guter Vergleich ist. Wer selbst verantwortlich ist oder besser gesagt: Na, auch Drogen, aber trotzdem. Ja, Gibson, um orfull als awful zu lesen sollte man eigentlich BE-sprachler sein, aber ich habe es trotzdem kapiert. Good question, I would probably say "Petition" or "Eingabe".

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I think we all are aware that the topic is a delicate one. I hope, however, that we have so far treated it with the caution it requires. If any of my posts have offended any of our American friends I'd like to ask for your forgiveness. Comment An "Petition" habe ich auch gedacht. Comment A few correcturitos for hm's Yes, Unterschriftenliste is okay as well.

Schaden kann es bestimmt nicht. In order to encourage your well-behaved manners is that English?? I give you another one: Comment hm — us: Did you all know that there are more than 6. Quiet sure much less than in the US, but from my point of view there is no reason to believe that only Americans are weapon fanatics. Comment harambee is that English?? Vielleicht refined manners, good behaviour. Was Du geschrieben hast, ist nicht falsch. I 'll give you I 'm going to give you Auch wenn sie auch tot ist. Ich denke auch, der Junge war wohl geisteskrank. Comment I was given this link to an article on our sensible topic by a friend; it is definitively very much worth reading, I think: Comment Hi, Jepito, eine Weile nicht gelesen, wie geht es dir?

Comment I just found something completely amazing: I don't believe in any of this, not least because predicting the future would mean that the future is fixed, something I don't want to believe, but I'm still speechless. I can see that somebody with a lively imagination predicts 'horseless carriages', but to go to France under the sea??

And now we have the referendum in That is intriguing, don't you think? Comment Seriously, these comments may be funny if you look at what happened from afar, but it is not if you are in the US and are getting reminded of what happened several times a day. Can you guys please stop the word plays? I know it is not written in ill-will, but I for one cannot laugh about it at the moment.

Hier im CC kann der Ton manchmal eine schwierige Sache sein. I don't like to contribute in whatever discussions on politics or something specific in other languages than my own - this seems to get more complicated than it would be perhaps in German. In my company there are often discussions about religious topics and I try to keep out of these things I don't want to argue with people who are - not only in my point of view - fanatic. Only my 5 cents.

Comment I strongly agree with Dixie I just followed up the CC since yesterday and would have commented on those postings myself if Dixie hadn't done it. Comment Hi hm, I'm fine. There was just so little time since february. Or do we have a new new orthography? There are not kangaroos in Austria neither. Comment Just mounted my own Christmas present in the bathroom: I need two in my bathroom as I usually do my own haircuts. One of the old ones fortunately, the one at the rear wall had broken lampshades and of course this type was not available anymore. I just found a nice one, of course the holes in the wall did not fit with the new size, so it was some challenge, but it is done A tiny time-machine just big enough to bring packs of Dentyne gum back from the past.

Ich wollte eigentlich wichteln. Es war interessant zu lesen. Der Autor zitiert sogar Hannah Arendt. Aber die kommende Volksabstimmung? Oder bin ich da schlecht informiert? Comment Frohe Weihnachten und einen guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr, falls ich vor nicht mehr vorbeischaue! Comment Hi wupper, I didn't understand it as having to do with France as a political power so much, it just happens to be the place where you end up if you cross the channel ;. I was simply amazed that this guy envisaged the channel tunnel years before it happened.

I know that da Vinci, for example, imagined all kinds of flying machines, so was tunneling under the sea a common prediction? Merry Christmas to you too, Lara to everybody else I'll say it again later. So far, the world seems to be still here. Looks like we'll have another Christmas after all: Comment I think the idea of the tunnel has been around for a while.

I vaguely remember a picture in my history book that depicted some of Napoleon's army marching through a tunnel to England. Not sure about the world is staying around - it is rather grey and dire outside. Merry Christmas and a happy New Year, Lara! Comment Merry Christmas to you as well, Lara! Does anybody here know the author Neal Stephenson? Somebody thought I should like him and gave me the book Reamde. I read the first two chapters and I'm not so sure that I will really like it. The first chapter was playing on a shooting range, but in chapter 2 they fortuately have left it.

Still a lot too read, the book has more than pages, so there is a chance that I will get used to it. I read some reviews, but I did not get a very clear picture from that. Comment I know him by name, as a friend of mine really likes him. He's too SciFi for my taste but as I understand he is very "en vogue" amongst the intellectually inclined: I like his work, but that's certainly a matter of personal taste. I have friends who wouldn't touch his books with a ten foot pole. Comment I liked the early ones, like Snow Crash , but later he got way too complicated for me - I'm not enough of an intellectual, I guess ;.

Comment Now you mentioned Quicksilver, I remember that I bought that a few years ago but got stuck very soon and gave up reading it. Maybe I'm not enough of an intellectual, too Comment Maybe I'm not enough of an intellectual, too Intentionally or not, your meaning is likely to be misconstrued.

I read the essay Goldammer advertised as "definitively very much worth reading" the morning her post appeared. Most of what is said there is right and just and some bits of information on the US society are interesting to the foreigner. However, most of the "philosophical" analysis goes little beyond what a German conscientious objector had to contemplate when preparing for his 'interview' in the s.

Furthermore, I was highly annoyed by the first paragraph. To me, it seems the author followed recommendations taken from the handout of an inferior workshop on essay writing. I was really annoyed by this — the whole thing could well have gone without. And I can do without the back-seat conclusions of a year-old boy. But now to something positive: I very much agree with Advohannes' uncommented by the rest of the snails , pointing out that guns are not rare in Germany. And we have had our attempted killings already.

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If you walk down the street, there will be several people who statistically possess a gun. Do they have it on them right now? As an unarmed citizen, I prefer to be able to see which passers-by are carrying a gun, are willing to shoot and kill, so they should carry it openly. As to the rest, I'm confident I will be able to separate the criminals from the unarmed citizens.

Gibson, das mit dem schottischen Seher wirklich? Wann wurden Tunnels eigentlich zuerst gebaut? Wie wir uns heute die kalte Fusion oder die Teleportation oder so vorstellen. I was really annoyed by [this] that As [to] for the rest? I could handle the rest;? Bist du es wirklich, Emil, so zuversichtlich? Oder hast du es anders gemeint, war das etwa sarkastisch? Vielleicht habe ich dich missverstanden. They are, actually, at least in everyday life. Current legislation makes it nigh impossible to legally carry a gun in public, or at the very least very difficult to.

In Germany, a firearms carry permit Waffenschein is only issued to persons demonstrating a particular need for carrying a firearm, because 1 they are at a significantly higher risk than the general public at large, and 2 a firearm is deemed suitable to remove or diminish that risk. And then after some mandatory legal and safety classes and shooting proficiency tests, although I have no problem with that requirement. That's a lot of ifs What kind of fear-mongering is this, anyway?

Obviously would-be shooters will always carry their weapons out in the open for all to see. Pardon my sarcasm, but you can't have it both ways: As it currently stands, very few people are allowed to carry a gun in public in the first place, concealed or not. It's a bit more complicated than that, but I think there's at least some truth to the old saying "if guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns".

Spiegelkabinett refers to a house of mirrors, such as you might see at a funfair or carnival. Comment I'm not sure what the gun discussion is about at the moment so this might be missing the point but I'll say it anyway. Just ignore it if it has no relevance: Yes, there are guns in Germany see Winnenden - the shooter used the perfectly legal guns of his father but your ordinary citizen doesn't carry any, on the whole.

And I do think that's a good thing, simply because I don't think people can be trusted. I'm much less afraid of a professional bankrobber brandishing a gun about than of a road-raging executive who thinks I've taken his parking space and happens to have a pistol in his glove compartment. I myself have quite a temper and wouldn't totally rule out pulliing a gun on somebody if I'm angry enough - not to kill him, obviously, just to shut him up. But how easily can that get out of hand? And how many people get shot because somebody misread a situation and was scared?

If we all were Ghandis, give us guns by all means, but we're not, in my experience. So I'd rather not be tempted. All major ancient civilizations developed tunneling methods. In Babylonia, tunnels were used extensively for irrigation; and a brick-lined pedestrian passage some 3, feet metres long was built about to BC under the Euphrates River to connect the royal palace with the temple. Not sure that counts, though.

I also found this: It was the first tunnel known successfully to have been constructed underneath a navigable river,[1] and was built between and - wikipedia That does count, but happened after Mr Mackenzie. So I'll keep being intrigued ;. Comment Thanks for the replies on my question regarding Neal Stephenson. I made some progress and I'm around page now. The book has become more interesting and I may even like it. Does that prove that I am a real intellectual? I always enjoy reading books staged at locations I have seen myself. The book does not have many details from the town and there is not muc I actually recognize but still I would call that quite a lot.

Comment The statistics given by Advohannes don't necessarily say that as some people may own many weapons. Murkes gesammeltes Schweigen" recently? You obviously can hear some quiet background noises like Lafer sizzling something in his kitchen or the chief editor turning the pages of his newspaper, but not much more. The CD is intended to let people become aware of the pleasant and relaxing effect of silence I clearly count that among "Dinge die die Welt nicht braucht"!

But on the other hand, I can't help admiring the business sense of this guy, and I don't begrudge a single cent to him which he earns because some people are silly enough to buy the CD. If I hadn't been aware of that, I would have omitted the word "statistically". Comment I realized that, Emil, but I just don't like that kind of use of the word statistically.

It is misleading and it is often used to mislead people! My main point, however, is that that number does not tell us how many people actually own a gun in Germany. If I eat a whole chicken and you eat none, statistically we've both eaten half a chicken. How does that help you when you're hungry? It's a kind of non-information that doesn't actually tell me much. Comment Still such figures can be interesting.

In the chicken-example, they tell us what everyone would get if resources were distributed equally. In the guns-example, they can at least be used for comparisons among countries. And they provide a starting point for estimating how many guns may be around in your town or in your street. I agree, the number of owners is another interesting figure. On the other hand, it is not always the owners that do the shooting.

Comment So now I know that in my street there are, say, 0. How does that help? What does that mean, to me? I still don't understand the relevance of this kind of information in practical terms for individuals. I do see the need for statistical information for governments, of course, so they can plan and assess and react, but that's different.

Comment I'm not sure what made you suggest a value of 0. Assuming that Advohannes' higher estimate is correct, this means that you and your husband are the only people living in your street.

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You don't have a gun? Then there must be a third person who owns it statistically again. Such calculations may not be very useful for coping with the hazards of everyday life. But they can be a way of illustrating the present situation, which suggests that there is no reason for less restrictive laws.

I only trust statistics which I've been able to fiddle myself More realistic estimates put the number of legal firearms in Germany at about 10 million. Nobody knows for sure because there is no central register yet. That includes guns for hunting, target shooting, self defense, everything. Licensed owners are routinely permitted at least two firearms, and many make use of that. Of those, almost nobody will be allowed to carry a gun in public. How many illegal guns are there? Nobody knows, but it's safe to assume at least as many as there are legal ones.

Do you think they'll magically go away if we further crack down on legal possession of firearms? No kidding; could've fooled me. Comment In Jerusalem gibt es den Hiskija-Tunnel, gebaut v. Das ist ein Wasserleitungstunnel? Nicht so alt wie die in Mesopotamien, aber trotzdem interessant, der Tunnel ist m lang und hat einen Abstand von 30 cm zwischen den zwei Enden. Man kann durch den Tunnel gehen was ich machte. Xiamen China , a city I have visited many years ago. Wir sangen vier Lieder: Am Freitag hatten wir ein "kulturelles Erlebnis".

Ich stelle ein Weihnachtsbaum, einen Schwibbogen, eine Weihnachtspyramide und einen Adventskranz auf. Ich denke, ein paar Leute werden einen selbstgemachten Gutschein bekommen. Comment Carullus 1 Repeating a calculation with slightly different input data is not what I would call a major contribution. On the other hand, by adopting my approach you acknowledge that it is basically correct, and I would compliment you on this achievement. Legal guns may become illegal — they can be stolen, so it's better not to have any.

Comment Robert Gestern war der letzte Schultag vor Weihnachten.

50_Scrooge McDuck first appeared in the Donald Duck comic „Christmas on Bear Mountain“ (1947):

Ich stelle ein en Weihnachtsbaum, einen Schwibbogen, eine Weihnachtspyramide und einen Adventskranz auf. Most of us would like to join your Christmas lesson, I'm sure. A happy Fourth Advent to everybody and Merry Christmas! I'm off-line for a few days now. Is anybody having snails e. I am not a fan of goose, but will have roasted duckbreast with red cabbage and dumplings. Let's hope for a peaceful Christmas season!

Comment A nice little story about our finance ministeer: Comment Robert -- US, what an extremely nice Christmas lesson. I'm sure your students love it! However, you can do that only once per student, right? What do you do the next year? Comment Oh nein, Funkturm. Das mache ich jedes Jahr, nur mit einem anderen Arbeitsblatt.

Von einem Jahr zum anderen vergessen sie vieles, und dann ist das eine gute Wiederholung. Comment Just a quick drop-in to wish all you snails a Merry Christmas. I'm very sorry about not even having appeared in this thread so far.

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