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I have a similar anecdote except the German in my story fixed the tap himself! I was squarely impressed with the skills an average German has.
by educar 9y ago
I have a similar anecdote except the German in my story fixed the tap himself! I was squarely impressed with the skills an average German has.
- easilyBored 9y agoA lot of things are common sense. OK, "this part must go here because it looks like it does X." We just need a little motivation. Granted, doesn't mean you should rewire your house using YouTube videos
- jbigelow76 9y agoWatch enough YouTube videos and I hear you can build a whole house. http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/13/us/mother-house-youtube-build-trnd/ http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/13/us/mother-house-youtube-build-...
- _nedR 9y agoI am pretty sure that wiring your house is (rightly) illegal in many countries unless you are a licensed electrician, because of the fire Hazard and all.
- toomuchtodo 9y agoAt least in the US, if you apply for the permit and have a licensed electrician sign off on the job when it's done, you can perform the work yourself.
- mtempm 9y agoThis is so German actually. I've been living in Australia the past year (which has a lot of Germans) and twice I helped someone change a flat tyre. Both times a German also came to assist, and both times it was an American who didnt know how to change a flat (there arent that many of them in Aus).
- sverige 9y agoAs an American with some German ancestry, I find this to be very embarrassing. (The Swedes in my family can all change a tire as well, including my sister, but the German side is embarrassed.) Americans have become complacent and lazy, with no sense of "know how" or "make do." Hell, kids don't even know how to clean and cook a rabbit, let alone how to catch one with a snare. If the zombie apocalypse ever happened for real, The Walking Dead wouldn't last a full season. Everyone would starve to death.
- kodfodrasz 9y agoWould you risk eating a "zombie rabbit"? :)
- sverige 9y agoThe main thing is to check the liver for spots. If it has spots, don't eat the meat.
- a_bonobo 9y agoI assure you 99.99999% of Germans don't know how to clean and cook a rabbit.
- Arnt 9y agoYou're saying that there are only 8 Germans alive who can do it. Between 90 and 99% sounds more reasonable.
- easilyBored 9y agoYou're saying that there are only 8 Germans alive who can do it. and 6 of them have a 99.9% chance of dying within 10 years, given that they are 82+ years old. :) On a serious note: A lot of immigrants make a lot of money (relatively speaking) right away since they are jack of all trades and are willing /have to learn. Things that a locksmith would charge you $150 and a plumber $200 and an electrician $xxx an immigrant can do all within an afternoon, all for living rent free as superintendent. Probably some rules and codes are bent but who's watching...