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> Once we change this one thing, where does it lead to? I can definitely confirm this! Being a foreigner in Germany, a country I've come to love very much, has
by ILikeConemowk 9y ago
> Once we change this one thing, where does it lead to?
I can definitely confirm this! Being a foreigner in Germany, a country I've come to love very much, has been eye-opening in this regard.
Never in my adult life have I observed such an obvious, visceral, inexplicable, omnipresent fear to change. It's awe-inducing, really.
Alas, it is perhaps the only thing keeping one of the things I love about Germany: it's café culture.
However, I can also understand those who are highly skeptical of "innovation" and "change" in general. Some of us just plain suck at explaining our ideas and creating the kind of logical, reality-based enthusiasm that gets Germans on-board.
- thunfischbrot 9y agoI like to think that Germans have learned to question change beforehand, wanting to scrutinize policies before they are implemented. This is only half the truth, but one can only dream...