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If you have values that are out of place in Europe. For example, schooling your kids at home is not only absolutely forbidden in Germany - but when I was in Ge
by danielvf 8y ago
If you have values that are out of place in Europe.
For example, schooling your kids at home is not only absolutely forbidden in Germany - but when I was in Germany, people reacted as if I was suggesting making a terrorist attack. Meanwhile, 9% of students in North Carolina are homeschooled.
Or, I have an German, non-tech acquaintance living in the US South. He loves it. He gets to live on a farm, buy giant sniper rifles, and go to long range shooting competitions. In much of Germany these would be both unaffordable and the sign of deeply dangerous mind.
- refurb 8y agoIs shooting that looked down upon in Germany? It might not be as common as in the US, but my understanding is that there is a decent number of people involved, similar to Switzerland.
- danielvf 8y agoI might be wrong on that. Wikipedia says Germany has 1.4 million legal gun owners, out of a population of 82 million so it can't be that common.
- refurb 8y agoNot thinking it's common, but not so rare as to be viewed as freakish. I assume it's similar to the US where it's more common in certain segments of the population (ex-military, rural, etc).
- Balero 8y agoSo it's less popular than football, but probably about as popular as tennis or badminton.