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I think the difficulty here is that I would like to talk to you about German society and try to engage with you and have a discussion, but you don't know anythi
by twixfel 3y ago
I think the difficulty here is that I would like to talk to you about German society and try to engage with you and have a discussion, but you don't know anything abut German society, so it's somewhat pointless for me to do so. And in the end anything I say you will likely respond with "yeah that's all in your head and you're projecting", which is ultimately groundless (even if it's true! because you've never lived in Germany and you don't know me) and extremely patronising. So in the end the discussion would be a waste of time.
All I will say is that I appreciate that I have agency and despite the difficulties I have outlined above, I continue to learn the language, and I continue to go out and engage with people of all sorts, and to generally live my life. So whatever picture you painted of me in your head, I think somehow it's not really grounded in reality. On the issue of my supposed "entitlement", I only hope to be treated in the way I treat people myself. I am not looking for special treatment, only treatment with some degree of the empathy you say is so important for me to have!