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sounds like you miss your servants which happen to be a little too expensive for you here ... and you even have to treat them respectful. what a bummer

bgdam 3y ago
Way to assume. I love how literally everyone who criticizes Germany about being slow and inefficient is assumed to come from a place of privilege. If I missed by "servants" I'd be complaining about separating my garbage and having to make multiple trips to the recyclehof, not about bureaucracy sucking the life out of people.
- 2-718-281-828 3y ago
  india is itself infamous for escalating bureaucracy.
  - Gud 3y ago
    Yes, but many countries aren’t like this. In many countries, administration is efficient. Why compare yourself to one notorious for poor administration
    - 2-718-281-828 3y ago
      this is a thread building up a context ... that's why. anyway - what are those countries? everybody would like to know!
      - Gud 3y ago
        Switzerland, Scandinavia, AFAIK Estonia. The UAE has excellent administration.
        2-718-281-828 3y ago
        switzerland: possible - but many migrants complain about it being almost impossible to get accepted there beyond being a law abiding work force. scandinavia: (not a country) strong contestants. estonia: not really - i have several estonian friends who will give you a long list of reasons why germany is the better place to live and work. personally, i really like estonia. have been there many times. uae (or singapure): sure ... but you are discrediting yourself by even mentioning those in this list or possibly considering them as a place to live. first three are all in EU by the way - and very close to germany. so the good news is that you can just easily try to move there. have a nice trip.
        Gud 3y ago
        I live in Switzerland already(and they are not in the EU).
- dang 3y ago
  Please don't respond to a bad comment by breaking the site guidelines yourself. That only makes things worse. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
dang 3y ago
"Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith." "Don't be snarky." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- 2-718-281-828 3y ago
  i think my comment was justified and quite on point. it is very much a cultural thing in india to have servants from a lower and less respected caste. it's not nice but that's how it is. and yes, the caste system is very much racist.
  - dang 3y ago
    I don't know what to tell you other than that you broke the first guideline I quoted by caricaturing what the other person had written, and you broke the second guideline I quoted by being sarcastic and needlessly personal.

bgdam 3y ago

Way to assume. I love how literally everyone who criticizes Germany about being slow and inefficient is assumed to come from a place of privilege. If I missed by "servants" I'd be complaining about separating my garbage and having to make multiple trips to the recyclehof, not about bureaucracy sucking the life out of people.

2-718-281-828 3y ago
india is itself infamous for escalating bureaucracy.
- Gud 3y ago
  Yes, but many countries aren’t like this. In many countries, administration is efficient. Why compare yourself to one notorious for poor administration
  - 2-718-281-828 3y ago
    this is a thread building up a context ... that's why. anyway - what are those countries? everybody would like to know!
    - Gud 3y ago
      Switzerland, Scandinavia, AFAIK Estonia. The UAE has excellent administration.
      - 2-718-281-828 3y ago
        switzerland: possible - but many migrants complain about it being almost impossible to get accepted there beyond being a law abiding work force. scandinavia: (not a country) strong contestants. estonia: not really - i have several estonian friends who will give you a long list of reasons why germany is the better place to live and work. personally, i really like estonia. have been there many times. uae (or singapure): sure ... but you are discrediting yourself by even mentioning those in this list or possibly considering them as a place to live. first three are all in EU by the way - and very close to germany. so the good news is that you can just easily try to move there. have a nice trip.
        Gud 3y ago
        I live in Switzerland already(and they are not in the EU).
dang 3y ago
Please don't respond to a bad comment by breaking the site guidelines yourself. That only makes things worse. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

dang 3y ago

"Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith." "Don't be snarky." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

2-718-281-828 3y ago
i think my comment was justified and quite on point. it is very much a cultural thing in india to have servants from a lower and less respected caste. it's not nice but that's how it is. and yes, the caste system is very much racist.
- dang 3y ago
  I don't know what to tell you other than that you broke the first guideline I quoted by caricaturing what the other person had written, and you broke the second guideline I quoted by being sarcastic and needlessly personal.