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This would have been excellent had he not misappropriated public funds, IMO. Also, maybe it’s just perspective, but those photos don’t depict what I would call
by zxexz 1y ago
This would have been excellent had he not misappropriated public funds, IMO.
Also, maybe it’s just perspective, but those photos don’t depict what I would call a “snug” apartment? I mean, there are more windows than most places I’ve lived! Looks like a pretty substantial amount of space.
- kelseyfrog 1y agoI can't imagine not being able to have people over. Having to live in solitude is terrible.
- PaulRobinson 1y agoYou can go out with friends, you don't need to always have them over - in fact, shared hobbies is a great way to meet new people. And, if you should develop a deeper connection with somebody and you trust them, you can let them know what's going on.
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- lupusreal 1y agoHe had four chairs at his table. Maybe three were decoration but that's a space-expensive way to decorate a small apartment that is otherwise rather devoid of decorations. Also, he was apparently discovered by some other employees two years before an anonymous tip turned him in. I have a feeling more people knew and the only reason the scheme crashes is because he crashed out with somebody.
- hoseyor 1y ago[dead]
- charcircuit 1y agoNowadays you can talk to everyone via the internet.
- gavinray 1y agoHave you never lived in a tiny studio/1 bed apartment? My wife and I have lived in a space so small we physically can't host people for the last 10 years and it's never bothered us. You just go out and meet people somewhere else.
- datavirtue 1y agoYeah, the no room for visitors a feature. Saved me tons of stress.
- kelseyfrog 1y agoI appreciate that it hasn't been an issue for you, but that doesn't really change how isolating it feels for me. I'm not saying everyone needs to host people, just that I do. My social wellbeing depends on it in a way going out doesn't quite replace.
- dbspin 1y agoOne of the things I really couldn't stand about living in Germany. The Ruhezeit (quiet hours) are one thing, but literally every building I lived in in Berlin had whacko neighbours that would immediately complain and threaten to call the police if I had two or three friends over, early evening any day of the week. Just talking, without music playing etc. I don't know how people can live that way long term. Or more significantly why. On the other end of the scale it's perfectly normal for multiple competing trash companies to begin collecting bottles and bins daily from a given housing block - starting as early as seven AM. So you get both no rest and no relaxation.
- fmobus 1y ago7AM is already quite late for Germans.
- pchangr 1y agoLMAO!!!! Have you ever been in a German street at 7am?!!!! Not even breakfast places are open at that time
- em-bee 1y agogermans don't go out for breakfast. even tourists are expected to have breakfast in the hotel. the only places open in the morning are bakeries where you get bread and other things to take home. trainstations sometimes have food for people on the go.
- pchangr 1y agoSure, and what I meant was .. calling 7am “late” is a bit of an overstatement.. people start working at 8/9 am. Where I come, by 6am you’re already in your car on your way to work/school. And THERE.. 7am is late. But Germany… no.
- fmobus 1y agoMy neighbors are already hustling at 6:30, consistently. By 7:15am there's already a steady stream of students going to a nearby school three blocks from my place. I once had to leave super early in winter and saw several office buildings with lights on at 6:45 with people working inside (no, not janitorial staff). Germans get started quite early compared to every country I've ever worked/lived.