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tchalla
1y ago
It’s always interesting to see that consumption tax is pretty much levied on all purchases at all levels. But consumption is rarely considered as a criteria for decision making on benefits.
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tchalla
1y ago
Your personal opinions and conclusions aren’t facts, you cite the “basic metrics” from a reputable source and Wikipedia will accept it. It doesn’t have to be a news article. Many of examples that you gave don’t stand a cursory scrutiny of
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tchalla
1y ago
Wikipedias aim is to collect information not tell us the truth. It’s a mirror not a light. News articles are a source of information because they can be verified. For every claim where news articles have gotten wrong, there are 100x times
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tchalla
1y ago
> The western companies aren't using the business as a strategic tool to destabilise the host country. Do western governments use other methods to destabilise the host countries? What should be done about those?
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tchalla
1y ago
I’m all for level playing fields if they are level. Everyone flex their muscle in different ways. What unfair advantages do you think the USA and EU have but China doesn’t?
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German industrial output falls to 2005 levels as auto sector craters
(ft.com)
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tchalla
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Yes and the conclusion is pretty clear that most people believe the article not your comment.
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tchalla
1y ago
Off topic but I spot another one of those forcibly made acronyms > Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act of 2010
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1y ago
There are noise restrictions and quiet time periods in Zurich https://www.stadt-zuerich.ch/de/stadtleben/veranstaltungen-u...
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tchalla
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“The Taj Mahal probably doesn’t exist because I haven’t seen or experienced it”.
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tchalla
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Another mind boggling aspect of Amazon’s review system is that it categorises multiple products / variations under one. So if you want to buy products X with variations X1, X2 and X3- the review page for product X1 will also show X2,
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Tipping in Japan remains taboo as tourism takes off
(dw.com)
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1y ago
Start here, you can use a translator https://www.rbb24.de/politik/beitrag/2025/02/chialo-einsparu...
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Hopefully BundID remains
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Apple steps up war of words with European regulators
(bbc.com)
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1y ago
All that matters is the total tax. You calculate the toes tax in Switzerland (including wealth tax) to that of Norway and then you may see it’s a clear choice.
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tchalla
1y ago
Sorry, can you explain how this relates to immigration?
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tchalla
1y ago
> the subscription charge only applies if you're not moving a certain amount of money This has changed since May 2025. Talk about inaccuracies ;) Btw, as much as I appreciate the “correction” it doesn’t change overall direction of
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tchalla
1y ago
> where a website gets a "yes this person is >18" signal, nothing else, from the user's bank. I am amazed on how this practical solution can't be implemented for age verification instead of all those ID uploads etc
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tchalla
1y ago
False Positive of course. Why type of a full word with no ambiguity when you can confuse everyone with some obscure abbreviation ?
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This comment is not towards you but there's always an excuse with the big German banks. For example, during Covid when interest rates where negative - some major German banks like Commerzbank charged interest from customers when their
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German banks (and in general businesses) are amazing. They won't do anything until legally required to do so and even then will drag their feet. There has been instant bank transfers (transfers in 10 seconds) available for a while - la
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I asked you to post the word that you were not allowed to post, not a list of words that are forbidden on the site. For some reason, you don't want to post your comment or the words here.
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1y ago
And what are those words? Post them here.
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Post the comment you wanted to make here.
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1y ago
I don’t know Daniel Tosh or what Sea-Doo. Can you explain this quote to me in like plain English where I don’t have to search something?
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“Money isn’t everything in life but before you say that make sure you have enough money”
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1y ago
Isn’t it Zahnpasta in German too?
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I recently spoke with someone who traveled to Thailand. She didn’t like the Pad Thai in Thailand and instead preferred the one in NYC with yellow color on the noodles.
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East Asian Age Reckoning
(en.wikipedia.org)
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tchalla
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