Nic Houghton

Based in 🇩🇪. Wannabe Lederhosen wearer. Writing about German & British culture.

Co-host of the @DecadesfromHome podcast.

[Nic Houghton @40PercentGerman]

Bavaria is a source of German stereotypes, while in #Germany its considered the least German of the Bundesländer. This makes it hard to describe to non-Germans. While some make comparisons with Texas, perhaps a better example can be found in the UK? https://t.co/HLHjdAdg2J

[Nic Houghton @40PercentGerman]

If you're going for Fascist cosplay, at least have the decency to grow the stupid moustache and do the ridiculous goose stepping too.

[. @djcooky78]

🇩🇪 #AfD Björn Höcke spricht in #Düsseldorf von:
- Desinfektionsbad
- Umerziehungsprogramm
- Charakterwäsche
- normale Menschen vs. Therapiebedürftige
- nicht saubere Menschen
- Opfer
- bunte Faschisten
- fauliger Atem
Woran erinnert das?
#dus2302 #Höcke #AfDVerbot

[Nic Houghton @40PercentGerman]

One thing you can always rely on with the CDU and BILD is that Germany should never change, never lead the way, and at all times ensure that all government policy benefits the wealthiest lobbyists and no one else.

[Jan Schäfer @schaefer_j]

Endlich ist Habecks Heizgesetz Geschichte!

Die umstrittene 65%-Ökoenergie-Quote fällt wieder weg. Öl- und Gasheizungen können auch über 2045 hinaus laufen. Sogar das Klimaziel 100% Ökoenergie ab 2045 soll es so nicht mehr geben.

Mehr 👇

https://t.co/p7iE9B5PnA

[Oli Dugmore @OliDugmore]

In less than 3 years the education secretary has gone from “graduates will pay less with Labour” to “we are where we are” 🤙🤙🤙

[Nic Houghton @40PercentGerman]

@RickRoss28288 @BladeoftheS I sad to hear you've never managed to go to Alicante, Málaga, Benidorm, Almería, or Mallorca.

Do you think the Spanish locals enjoy drinking in the Red Lion or Linekers?

[Nic Houghton @40PercentGerman]

@Blure_Life @JayJayBlackDog @BladeoftheS But surely you'll admit it was rather helpful when 1 million Muslim soldiers were fighting for Britain, right?

Weird how we didn't mind them dying for our freedoms then.

[Nic Houghton @40PercentGerman]

None of this is true, and voters know it.

Matt mate, your leader is the only person to make a success of Brexit, I mean look at how rich it made him. None else mind.

Reform is the same Tory rubbish: phoney patriotism, get rich, do nothing for anyone but his mates.

[Matt Goodwin @GoodwinMJ]

Reform will put the people of Gorton & Denton First

Not Gaza

Not the Muslim vote

Not the Labour Party

Gorton & Denton

[Mattheus Berg @MattheusBerg]

„Fragen Sie ihre Töchter.“

[Nic Houghton @40PercentGerman]

You can judge a person by the company they keep…

[Markus Söder @Markus_Soeder]

Wiedersehen in Kloster Banz: @sebastiankurz ist ein guter politischer Freund und ein immer gern gesehener Gast. Danke für Deinen Besuch in #Bayern bei der CSU-Landtagsfraktion. #Banz26

[Nic Houghton @40PercentGerman]

CDU/CSU: we need to reform the Welfare State, we need to people to work longer hours, some of these reforms might be painful but it’s for your own good!

SPD: Exactly! Let’s refrom inheritance tax, the rich can pay more!

CDU/CSU: …no…we didn’t mean that kind of pain.

[Mark Schieritz @schieritz]

Hahahahaha

[Flood 🇪🇺 With Facts 🥇 @Hirn_aus_Hack]

Ich weiß gar nicht, wie oft man es noch sagen soll.

Robert #Habeck hatte mit allem recht!

„Zivile Infrastruktur hat #Habeck schon vor zwei Jahren gesagt."

Die Probleme, die wir in Deutschland haben, verdanken wir zu 100% dem Versagen der Union!

[Nic Houghton @40PercentGerman]

I had sort of assumed having no serious policies, never addressing the needs of actual voters, and putting up plaques around Munich with his name on was his job…

[DJ P.R. 🙄 @djpr]

„Blaumachen muss reduziert werden“, sagt Söder.
5 von 30 Landtagssitzungen. Mehr muss man dazu nicht wissen.

[Nic Houghton @40PercentGerman]

I did wonder what would happen if you stopped reading the news in 2016…turns out you become Anna Schneider.

[WELT @welt]

„Es ist nicht das Völkerrecht, das Europa schützt, es sind die USA“ https://t.co/kQ6Gpr62XA

[James Jackson @derJamesJackson]

Oury Jalloh burned to death while tied to a flame-retarded mattress in an German police cell 21 years ago.

The death is still unsolved.

But German journalists continue to treat police as completely trustworthy sources.

[Annette Dittert  @annettedittert]

So true. 👇👇

[Nic Houghton @40PercentGerman]

Doesn’t he look tired…

[Nic Houghton @40PercentGerman]

How to Nigel Farage:

1. Say racist things at school

2. work in city, repeat 1 (probably)

3. Found party because Tories don’t think you’re posh enough

4. Become MEP, do little, milk system

5. Brexit Lies

6. Hide from Brexit

7. Become MP, repeat 1, 4, 5, & 6.

8. Avoid work

[Nic Houghton @40PercentGerman]

Is the debasement worth the advertising revenue?

[Ruprecht Polenz🇪🇺 @polenz_r]

Krieg ist Frieden, Freiheit ist Sklaverei, Unwissenheit ist Stärke (George Orwell, 1984)

[Nic Houghton @40PercentGerman]

Special mention to @bookingcom who for some reason just allow scammers to advertise apartments on their platform and then force you to piss about with an AI call centre…enshitification is real.

[Nic Houghton @40PercentGerman]

Flying to any destination is rubbish, but it’s become almost comedically awful with @KLM. Flights rearranged last minute, forever queuing, and now they’ve lost all the kids Christmas presents somewhere between Newcastle and Munich.

At least with Ryanair the flights are cheap.