Online dating in Munich such a scam. This city is too small. First I see a colleague there (awkward), then have a creepy chat with some omega celebrity, see a bunch of guys that already showed up two times and then match with a guy I already kissed some years ago
@Archer_WIEN Plus they’re often completely ignorant and oblivious about it. Like telling everyone how “cheap” everything is not even thinking about it etc. or even looking down on locals for earning less… I’ve heard a lot of things like that
I don’t understand expats who only complain about everything all the time. Yes it’s hard to adapt but you can’t just expect everything to be like home when you move abroad? If you hate this country so much why did you even come? (talking about Germany but it’s true elsewhere too)
@Archer_WIEN That’s exactly why a lot of Europeans really hate American expats (more in the South, Germany isn’t that popular). They often bring their foreign salaries and pay for apartments that are unaffordable for locals, driving up the price for everything and worsening our housing crisis
The people making fun of you for being scared of dogs are always those scared of spiders 🤡 no shade your fear is valid too. But a tiny spider cannot hurt you, a dog CAN seriously injure and even kill you. So when we’re talking about reason, my fear is 1000x more reasonable.
I still remember my Chinese immigrant friend telling me he doesn’t like dogs because he’s afraid of them—and how I realized this was a *100% reasonable* POV that is totally taboo to express in America, thanks to our national dog obsession.
@Archer_WIEN That’s what I don’t understand. Germany has never been a paradise, don’t you do a minimum of research before moving somewhere far away?? Same with people who move to Portugal and suddenly realise it rains in winter, the job market is bad and salaries are in fact terrible. No shit
This but also… what is so bad about him? He seems comparatively competent and then he’s not even ugly. I’m jealous of Spaniards. Why am I instead embarrassed by a shrinking egghead with a lint topping who makes me want to publicly apologise for his nonsense statements every day?
I can't think of a more anti-European argument than this:
"We do not support Spain because Sánchez is bad"
When will we learn to distinguish between governments and peoples?
Spaniards are our European brothers and sisters.
They deserve our support regardless of who is in power
I’m actually worried by more and more Europeans growing anti-EU sentiments just because we’re governed by the dumbest idiots in our societies. Because there’s no way we can face future challenges with a broken union
taking 30 minutes and more for a shower brought shame to the family. „Shopping“ was frowned upon. Necessary things only. And so on.
You’re telling me you didn’t all grow up this way??
It’s so funny how you see people share advice on how to save money and it’s just everything your German parents have always told you. Like, spending money on delivery meals or streaming subscriptions were always a „waste of money“. Restaurants were for special occasions only and
nobody was allowed to order a dessert, or more than 1-2 drinks max. It was always the no name products instead of popular brands, we were always told to put on a sweater instead of turning the heater higher (and don’t have AC), getting a coffee to go was basically a crime and
How do people still not understand the concept of government ≠ population? (unless it’s about them). I never voted for the man in charge supposed to represent me who says something stupid and unhinged like every 5 minutes. I cannot make it my full time job to distance myself.
@slagmaxxing I’ve been in the same job for years and it’s okay, and I even still get headhunters contacting me for other positions but they’re mostly weird and it’s a bit of a dark cloud to know it probably wouldn’t be that easy to switch if I wanted to
@slagmaxxing I’m still not quite sure whether it was a blessing or curse that I have spent the strong economy period as a student with no money lol. As in, now it’s all bad but personally I still have more than I’ve ever had
@clau_zn They’re obviously stupid but tbf, those were never the same people. The first criticism came mostly from the left, the people wanting to shoot migrants have always been and still are on the (far) right.
Welcome to a Europe where the far right keeps growing. According to them, Sanchez is to blame simply for being on the left. And exactly this division between us is the goal of those who want to destroy the EU. Apparently it is successful when *Italy* is the first to attack Spain.