Chinese guy living and working in Germany. Sharing real daily life, work stuff, and the differences I notice over time. No filter, no performance — just record.
Here's the reality for millions of people living in the UK right now:
You get paid £2,000.
Before you've even had a chance to enjoy any of it, £900 goes on rent, £200 on council tax, £150 on energy, £300 on food and another £300 on car insurance and fuel.
That leaves you with £150 to pay whatever other bills are left and somehow make it last until the end of the month.
Then someone who bought their house for £32,000 in 1978 and raised a family on a single income tells you the problem is that you spend too much on coffee and should cancel all of your subscriptions.
A general took an arrow in battle. The surgeon snipped off the shaft sticking out and said, “Done.” The arrowhead was still inside. His excuse: that’s internal medicine. Treating only the surface while the real problem stays buried — that’s 治标不治本.
It’s the weekend, so let’s talk about something else, a lighter topic. I’d really be interested in your thoughts. After seeing this chart, I completely stopped drinking spirits and switched to wine only. The positive impact of moderate wine intake is quite well known, but I didn’t expect it to be so significant.
The slightly lower mortality risk among drinkers than non-drinkers, except heavy spirits drinkers, is probably driven by other factors, like moderate drinkers being more social, better educated, or eating better food, whatever.
What do you think, folks? Does this make sense to you?
Germany's industrial power isn't just in Berlin, Munich or Frankfurt.
It's scattered across hundreds of towns most people have never heard of.
These are Germany's Hidden Champions.
Highly specialized companies that quietly dominate global markets.
Many are family-owned and deeply rooted in their communities.
Germany didn't just build industrial giants.
It built an entire ecosystem of them. 🇩🇪