Knowing Germany

[pmaitra]

I love Germany. Used to work there and nowadays visit at least five times a year. Love their free speed limits, cheap beer and open approach to all human. Also Finland can thank Germany for its indepence and democracy.

Baltic Sea Division - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Finland can thank Lenin for its independence.

 

[W.G.Ewald]

Well, this thread got derailed. As an attempt to get it back on track: I just saw the movie "Fury" with Brad Pitt. A very good characterization of April, 1945 armor combat as Germany collapsing, also showing the civilian life in the time durin the last throes of the SS.

Fury (2014) - IMDb

At the link there is some interesting information about the last remaining operable Tiger tank.

 

[pmaitra]

It's my fault. Maybe @pmaitra can move the pertinent posts elsewhere.

Please recommend an appropriate title for a new thread.

 

[Ray]

I started this thread so that one could learn about Germany since lots of Indian people tour Europe these days.

And Frankfurt is a airlink hub.

 

[pmaitra]

I started this thread so that one could learn about Germany since lots of Indian people tour Europe these days.

And Frankfurt is a airlink hub.

My apologies. I plan on moving a few posts to a new thread. I have asked @Razor for a thread title where we could discuss whatever we were discussing.

 

[sgarg]

Well Germans seem to be very friendly to Indians. Same true for Russians also.

Most Germans seem to speak good English now. So communicating is easy.

My experience with Norwegian - friendly but aloof. No warmth.

Have had extensive contacts with "overseas" Chinese in Singapore and Malaysia. Went around with an ethnic Chinese family who was kind enough to show me around Penang.

It was a long time ago but still remember the comment of the Chinese lady - "Indians are very much like us". I did not understand her comment then but after almost two decades and working with a lot of people, I think she was right.

This is what I say to Indians on this board - Make the effort to understand the Chinese.

 

[ezsasa]

In a office environment Germans send a meeting request to you even if you are sitting in the next cubicle. This is even if it is a 15min meeting. Indian way is to just walk over and start talking without caring a damn what the other person is doing. Ha ha

 

[HMS Astute]

Good thread. I love Germany and my great grandad was a German from Bonn.

 

[HMS Astute]

My new legs are made in Germany. Thank you Deutschland, your engineering is so gut.