Manfried Nörgler
@germanystinks.bsky.social
My outlet for my complaints about living in Germany
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December 29, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Keep in mind before moving here, immigrants are very much not considered part of Germany society, but you should be grateful to live among them:
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December 5, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Keep in mind before moving here, immigrants are very much not considered part of Germany society, but you should be grateful to live among them:
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Saw this today, walking around in public like it’s no big deal. It’s “1933” in case it’s not super clear.
November 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Saw this today, walking around in public like it’s no big deal. It’s “1933” in case it’s not super clear.
If you’re from the US it’s hard to comprehend all off the small ways that Americans are way more accommodating of people from other cultures in comparison to Europeans.
October 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
If you’re from the US it’s hard to comprehend all off the small ways that Americans are way more accommodating of people from other cultures in comparison to Europeans.
October 25, 2025 at 7:26 PM
@ezrakleinbot.bsky.social
During the Ta-Nehisi podcast you said most Americans hold fundamentally wrong moral views on trans people. Can you provide substantial evidence for that? Only 10% of Americans are against anti-trans discrimination laws (64% in favor).
www.pewresearch.org/social-trend...
During the Ta-Nehisi podcast you said most Americans hold fundamentally wrong moral views on trans people. Can you provide substantial evidence for that? Only 10% of Americans are against anti-trans discrimination laws (64% in favor).
www.pewresearch.org/social-trend...
Americans’ Complex Views on Gender Identity and Transgender Issues
Most favor protecting trans people from discrimination, but fewer support policies related to medical care for gender transitions; many are uneasy with the pace of change on trans issues.
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October 13, 2025 at 7:43 AM
@ezrakleinbot.bsky.social
During the Ta-Nehisi podcast you said most Americans hold fundamentally wrong moral views on trans people. Can you provide substantial evidence for that? Only 10% of Americans are against anti-trans discrimination laws (64% in favor).
www.pewresearch.org/social-trend...
During the Ta-Nehisi podcast you said most Americans hold fundamentally wrong moral views on trans people. Can you provide substantial evidence for that? Only 10% of Americans are against anti-trans discrimination laws (64% in favor).
www.pewresearch.org/social-trend...
Going to HBF (train station). It’s literally four stops. Elevator to the platform doesn’t work, ~2-3 flights that would be impossible for a disabled person. Then the train has all the cars backwards. So it’s a violent madhouse getting on the train. Even the most trivial trip cannot go smoothly.
September 18, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Going to HBF (train station). It’s literally four stops. Elevator to the platform doesn’t work, ~2-3 flights that would be impossible for a disabled person. Then the train has all the cars backwards. So it’s a violent madhouse getting on the train. Even the most trivial trip cannot go smoothly.
Need a doc photo. New system says you need “approved” places. Supposedly machines at the departments, but email says don’t rely (no electronic system from the government is at all reliable). No central site listing what’s “approved.” Photo store closed 45 mins early. Nothing can be done competently.
August 18, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Need a doc photo. New system says you need “approved” places. Supposedly machines at the departments, but email says don’t rely (no electronic system from the government is at all reliable). No central site listing what’s “approved.” Photo store closed 45 mins early. Nothing can be done competently.
1.5 hrs waiting for bag after intl flight. Other flights emptied our carousel. 25 ppl in line, 1 agent. After 15 mins: “From [flight]?” Yes — baggage handlers miscommunicated. Happens all the time — everything borderline understaffed on purpose, no system is robust at all.
Robustness is wasteful.
Robustness is wasteful.
August 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
1.5 hrs waiting for bag after intl flight. Other flights emptied our carousel. 25 ppl in line, 1 agent. After 15 mins: “From [flight]?” Yes — baggage handlers miscommunicated. Happens all the time — everything borderline understaffed on purpose, no system is robust at all.
Robustness is wasteful.
Robustness is wasteful.
I really feel like 90% of the discourse on Bluesky, and Twitter is fueled by this…
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August 3, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I really feel like 90% of the discourse on Bluesky, and Twitter is fueled by this…
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Germany’s approach to free speech requires *proof* of any and all critical statements. Consequently, it’s easy for businesses to silence critics. Wire card is a famous example of this, but here we have a German restaurant silencing someone who had worms in their food.
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We went to a restaurant in Leizpig and then this happened.
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July 25, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Germany’s approach to free speech requires *proof* of any and all critical statements. Consequently, it’s easy for businesses to silence critics. Wire card is a famous example of this, but here we have a German restaurant silencing someone who had worms in their food.
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New law in Berlin well allows police to search anyone on subway at any time without any reason.
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June 25, 2025 at 12:36 PM
New law in Berlin well allows police to search anyone on subway at any time without any reason.
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On German startup culture:
“I’m trying to keep an open mind, but right now the whole thing feels more like a well-dressed bubble than a genuinely innovation-driven ecosystem.”
It’s like a parallel for the entirety of the European economy .
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“I’m trying to keep an open mind, but right now the whole thing feels more like a well-dressed bubble than a genuinely innovation-driven ecosystem.”
It’s like a parallel for the entirety of the European economy .
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June 5, 2025 at 12:15 PM
On German startup culture:
“I’m trying to keep an open mind, but right now the whole thing feels more like a well-dressed bubble than a genuinely innovation-driven ecosystem.”
It’s like a parallel for the entirety of the European economy .
www.reddit.com/r/askberline...
“I’m trying to keep an open mind, but right now the whole thing feels more like a well-dressed bubble than a genuinely innovation-driven ecosystem.”
It’s like a parallel for the entirety of the European economy .
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I’ve skipped like 10 of these kinds of posts, but let’s do another.
If you move to Germany, be aware: the culture isn’t friendly. The idea that people might show a bit of kindness to someone in an uncomfortable new place doesn’t really exist here.
I’ve skipped like 10 of these kinds of posts, but let’s do another.
If you move to Germany, be aware: the culture isn’t friendly. The idea that people might show a bit of kindness to someone in an uncomfortable new place doesn’t really exist here.
Is something wrong with me?
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June 2, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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I’ve skipped like 10 of these kinds of posts, but let’s do another.
If you move to Germany, be aware: the culture isn’t friendly. The idea that people might show a bit of kindness to someone in an uncomfortable new place doesn’t really exist here.
I’ve skipped like 10 of these kinds of posts, but let’s do another.
If you move to Germany, be aware: the culture isn’t friendly. The idea that people might show a bit of kindness to someone in an uncomfortable new place doesn’t really exist here.
It’s crazy how much Germany hates it when people try to be productive or build things.
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May 28, 2025 at 11:40 AM
It’s crazy how much Germany hates it when people try to be productive or build things.
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-buy year card at zoo
>ok you’ve paid and we have your photo on the card do you have ID.
>here’s my German drivers license
>no good, did you bring your passport or birth certificate?
>no
Germans expect you to bring your birth certificate to the zoo.No it’s not a small card or something its a sheet
>ok you’ve paid and we have your photo on the card do you have ID.
>here’s my German drivers license
>no good, did you bring your passport or birth certificate?
>no
Germans expect you to bring your birth certificate to the zoo.No it’s not a small card or something its a sheet
May 18, 2025 at 8:58 AM
-buy year card at zoo
>ok you’ve paid and we have your photo on the card do you have ID.
>here’s my German drivers license
>no good, did you bring your passport or birth certificate?
>no
Germans expect you to bring your birth certificate to the zoo.No it’s not a small card or something its a sheet
>ok you’ve paid and we have your photo on the card do you have ID.
>here’s my German drivers license
>no good, did you bring your passport or birth certificate?
>no
Germans expect you to bring your birth certificate to the zoo.No it’s not a small card or something its a sheet
I dunno how it happened but my favorite Haribo candy has somehow become this trash that’s liquorice mixed with random flavors like coconut and chocolate.
May 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I dunno how it happened but my favorite Haribo candy has somehow become this trash that’s liquorice mixed with random flavors like coconut and chocolate.
Trying to buy ticket.
>Get DBahn, can only buy part of trip
> get other crappy app
>needs my birthday and mothers maiden name, etc to even search.
>find trip
>try to buy… doesn’t accept Apple Pay or Google pay
>get card card
>go to “credit card” on app
>enter everything
>”functionality is broken”
>Get DBahn, can only buy part of trip
> get other crappy app
>needs my birthday and mothers maiden name, etc to even search.
>find trip
>try to buy… doesn’t accept Apple Pay or Google pay
>get card card
>go to “credit card” on app
>enter everything
>”functionality is broken”
May 8, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Trying to buy ticket.
>Get DBahn, can only buy part of trip
> get other crappy app
>needs my birthday and mothers maiden name, etc to even search.
>find trip
>try to buy… doesn’t accept Apple Pay or Google pay
>get card card
>go to “credit card” on app
>enter everything
>”functionality is broken”
>Get DBahn, can only buy part of trip
> get other crappy app
>needs my birthday and mothers maiden name, etc to even search.
>find trip
>try to buy… doesn’t accept Apple Pay or Google pay
>get card card
>go to “credit card” on app
>enter everything
>”functionality is broken”
Germans encountering a self checkout machine.
May 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Germans encountering a self checkout machine.
German Govt website :
>Scan and upload these 5 docs
Me: ok
>You can only upload 3 files
Me: okay I’ll just make it into one big pdf
>each file has to be less than 10MB
Me: okay I’ll just make it into three files all containing one or two docs
> the total of all the files cannot be more than 16MB
>Scan and upload these 5 docs
Me: ok
>You can only upload 3 files
Me: okay I’ll just make it into one big pdf
>each file has to be less than 10MB
Me: okay I’ll just make it into three files all containing one or two docs
> the total of all the files cannot be more than 16MB
May 6, 2025 at 1:41 PM
German Govt website :
>Scan and upload these 5 docs
Me: ok
>You can only upload 3 files
Me: okay I’ll just make it into one big pdf
>each file has to be less than 10MB
Me: okay I’ll just make it into three files all containing one or two docs
> the total of all the files cannot be more than 16MB
>Scan and upload these 5 docs
Me: ok
>You can only upload 3 files
Me: okay I’ll just make it into one big pdf
>each file has to be less than 10MB
Me: okay I’ll just make it into three files all containing one or two docs
> the total of all the files cannot be more than 16MB
Saw this at a restaurant today. It’s a nice change and totally necessary since Germans like to do this thing where they stay after their meal at a busy restaurant for two hours smoking cigarettes and not ordering anything.
April 2, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Saw this at a restaurant today. It’s a nice change and totally necessary since Germans like to do this thing where they stay after their meal at a busy restaurant for two hours smoking cigarettes and not ordering anything.
Me: it would be nice to have more space in our apartment here in Germany.
German: bah, everything is so big and ridiculous with you Americans.
Me: I was thinking about buying an ironing board, instead of ironing on the floor
GR: where would possibly put it?! Do you think we live in a warehouse?!
German: bah, everything is so big and ridiculous with you Americans.
Me: I was thinking about buying an ironing board, instead of ironing on the floor
GR: where would possibly put it?! Do you think we live in a warehouse?!
March 13, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Me: it would be nice to have more space in our apartment here in Germany.
German: bah, everything is so big and ridiculous with you Americans.
Me: I was thinking about buying an ironing board, instead of ironing on the floor
GR: where would possibly put it?! Do you think we live in a warehouse?!
German: bah, everything is so big and ridiculous with you Americans.
Me: I was thinking about buying an ironing board, instead of ironing on the floor
GR: where would possibly put it?! Do you think we live in a warehouse?!
@brianbeutler.bsky.social
You say people are demotivated because of the lack of righteousness that the Dems had before the election. People are sick of it. We’re finally driving out of the wildfire and you want to turn around.
news.gallup.com/poll/656636/democrats-favor-party-moderation-past.aspx
You say people are demotivated because of the lack of righteousness that the Dems had before the election. People are sick of it. We’re finally driving out of the wildfire and you want to turn around.
news.gallup.com/poll/656636/democrats-favor-party-moderation-past.aspx
More Democrats Favor Party Moderation Than in Past
A 45% plurality of Democrats say they would like their party to become more moderate, while a similar 43% plurality of Republicans prefer that their party maintain its current ideological bent.
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February 27, 2025 at 9:39 AM
@brianbeutler.bsky.social
You say people are demotivated because of the lack of righteousness that the Dems had before the election. People are sick of it. We’re finally driving out of the wildfire and you want to turn around.
news.gallup.com/poll/656636/democrats-favor-party-moderation-past.aspx
You say people are demotivated because of the lack of righteousness that the Dems had before the election. People are sick of it. We’re finally driving out of the wildfire and you want to turn around.
news.gallup.com/poll/656636/democrats-favor-party-moderation-past.aspx