I have to say, I was born in 89 and lived in the States for 10 years of my childhood. I am probably not the best person to ask about anything related to Eastern Germany, since it stopped existing shortly after my birth and my history classes in the States didn't go into much detail.
Sunhawk posted...
@ALIEN_WORK2HOP
I have some questions about Germany. Do you mind answering them? It's both modern Germany and historic Germany.
2. Was Hitler really the most evil person of the 20th century, as a lot of people and historians say, or was he "just" another evil person? Aren't people like Stalin, or Trujillo, or maybe Ted Bundy more evil?
the structure and effeciency behind the Nazi atrocities is what makes it more evil than others imo. If you can even consider it evil at that point, those guys were straight up psychos who probably thought they were doing the right thing.
3. Where is Germany currently, politically? Centre, centre-left, centre-right, or what?
Centre left, while we have a small percentage of people who are leaning heavily to the right, the majority of the country is pretty damn liberal.
4. How is a modern anti-semite treated by Germany society? Very harshly?
due to the whole Nazi thing, we have a very low tolerance for anti-semites. Especially in a legal sense.
5. How white is Germany? Do you think non-whites are treated badly?
We are pretty white, but since the Wirtschaftswunder, we have had millions of guest workers from all over come to Germany. We have too many non- whites for them to be treated badly.
6. Do you think the German "obsession" with work is healthy or unhealthy?
We can enjoy a pretty high standard of living thanks to our storng economy, which is fueled by people who work well. So i can't say it's unhealthy.
7. What are the most common leisure activities of the average young German?
Fitness and going to the gym is booming in Germany. I would say that is number one maybe?
8. Is the cost of living in Germany medium, high or low, and does it vary much by region / city?
depends on where you are. Groceries & alcohol is extremely cheap compared to most countries I have visited.
11. Do you think that Germany is the most important country in Europe, as a lot of people say, or just one of several important countries, along with Britain, France, Italy, Belgium, etc.?
Important in which sense? We seem to be pretty important economically and politically it seems. I wouldn't know how to rate that tbh.
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