Monthly Archives: April 2008

Speed-dating, the British way

05. April 2008 – 17:54

I would not say that I drive excessively fast, but last summer I was caught at the incredible speed of 36 km/h where only 30 were allowed. I paid my 15 euro fine without trying to find an excuse. Unlike this guy from Britain:
When it comes to avoiding a ban for speeding, the courts hear [...]

By Karin Quade | Posted in Germany | Comments Off

Anti-Americanism seen by an American

02. April 2008 – 22:37

I used to think that Americans were more direct than Germans. Then I learned on Scot Stevenson`s blog “USA erklärt” (“Warum Amerikaner (Briten, Kanadier) nicht sagen, was sie meinen”) that the opposite is the case, that Americans do not say what they mean.
And now, I am reading this post on anti-Americanism and elitism (“Anti-Amerikanismus und [...]

By Karin Quade | Posted in Germany, USA | Comments Off

Is Geert Wilders a right-wing populist?

02. April 2008 – 20:52

No, says Henryk M. Broder in an excellent article that is now available in English.
Excerpts of “Geert Wilders Is No Right-Wing Populist” by Henryk M. Broder, SPON, April 01, 2008:
Dutch politician Geert Wilders may be many things, but he is not the right-wing populist he is accused of being. What the debate over [...]

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Message on my yard-gate

02. April 2008 – 20:37

This time no video in the internet, but a message on my yard-gate saying: “Großmaul” (= bigmouth).
Charming.
By the way, the police did not find the one who posted the video and has stopped investigations (temporarily).
Update April 9, 2008: They re-started investigations!

By Karin Quade | Posted in Allgemein, Germany | Comments Off