Berlin Tegel Airport Closing June 1, 2020

May 1, 2020 By Hermann Observer in Hard Facts, Heconomy, Helplessness, Hideology, History, Home Cooking, Hurt Feelings, Hysteria Tags: Airports, BER, Berlin Schönefeld, Berlin Tegel, Berlin-Brandenburg Airport, Cold War, Corona, Coronavirus, COVID-19, West Berlin Leave a comment

And Berlin Brandenburg Airport opens October 31, 2020. Let’s do the math.

So, Berlin is down to just one world-class horrible airport for like five months? Until the next world-class horrible one comes along, I mean? Sheesh. Although with all this Corona going on maybe nobody will even notice.

Personally, I will miss Tegel. Maybe because it was so small and in the middle of town like that. You could walk around the entire main terminal in five minutes. Adieu, Tegel. It was in what used to be called the French Sector, after all.

This comes as the airport has seen a huge drop in passenger numbers, with passengers currently amounting to 1% of normal amounts. The company running the airport is allegedly losing one million Euros per day, so closing the airport will save costs.

Germans Now Testing On Human Subjects

April 29, 2020 By Hermann Observer in Hard Facts, Health, Helplessness, Hi-tech, Home Cooking, Hysteria Tags: BioNTech, Corona, Coronavirus, COVID-19, German, Germans, Germany, Pfizer, Vaccinations, Vaccine Leave a comment

Despite hearing every five minutes in the German media that a coronavirus vaccine won’t be availble anytime even remotely soon so forget about it already, a German pharmaceutical company has begun testing a potential vaccine on human beings THEMSELVES.

If things go really bad they might receive regulatory approval really soon and begin trials in the United States too.

“We are leaving no stone unturned as we explore every option to help provide society with a treatment or cure.”

German Of The Day: Maskenpflicht

April 28, 2020 By Hermann Observer in Hard Facts, Heconomy, Helplessness, Home Cooking, Humility, Hurt Feelings, Hysteria Tags: Corona, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Face Masks, German, Germans, Germany, Government Regulations, Language, Poor Planning Leave a comment

That means the mandatory wearing of face masks. No. Not like the batman ones. These down here.

This in a country that 1) made a big deal about them not being necessary just a few weeks ago and 2) failed abysmally in providing them for their citizens (I have a sneaking suspicion that there is a very strong connection between numbers 1 and 2 here). Hey, just do it yourself, folks. Ha, ha, ha.

On Monday, new regulations went into effect across Germany requiring residents to cover their noses and mouths while traveling with public transportation or while shopping.

Each of Germany’s 16 states, which are entitled to make their own decisions under Germany’s federal system, drew up their own set of regulations — meaning that the rules are slightly different depending on the region.

Maskenpflicht im Einzelhandel gilt jetzt bundesweit.

Dis Is Our Disinformation

April 27, 2020 By Hermann Observer in Habitudes, Hard Facts, Heconomy, Helplessness, Home Cooking, Humility, Hurt Feelings, Hypochondria, Hypocrisy Tags: Blame, Bureaucrats, China, Corona, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Disinformation, EU, European Union, Kowtow, Political Pressure, Pressure, Reports, Technocrats, Threats Leave a comment

Not China’s.

“The Chinese are already threatening with reactions if the report comes out.”

Well, we certainly don’t want that in ze Europe.

The European Union’s foreign policy chief is facing questions over allegations that a report about Chinese disinformation over Covid-19 was watered down in response to pressure from Beijing…

The report was published on the EU’s monitoring website EU vs Disinfo on Friday. A survey of disinformation and misinformation about Covid-19 around the world, the report largely summarises and analyses publicly available information. It notes a “continued and coordinated push by some actors, including Chinese sources, to deflect any blame for the outbreak of the pandemic and highlighting bilateral assistance”, as well as “significant evidence of covert Chinese operations on social media.”

EU findet Propaganda aus Peking – China will Herkunft des Coronavirus verschleiern.

The Offer Came From Donald Trump

April 26, 2020 By Hermann Observer in Habitudes, Hard Facts, Hate, Helplessness, Hideology, Home Cooking, Hurt Feelings, Hypocrisy, Hysteria Tags: Angela Merkel, Anti-Americanism, Corona, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Donald Trump, German, Germans, Germany, Trump Derangement Syndrome, Ventilators 1 Comment

So it must be EVIL. What’s the REAL reason for him doing such a thing?

The anti-Trump obsession (or degree of Trump Derangement Syndrome) in Germany is so extreme that even offers of help are looked upon with the greatest suspicion. The American President just offered the Germans ventilators to help confront the Corona Crisis, “if they want them,” and this caught them completely off guard. After some quick research, however, it has now been determined that these ventilators actually do more harm than good – at least the ones being offered by Donald Trump. Thank goodness. That was a close call.

Höchst brisant ist allerdings der Zeitpunkt, den Trump wählt. Soeben erschien in den USA eine neue Studie, die zur Annahme verleitet, dass die Nutzung von Beatmungsgeräten bei der Corona-Pandemie schädlich ist und nicht nützlich.

Germans Lousy Cooks Too

April 24, 2020 By Hermann Observer in Hard Facts, Helplessness, High Art, Higher Education, Home Cooking, Hurt Feelings, Hysteria Tags: Berlin, Cooking, Corona, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Cuisine, German, Germans, Germany, Skills 1 Comment

“We’ve known for years that cooking competence has drastically declined in Germany,” somebody told some news agency somewhere. “But sheesh. These losers can’t cook diddly-squat. I’ve never cooked diddly-squat myself either. But still.”

Coronavirus pandemic reveals Germans’ poor cooking skills – Germans reliance on fast food and pre-cooked meals has left them with limited culinary skills when they need them most, a food industry group said. But Germans are flocking to supermarkets and rediscovering cookbooks.

“Now people stand in supermarkets and ask themselves, ‘OK how do I make a burger myself?'”

No Lines, No Crowds

April 23, 2020 By Hermann Observer in Hard Facts, Heconomy, Helplessness, Home Cooking, Hurt Feelings, Hysteria Tags: Berlin, Business, Consumers, Corona, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Fear, German, Germans, Germany, Retail, Shopping, Shops, Spending, Stores Leave a comment

No customers, no purchases, no spend money, no make money, no business, no future.

‘No lines, no crowds’ — Germans stay home as stores begin to reopen after coronavirus lockdown – German consumers are counting their pennies rather than returning to shop in large numbers as stores gradually reopen after being locked down during the coronavirus crisis, the national retailers association said on Wednesday.

“Consumers are in a crisis mode, consumer sentiment is in the doldrums.”

Now That There Are No Flights Anymore

April 22, 2020 By Hermann Observer in Habitudes, Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hi-tech, Home Cooking, Humility, Hurt Feelings Tags: Airports, Berlin, Corona, Coronavirus, COVID-19, German, Germans, Germany, Projects Leave a comment

The long-delayed, delayed, delayed, delayed (since 2011) opening of the Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) will finally go ahead as planned, planned, planned and planned.

Clever, really. Almost diabolical.

‘No risks’ ahead of Berlin Brandenburg (BER) airport opening in October 2020 – According to its operator, there are no more obstacles to get in the way of the BER airport finally opening its doors in October this year.

“We do not see any risks ahead of the first operations in October 2020.”

What? No Ten Euro Beer This Year?

April 21, 2020 By Hermann Observer in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Horror, Hurt Feelings, Hysteria Tags: Beer, Corona, Coronavirus, COVID-19, German, Germans, Germany, Oktoberfest, Oktoberfest 2020, Wiesn, Wiesn 2020 Leave a comment

And no Wiesn-Madl? Now we know this is getting serious, folks.

Germany cancels Oktoberfest beer festival due to coronavirus – Germany’s Oktoberfest, the world’s largest folk festival, where revellers from all over the world gather to swig large quantities of beer, has been cancelled due to the coronavirus crisis, the southern state of Bavaria said on Tuesday.

Endgültiges Aus für die Wiesn 2020!

German Of The Day: Corona-Rechnung

April 20, 2020 By Hermann Observer in Hard Facts, Heconomy, Helplessness, Hostility, Hurt Feelings Tags: Bild, Bildzeitung, Bills, China, Corona, Coronavirus, Costs, COVID-19, Free Press, German, Germans, Germany, Invoices, Language, Money Leave a comment

That means the Corona invoice or bill.

China has launched a furious war-of-words over a letter by German magazine Bild editor accusing China of being the cause of the Covid-19 outbreak and demanding massive reparations…

“What China owes us,” a provocative article in German tabloid Bild published on 15 April, put a price tag of nearly €150 billion for damages inflicted on the country by Covid-19 pandemic.

The itemized “invoice” included €24 billion in lost tourism revenue from March to April, €7.2 billion in losses for the German film industry, €1 million per hour in costs for Lufthansa, and €50 billion in lost profits for German small businesses.

China responded in anger an open letter to Bild editor Julian Reichelt pointing out that China warned the world early of the dangers of the virus, while rejecting any obligation to pay damages. It also reproached Bild “nationalism, prejudice, and hostility against China.”

Was China uns jetzt schon schuldet.

Observing Hermann

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