Except when it comes to Christmas shopping.
Two-thirds of Germans shop for gifts on Amazon – Amazon is the go-to place for Germans to do their Christmas shopping. Two-thirds of gift buyers shop at the American online retail giant during this holiday season, according to a new study. And 15 percent of consumers shop on one or more platforms from China, with their potential market share being even larger.
Everybody’s a depressed German loaf of bread these days.
Seems like, anyway.
How a gloomy German loaf of bread went viral in the US – Bernd the Bread has been an icon of German children’s TV for 25 years. After a TV appearance on John Oliver’s show, he’s now gained new fans.
That means shadow or underground economy.
It’s a Volkssport (national pastime) here. Over-taxed Germans get even with the government any and every chance they get. See Schwarzarbeit.
German shadow economy booms amid high taxes and state aid – While Germany’s economy falters, the country is experiencing a rise in undeclared work. What role do taxes and generous state aid for the poor play in the surge?
Perhaps the attackers were MAGA purists?
Political Assault in Brussels: Young Man Attacked for Wearing Trump Cap – On the night of Thursday, July 3rd, a young German citizen was assaulted in Place du Luxembourg in Brussels, just steps from the European Parliament. The incident occurred at the well-known bar ’The Network,’ a popular gathering spot for EU officials, parliamentary assistants, and visitors.
According to the testimony of the 24-year-old victim, the incident began when a woman approached him and snatched a white baseball cap with the slogan “Make America Great Again,” associated with former U.S. President Donald Trump. After calling him a “racist,” three men, reportedly of North African origin, joined in, allegedly insulting and physically attacking him, leaving him with multiple bruises, facial injuries, and a head wound that required several stitches.
The highest healthcare and retirement costs, the highest energy costs, the highest regulation costs, then there’s the inflation, now the debt…
No, it’s a real mystery why Germans can’t afford to live on their wages anymore.
Why more Germans can’t afford life on their wages – German politicians are fond of saying, “Work must be worth it.” But ever more full-time workers need state benefits, and the new minimum wage hike is seen as disappointing.
Sorry. But somebody had to say it.
German activist Maja T. goes on hunger strike in Hungary
German anti-fascist activist Maja T. has been held in isolation in a Hungarian prison for one year now. The case highlights the state of the rule of law in Viktor Orban’s Hungary.
“Germany’s incoming government might be better advised to consider why the AfD continues to gain electoral ground and how Germany’s government can address the reasonable concerns of its citizens.”
Cotton asks Gabbard not to share intel with Germany that can be used against far-right party – Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) asked Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard to refrain from sharing intelligence with Germany’s domestic intelligence agency days after the country’s spy arm labeled the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, as an “extremist” political party.
Cotton requested that, until Germany treats the AfD as a “legitimate opposition party” and not as a “right-wing extremist organization,” Gabbard should direct the U.S. intelligence agencies to halt sharing intelligence with the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV).
He also asked that Gabbard deny Berlin’s potential requests to assist in surveilling the AfD and review if intelligence agencies during former President Biden’s administration “cooperated with German requests to surveil the AfD or other opposition parties.”
Or the shortest number of hours (days) worked in any industrialized country. Or the most restrictive bureaucracy of any G7 nation. Or even that we continue to miss the boat when it comes to embracing new technological developments. To name just a few.
No. Germany’s economy continues to fail (for the third year now) because of Donald Trump.
Germany sees zero growth in 2025, blames Trump tariffs – Germany was the only G7 economy that failed to grow for the last two years, and is on track for a third year without growth in 2025.
The German government cut its economic growth forecast to zero citing the impact of US President Donald Trump’s trade policies .
“There is above all one reason for this, namely Donald Trump’s trade policy and the effects of the trade policy on Germany,” outgoing Economy Minister Robert Habeck said.
We weren’t “intending to work” hard.
German teens who ‘intended to work’ were denied entry to US for traveling ‘under false pretenses’: Customs – A pair of backpacking German teens booted from the US lied about the purpose of their trip, Customs and Border Protection said — but the women claim US officials “twisted” their words to trump up the allegations…
“Both claimed they were touring California but later admitted they intended to work — something strictly prohibited under US immigration laws for these visas.”
But the women — who were planning to continue on to Los Angeles and then Costa Rica after Hawaii — insisted they were interrogated by CBP for hours, and that transcripts show their words were “twisted” and outright falsified.
Although I don’t think Big is her real name.
White glamour model Martina Big, 36, who ‘identifies as black’ after having tanning injections announces plan to ‘move to Africa’ – Now Big and her partner are planning to move to the continent, with the influencer saying: ‘My husband and I had already planned to emigrate a few years ago, but then the pandemic hit.
‘We have received invitations from fans in many African countries and so it hasn’t been easy to choose,’ Big said. ‘Currently, we have Kenya and Namibia on our shortlist.
‘Since most of my modelling jobs are in Europe and the US, Michael fears it will be difficult for me to earn money in Africa. I’ve had to work hard to convince him that this is the best decision for us.’
Observing Hermann 