A big moment. Although a week late, this morning at 7:20 the moving truck arrived at the door. In the days before, we sorted, packed, threw things away, and prepared ourselves—bit by bit each day. The delay was due to the kitchen not being finished.
The doorbell rings. Five strong, young men eager to get started dive into the boxes and furniture. Everything quickly disappears into a large MAN truck and is already being unloaded at the new house by 11:00. We are just moving within the city, so travel time is short. By 14:00 the five finish their work. Everything intact, everything in place. We sign, give a $50 tip, and everyone receives a bottle of vodka. Then we are alone. The unpacking begins. We won’t be finished today; tomorrow is another day.
Everything feels so different. Some of our furniture doesn’t quite fit the new rooms, but for now, it will do. I connect the TV and Yamaha system. At least we have music and pictures tonight. Around seven, we sit in the evening sun. She embraces me...radiant, settled, and so am I. The house is finished, our home is ready. We made it. Our first real house—not a row house like before, not a large apartment as a transition, but a house with a terrace, a space to walk around. Yes, now we are suburbanites, savers, homeowners, browsing garden center brochures. And that’s a good thing....Karsten
The doorbell rings. Five strong, young men eager to get started dive into the boxes and furniture. Everything quickly disappears into a large MAN truck and is already being unloaded at the new house by 11:00. We are just moving within the city, so travel time is short. By 14:00 the five finish their work. Everything intact, everything in place. We sign, give a $50 tip, and everyone receives a bottle of vodka. Then we are alone. The unpacking begins. We won’t be finished today; tomorrow is another day.
Everything feels so different. Some of our furniture doesn’t quite fit the new rooms, but for now, it will do. I connect the TV and Yamaha system. At least we have music and pictures tonight. Around seven, we sit in the evening sun. She embraces me...radiant, settled, and so am I. The house is finished, our home is ready. We made it. Our first real house—not a row house like before, not a large apartment as a transition, but a house with a terrace, a space to walk around. Yes, now we are suburbanites, savers, homeowners, browsing garden center brochures. And that’s a good thing....Karsten
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chand19864 Jan 2018 09:25kaho674 schrieb:
When I listen to the nonsense from the CSU on the radio this morning, we are as far away from a societal consensus as from here to the nearest galaxy.You misunderstand me. The consensus I mean is made up of a critical mass of purchasing-powerful(!) people worldwide.
No one cares about the opinion of a mere 82 million Germans. Even less important is anything the CSU says. This would be true even if we had a model democracy here (which we don’t). There is no national election decision that can influence major global trends. We can decide how our city centers look and how we get along with our neighbors.
But whether we want to share our data and what is done with it is simply beyond our control—unless one goes into exile as a hermit. Social participation today necessarily means standing at least with one foot in the data pool. And because especially younger people say, “Well, then I might as well dive in completely,” the world will continue to shift quite rapidly toward a global data-sharing economy. Whether a majority in Germany agrees with this or not is completely irrelevant for that.
chand1986 schrieb:
You misunderstand me. I don’t think so. We are in complete agreement on this.
I just wanted to make light of the outdated mindset that the CSU is currently missing out on.
Nordlys schrieb:
I think the Stone Age mindset is absolutely correct. Yes, the problem is that nobody cares. The new technology arrives without asking.
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chand19864 Jan 2018 10:06Nordlys schrieb:
I find this Stone Age mindset completely correct.So what? Even if every single eligible voter in Germany thought the same way and voted accordingly in elections, it wouldn’t matter.
( Kaiser Wilhelm at the invention of the automobile: "The horse will remain irreplaceable." )
The CSU presents itself as the party of saddle makers. How many Germans consider this dinosaur roar to be right is of no interest to the world.
My complete agreement with kaho674 even surprises me.
chand1986 schrieb:
( Kaiser Wilhelm at the invention of the automobile: "The horse will remain irreplaceable." )I still find the horse irreplaceable – but for completely different reasons. chand1986 schrieb:
My complete agreement with kaho674 surprises even me Not me. Just because you disagree once doesn’t mean you have to oppose everything fundamentally. That’s such a prehistoric way of thinking.