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  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Why don't Spain and Italy just copy Germany's economic model? in the Your Choice Branch

    Ganz richtig, das ist das Geheimnis unseres Erfolgs. Ordnung muss sein! That's the secret of our success.
    15 days ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called I have seen the future and it works! in the Your Choice Branch

    Zeit ist ohnehin relativ laut Einstein (Time's relative anyway, according to Einstein (for our English-speaking friends)).
    15 days ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called I have seen the future and it works! in the Your Choice Branch

    Well, we could do away with daylight saving time and start working earlier. That would amount to the same thing, oder nicht?
    15 days ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called I have seen the future and it works! in the Your Choice Branch

    If we didn't have daylight saving time, the sun would go up at about 4am and go down at 8pm in summer where I live. Completely useless...
    15 days ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called I have seen the future and it works! in the Your Choice Branch

    I've heard the Brits are pondering on doing away with GMT and adopting Central European Time. It's not known whether the queen is amused.
    15 days ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Why don't Spain and Italy just copy Germany's economic model? in the Your Choice Branch

    Why don't all people become just like the Germans? Heal the world and make it a better place.
    15 days ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Skiing in the Uk? in the Snow Business Branch

    there's a huge cliff, then a narrow valley and then another huge cliff, just above the village. Only way straight down is to BASE jump...
    17 days ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Skiing in the Uk? in the Snow Business Branch

    I am from Austria and I do know there's a lot of snow right now - in the mountains. However, Mayerhofen is located at only 620 m and only...
    17 days ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Skiing in the Uk? in the Snow Business Branch

    Strictly for skiing, I'd probably go to Les Deux Alpes. I haven't been to either of them, but I checked the trail map of Mayrhofen and I...
    20 days ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called War of 1812 in the Your Choice Branch

    Do you sense a theme here? Hm, not yet. I think I have to give some more thought to this.
    20 days ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Falkland Islands: British or Argentine? in the Your Choice Branch

    England is the only european nation which continues invading other countries...
    20 days ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Skiing in the Uk? in the Snow Business Branch

    Yeah, the lower altitude of Mayrhofen isn't necessasrily a big problem because the ski area is mostly above 1500 m and I think there are...
    20 days ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called War of 1812 in the Your Choice Branch

    the inventor of the telephone wasn't a Canadian Was there ever a Canadian who invented anything?
    20 days ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Falkland Islands: British or Argentine? in the Your Choice Branch

    I'm a disinterested party in this conflict, but I tend to share the British point of view. As far as I know, the Falkland Islands belong to...
    21 days ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called War of 1812 in the Your Choice Branch

    I see. Thanks for the answer. I really wanted to know because some (mostly older right-wing) people here seem to think that he is a...
    21 days ago

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  • Country Austria
  • Gender Male
  • Languages English, Wolof, Pascal
  • Interests motorbiking, rock climbing, bungee jumping, skiing
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