I was looking for some funny “you know you are german if..” jokes and instead stumbled upon this gem from the Washington Times. LINK
It’s a critique on the home-schooling situation in Germany, which means we don’t have one. Home-Schooling is not allowed in Germany, as we have a good and spread out public (and private) school system. While I understand the need for it in America, where sometimes the time to travel to and from school is great and perhaps the opinion on the quality of the school system is often controversial, I see no need for it in Germany.

To be fair, I went to a private school, however have looked into many public schools in Germany and have never found a flaw in the system. Our higher school diploma, the Abitur, is seen world-wide as a very high school standard, so I see home-schooling as something “below” this standard. Additionally, I believe social interaction at schools, as well as the extensive and well-organized sport and outside-school activities offered as very valuable to every child’s school-life.

However, what really gets to me in the article is the quote: “Home-schooling has been illegal in Germany since Adolf Hitler outlawed it in 1938 and ordered all children to be sent to state schools. The home-schooling community in Germany is tiny. As Hitler knew, Germans tend to obey orders unquestioningly. Only some 500 children are being home-schooled in a country of 80 million. Home-schooling families are prosecuted without mercy. “
Who is he to decide that all Germans supposedly “obey orders unquestioningly”. I believe this to be the biggest unjust statement in an already (in my eyes) completely retarded article. This constant referral to our history is getting more and more on my nerves and is really starting to get over the top.

However, there is an answer to his article written and formulated much better than I could ever formulate it: LINK

Things like this make me so angry! Yes we Germans love our rules and regulations, but damnit we can still think for ourselves, thank you very much!

So I drove back from Hamburg yesterday and I noticed something about driving in general. Obviously, anyone who knows me, knows I love to go fast for as long as possible. My car is limited, however 160 km/h is something I can do in general. (Before my car rattles and will die)

I was thinking about driving fast in Germany, as there has been debate about this subject going on. German rules allow drivers to go as fast as possible (no speed limits) on the highway in designated areas.
When I make my way from Germany to Holland going back to university, my way is 70% no limit in Germany (Netherlands has limits). I was watching people drive yesterday and have come to the conclusion that if you DON’T go fast (say, above 150) you are driving much more dangerously. Why?

Because the average speed of cars on the highway (I am referring to the Audis, Mercedes, BMW etc.) is already like 170 and you are passing trucks in the left lane, its horribly dangerous if you go slow. All you do is make all cars coming up faster have to break and you endanger yourself by weaving in and out of trucks to avoid the fast cars.

My car is limited to 160 km/h unless I wanted to end up broken down, however even that is too slow for the highway. Yes ofcourse, I’m a speed junkie and I love going faster and faster, but still.

Oh, that and most people can’t drive anyway. I hate to say it, but especially women. It’s so easy to point out the women on the highway, they drive slow, sometimes drive so horribly dangerous that it makes me want to hide and they are scared. Granted, not all are like that, some drive so fast and don’t know how to control their car that they gladly run you off the road.

I use my lights to move people out of the way, I honk, however I don’t drive recklessly like some women (and men of course) I’ve seen on the highway. Men are bad too, but I’ve noticed that in general the people driving the fast cars have the most control over them, funny.

Anyway, that is all, I needed to vent. Tomorrow I will pick apart the Netherlands and how NO ONE IN THIS FUCKING COUNTRY CAN DRIVE! Seriously, they drive like they won their liscence in the lottery.