Jul 11, 2023Liked by Maurice Frank, Andrew Bulkeley
When I moved from the US to Germany I made a list of things I did not like and the things I did. The list of things I did not like is a lot, lot longer but the things I did like are:
Free/cheaper healthcare (not sure if it is better though);
Very good public transport (compared to New England);
Before asking for money to push your side-quests into a viable business, you should first investigate how many people abandoned this newsletter because of your political views (anti-cars, hating Germany all the time, pushing far left agenda, etc). It's like you haven't looked outside of your pink little bubble at all and have no idea what your expat readers ran away from.
And it's fine – go ahead and censor me again, you anyway believe in censorship at the expense of progress. It's getting ridiculous and I'm out for good.
Your fanbase might be growing because people are constantly moving in, but you're losing old and faithful subscribers to this nonsense.
Thanks for the feedback. Don't have any memory of censoring anyone. Maybe deleted one or two offensive comments over the course of two years. An opinion at the beginning of the newsletter was part of our concept from day one. This is something I have fun writing and have no plans to change. You win some, you lose some.
Jul 11, 2023·edited Jul 11, 2023Liked by Maurice Frank, Andrew Bulkeley
I believe that's the reasons many (including me as an also old faithful subscriber) are here still as well and enjoying every post (you can't please every single one, can you?).
I rather prefer reading those views than others supporting non-environmental means of transportation like cars or shooting out to far right anti human rights agendas or so on.
Being politically neutral is not progress at all. If you want other point of views, go ahead with your own blog! Might also be interesting to read :)
Things I like about Berlin itself, as opposed to Germany or Europe (that list is longer):
-The Späti prevalence and culture
- That I can dress up or dress down as I like no one bats an eyelash.
- The general low tolerance for pretention
- The flea markets and vintage and secondhand shops
- People putting out unwanted items for people to take [or posting them on sites like 'Free Your Stuff']
Things I like about Berlin in no specific order:
- Tempelhof
- Affordable & very good international cuisine
- Healthcare
- Public transportation
- Biking culture (I know it can be better but it’s pretty good already)
- Job opportunities (might be personal)
- Späti beers in the park
- Long summer days
- Food and grocery delivery services
- Amount of very good concerts
- Clubs
- Festivals
- Lakes
- How green it is and how many parks are there
- Insane kid playgrounds
- City History
- Flea markets
- Street art
- Karneval der kulturen
Germany runs like the engine of a car?? You mean EV? Oh right. Germany is not quite EV (and no excuse).
When I moved from the US to Germany I made a list of things I did not like and the things I did. The list of things I did not like is a lot, lot longer but the things I did like are:
Free/cheaper healthcare (not sure if it is better though);
Very good public transport (compared to New England);
The architecture of the Altbau buildings;
The windows which lets you crack open the top;
High quality content on the public news stations
Honest feedback from a long-time subscriber:
Before asking for money to push your side-quests into a viable business, you should first investigate how many people abandoned this newsletter because of your political views (anti-cars, hating Germany all the time, pushing far left agenda, etc). It's like you haven't looked outside of your pink little bubble at all and have no idea what your expat readers ran away from.
And it's fine – go ahead and censor me again, you anyway believe in censorship at the expense of progress. It's getting ridiculous and I'm out for good.
Your fanbase might be growing because people are constantly moving in, but you're losing old and faithful subscribers to this nonsense.
Thanks, Karen.
Thanks for the feedback. Don't have any memory of censoring anyone. Maybe deleted one or two offensive comments over the course of two years. An opinion at the beginning of the newsletter was part of our concept from day one. This is something I have fun writing and have no plans to change. You win some, you lose some.
"anti-cars, hating Germany all the time, pushing far left agenda"??? What a great skyblue combo! "Kein Newsletterspaß für..."
I believe that's the reasons many (including me as an also old faithful subscriber) are here still as well and enjoying every post (you can't please every single one, can you?).
I rather prefer reading those views than others supporting non-environmental means of transportation like cars or shooting out to far right anti human rights agendas or so on.
Being politically neutral is not progress at all. If you want other point of views, go ahead with your own blog! Might also be interesting to read :)
LOL