New threats from germany

[JP1]

You seem to have a German sense of humour, lighten the fudge up and stop getting offended on behalf of everyone else, go get laid or something, tgif

I can and do laugh. I like to think I have a good sense of humour but also the humility to get on with a wide range of people. I hold no fear about other nations. I fail to see how references to the 3rd Reich or how we should have carried on bombing them in to the Stone Age or whatever as funny in any sense whether it is written by a TFFer or espoused by a neo-con

I cannot imagine any of my German friends and contacts ever writing the converse "lightened up" humour on a German Farming Forum. I think they would just feel ashamed

 

[multi power]

I continually wince when I read some of the xenophobic clap trap written on here.

Do posters ever consider that we actually have TFFers who are German and I'm sure read these threads?

Perhaps the more pertinent reason may be that they are just better than us in a number of ways; retaining their family companies, worker representation on Boards of major companies, excellent education, vocational training and apprenticeships, respect for technicians and those "on the tools", product design integrity, long term strategic investment, good and desirable high density urban accommodation that leaves the countryside to be that, strong environmental and green credentials; I could go on.

Now imagine those people who start early, have a strong work ethic but work smart had retained their Deutschmark, then they probably would be unstoppable.

The Germans probably make the best cars, best tractors and they compete with the best in other areas.

I was told last night when I was dropped off at my German hotel by a Dutchman that he goes with groups of friends to Germany for food and drink because it is cheaper.

Limburg is a central trading zone across the three Schengen countries of Belgium, Holland and Germany. It thrives because of many of the "common rules" they all choose to live by.

You can buy a good 3 bedroom well constructed house for €225-250,000 on a very low interest and guaranteed stable long term mortgage.

They may be friendly and efficient and good work ethic but who started the war?

 

[Pasty]

I continually wince when I read some of the xenophobic clap trap written on here.

Do posters ever consider that we actually have TFFers who are German and I'm sure read these threads?

Perhaps the more pertinent reason may be that they are just better than us in a number of ways; retaining their family companies, worker representation on Boards of major companies, excellent education, vocational training and apprenticeships, respect for technicians and those "on the tools", product design integrity, long term strategic investment, good and desirable high density urban accommodation that leaves the countryside to be that, strong environmental and green credentials; I could go on.

Now imagine those people who start early, have a strong work ethic but work smart had retained their Deutschmark, then they probably would be unstoppable.

The Germans probably make the best cars, best tractors and they compete with the best in other areas.

I was told last night when I was dropped off at my German hotel by a Dutchman that he goes with groups of friends to Germany for food and drink because it is cheaper.

Limburg is a central trading zone across the three Schengen countries of Belgium, Holland and Germany. It thrives because of many of the "common rules" they all choose to live by.

You can buy a good 3 bedroom well constructed house for €225-250,000 on a very low interest and guaranteed stable long term mortgage.

I hope my post didn't come across like that. My apologies if it did. We had a great time in Germany and they were very welcoming to us. It was just a funny little reminder of how we differ as folk. Not good, not bad, just different.

My best memory of Germany was finally finding a camp site owner in the East who didn't speak perfect (or any) English and I had to book a tent pitch in German. Finally got to use my GCSE German and we got there in the end. It was, for some reason, a fun experience.

My wife thought they had a great way of operating. I don't think I could cope with it. I much preferred Paris on our great EU tour and that maybe sums me up.

 

[More to life]

They block us we block them, and they sell us more than we sell them so they wont, simple.

No I think they will suck it up for the greater Europe to give us a bloody nose. This would be after a second no vote me thinks

 

[JP1]

They may be friendly and efficient and good work ethic but who started the war?

None of the people who live there. Good job there aren't any posters from abroad who post in similar terms about our glorious and colourful history

 

[Hilly]

I continually wince when I read some of the xenophobic clap trap written on here.

Do posters ever consider that we actually have TFFers who are German and I'm sure read these threads?

Perhaps the more pertinent reason may be that they are just better than us in a number of ways; retaining their family companies, worker representation on Boards of major companies, excellent education, vocational training and apprenticeships, respect for technicians and those "on the tools", product design integrity, long term strategic investment, good and desirable high density urban accommodation that leaves the countryside to be that, strong environmental and green credentials; I could go on.

Now imagine those people who start early, have a strong work ethic but work smart had retained their Deutschmark, then they probably would be unstoppable.

The Germans probably make the best cars, best tractors and they compete with the best in other areas.

I was told last night when I was dropped off at my German hotel by a Dutchman that he goes with groups of friends to Germany for food and drink because it is cheaper.

Limburg is a central trading zone across the three Schengen countries of Belgium, Holland and Germany. It thrives because of many of the "common rules" they all choose to live by.

You can buy a good 3 bedroom well constructed house for €225-250,000 on a very low interest and guaranteed stable long term mortgage.

My German family say to me you should vote out.

 

[JP1]

My German family say to me you should vote out.

May be so but I bet they don't like references to how they should have been bombed until there was nothing left

 

[Hilly]

May be so but I bet they don't like references to how they should have been bombed until there was nothing left

They nearly were, that is why they are so successful now, once your on the bottom the only way is up.

 

[wanton dwarf]

Now imagine those people who start early, have a strong work ethic but work smart had retained their Deutschmark, then they probably would be unstoppable.

The complete opposite.

The Deutchmark would have increased in value such that their exports would be too expensive, as was the case in circa 1980/1990

The Euro and the weakness of the Southern countries - with massive unemployment because they cannot devalue and compete - allows the Germans to keep exporting, driving other nations into recession with a too strong Euro.


It's so funny reading your posts, not as if your biased and lets face it you should put the German flag on your picture.

Oh and seeing as we are talking work ethic.

In my travels in IT the predominant worker is from the UK all over the world.

The UK work ethich has been consistently ruined by the work ethics from Trade Unios, Banks, Accountants and Politicians.

 

[JP1]

They nearly were, that is why they are so successful now, once your on the bottom the only way is up.

Well if you follow that line of thought - and having seen real young talent at the leading edge of technology in agriculture in The Netherlands yesterday - perhaps somebody should bomb us until we are almost completely flattened and then we can rebuild and be everso successful as well

 

[Pasty]

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May be so but I bet they don't like references to how they should have been bombed until there was nothing left

Agree, that's a ridiculous thing to say. Families in their homes FFS.

 

[spin cycle]

i think a lot of anti german resentment has stemmed from their politicians....firstly they vitually annexed greece....having got away with that today they stated we couldn't leave EU but remain in the single market....why not?...even their beloved turkey is in the free market?
merkel has betrayed the german ppl...gangs of migrant men herding around young women and assaulting them...good god have we to accept that to in order to achieve some plutocrats vision of utopian europe?

germany wanted empire in 1914....she wanted empire in 1939....and she still wants though her method has changed

 

[Hilly]

Well if you follow that line of thought - and having seen real young talent at the leading edge of technology in agriculture in The Netherlands yesterday - perhaps somebody should bomb us until we are almost completely flattened and then we can rebuild and be everso successful as well

This country needs a fresh start, bombing it wouldnt be nice. But something needs to give we are top heavy and held back with bureaucracy, the bureaucrats will be bad to shift, a depression might help.

 

[DRC]

They may be friendly and efficient and good work ethic but who started the war?

Honestly! It's really time you grew up FFS.
It's so backward looking and offensive to make those sort of remarks and does show you up as being a very inward looking individual. Have you ever ventured out of the principality?
There are good and bad people the world over.

 

[More to life]

This country needs a fresh start, bombing it wouldnt be nice. But something needs to give we are top heavy and held back with bureaucracy, the bureaucrats will be bad to shift, a depression might help.

It has crossed my mind that an exit induced depression might sort this farming job out for the better .

 

[Hilly]

It has crossed my mind that an exit induced depression might sort this farming job out for the better .

A proper one might even sort the country out some what, not like these pretend recession`s we have had that were not recessions they were just bankrupt banks that should have been finished not bailed.

 

[rob1]

I continually wince when I read some of the xenophobic clap trap written on here.

Do posters ever consider that we actually have TFFers who are German and I'm sure read these threads?

Perhaps the more pertinent reason may be that they are just better than us in a number of ways; retaining their family companies, worker representation on Boards of major companies, excellent education, vocational training and apprenticeships, respect for technicians and those "on the tools", product design integrity, long term strategic investment, good and desirable high density urban accommodation that leaves the countryside to be that, strong environmental and green credentials; I could go on.

Now imagine those people who start early, have a strong work ethic but work smart had retained their Deutschmark, then they probably would be unstoppable.

The Germans probably make the best cars, best tractors and they compete with the best in other areas.

I was told last night when I was dropped off at my German hotel by a Dutchman that he goes with groups of friends to Germany for food and drink because it is cheaper.

Limburg is a central trading zone across the three Schengen countries of Belgium, Holland and Germany. It thrives because of many of the "common rules" they all choose to live by.

You can buy a good 3 bedroom well constructed house for €225-250,000 on a very low interest and guaranteed stable long term mortgage.

I would have thought as an intelligent person you knew the reason germany wanted the euro so badly was precisely because the mark was SO strong it was making life very hard for their exporters, they got in bed with a load of basket cases and havent looked back, well until now and of course the money that those basket cases borrowed now cant be paid back and so all the euros germany made is now bailing them out, their people are getting fed up , the german finance minister is terrified that without our NET contribution the EU is bust
No one would argue that they make good stuff, although the fendt engine problems, and jd head gaskets etc shows they arent infallible, strangely a friend had a merc and said build quality was pretty poor, not that every british car is perfect.

Their attitude to housing is different many firms own homes which they rent out to workers just half of germans own their home where here it is two thirds,part of the reason for high house prices here is due to the ridiculous cost of building land,however have just googled the cost near me and they vary from 250,000 to over 400,000 so not that different, yes london prices are stupid but maybe that applies in berlin too.

I have not seen anyone have a go here at germans as individuals but from their national psyche, a bit like the french, as individuals they are very hospitable and warm but threaten their financial position and they close ranks and dump sheep in the docks etc, not that we wouldnt be better for doing a bit of that we play the fair game and try to be reasonable, not many other countries do, maybe its time WE played hard ball

 

[arcobob]

I continually wince when I read some of the xenophobic clap trap written on here.

Do posters ever consider that we actually have TFFers who are German and I'm sure read these threads?

Perhaps the more pertinent reason may be that they are just better than us in a number of ways; retaining their family companies, worker representation on Boards of major companies, excellent education, vocational training and apprenticeships, respect for technicians and those "on the tools", product design integrity, long term strategic investment, good and desirable high density urban accommodation that leaves the countryside to be that, strong environmental and green credentials; I could go on.

Now imagine those people who start early, have a strong work ethic but work smart had retained their Deutschmark, then they probably would be unstoppable.

The Germans probably make the best cars, best tractors and they compete with the best in other areas.

I was told last night when I was dropped off at my German hotel by a Dutchman that he goes with groups of friends to Germany for food and drink because it is cheaper.

Limburg is a central trading zone across the three Schengen countries of Belgium, Holland and Germany. It thrives because of many of the "common rules" they all choose to live by.

You can buy a good 3 bedroom well constructed house for €225-250,000 on a very low interest and guaranteed stable long term mortgage.

I agree that some of this stuff is OTT as I have both German and Dutch friends. I presume you are happy to live in a skyscraper in Bury St Edmunds in order to conserve agricultural land. The cost of housing on the continent has always been lower than here partly, I was told, due to a low level of ownership compared with the UK. I believe this has increased slightly in recent years.
My business dealings with both the Dutch and Germans has left me disappointed at times that there efficiency is not as good as I was led to expect. As for doing business with the French and Italians, that is something else. I have held lengthy discussions with Dutch business colleagues about EU regulation and they, like us, are very disappointed in the selective way that the southern countries implement this or even ignore it.
We are not all the same and must respect, tolerate and even enjoy our differences but as partners and friends but not of one state.

 

[wanton dwarf]

Honestly! It's really time you grew up FFS.
It's so backward looking and offensive to make those sort of remarks and does show you up as being a very inward looking individual. Have you ever ventured out of the principality?
There are good and bad people the world over.

Yeah @multi power get your facts straight as a German would... you missed out the word Two in your post.

 

[More to life]

A proper one might even sort the country out some what, not like these pretend recession`s we have had that were not recessions they were just bankrupt banks that should have been finished not bailed.

Would you really want that for your friends and family if we were reduced to charity like Greece