Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Q-and-A

 1.  What happens if Erdogan (President of Turkey) dies?

Turkish law says a new election must be held in 45 days.  The VP would stand in place for the 45 day period.  I should note, Turkish law is unique in saying that whoever runs for the office....has to have completed 'higher' learning.  

Why I bring this up?  Well.....Erdogan is fairly fragile in health.

2.  Why this effort in Germany to abolish retirement at age 63?

Well....a manpower shortage exists, and the gov't believes to fill the gap....getting you to work two to three more years would help.  

3.  Is the German gov't saying that lack of knowledge is preventing care for special people?

Believe it or not....the gov't says care-givers aren't that knowledgeable about gays, lesbians, trans, and intersex people.  Yeah, there's some kind of shortage for people in this trade....when you talk about handling them in a care-home.

4.  Is there a reading problem in Germany?

More or less....the gov't says one in four fourth-grade kids can't read at that level.  Blame?  They say the Covid-era did it.  Recovery from this?  Unknown.....it's something they've never encountered before.

5.  Berlin kids are highest level of vegetarians of any part of Germany?

Yeah, study done to say this.  47-percent of city kids say they eat little to no meat.

State with fewest kids who are vegetarian? Brandenburg. 26-percent.

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