1. If you went out shopping for 'premium' coffee in Germany....over the past year, you might be shocked to figure a 40-percent rise in prices.
2. There was a interview over RBB (Berlin public TV) where a young German was asked about the talk of conscription (the draft) coming back. He basically said....if it comes....he will either leave the country or go to jail. No one cites numbers or polls...but I would imagine a minimum of 10-percent of young Germans feel this way.
3. ZDF business report.....1 in 3 German companies expect job cuts in 2025.
4. Wine production in Germany....figures by end of 2025....production will be at lowest point in sixty years....mostly due to climate change/poor weather.
5. If you haven't noticed.....two of the most popular social media Apps in Germany....WhatsApp and Instagram....are owned by Facebook/Meta.
6. New German survey on Gen-Z folks....one out of two is mentally prepared to change jobs.
7. That shooting I discussed from yesterday? Well....the two gentlemen dead.....father-in-law and son-in-law....six rounds fired. Cops believe a personal 'beef' occurred between other parties and them. No one arrested yet.
8. 21 folks wounded in Frankfurt....some argument started up at a restaurant near the train-station district....with a guy reacting and spraying the interior of it with tear gas. Police arrested the guy later. Restaurant considered 'contaminated'.
9. If you use WhatApp in Germany.....new version coming....to compress photos, and allow more 'storage' on each phone.
10. German police union is calling for a full-ban on transportation for weapons. Meaning? They want a national policy where they can ID you within any bus, train, subway, station or at a bus-stop....and frisk you.
11. Last night, via ZDF (public TV, Channel 2)...."Traumschiff", the 90-minute cruise movie (runs 4 times a year) occurred. This AM.....LOT of criticism by fans...over the story-line.
I'll just say it...it's mostly Germans over the age of 50 that watch the show. My wife is a 'fan' of the show.
As for the story-line? It's mostly a travel documentary blended with a soap-opera-like story....usually four to six themes.
As for my humble view.....you could mute the whole story and just run the location scenes and skip the dialog.
12. At the end of the last coalition....stood the SPD and Greens....kicking the FDP out. So one member of the FDP opt'ed to stay...Volker Wissing. Well....this weekend....the head of the SPD has offered membership to Volker Wissing (he can join the SPD Party).
Yeah, it's an odd occurrence where people leave one party and join another.
13. Odd occurrence in Oldenburg last night (Sunday evening, far NW of the country).
Police get called to a night-club. There's some kind of argument brewing between staff of the club and some young male (21). This guy gets violent and uses tear gas on them....then pulls a knife. Police arrive and try to deescalate the matter....guy still waves a knife around. Cops end up shooting the guy dead. Just a humble guess....there's either drugs or alcohol involved.
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