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From: German on 10 Jul 2010 17:22 On 10.07.2010 19:42, John Larkin wrote: > On Sat, 10 Jul 2010 19:22:36 +0200, German<invalid(a)invalid.invalid> > wrote: > >> On 06.07.2010 00:43, Bill Sloman wrote: >>> On Jul 5, 4:28 pm, dagmargoodb...(a)yahoo.com wrote: >>>> On Jul 4, 7:21 pm, John Larkin >>>> >>>> <jjlar...(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote: >>>>> http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1f011f36-87ae-11df-9f37-00144feabdc0.html >>>> >>>>> It appears that the Germans, at least, appreciate where they are on >>>>> the Laffer curve. >>>> >>>>> John >>>> >>>> "The stronger-than-expected growth and falls in unemployment were >>>> making it significantly easier for Germany to reduce its public sector >>>> deficit." >>>> >>>> We'd be bouncing back too but for Obama. Even flat on its back, our >>>> economy would be trying to sit up if Big Bro wasn't busy holding it >>>> down. It was and is weakly trying, but he just won't let it. >>> >>> It isn't Obama who shipped great swathes of American manufacturing >>> industry off to China and Mexico. Germany is doing well because it >>> does manufacturing better than anybody else. >> >> This, sadly enough, is only theoretically true, because here in Germany >> we don't have much left to manufacture. This parts of the industry have >> been shifted to China, Rumania,... in the last years. So it is basically >> the same situation here. >> >> Greets from Germany > > Germany still has a trade balance surplus. Do you think that will go > away? I'm not familiar with the figures. The media report, that the situation is improving at the moment. But I personally don't have a good feeling for the future. > > Keep making cars, anyhow. German cars are great.. even the ones made > in Mexico. I hope we will and thanks in the name of all that are involved in their production. > > How do Germans, in general, feel about bailing out the southern > countries? Many are not happy about it because we keep being told by the government all the time, that the state budget is deep in debt and that we have to accept savings in all areas (also in the social security system, which is especially unpopular), futhermore billions have been pumped into the banking system (to the here so-called "Notleidende Banken" [needy banks]) shortly before, which will probably never flow back. That was all in the news in the last six months or so and then the people heard that additional billions will be spent for the rescue package. So you can imagine that it caused a lot of controversy. After the decision in favor of the rescue package it got very quiet. But this could be due to the FIFA world cup, though this should be over now since our team has had it's last match an hour ago (btw we won, the bronze medal). I hope my english isn't too bad. I usually only read english texts and seldom write or have the opportunity to speak. So I'm a bit out of practice. A German
From: dagmargoodboat on 10 Jul 2010 17:26 On Jul 10, 11:35 am, John Larkin <jjlar...(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote: > On Sat, 10 Jul 2010 10:03:34 -0600, m II <c...(a)in.the.hat> wrote: > >Joerg wrote: > > >> Out here the ultimate cat's meouw would be an all tricked-out truck with > >> a huge engine, and where you need a ladder to get in. > > >4 X 4 = IQ for some of those people. I swear, they must be forced to > >get a lobotomy before they can drive those things. They seem to be bent > >on destroying nature with empty beer cans and quarter mile long > >burn-outs through the bird nesting areas. > > >They're the Archies of the automotive world. > > >mike > > I love the names of these vehicles: Sierra, Tundra, Outback, Tahoe, > Sequoia, Yukon, all the places they are designed to destroy. > > Blazer, n: forest clear-cutting device > > Xterra, v: latin for "destroy the earth" > > John Canyonero: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4QgWRycd7I&feature=related -- Cheers, James Arthur
From: John Larkin on 10 Jul 2010 17:48 On Sat, 10 Jul 2010 14:26:32 -0700 (PDT), dagmargoodboat(a)yahoo.com wrote: >On Jul 10, 11:35�am, John Larkin ><jjlar...(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote: >> On Sat, 10 Jul 2010 10:03:34 -0600, m II <c...(a)in.the.hat> wrote: >> >Joerg wrote: >> >> >> Out here the ultimate cat's meouw would be an all tricked-out truck with >> >> a huge engine, and where you need a ladder to get in. >> >> >4 X 4 = IQ �for some of those people. I swear, they must be forced to >> >get a lobotomy before they can drive those things. They seem to be bent >> >on destroying nature with empty beer cans and quarter mile long >> >burn-outs through the bird nesting areas. >> >> >They're the Archies of the automotive world. >> >> >mike >> >> I love the names of these vehicles: Sierra, Tundra, Outback, Tahoe, >> Sequoia, Yukon, all the places they are designed to destroy. >> >> Blazer, n: forest clear-cutting device >> >> Xterra, v: latin for "destroy the earth" >> >> John > >Canyonero: > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4QgWRycd7I&feature=related That's great. Do you know why a man gets excited by a woman dressed in leather? Because it makes her smell like a new truck. John
From: John Larkin on 10 Jul 2010 17:57 On Sat, 10 Jul 2010 23:22:21 +0200, German <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >On 10.07.2010 19:42, John Larkin wrote: >> On Sat, 10 Jul 2010 19:22:36 +0200, German<invalid(a)invalid.invalid> >> wrote: >> >>> On 06.07.2010 00:43, Bill Sloman wrote: >>>> On Jul 5, 4:28 pm, dagmargoodb...(a)yahoo.com wrote: >>>>> On Jul 4, 7:21 pm, John Larkin >>>>> >>>>> <jjlar...(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote: >>>>>> http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1f011f36-87ae-11df-9f37-00144feabdc0.html >>>>> >>>>>> It appears that the Germans, at least, appreciate where they are on >>>>>> the Laffer curve. >>>>> >>>>>> John >>>>> >>>>> "The stronger-than-expected growth and falls in unemployment were >>>>> making it significantly easier for Germany to reduce its public sector >>>>> deficit." >>>>> >>>>> We'd be bouncing back too but for Obama. Even flat on its back, our >>>>> economy would be trying to sit up if Big Bro wasn't busy holding it >>>>> down. It was and is weakly trying, but he just won't let it. >>>> >>>> It isn't Obama who shipped great swathes of American manufacturing >>>> industry off to China and Mexico. Germany is doing well because it >>>> does manufacturing better than anybody else. >>> >>> This, sadly enough, is only theoretically true, because here in Germany >>> we don't have much left to manufacture. This parts of the industry have >>> been shifted to China, Rumania,... in the last years. So it is basically >>> the same situation here. >>> >>> Greets from Germany >> >> Germany still has a trade balance surplus. Do you think that will go >> away? > >I'm not familiar with the figures. The media report, that the situation >is improving at the moment. But I personally don't have a good feeling >for the future. > >> >> Keep making cars, anyhow. German cars are great.. even the ones made >> in Mexico. > >I hope we will and thanks in the name of all that are involved in their >production. My last four cars have been Fiesta (made in Germany), VW Golf, VW Rabbit, and now an Audi A3 Quattro. The A3 is beautiful and awesome mechanically, but the firmware sort of sucks. > >> >> How do Germans, in general, feel about bailing out the southern >> countries? > >Many are not happy about it because we keep being told by the government >all the time, that the state budget is deep in debt and that we have to >accept savings in all areas (also in the social security system, which >is especially unpopular), futhermore billions have been pumped into the >banking system (to the here so-called "Notleidende Banken" [needy >banks]) shortly before, which will probably never flow back. >That was all in the news in the last six months or so and then the >people heard that additional billions will be spent for the rescue >package. So you can imagine that it caused a lot of controversy. After >the decision in favor of the rescue package it got very quiet. But this >could be due to the FIFA world cup, though this should be over now since >our team has had it's last match an hour ago (btw we won, the bronze medal). > >I hope my english isn't too bad. I usually only read english texts and >seldom write or have the opportunity to speak. So I'm a bit out of practice. It's excellent, better than that of many of the American posters here. John
From: German on 10 Jul 2010 19:19
On 10.07.2010 23:57, John Larkin wrote: > On Sat, 10 Jul 2010 23:22:21 +0200, German<invalid(a)invalid.invalid> > wrote: > >> On 10.07.2010 19:42, John Larkin wrote: >>> On Sat, 10 Jul 2010 19:22:36 +0200, German<invalid(a)invalid.invalid> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> On 06.07.2010 00:43, Bill Sloman wrote: >>>>> On Jul 5, 4:28 pm, dagmargoodb...(a)yahoo.com wrote: >>>>>> On Jul 4, 7:21 pm, John Larkin >>>>>> >>>>>> <jjlar...(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote: >>>>>>> http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1f011f36-87ae-11df-9f37-00144feabdc0.html >>>>>> >>>>>>> It appears that the Germans, at least, appreciate where they are on >>>>>>> the Laffer curve. >>>>>> >>>>>>> John >>>>>> >>>>>> "The stronger-than-expected growth and falls in unemployment were >>>>>> making it significantly easier for Germany to reduce its public sector >>>>>> deficit." >>>>>> >>>>>> We'd be bouncing back too but for Obama. Even flat on its back, our >>>>>> economy would be trying to sit up if Big Bro wasn't busy holding it >>>>>> down. It was and is weakly trying, but he just won't let it. >>>>> >>>>> It isn't Obama who shipped great swathes of American manufacturing >>>>> industry off to China and Mexico. Germany is doing well because it >>>>> does manufacturing better than anybody else. >>>> >>>> This, sadly enough, is only theoretically true, because here in Germany >>>> we don't have much left to manufacture. This parts of the industry have >>>> been shifted to China, Rumania,... in the last years. So it is basically >>>> the same situation here. >>>> >>>> Greets from Germany >>> >>> Germany still has a trade balance surplus. Do you think that will go >>> away? >> >> I'm not familiar with the figures. The media report, that the situation >> is improving at the moment. But I personally don't have a good feeling >> for the future. >> >>> >>> Keep making cars, anyhow. German cars are great.. even the ones made >>> in Mexico. >> >> I hope we will and thanks in the name of all that are involved in their >> production. > > My last four cars have been Fiesta (made in Germany), VW Golf, VW > Rabbit, and now an Audi A3 Quattro. The A3 is beautiful and awesome > mechanically, but the firmware sort of sucks. VW Rabbit is funny, I had to look that one up. Here it's only known as "VW Golf I". I drive an Golf Mk3 from 1997 with 75 (metric) HP. Perfect car for me: simple, robust and relatively low fuel consumption (important, if you have to pay up to 1.45 Euros per liter). Unfortunately it has started to rust lately and I already had to replace some body parts. I hope I can still drive it for a few years. The A3 is really a great car. I wouldn't mind owning one. The firmware and electronics seem to be an issue for this generation of (german?) cars in general. I know quite some people who also had had problems with their cars in this respect. That's why I love my Golf, it hasn't much electronics and firmware that can fail (writes an elecrical engineer, pure irony). > > >> >>> >>> How do Germans, in general, feel about bailing out the southern >>> countries? >> >> Many are not happy about it because we keep being told by the government >> all the time, that the state budget is deep in debt and that we have to >> accept savings in all areas (also in the social security system, which >> is especially unpopular), futhermore billions have been pumped into the >> banking system (to the here so-called "Notleidende Banken" [needy >> banks]) shortly before, which will probably never flow back. >> That was all in the news in the last six months or so and then the >> people heard that additional billions will be spent for the rescue >> package. So you can imagine that it caused a lot of controversy. After >> the decision in favor of the rescue package it got very quiet. But this >> could be due to the FIFA world cup, though this should be over now since >> our team has had it's last match an hour ago (btw we won, the bronze medal). >> >> I hope my english isn't too bad. I usually only read english texts and >> seldom write or have the opportunity to speak. So I'm a bit out of practice. > > It's excellent, better than that of many of the American posters here. Thank you. Means a lot to me by a native speaker. Google Translate helped a bit and it took me some time. A german |