tabloid

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[–] tabloid@feddit.org 13 points 1 day ago

Local police was involved in the exercise. So the soldier likely mistook the arriving police force as part of the exercise, when they were not.

[–] tabloid@feddit.org 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

That is something different from processed and packaged, which you talked about in your first comment.

Of course not, most ingredients however will be EU produced/processed and then processed into the final drinks in Germany.

But aside from pure agricultural product, almost no product would be "product of Germany" if using no imports would be the requirement to use that lable.

[–] tabloid@feddit.org 0 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

It's not correct in this case. Which is also easily researchable on the internet.

Coca-Cola in Germany is bottled in many different plants locally, by the biggest Coca-Cola bottling company worldwide. It is a british company licensing the use of the brand and name from the US Coca-Cola company, but a separate entity.

[–] tabloid@feddit.org 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Just some personal anecdotes and comments on the matter.

In my opinion, there appears to be a societal trend towards more egoistical behaviour in people. Whereas in the past, more people strived to work for their greater community and society (at least here in Europe), in the last couple of years American individualism and with that, a more egoistic focus became more prevalent. Many people today wonder why they should give their time freely when they could use it for other interests, paid employment, or (quality) alone time. Even disregarding that some of their hobbies can only be done because others still volunteer their time (sports coaches, etc.).

The "I want to use my spare time for myself" attitude is one of the most heard answers when I am asking people why they won't join us in volunteer work (be it community work or sports).

[–] tabloid@feddit.org 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Thanks, I need to practice my English skills a bit. I'm getting rusty.

[–] tabloid@feddit.org 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (6 children)

I can't speak for wherever the original commentator ist from. In Germany most youth centres were partly or completely volunteer run. There are fewer people volunteering today, so the centres don't find enough people to open up or supervise events/gatherings. And at some point then they're closing forever.

On that note, looking for a volunteer group near you is also an awesome way to socialise.