"but Japan also took steps to make immigration easier for skilled workers with the Highly-Skilled "
Why go to Japan? Every idiot and his brother can now come to Germany thanks to Merkel, the German chancelor. You don't have to be skilled, just come. Free boarding, free food, free healthcare and cash. Money for nothing and the chicks for free....
"Look at restaurants. A large percentage fail, about a quarter in the first year. But can you think of one restaurant that had really good food and went out of business?"
Yes. In fact I know a shitload of restaurants with excellent food, that went out of business. In the restaurant business your are more in the real estate business than in the food business. Location, Location, Location is everything. And how much you pay for it.
For a developing country to increase life span in general, it makes most sense to decrease child mortality and increase vaccinations. Old and sick people don't matter much for the statistic, since a child dying with 2 years is much worse for the statistic than an old persons getting one year less out of life.
"Anodized aluminum and titanium don't rust - and if by whatever means you DO allow them to oxidize, the oxygen-bound outer layer forms a protective barrier against further rusting."
So what? But they do melt. And you can't eat Titanium or Aluminum. We would starve to dead soon without Pt/Rh
This is former Stasi agent and current chancellor of Germany in front of the house of former dissident Havelman in East Berlin. Merkel herself forbid the publication of this picture due to "privacy rights". Please not that YOU CAN ONLY HAVE RIGHTS ON YOUR OWN PICTURE!
Colombia caught my attention when I lived in the states. But before I come to Colombia, lets talk about Brazil.
I fell in love with Brazil many years ago. Many people did, some may still do. It was an amazing place. People were super friendly, the women were curious about foreigners...
Today Brazil is much less welcoming for foreigners, even slightly xenophobic. They still have an economic crisis and I wonder what will happen if the world economy cools down. It also has become dangerous again. People change, countries change, I may have changed.
So this brings us to Colombia. It is very cheap to fly there from the states. I had many adventures there, got certified in scuba diving, slept on a tiny house on an island when scuba diving, learned horse riding in Saint Augustin, got lost in the mountains when hiking near Armenia (visit Salento!). Partied super hard at night in Medellin, Cali and Bogota. People were super friendly, approaching me and other travelers and telling us how happy they are the things have changed in Colombia and foreigners are now visiting. The climate is super interesting since you are near the equator but also have the Andean mountains. You basically can get every temperature you want. From hot Caribbean (and overrated) Cartagena, to the city of eternal spring, Medellin, to cold Bogota. I love the Candelaria district in Bogota (as I once loved Santa Teresa in Rio). It is a magic place and brings me happiness.
People change, countries change, and I may change again. What worries me about Colombia is that more and more foreigners are coming (voted as number ?. tourist destination last year). This is seldom a good thing. Sooner or later the place will change and people will get fed up with tourists. SO if you want to visit, better visit now and not in 10 years.
Literature, there is not only 100 years of solitude, try to appreciate Nicolás Gómez Dávila.
A 20 year expat (speak, before the Ethiopia hype( told me this joke:
How to shoot an Ethiopian? Aim 1 meter above his hear. You have to hit his ego!
Yes, they are a special kind of people and they take proud in it. If they ever throw me out of my current home, Ethiopia may be, besides Colombia, my second destination. It is happening there!
Hey man, Hitler may have voted against raiding Russia but it is the outcome the counts. Fact is, that Merkel's politics is a left wing come true. Proven by the support of people like Fisher and Campino, who claimed to have voted "green" his whole life.
I don't care about what you think about "black stereotypes".
But try to see the difference between welcoming Uganda (based on a statistic they are the most welcoming nation to foreigners) and Ethiopians. Yet, they are nearly neighbors.
I don't dislike that the Ethiopians are reserved. What did one of the rangers tell me? We are dirty. We don't have showers. We don't have washing machines. We are dirty. But we know that we are dirty. We are dirty but not stupid!
Ethiopia is not an easy place to travel. People are friendly but reserved. English it not very common there. They are not the African "buddy" type of people (ey man, lets have a beer!). If you are into adventure, go to the Bale mountains and take a three day horse ride expedition and try to see the Ethiopian fox. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian_wolf
Or take a two week expedition on horsed to see the Ethiopian lions (unfortunately longer that my ass can sustain on a horse). AFAIK the only lions that live in the jungle. It is a rough place. I like it. Possibly love it, but Ethiopia is not for everyone.
Cough, cough. Look, I gave REASONS why I think she is extremely left wing. Pointing out that she is leading the conservative party is not enough to counter my point.
What in her politics is conservative, right, or liberal?
(I would consider "marriage for all" liberal but in the end marriage should be not the business of the government)
What does the AfD stand for? Basically AfD is CDU before Merkel.
Why go to Japan? Every idiot and his brother can now come to Germany thanks to Merkel, the German chancelor. You don't have to be skilled, just come. Free boarding, free food, free healthcare and cash. Money for nothing and the chicks for free....
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