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Germany proves that private renting can work better than it does in Britain (www.theguardian.com)
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[โ€“] 18 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Here in New Zealand renting is horrible compared to renting in Germany. You can't hang up anything, most places are cold and damp but still expensive. Then there are regular inspections that are quite invasive where an agent takes photos of the whole apartment or house. Germany is paradise compared to that.

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  • [โ€“] 11 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    To go on a more broad rant, there are many things awry in Germany and it is disheartening to hear that Germany still manages to be world-leading in many areas.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Do you think your election system is bad. Actually, those many areas in your country are world-leading because voters have more power than other places.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Our voters have the choice of picking who gets to pull our leg at our expense for the next 4 to 5 years. Very powerful indeed.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    At least you get to choose!

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Yes, but the choice is largely an illusion. It's a bit like reaching into a clogged toilet to pick your favourite turd.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    Yeah but look at Japan. We here have got the same political party (LDP) for like 80 years, no matter what we do. Even when the LDP declared an election "loss", we still got an LDP cabinet. At least literally 90% of the time.

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