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Both Aldi and Lidl try hard to source the product locally, as opposed to importing from Germany. They're trying to appeal to local communities, not communities of German ex-pats etc.
" Source the product locally"?
So why were they not trying so hard few years ago, while supplying products from Germany - canned goods, Stollen and all, ( excluding produce, of course)?
Because I live in Germany for 43 years now, so I think I can say that I know how Germans tick. I find this poll very strange. Is it even possible to make representative surveys in countries like Nigeria, Ghana or Kenya? What specific question they have asked? And how they have translated it into German? For me it seems nearly impossible to find a meaningful translation for this question into German. "Do you feel like a global citizen?" = "Fühlen Sie sich als Weltbürger?" That sounds pretty strange for Germans. If they had asked "Fühlen Sie sich als Bürger dieser Welt?" The answers would be completely different. But we don't know what they have asked.
In the video they ask "So, what is 'Global citizenship' anyway?" "For some, it signifies ease of communication, and an awareness of global issues." Awareness of global issues is very well-marked among Germans. People in Germany seem to be more interested in what's going on in the world than people from most other countries. Germans travel a lot. Most Germans don't have a strong sense of national identity. It seems entirely absurd that most Germans see themselves not as a citizen of this world.
When people in China feel so overwhelmingly as "global citizen" why they act so nationalistically? Why they act so irresponsible? When they allegedly think so globally, why they don't care more about the environment?
It's more important to act in a responsible manner to save our world, instead of just claiming to be a "global citizen". For me it's a joke when Chinese consider themselves as "global citizens".
You doesn't seem to know Germans very well Germans are well known for their love for paying cash. For many of us cash is an expression of freedom and privacy. Many people don't want that strange data kraken know everything about them. Many people don't want to pay for greedy credit card companies. They make billions by offering redundant services. More and more people in Germany are afraid that some economists want to abolish cash. Paying cash is an important foundation of every day freedom.
Today it's not a problem to pay with a credit card at a gas station or in a supermarket. But not so many Germans do it, but the number is rising. It has nothing to do with "developed world". The development goes clearly in the wrong direction. It's not very smart to pay with credit cards.
1: Do you suspect people in Nigeria, Ghana, and Kenya are incapable of thinking?
2: You were the one who first introduced the term "weltburger" your claim now that it is inappropriate, rings hollow.
3: The survey found that people in China and other emerging/developing countries felt increasingly, but not overwhelmingly Global Citizens
4: Many would disagree with your characterization of CC services as redundant .
5: So, the number is rising, the Germans are succumbing to the will of the world, but you say it's not smart. So Germans are becoming less able to think for themselves, like the Nigerians etc..........
The PISA studies are conducted by the OECD. But even this huge organization is unable to translate the questions properly into different languages. The whole PISA studies are entirely crap, but there are still people that trust those studies.
I have no idea what the PISA studies are. I didn't see any reference to the term in the BBC report or the Wiki page. Help me out here.
I thought ALDI was great for berries. Punnet of fresh blueberries for 1 Euro when I was last there last October. Was just at Whole Foods in Minneapolis and it's $4.99 for the same amount.
I buy grapefruit for $0.59 at Aldi versus $1.25+ elsewhere.
" Source the product locally"?
So why were they not trying so hard few years ago, while supplying products from Germany - canned goods, Stollen and all, ( excluding produce, of course)?
I'm not sure, but I'll guess that the products you reference were not selling in sufficient quantities to merit continuing to import from Germany, and that was because the local populations had little experience with German culture, and therefore the product had less value for them.
I'm not sure, but I'll guess that the products you reference were not selling in sufficient quantities to merit continuing to import from Germany, and that was because the local populations had little experience with German culture, and therefore the product had less value for them.
The local population here is of German decent mostly, with Oktoberfest one of the biggest traditions around here, so I suspect these are the reasons why German store is in this relatively small town to begin with. Local big grocery store has fairly good international section too, with German foods being represented much better in the past comparably to what I see now.
So no, what you are saying does not account for disappearance of German products in the local Aldi's - I don't think so.
As for the poll it also shows that 78% of Italians and 75% of the French have a favorable view of the U.S. That seems awful high to me, as I know many Frenchmen/women don't like Americans and I don't think many Italians like us that much either. The poll appears greatly flawed to me.
I buy grapefruit for $0.59 at Aldi versus $1.25+ elsewhere.
No, groceries in the US are shockingly expensive indeed. I agree with the person you replied to, things that cost a euro or less in Europe may cost $5 or more in the US. I've been to Aldi in the US and they are much more expensive than the European Aldi's. In Whole Foods and places like Trader Joe's the grocery prices are even much more expensive.
I don't know that myself, but thanks, I am going to follow your link))
P.S. I did follow it and - "Sorry - no matches or filtered words used in the search query. Please try some different terms."
Maybe it works this time, don't know what went wrong (have you been logged in?), otherwise you must search the threads I opened on your own via the advanced search, they're all in the Christianity section, so you can't miss them.
I can't speak for the Germans in particular, but I will say that American insularity and braggadocio can frustrate non-Americans. That doesn't mean that we dislike Americans or the United States though.
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Germans are well known for their love for paying cash. For many of us cash is an expression of freedom and privacy. Many people don't want that strange data kraken know everything about them. Many people don't want to pay for greedy credit card companies. They make billions by offering redundant services. More and more people in Germany are afraid that some economists want to abolish cash. Paying cash is an important foundation of every day freedom.
but thanks, I am going to follow your link)) 
