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I am not a nationalist. I am an immigrant in Germany and from what you just called working class. "Born working class, stay working class."
How come I made it to university then? And all the other people that were not born rich?
The Abitur is not a present you get from the government. You actually have to sit down and study and no one is holding you back.
Who does not allow you to go from Realsschule to Gymnasium? Who does not allow you to go to evening classes and get your Abitur there?
And after that you don't need to invest thousand of Euro to get into university.
The guy sweeping the streets in Denmark would be sweeping streets in every country. As if the only alternatives are going to university or sweeping streets.
I don't think you are understanding my statements. Its not important though. Neither country is going to adopt the others Uni systems so we can both breathe a sigh of relief.
I don't think you are understanding my statements. Its not important though. Neither country is going to adopt the others Uni systems so we can both breathe a sigh of relief.
Just ignore my questions and claim I don't understand what you said. Ok, bye.
Which European country's economic system should the US to pattern it's economic reforms more towards? Admittedly I am not too informed about the various differences between each of the countries listed, although I do know that the UK's economy is generally the closest to the "Anglo-American" style. But even there they have things like socialized medicine.
Ha, ha.... None of the above. Go peddle socialism somewhere else.
Which European country's economic system should the US to pattern it's economic reforms more towards? Admittedly I am not too informed about the various differences between each of the countries listed, although I do know that the UK's economy is generally the closest to the "Anglo-American" style. But even there they have things like socialized medicine.
in general i would say the Netherlands.
in banking, i would say that the Swedish response to their banking crisis would have been a good model for the U.S. to follow.
Doch. Were that the case, everybody would be taking advantage of the system. Nothing could be further from the truth. Born working class, stay working class. Germany is very class static. Almost as bad as the UK.
You remind me of my Danish friend. Walking around Copenhagen, he boasted of their nearly-free University system. I pointed to a guy sweeping the street and asked why he did not go. My friend turned red and mumbled, "Ummm...well...maybe he does not read books."
Should we compare literacy rates between the US and "socialist" Europe?
I don't think you should emulate any other country, but find your own, new way. Although some European countries are clearly in better shape at the moment, they too have their problems and drawbacks.
But I doubt Americans are flexible enough to think of a new system, most of them seem to know only two ways, either going back to their own distant past or to emulate others. Neither approach will really work today in my view.
Should we compare literacy rates between the US and "socialist" Europe?
I did not say anything about literacy rates. Nor did I term Europe "socialist", a word that means everything and nothing at all. Indeed I went out of my way to say that each place has its own way of doing things and that was fine. So if you are going to take me on, you better have something better than a pack of lies.
Education in Denmark is paid for, but it does not mean everyone will go to a university. You still need to compete and score well in highschool in order to get your spot at the university. Top students can apply for top universities. They also do not force anyone through collage. Many choose to drop out from school and do whatever they want.
I never claimed Denmark forced anyone to do anything. I just told a little story about my visit there.
LIECHTENSTEIN, imagine being able to walk from the Atlantic to Pacific in an hour
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