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Does this still run true today? (feddit.nu)
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I know it's 100% stereo types but I found it deep in my meme collection and wanted to share!

Text reading "Heaven is where the police are British, the cooks are French, the mechanics German, the lovers Italian and it's all organised by the Swiss. Hell is where the chefs are British, the mechanics French, the lover's Swiss, the police German and it's all organised by the Italians."
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[–] 44 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Germany is not so known for mechanical superiority these days, and in fact a lot of their infrastructure is aging poorly.

The history is well earned but they be slippin.

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  • [–] 16 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    It's not aging poorly. It's just maintained badly. When you build a road that's supposed to live 50 years you can't expect it to be in good conditions after 70 years.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    No, it's

    More

    Than

    That.

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  • [–] 28 points 1 day ago

    I mean, those bridges are exactly what I said - no maintenance.

    Railroad traffic is also in bad shape due to the same reason: the infrastructure was neglected and not maintained over decades. Maintenance is not just repairing a broken piece of track or power line. Maintenance also includes modernisation, expansion and adapting to changing environmental factors, requirements etc.

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  • [–] 0 points 15 hours ago (1 child)

    They certainly do still have mechanical superiority in cars. Mechanical. But the important part in a car is infotainment now. And also they don't like doing EVs (battery cost per kWh being 2-3x higher for them vs Chinese companies like BYD or Volvo being one major factor).

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