tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post114907149577852622..comments2023-09-27T07:44:19.769-04:00Comments on Sabine Hossenfelder: Backreaction: Excuse meSabine Hossenfelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-1149366306580327802006-06-03T16:25:00.000-04:002006-06-03T16:25:00.000-04:00Bee,I was just wondering. Many vegans I've known ...Bee,<BR/><BR/>I was just wondering. Many vegans I've known over the years, typically do not identify themselves as "vegan". This is especially common in places which are more conservative. (In the conservative world, vegans have the unfortunate stereotype of being a fanatical left-winger type).<BR/><BR/>I was a vegetarian for many years, and a vegan for some periods of time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-1149355729055410282006-06-03T13:28:00.000-04:002006-06-03T13:28:00.000-04:00anonymous said: Are you a vegetarian or vegan? Do ...<I>anonymous said: Are you a vegetarian or vegan? Do you eat things like dairy, eggs, etc ...? Or do you avoid all animal products such like leather?</I><BR/><BR/>I prefere coffee creamer over milk, but otherwise I am an uncomplicated vegetarian. Why? Want to check out my leather wardrobe ;-) ?<BR/><BR/>B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-1149260801100029522006-06-02T11:06:00.000-04:002006-06-02T11:06:00.000-04:00Bee,Are you a vegetarian or vegan? Do you eat thi...Bee,<BR/><BR/>Are you a vegetarian or vegan? Do you eat things like dairy, eggs, etc ...? Or do you avoid all animal products such like leather?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-1149232271095661862006-06-02T03:11:00.000-04:002006-06-02T03:11:00.000-04:00The one thing I noticed in West Germany and West B...<I>The one thing I noticed in West Germany and West Berlin in the 1980's, was that the German national flag was almost nowhere to be seen. [...]<BR/><BR/>In other countries like America, England, France, etc ... the national flags were everywhere.</I><BR/><BR/>Still true. Except if there is a soccer game and the Germans are playing :-) <BR/><BR/>National pride and patriotism is nothing the Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-1149212162174691692006-06-01T21:36:00.000-04:002006-06-01T21:36:00.000-04:00The one thing I noticed in West Germany and West B...The one thing I noticed in West Germany and West Berlin in the 1980's, was that the German national flag was almost nowhere to be seen. Though in East Berlin, the East German flag was seen more often.<BR/><BR/>In other countries like America, England, France, etc ... the national flags were everywhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-1149148231825834082006-06-01T03:50:00.000-04:002006-06-01T03:50:00.000-04:00Not as such, no. I was there during the "winter" (...Not as such, no. I was there during the "winter" (March), when it was only 35°C...Dimitri Terrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17281732947067773324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-1149147563361299262006-06-01T03:39:00.000-04:002006-06-01T03:39:00.000-04:00Hi dimitri,since you were in AZ you must have noti...Hi dimitri,<BR/><BR/>since you were in AZ you must have noticed<BR/><BR/>7) Air conditioning.<BR/><BR/>Best, B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-1149146500499910912006-06-01T03:21:00.000-04:002006-06-01T03:21:00.000-04:00Hi Bee,I think what you're decribing is the typica...Hi Bee,<BR/><BR/>I think what you're decribing is the typical European's reaction to the US. I used to go over the pond regularly, and luckely enough I was able to go to Arizona a month ago. My dad (who was born in Germany btw) works there, so while a was there I had plenty of time to "take in" the local culture as it were. The things that you immidiately notice as a European :<BR/><BR/>1) Dimitri Terrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17281732947067773324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-1149129964262411862006-05-31T22:46:00.000-04:002006-05-31T22:46:00.000-04:00Hi stefan & bee & anonymous,I take back my objecti...Hi stefan & bee & anonymous,<BR/><BR/>I take back my objection - these issues are indeed important and worth airing. And sometimes, fun!<BR/><BR/>I see how "How are you?" might not be so innocuous. For me, "Gruss Gott!" was hard to get used to - I felt sometimes like I should raise my arms to the heavens! And then, at DESY, I learned very quickly to drop that since my friends found it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-1149113919781974292006-05-31T18:18:00.000-04:002006-05-31T18:18:00.000-04:00Hi anonymous,that's a serious and very sad topic y...Hi anonymous,<BR/><BR/>that's a serious and very sad topic you are touching... But it's good to hear that things can change with following generations...<BR/><BR/>Starting from next week, the <A HREF="http://wm2006.deutschland.de/EN/Content/Host-Country-Germany/statement-by-chancellor-angela-merkel.html" REL="nofollow">whole world is invited to stay with friends</A> in Germany - that, at least, stefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495628046446378453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-1149109795216709462006-05-31T17:09:00.000-04:002006-05-31T17:09:00.000-04:00Hi michael,it's probably very hard, even for Bee ;...Hi michael,<BR/><BR/><BR/>it's probably very hard, even for Bee ;-), to write about physics on the level of the "liver cell" post on a regular basis - you need to know the physics, and you must have a great idea how to write about it, and the energy to do that, and all that after some exhausting day full of work. I'm just telling what is preventing me from contributing more to the blog ;-)..<BR/>stefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495628046446378453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-1149108853444969472006-05-31T16:54:00.000-04:002006-05-31T16:54:00.000-04:00What I noticed was that some of the most virulent ...What I noticed was that some of the most virulent anti-German people I knew over the years, were actually jews born in Germany. Several were originally from places like Koenigsberg (East Prussia), Breslau (Silesia), Leipzig, or Berlin, before 1945. I suppose having one's entire family killed in the Nazi death camps would make somebody really hate Germany, and passing down the hatred to their Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-1149104617137353222006-05-31T15:43:00.000-04:002006-05-31T15:43:00.000-04:00Anonymous said... I never quite understood why thi...<I>Anonymous said... <BR/><BR/>I never quite understood why this Nazi-German stereotype is still quite common even today. The generations of Germans born after world war 2, is nothing like this. </I><BR/><BR/>Hi Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>sorry to hear you grew up in such a neighbourhood. Where I grew up, the Turks beat up the Greeks or vice verse. I guess somewhere else, the Black beat up the Whites orSabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-1149102423388811352006-05-31T15:07:00.000-04:002006-05-31T15:07:00.000-04:00I grew up in an area that was predominantly jewish...I grew up in an area that was predominantly jewish, though my family wasn't jewish. The stereotype of Germans (in the neighborhood) was of people who were Nazi-like authoritarian types who like to beat up on minorities like jews, gypsies, etc ... and generally had a bad temper. (Though I could understand their sentiment. These were jewish families who survived places like Auschwitz, Dachau, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-1149100363063990382006-05-31T14:32:00.000-04:002006-05-31T14:32:00.000-04:00Hi Bee, I'm happy you found some nice things in th...Hi Bee, I'm happy you found some nice things in the U.S., too. Stereotypes can be annoying or funny, but should never get in the way of meeting <I>the real person</I>.<BR/>Anyway, I meant Planck06, not RadCorr. My mistake. <B>Excuse me</B>. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-1149096673179370832006-05-31T13:31:00.000-04:002006-05-31T13:31:00.000-04:00Hi michael,I am genuinely sorry if I left the impr...Hi michael,<BR/><BR/>I am genuinely sorry if I left the impression that I 'hated my time in the US'. That is certainly not the case. There are very many things I like in the US much, much better than in Europe. After all, there is a reason why I came here -and stayed for almost 3 years.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand there are also many things I like better in Europe. I think both could learn from Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-1149081320798178662006-05-31T09:15:00.000-04:002006-05-31T09:15:00.000-04:00Hi Bee, it is beginning to sound like you hated y...Hi Bee, it is beginning to sound like you hated your time in the U.S. which is unfortunate. I agree that in some important ways, Germans are more polite (they actually listen to you, for example) while other Europeans truly can be rude. But is a discussion of social conventions really worth the time? Your posts on physics are <I>wonderful</I> (my favorite is the cell in the liver), so I hope Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com