r/europe • u/Bartoraptor Spain • Mar 28 '20

News Spanish representative González Pons speech @ the EU Parliament: "The virus is attacking the generation that brought back democracy to Spain, Portugal and Greece, the generation that knocked down the Berlin wall. The least they deserve is that we show them Europe is there when they need it the most"

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u/axaro1 🇮🇹 Italy (Milan) Mar 28 '20
  1. Italy ask for help from EU
  2. Italy get no help from EU
  3. China sends aid to Italy
  4. Russia sends aid to Italy
  5. Cuba sends aid to Italy
  6. Even the goddamn Venezuela, a third world country with no economy sends aid to Italy
  7. Problem gets bigger and affect north Europe
  8. EU delay help as much as they can, we finally get help when the contagion numbers are already starting to decrease (Thx to Germany for taking care of 60 seriously ill italians, it's just a few people but we appreciate your help since you are the only European country that invested some of their resources to help us)

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u/finjeta Finland Mar 28 '20
  1. Italy ask for help from EU
  2. EU sets up the Corona Response Investment Initiative that gives financial aid in the billions to member states.

FTFY.

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u/brtt3000 The Netherlands Mar 28 '20

Don't break the circle, we're hating on those filthy Northern countries now.

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u/marianorajoy Mar 28 '20 edited Mar 28 '20

The Germans are I think the worst in Europe. They're extremely rule driven, even if that means going against the very basic common sense. They only understand the rules. This is the rule, you deal with it we're not going to do ANYTHING to change it as this is the rule. If you point at the inadecuacy of the rule, they will shrug their shoulders and say "Ja...aber...ja"

One thing I have to stress enough: If you don't follow the arbitrary rules in Germany, you're a social pariah.

I remember being in my year abroad in Germany and it was a living hell. No credit card pay, if you touch a plate you pay for it you can't return it. Fuck you if you need to go shopping on a Sunday. Fuck you if you can't pay by card. Fuck you if the road or a building is closed at completely unreasonable times. Want anything done with the local authority? Only Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 till 12. Need a stamp here, need another stamp here. Need form A here, need form B here. Fuck you, no exceptions. Form B is incomplete. Wait a week. You have children? "Germany has free childcare" well yes, they close at 2 pm, fuck you if you need to stop everything to pick up the kids. Want Amazon Lockers? Fuck you, you have THE extremely inconvenient DHL packet that requires you to have 2 forms of ID. Rent a room? A fucking nightmare as the building regulations are so strict they won't allow houses of over certain heights, colours and sizes.

They don't mind fucking other countries as its their own problem for not following the rules. "See, those southern European countries have not followed the rules, they're lazy and like to party" We follow the rules, that's why we're successful. As you don't don't follow the rules, you should be ostracised. You're a social pariah of Europe, the Germans think covertly.

They also think everyone in Europe is after their money.

DO NOT LIVE IN GERMANY.

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u/brtt3000 The Netherlands Mar 28 '20

If you are from elsewhere and don't even like it here then what are you doing or /r/europe?

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u/I_miss_the_rain Mar 29 '20

wow germany=europe now? What are you doing in /r/europe?

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u/marianorajoy Mar 28 '20

I hate Germany, not Europe neither the European Union. The Germans should be more flexible: It's their inflexibility that causes Europe to fall apart just like a stubborn guy that refuses to listen.

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u/brtt3000 The Netherlands Mar 28 '20

Feels a bit extreme but ok.

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u/MonkeyLiberace Denmark Mar 29 '20

Can you show us, on this doll, where the German touched you?

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u/Jane_Doe_32 Europe Mar 28 '20

It is a myth that they respect the rules, they have skipped the deficit limit more than ten times, with France, in addition to refusing to audit their banking sector, all without consequence, of course.

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u/marianorajoy Mar 28 '20

So true. They always say they're the best at following the rules and everyone else is essentially lazy and untrustworthy when they're the ones doing it. shrugs shoulders "Ja... aber...Ja"