Really TRUE odd factoids

[Andy in Germany]

And because a proportion of those noted as ‘servus’ were of foreign origins, you could say there was an active exchange program.

I suppose that makes sense in a dark way: take people away from their surroundings and culture and they will be less able to rebel.

 

[Punkawallah]

I suppose that makes sense in a dark way: take people away from their surroundings and culture and they will be less able to rebel.

IIRC there was a medieval system of sending younger children to other families as squires et al. Perhaps it helped when it came to those, awkward, teenage years.

 

[Andy in Germany]

IIRC there was a medieval system of sending younger children to other families as squires et al. Perhaps it helped when it came to those, awkward, teenage years.

I suspect it was also about having a few mouths to feed by sending them to wealthier families, but I see the point.

In Germany there's a system where young offenders can go to Romania for half a year and live on a farm. They get support from a social worker/occupational therapist but the point is they are away from their usual crowd and any dealers they may know, and because of the language barrier they're also stuck. As my colleague who worked on the programme said to a new arrival:

"Basically, to the north is Dracula, south is the bears, east is the wolves, and to the west is me."

 

[Punkawallah]

I suspect it was also about having a few mouths to feed by sending them to wealthier families, but I see the point.

In Germany there's a system where young offenders can go to Romania for half a year and live on a farm. They get support from a social worker/occupational therapist but the point is they are away from their usual crowd and any dealers they may know, and because of the language barrier they're also stuck. As my colleague who worked on the programme said to a new arrival:

"Basically, to the north is Dracula, south is the bears, east is the wolves, and to the west is me."

‘Sensible policies for a better Britain’.

 

[Chris S]

50% of parents believe that they aren't solely responsible for toilet training their own children.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...-education-school-england-wales-b2503606.html

 

[Andy in Germany]

50% of parents believe that they aren't solely responsible for toilet training their own children.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...-education-school-england-wales-b2503606.html

To be fair, most European countries consider four too early to start school.

That said, if a society decides that families aren't important, there are consequences.

 

[Tenkaykev]

I followed the link to the article and the " Study " has more holes than a Colander.

 

[matticus]

50% of parents believe that they aren't solely responsible for toilet training their own children.

Is that because they think the other parent should contribute?

 

[T4tomo]

Is that because they think the other parent should contribute?

I think child needs to bear some responsibility to...

 

[Beebo]

Just watching the athletics.
Pole vaulters use different length poles depending on their weight speed and strength.
I had assumed that everyone used the longest possible pole to get the best height.

 

[Mike Ayling]

I saw a bloke carrying a pole through the airport.
I said, are you a pole vaulter
He replied, nein, I am Austrian.
But how did you know that my name is Walter?
(W is pronounced as V in German/Austrian)

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Greek statues tend to show men with a small penis because a large penis was considered unintelligent, unrestrained and beastial.
So Greek women prefered a man with a smaller manhood.

Greeks concentrating on what mattered

 

[Chris S]

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Greeks concentrating on what mattered

Could it have been a 'work in progress' that was never finished?

 

[Chris S]

Alexa has difficulty understanding Birmingham and Black Country accents.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Al Bundy's star on the Hollywood walk of fame is outside a shoe shop