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It's the fifth largest country in Europe, home to Oktoberfest, Volkswagen and the goth
scene.
From everything to public drinking to prostitution...
Germany can get weird.
But, what do you expect from a country that worships David Hasselhoff?
Fill up your beer steins, because today, we're taking a look at 5 Weird Facts about Germany.
First off:The government can reject your baby's name
That's right, The Office of Vital Statistics, or Standesamt, requires you to seek approval
for your baby's na me, and they have some rules, for starters the gender of the child
must be obvious from the first name, that means no gender-neutral names!
Secondly, the name cannot negatively affect the wellbeing of the child, and third, a first
name cannot be a last name ...so go home Kennedy!
It also cannot be the name of a product or object.
So, how do they decide?
They refer to The International Manual of First Names and if a name is not of german
origin they will go as far as contacting foreign embassies to ensure that the name meets the
Standesamt's criteria.
So what happens if you want to name your child something special like; Porsche, Indigo or
god forbid Strawberry?
Well, if you're not willing to budge, then you can pack your bags and find somewhere
else to raise your future-stripper-offspring.
Each time you submit a name you have to pay a fee and if the name is rejected then you
have to pay again, and it isn't cheap!
So that means that many people choose from traditional names like Maximillian, Alexander,
Marie, Michael and Sophie.
They are obsessed with Dinner for One
We might have potterheads, Bieber fever, and Trekkies, but we aren't the only ones who
can get a little uh.. carried away, the people of Germany happen to adore a little known
Cult Classic from 1963 Called Dinner For One, it tells the story of a woman named Miss Sophie
who hosts an annual birthday party for her and 4 guests, the problem is at the ripe old
age of 90 she has outlived all of her guests, this leaves her trusty and slightly clumsy
butler, James, to fill the role of her missing guests.
Miss Sophie has a lavish assortment of strong liquors prepared, this leaves him in charge
of drinking for all four guests, well needless to say poor James gets absolutely wasted and
eventually Miss Sophie lures him into bed like he's Bill Cosby's love interest
Every New Year's Eve Dinner For One plays on networks and at public gatherings across
Germany making it one of the most viewed individual programmes on t.v. but despite its rampant
success it is astoundingly less popular in it's native U.K.
#3.
Public Boozin is Legal!
As some of us have found out the hard way drinking in public in the middle of broad
daylight is generally frowned upon and if you live in North America it is illegal virtually
everywhere, but in Germany, not so much...their alcohol laws are often cited as some of the
least restrictive in the world, at the age of 14 you can consume beer and wine with a
Custodial adult, at the age of 16 you can consume Beer and Wine alone, and at age 18
you can consume all distilled spirits across the board.
Bearing in mind, all of this involves drinking IN PUBLIC.
Anytime you want.
You may even encounter beer trolleys that will serve you in the streets.
However If you're the kind of person who smokes when you drink you might be in trouble because,
despite their lenient public drinking laws, smoking is banned in ALL public places..
I guess second hand drinking hasn't been a big problem.
Number 2: Prison escape is perfectly legal!
Ok well, maybe not perfectly legal but surprisingly lax...despite being known as a rather, uh,
strict place in the past Germany maintains that freedom is human instinct.
This means that technically speaking prison escape is not illegal.
So, you would assume that German prisons are pretty bare.
But, it's not quite that simple, you see, while your freedom is a basic right, it only
pardons your escape.
And you can't simply walk passed the guards, making virtually anything you do in the process
of your escape, still in fact illegal.
You're guaranteed to break another law along the way, such as damaging the prison or causing
harm to a guard, and guess who owns that snazzy prison jumpsuit you're wearing...that's right,
the prison!....
So unless you escape naked (Clip: Footage of a streaker) than you've also stolen property
from a Federal prison.
#1.
Sex workers for the Handicapped
Thats right! along with legalized and regulated prostitution, Germany now has specialized
sex workers for the physically and mentally disabled, this even includes the elderly.
Those with a disability can access these services from workers certified in, quote qualified
sexual accompaniment and assistance (Clip: South park - Niiice) The job title is deliberately
vague, because while everything up to intercourse is on the menu, there is also a large market
for other types of sexual contact tailored specifically to the disabled...I'll just let
your mind wander with that.
But don't go play in traffic just yet...this is still a service you have to pay for yourself...a
common misconception is that these services are covered by government subsidy, or a Stipend,
when in fact they aren't just yet, as of January 2017, there is a battle waging in the German
government to determine if the cost should be covered or not with one side saying they
should and one side saying they shouldn't.
What do you think?
Let us know in the comment section below.
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