Decades From Home - A Podcast About Germany Episode 124: Lumbering Lumberjacks
Hell hath no fury like a Dili scorned, a lesson that a certain German bank learned when they attempted to overcharge our erstwhile co-host. Luckily for Nic, he owns his own bank, which certainly seems to help. We also discuss adventures in the Bavarian Wald, and whether observing German traditions is vital to living here.
The price of ice cream has become a major talking point in the German media, and as experts in eating various scoops of the sweet stuff, Dili & Nic breakdown why. Why are prices increasing so dramatically, and is the price of an Eiskugel a good way to measure annual price inflation?
We also turn our attention to the debate raging over government plans to phase out gas and oil heating systems across Germany. Is the anger over the proposed law warranted, and how feasible is it to make people change the way they heat their homes?
Ice Cream articles mentioned on the show:
Und plötzlich kostet eine Kugel Eis locker zwei Euro
Kostet Eis heute wirklich so viel mehr?
War die Kugel Eis früher wirklich günstiger?
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