The Penicillin Myth
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The English language doesn't exist – it's just French that's badly pronounced
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I sometimes wonder where the myth of German efficiency originated.
It’s striking to think that the same drive for order once led to the persecution of minorities. There are countless films, museums, exhibitions, books, and countless other reminders of that history.
But is today's German society efficient enough to confront and reduce the prejudice against foreigners that we learned about in those museums and history books?
Only time will tell.