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Do you remember how you learned to write?
Did you get a certificate for that?
In Germany it's like this: to drive a car you need a driver's license, to go hunting you need a hunting license.
Dog owners need a dog license.
You need a self-advertising license to fell trees in the forest.
A certificate of participation is issued after each training course.
To run a craft business you need a master craftsman's certificate.
After a one-day course with the police, children are given a "bicycle license" at school.
After a chemistry lesson, my daughter once came home with a "laboratory driver's license."
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Samer Tannous, Gerd Hachmoller
Does a Syrian live in Rotenburg (Wümme)
A SPIEGEL book: New attempts to understand my German homeland
Publisher: Penguin
Number of pages: 224
A SPIEGEL book: New attempts to understand my German homeland
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Number of pages: 224
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The list goes on.
Most of these notes are not available in Syria.
Germany is probably world champion in written authorizations and evidence.
Some things may also be an expression of a certain over-regulation.
In my opinion, however, the number of such proofs is also a reason for the German success.
It shows how well many things are regulated and how roles are distributed, that safety comes first and that everything has been thought of.
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