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Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD): "I have to admit that I'm not a good match in a shared flat"
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Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) is living alone again after having shared an apartment in Berlin with his adult daughter Rosa for many years.
"My daughter recently moved out because she is now working in Cologne," the minister told the "Bild am Sonntag".
In the interview, the minister comments on various personal matters.
Lauterbach self-critically assesses his qualities as a roommate: "I have to admit that I'm not a good match in a flat share.
Very often I have to make amends with favors because I missed my housework again or the quality was poor.« He was »simply not made for the household«.
This is also reflected in cooking at Christmas.
According to Lauterbach, his eldest daughter Rosa takes over the preparation of the menu on Christmas Eve: »She is a vegetarian like me and then cooks without salt for my sake.
She's a master chef compared to me.
So I have to rely on my children when cooking.
With me at the stove, the food would be inedible at best.« The starter is lentil soup, then fish with vegetables and finally chocolate pudding made from avocado.
Placebo effect in schnapps
The digestive schnapps, which is popular in Germany, only helps psychologically, but not physically, according to the Minister of Health.
“Studies say that the stomach has even more work to do with schnapps.
But the placebo effect of the schnapps is so pronounced here that we can recommend a schnapps,” says Lauterbach.
If Christmas dinner or the New Year's Eve party doesn't end with a glass of wine or beer, Lauterbach reveals his personal anti-hangover remedy: "Even if there are no studies on this, my experience shows that a double espresso at the end of the party makes a difference .«
He also recommends »eating enough and drinking plenty of water« to avoid headaches the next day.
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