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17. I agree that naptime and quiet time are important
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 02:11 PM
Mar 2020

I stop when there is a state agency with the power to regulate when that is.

There is a reason people risked their lives to get out of East Germany. In the beginning, just after reunification, East German families taking vacations for the first time in the former West Germany were totally confused when it came to breakfast. They would ask when breakfast was, and were told, for example, anytime between 6:30 AM until ten. They would say, yes, OK, but when is OUR breakfast? The flustered receptionist would repeat, from 6:30 to ten. The Easterners, also getting frustrated, would ask again, yes, but when are WE supposed to have breakfast? The receptionist explained one more time, saying "whenever you want!" The East Germans, coming from a society where the hotel told every guest the exact hour when they were to take their breakfast, were totally confused at being told it was a decision they were to make for themselves. They came from a society that frowned upon people making decisions for themselves.

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