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This is the Bierpinsel Building in Berlin.

The building has been mostly empty for years. It was originally built as a restaurant tower, but now it’s standing empty and waiting for renovation.
One of the weirdest buildings I know.

It’s a massive, hyper-modern planned capital city with huge 20-lane highways, beautiful zones, and grand buildings yet it's notoriously known for being a ghost town with very few residents relative to its size.If anyone here lives there or has spent significant time in Naypyidaw: How does daily life look like on a day-to-day basis? Do you feel isolated on those huge empty streets? What is the social scene or community vibe like?

In Germany, until 1977, it was legally required for a married woman to have her husband's permission if she wanted to work. He even had the right to terminate her job contract without her consent if he felt she was neglecting her duties at home.

I have been to Helsinki several times before, but unfortunately always only for a short time while taking the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki. The city has always fascinated me and I would really love to know what life there is actually like. I noticed that the people seemed very kind and welcoming, and the city always felt lively and full of energy.

Since I only stayed for a few hours each time, I never had the chance to experience the real everyday life there. I would love to know more about the quality of life in Helsinki, the cost of rent, the general standard of living, job opportunities, salaries, and what life is really like for people living there long term.

in Germany, a country famous for engineering, we see this. Years ago, there were scandals involving washing machine manufacturers allegedly using plastic parts in high-heat areas where metal would have lasted forever, just so the machine breaks after the warranty ends (Planned Obsolescence).
If they are doing this with household items, what are they hiding in medicine, energy, or tech? What’s being held back just to keep the profits flowing?

The Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER).

It was supposed to open in 2011. It actually opened in 2020. It cost nearly 3 timesthe original budget (over 7 billion Euros). At one point, they couldn't even turn off the lights for years because the software was so bugged. It became such a meme that people joked the pyramids were built faster.

In Germany, our high-quality export is artisan bread (UNESCO heritage). But most locals can only afford the garbage version: mass-produced frozen dough from automated supermarket dispensers. We claim to be the bread capital of the world, but our traditional bakeries are dying out because we choose 15-cent industrial rolls over handcrafted art.