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urania_himeHey there, I don't even know why I'm writing this entry, I don't really have anything to say. Maybe it should be to practise my English, I have the feeling that since I don't have school anymore, it's gotten worse and worse... =_=
Also, there's Connichi just one kilometre (or something) away from where I live, but I haven't bought a ticket, I always felt like I had more important things to do. And now I regret it! Urgh. Anyway, at least there's a lot to do tomorrow (going to an icehockey match and listening to the SPD's Kanzlerkandidat...).
Oh God! That reminds me of... you probaly know the "Wahl-o-mat" which tells you how much your opinions agrees with which political party? I wish I hadn't taken it this time, because wanna know which party came in fourth? The fucking NPD. I am so pissed. And sad, why do I agree with fucking Nazis?! Well, okay, of course I looked up which where the opinions that were the same and it was stuff like "no study fees" and such, but it still makes me so very mad! >(
On to a lighter topic: Yesterday I went to see "Inglorious Basterds" and wow. I hate that movie. Well, maybe hate's too strong a word, but I just didn't like it. I found it boring and blah. Also Bela B's little cameo irritated me. I don't know why either...
But last weekend (when I was in Frankfurt (Main) to visit a friend) we watched "Love Exposure", it's a Japanese film of four hours and it's the weirdest film I've ever seen. Really. But I still loved it and hereby reccomend it. Don't waste money on that Tarantino flick instead rather watch this weird but awesome film by Sion Sono! :)
Okay, okay, that's it for now.
... I'm still pissed about the NPD thing, you can't imagine how much...
PS: Wenigstens ist mein Studentenausweis heute angekommen!
Also, there's Connichi just one kilometre (or something) away from where I live, but I haven't bought a ticket, I always felt like I had more important things to do. And now I regret it! Urgh. Anyway, at least there's a lot to do tomorrow (going to an icehockey match and listening to the SPD's Kanzlerkandidat...).
Oh God! That reminds me of... you probaly know the "Wahl-o-mat" which tells you how much your opinions agrees with which political party? I wish I hadn't taken it this time, because wanna know which party came in fourth? The fucking NPD. I am so pissed. And sad, why do I agree with fucking Nazis?! Well, okay, of course I looked up which where the opinions that were the same and it was stuff like "no study fees" and such, but it still makes me so very mad! >(
On to a lighter topic: Yesterday I went to see "Inglorious Basterds" and wow. I hate that movie. Well, maybe hate's too strong a word, but I just didn't like it. I found it boring and blah. Also Bela B's little cameo irritated me. I don't know why either...
But last weekend (when I was in Frankfurt (Main) to visit a friend) we watched "Love Exposure", it's a Japanese film of four hours and it's the weirdest film I've ever seen. Really. But I still loved it and hereby reccomend it. Don't waste money on that Tarantino flick instead rather watch this weird but awesome film by Sion Sono! :)
Okay, okay, that's it for now.
... I'm still pissed about the NPD thing, you can't imagine how much...
PS: Wenigstens ist mein Studentenausweis heute angekommen!
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Date: 2009-09-18 04:58 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-09-18 05:09 pm (UTC)What kind of politics do the Nationalists make?
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Date: 2009-09-18 05:21 pm (UTC)In a way, I can understand why there are Nationalists here, since the language was illegal to speak and it was illegal to teach Scottish history for a long, long time so people feel as though they are just showing pride in the country.If you have time, read this, it gives a good idea of the two sides of the Nationalist argument. I don't actually know where I stand on it but I can understand both general opinions to an extent.
BTW you have to pay fees in England for Uni, which is another big sticking point in UK politics XD Fun for all!
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Date: 2009-09-18 05:43 pm (UTC)Ah, yes, interesting article. I wouldn't be able to choose sides either (well, based on what little I know anyway), but it really is a difficult argument.
I feel like I don't know anything: Do you know whether the governing in the UK (with England, Scotland, Wales and North Ireland) is similar to a federal republic (like Germany)?
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Date: 2009-09-19 01:39 pm (UTC)I've been asked loads of times before if the UK is like Germany, but I don't think I know enough about Germany's political system to compare, and I was going to write a big long winded reply on how things work here but I'd be at it for hours so you're probably just best reading the Wiki page on Reserved Matters which explains what the parliament here is permitted control over. I don't know if it's as much as the republics in Germany, since ours covers things like Scots Law (which is very complicated, as laws for things like murder are different here than they are in the rest of the UK, yet laws for buying porn are the same all over the UK :\ and I'm afraid the Wiki page is a bit vague with listing things like medicine as UK-wide matters, as Scotland has quite a different health care system from the rest of the UK).
In other parts of the UK (Wales and NI), there are independent governments from Westminster, but the really confusing thing is that by being in one of those parts of the UK, not only can you vote for your government there, but also in the general election for the whole of the UK. It causes a lot of resentment, because when a UK wide election comes around, I can vote for politics in England which don't effect me but the people in England can't vote in the Scottish elections. England technically doesn't have an "independent" government like the rest of the UK; not only does it have to cover nationwide politics, but its in charge of England too. So when the national election comes round and the parties start prattling on about education, it doesn't effect me so that's half of their manifesto out of the window.
Another confusing thing is that in Scotland, you vote for who you want to lead your party of choice as well as the party, much as you would do in a local election, but for the national UK-wide one, you don't get a say in who is the party leader. The last time there was an election in Scotland, I think it was three different sheets I had to fill in. One, you numbered your candidates from 1-6, another you had to put a cross beside a name and another you had to put a cross beside a party but that one had nothing do with the first. It was very confusing XD What the fuck is just wrong with a name with a box next to it on one sheet?
Aaaaaaanyway, I'm drawling XD When it comes down to it, each area of the UK does operate independently of Westminster except for England itself. This is where the argument of independence comes in (which I think is a terrible idea for a thousand reasons). It's like "be one or the other; you can't be both". There's supposedly a vote on independence coming up, but it won't be "for real" i.e even if the majority of people say yes for it, it won't happen - it's just to give an idea of what everyone thinks. Personally, the whole thing leaves me feeling very confused; I don't know if I'm Scottish or British (by default I guess I'm British, but I don't really identify with "Britain" the same way I do with Scotland although its hard to identify with that when all my papers say I'm British :\). As long as I have a passport that works I'm not really that bothered X3
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Date: 2009-09-21 08:40 pm (UTC)But it seems somewhat unfair to England that they don't have their "own" government.
Anyway, this really reminds me of a unit we had in our advanced English class, all about the question whether there is something like "Britishness".
Those elections sound even more complicated than the ones we have to live through to elect our city counsel; it's a whole lot crossing names out and making 0 - 3 crosses behind names. Two pages of it.
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Date: 2009-09-18 05:14 pm (UTC)Connichi ist im Augenblick? Ach ja. Zum Glück fahren die nicht abends nach Kassel. ;)
NPD? Im Ernst? Und ich scherzte schon, ob wohl mal nicht jemand diese Partei mal bekommt. Nun gut. Jetzt kenn ich wen. ;P
Okay. Moment. BELA B? IN DEM FILM? HOLLA! Ich schwanke zwischen YAYAYAY und ACH MANNO SPAß VERSAUT. xD Ich wollte den nämlich auch noch schauen (auf DVD dann allerdings - aber man will ja mitreden können)
Naja. In einen Vierstundenfilm investieren liegt mir ziemlich fern. Aber ich behalte es mal im Kopf. (Hab mich shcon durch den wesentlich kürzeren Dolls gequält. Japanische Filme liegen mir wohl nicht so. Dennder war eigentlich gar nicht übel...)
Yay Studiausweis! Gilt nur innerhalb von Berlin, oder?
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Date: 2009-09-18 05:24 pm (UTC)Ja... irgendwie wär ich wenigstens gern mal rübergeschlendert...
Das ist nicht lustig! Das is scheiße. Als erste drei hatte ich übrigens die Linken, die Grünen und die Piraten. Ähm ja.
Naja, nur zwei Sekunden oder so, der is so'n Platzzuweiser im Kino, da gibt's nichts groß zu bestaunen. Ich war auch erst unsicher ob er's war, aber jepp. (Über den Film muss man nicht reden...)
Ich kann das nich so pauschalisieren, manche mag ich, manche nich. Den sehr gern. (Es war mit Untertiteln! :D)
Ja, Zone ABC. Bis Potsdam.
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Date: 2009-09-18 05:25 pm (UTC)Die Zuordnung erfolgt eben anhand von nur wenigen Thesen, da ist das leicht mal etwas krumm und schief wo man landet. Die Macher sagen ja selbst, dass das keine richtige Empfehlung sein kann.
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Date: 2009-09-18 05:37 pm (UTC)Wäre es eine Empfehlung, müsste ich die Linken wählen, ähh...
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