Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

Our Russian neighbors have taken in Ukrainian refugees ;). And permanently, in their house.

It is nice to see that there are still good people.

They are still human after all, and humans come in so many facets.
I love my Syrian colleague.... recently there was cake at a work meeting. She immediately took a piece and ate it, and afterwards said, "I quickly ate this cake before it was said that it contains gelatine... if I don’t know that..."

For having declared the Russians as the enemy and the urgent need to defeat them, Germany now has very, very many enemies. Putin doesn’t even need to send troops here. They are already here.

I have been reading along for a while and appreciate all the experiences shared here. But with this scrambled nonsense you’re spouting here, I had to register immediately. One of the very funny type: “If I know one, I know them all.”

I was born in Russia and we moved to Germany 25 years ago. My great-grandfathers (being German) were deported in Russia during the 1930s and never seen again. The rest of the family was dispossessed and deported to Siberia. There, the “Germans” lived in small villages. My grandparents still spoke German completely; the children, that is my parents, learned Russian in school... So if you have no clue about the background of most “Russians” here in Germany, then just stop generalizing and inciting with phrases like “the enemy is among us.” Even if this background certainly doesn’t apply to all Russia-Germans living here, still everyone will think: My family lives here, this is my home, and I defend it.

I have been reading along for a while and I appreciate all the experiences shared here. But with this utter nonsense you’re spouting here, I had to sign up immediately. One of that very funny type "if I know one, I know them all."

I assume there is a misunderstanding here:
QQSTSolar wrote "Considering that the Russians were declared the enemy ..." which I understand as meaning that QQSTSolar does not consider the Russian citizens in Russia and people with Russian background or Russian ancestors/German ancestors here in Germany or in Russia as enemies, but that they were declared as such by "the media"/the government. Personally, I also do not like that too little distinction is made between Mr. Putin/his associates and the Russian citizens, whether here or in Germany, whether with or without Russian life-(migration)background. I assume that QQSTSolar makes this distinction here.

Our Russian neighbors have taken in Ukrainian refugees ;). And permanently, in their house.

It's nice to see that there are still good people.

That's how it is. My mom sometimes complains about how people in Russia can approve of this and why they don't understand what's going on, and whether they are all crazy. But you have to see it from the other side. They are told something completely different from all official media. It would be like telling someone here "Everything that is on the Tagesschau and on channel 2, everything written in the FAZ, is a lie." ... I would also first think "such nonsense."
I believe some are slowly starting to realize it. Especially those who can do the math. If (according to Russian media) 100,000 Ukrainians are supposed to have fallen, but only 9,000 Russian soldiers, and that's why 300,000 reservists are now being called up – that just doesn't add up, no matter how you look at it. But even those who catch on probably hesitate to go out on the streets. You can quickly get beaten up and arrested there.
Not so enviable over there. :/

That's how it is. My mom sometimes complains about how people in Russia can approve of this and why they don’t understand what’s going on, and whether they are all crazy. But you have to look at it from the other side. They get completely different information from all the official media. It would be like telling someone here "Everything that comes on the Tagesschau and on the ZDF, everything that is in the FAZ, is a lie." ... I would also first think "what nonsense." I believe some are slowly starting to realize this. Especially those who can do the math. If (according to Russian media) 100,000 Ukrainians have fallen, but only 9,000 Russian soldiers, and now they are drafting 300,000 reservists – that somehow doesn’t add up according to simple arithmetic. But even those who realize this probably hesitate to go to the streets. You can quickly get beaten up and arrested. Nothing to envy over there. :/

I think especially the latter. None of us would dare to go out on the streets in this system or say anything against Putin and the war, even if he/she had the correct information. We should therefore clearly distinguish between the Russian people and their government.

I have been reading for a while and I am happy about all the experiences shared here. But with this utter nonsense you are spouting here, I had to register immediately. One of those funny types "if I know one, I know them all."

I was born in Russia and we moved to Germany 25 years ago. My great-grandfathers (who were Germans) were deported in Russia in the 1930s and never seen again. The rest of the family was expropriated and deported to Siberia. There, the "Germans" lived in small villages. My grandparents still spoke German completely, the children, that is my parents, learned Russian at school... So if you have no idea about the background of most "Russians" here in Germany, then just stop generalizing and inciting with slogans like "the enemy is among us." Even if this background certainly does not apply to all Russia Germans living here, everyone will think like this: here lives my family, this is my home and I defend it.

That’s how I see it too. I am also one of the so-called "Russians." Germany is my home and not Russia. I had to listen to such comments many times in my life. Currently, we Russia Germans all only vote AfD anyway and watch Russian TV. I don’t have Russian TV at home. Mostly it was the supporters of the Greens who confronted me with these slogans. I see myself rather left-wing and would never vote AfD. Half of my family in Ukraine died because of Stalin, yet I feel no hatred. Hatred does not get us humans anywhere further.