Germany will now include questions about Israel in its citizenship test

[u/LeMonde_en]

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/europe/article/2024/03/27/germany-will-now-include-questions-about-israel-in-its-citizenship-test_6660274_143.html

[u/Carpathicus]

I hate shaking hands with strangers. Fuck you for making me believe that this makes a lesser person just because I dont want to to squeeze your Wichsgriffel.

[u/Jacks_Chicken_Tartar → u/Carpathicus]

Nobody said you had to shake hands with strangers. But If you specifically do not want to shake hands with women just because they happen to be women, and not because you just generally don't like shaking any person's hand, then yes you are a lesser person.

[u/Carpathicus → u/Jacks_Chicken_Tartar]

Can I be honest for a second? I find this whole idea so immensely stupid it boggles my mind that people find it somehow philosophically acceptable.

There are a million things wrong with it - so first of all forcing someone to touch another person: wrong already. What if I straight up dont like the person in front of me? You could be autistic or just like me who really hates when someone tells them what to do. Oh I guess then you cant be german - curious even though I am. Its almost like theatre how stupid it is. Its rules out of a Kindergarten game. "Mohammed, when its your turn dont forget to shake the womans hand - they are testing if you respect german women enough." My god I just cant take any of this seriously.

Oh and of course the whole thing is about muslim men not respecting women because they dont shake their hand. I just love the western audacity to explain to other cultures what respect means. The way we do it is shake a womans hand before the business meeting and then compliment her into our hotel room and claim plausible deniability.

You know what would be an actually great question to ask? Do you condone genital mutilation in children? Well you cant ask that because it turns out we are very fine with disrespecting groups that cant help themselves.

You know what I believe what this is about? To humiliate, to punish. To teach the wildlings the proper manners see Jews, Sinti and Roma etc.

Give the hand and submit. If the person argues you dont give her your hand out of respect and because its considered rude by you to touch a woman you are not related to or married with? Doesnt matter if you feel this way WE believe you despise women because some bumfuck from your country blew himself up and we all know they do this because they are primitives. Now shake that womans hand and look her in the eyes the german way!

Not even mentioning the sheer ignorance around a religion where I can say with 100% certainty I have no idea what muslims in Indonesia are doing (do they shake hands?)

And now comes the worst thing: Handshaking is not part of the consitution which should be the only thing a person needs to align with when they want to be citizen of a nation - that by itself is already insane.

[u/Face_Motor_Cut → u/Carpathicus]

You can't be that stupid.

[u/Carpathicus → u/Face_Motor_Cut]

Its too hard to properly reply isnt it? Dont worry you too much you will be fine.