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I found this chapter's articles to be particularly interesting. The two article i found most interesting were " Love Thy Neighbor," and "The German Certificate Fetish." I think the law Germany has regarding neighborly interactions is a good law, but very flawed. The article does a good job of brining up the point of what is exactly "excessive." Using the author's story as an example one neighbor may thoroughly enjoy what another is doing, while another neighbor may hate it. Who gets to decide who is right or wrong? What is defined as bothersome? It is a good idea to love thy neighbor, but what if your neighbor has a low-tolerance of what is "excessive." It must be bothering at times, but I would have to imagine that the neighborhood problem doesn't even compare to stress of keeping a paper-trail of life's work all together. I would hate to have to live in Germany and deal with all their "certificates." I remember Mate mentioning in class that certificates in Germany were sacred, but I really did not have an idea of how sacred they were until I read this article. Keeping the collection of certificates which document every achievement of your life, must be very stressful. What if your house burned down, or you misplaced your life's work? I guess the Germans's would have to say," du hast keinen Schwein gehabt." I'm not sure who i would rather not be during a job interview, the interviewee who has to organize and keep track of all their certificates, or the interviewer who has to go though the interviewees' proper documentation. I'm sure that "Der Chef" has a specific procedure down for handling the ridiculous amounts of paper work that go along with hiring a new employee. It would be interesting to see how their school system handles all these priceless slips of paper. Those are my thoughts.

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