I always thought I had learned to successfully mask as one of my compatriots, but the test ruthlessly exposes me as 80% Autistic / 20% German.
The test is broken, if you ask me.
Am I German or Autistic?
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Re: Am I German or Autistic?
#102Earlier quoted context omitted.
To me it lacks the option “moral obligation but only hold accountable people who live alone”
Why? Bathroom queues or things like that? I live alone but am almost always late. A few weeks ago I was late to the airport for a flight by a couple of hours. Yesterday I was late to work, I was commuting by car when an officer thought of stopping me and do some checks for around 10-15 minutes. It does feel like I'm cursed or something. It happens way too often, but almost always feels as if it's completely outside m…
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#103Earlier quoted context omitted.
Could you leave earlier to account for the things that feel outside of your control?
I agree but the thing is, how does one decide for the time that it might take for things which are outside of control, by definition, I am not sure of how long it might take. And also, if we have a very long margin of time, then does the 0.01% you might be late somewhere really justify something like this. Obviously it depends on the context, but personally, things just happen in life and its hard to take into factor…
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#104Earlier quoted context omitted.
Why? Bathroom queues or things like that? I live alone but am almost always late. A few weeks ago I was late to the airport for a flight by a couple of hours. Yesterday I was late to work, I was commuting by car when an officer thought of stopping me and do some checks for around 10-15 minutes. It does feel like I'm cursed or something. It happens way too often, but almost always feels as if it's completely outside m…
Could you leave earlier to account for the things that feel outside of your control?
I could in theory. But inside, it often feels that I'm doing everything as early as possible. Just that I'm overwhelmed. I also don't value being on time too much. I was recently late to a date of sorts, 10-15 minutes, which I think is a big reason why she didn't want to continue anything. It's never on purpose. It just happens. If I'm tired, I leave bed as soon as I can, but it's always a cost benefit analysis, always a decision being made. I may decide that those few minutes of extra rest are more valuable than being on time. If it's a person who I think deserves that punctuality from me, then I will go the extra mile of course.
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#106Thanks chatgpt
Re: Am I German or Autistic?
#107The test doesn't follow the correct procedures for diagnosing autism and after a thorough reading of the DSM-5-TR I could find no mention of German a mental illness being and I challenge anyone to me wrong prove.
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Re: Am I German or Autistic?
#108Regarding punctuality I miss the option: “A moral obligation from my side, but I don’t care if others arrive late to an appointment with me”
There's a quote in the Count of Monte Cristo where Edmond explains punctuality something to the effect: > Being early to an appointment is as rude as being late because you may be disturbing your host before they've taken all the efforts they require before your arrival ( VERY rough quote, the english translation is 100x more eloquent than my half-remembered version ) Edmond Dantès arrives exactly as the clock strike…
I guess the Brazilian take on this would be:
"Being on time is rude because you may be disturbing your host before they’ve made all the preparations they need before your arrival. Being early would be an outrageous offense."
It always amazes me how Brazilians and Germans can be so different when it comes to punctuality and yet so similar when it comes to their love of bureaucracy (and devotion to soccer, for that matter).
Re: Am I German or Autistic?
#109Earlier quoted context omitted.
Could you leave earlier to account for the things that feel outside of your control?
I could in theory. But inside, it often feels that I'm doing everything as early as possible. Just that I'm overwhelmed. I also don't value being on time too much. I was recently late to a date of sorts, 10-15 minutes, which I think is a big reason why she didn't want to continue anything. It's never on purpose. It just happens. If I'm tired, I leave bed as soon as I can, but it's always a cost benefit analysis, alwa…
Occasionally things will happen that you can't account for. I agree.
But from my perspective, the added example story was somewhat in your control. You just optimized for the wrong things. Of course this is easier in hindsight too.
Had you not run out of fuel, would you have missed the traffic too?
My fuel tank is always full. I fill it when it gets about 1/2 empty so that I am not caught stranded because I never know what will happen. Sometimes I get fuel even though I can make it, because what if something goes wrong? Habits die hard. I have seen highways close for hours to days after an accident or snow storm. If you're stuck there is no where to go.
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#110Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's about 1.2k euro if you earn over 69k
Yeah, over 1200EUR when freelancing. More expensive than in the US lol. "Free German Healthcare"
It's the same for salaries employees.
It's just the cost is split between employee and employer.
So you still pay 1.2k from your real gross salary .