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Realer Irrsinn
Adv-Intermediate
6 Videos

The series "Realer Irsinn" takes a good-spirited look at the stubborn and contradictory rules that are often found in Germany, where bureaucracy can be quite a hindrance and things don't always run as efficiently as everyone thinks!

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Realer Irrsinn - Dauerrote Ampel in Dresden

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

Germany High German Upper Saxon

Drivers are seeing red at this traffic light in Dresden – and it's been that way for 25 years! Does that sound insane to you? It is! But there's a reason behind it ...

Realer Irrsinn - Nutzlose Autobahn

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

Germany High German North German

A section of the A26 autobahn has been completed, but traffic is only open in one direction. The state of Lower Saxony now fears a wave of lawsuits and chaos.

Realer Irrsinn - Die Brötchenpolizei in Celle

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

Germany High German North German

In the town of Celle in Lower Saxony, the consumption of hot food and drinks at the weekly market is prohibited. Those who dine on Leberkäse sandwiches and other snacks are thus committing an administrative offense!

Realer Irrsinn - Storchennest ohne Baugenehmigung

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Germany North German

The rural areas around Hamburg are known for their storks. However, there is one nest where no stork is allowed to live, as it has been deemed an illegal construction. Enjoy another ridiculous example of Germany's over-the-top bureaucracy from the program "Realer Irrsinn."

Realer Irrsinn - Greenwashing für Ölplattform

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Germany High German

Is it possible to extract oil and at the same time protect the environment, or is it just a matter of disguising the reality and making carbon footprint numbers look better than they are? Here, we take a look at Germany’s only oil platform.

Realer Irrsinn - Kein Zebrastreifen in Springe

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Germany High German

Another example of total traffic absurdity, this time decreed by the Ministry of Transport in Hanover!

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