Berlin Approves New Expansion of Police Surveillance Powers

What is it about German culture that makes authoritarianism so popular?

Germans love rules and hate those who don’t (source: scolded by several Germans while travelling there)

Why don't you share what you did to get scolded by several Germans and I will explain to you why.

1. While waiting to be seated at a bistro, I grabbed a menu off a table to see what they had for food. Waiter who was ignoring me saw that and instantly scolded me in front of the entire restaurant saying that is their job.

2. An alpine train was coming by and I was doing the fist pump in the air to get them to honk the horn. A random stranger said that my actions were unwelcome and that trains are serious business.

3. When on bikes I did a skid stop to make my wife laugh, a random stranger said I shouldn’t do that.

4. At the airport, I had to pour out water before going through the security checkpoint. There was no bin to pour out water so I just poured it out in the garbage. A random stranger got quite upset and said the water does not go in the garbage.

Not to mention all of the very unfriendly interactions I had with locals. Honestly will probably never go back, people are so much more friendly and laid back elsewhere which is more my style.