How the Germans run their country”
Is Germany a very exemplary country? Numerous weaknesses of this country, for example: –
- First of all, we must say that there are many problems in Germany and it is not a perfect country. Both Germans themselves and the whole world believe that Germany is not exemplary. Meanwhile, I would like to confirm that every country has decent points to acquire, and Germany is positively one of the countries chosen to learn.
- Before discussing the positive points and decent examples of the country for learning, we want to point out some of the weaknesses of the country (Germany). To remind you (talking about the strengths (inspiring, teaching and learning) never means ignoring the points (unwanted, inappropriate and negative). Examples of negative points are as follows:-
- Digital business culture is not as common as expected in a developed country.
- The German treatment and medication system is such that it is very difficult to get check-ups with doctors who work with government insurance.
- Divorce laws are strange and complicated, which has prevented some people from getting married officially.
- It seems common that each city and each state has its own laws! (This is due to the federal system and state self-government in some areas).
- Banking and finance is more difficult, less flexible and complex than in many other countries.
- Simple administrative matters sometimes take two weeks, for example, “Approval of a document requires an advance appointment and if you are not lucky, you will have to wait more than two weeks.
- Many simple administrative transactions and affairs require a lot of writing, posting, and bringing and taking (routine).
- Housing policies, laws and regulations in Germany have not been very successful in some areas. Housing supply has not been adequate, house prices have risen in recent years and it has become more difficult to find housing.
Inspirational and Positive Points”
Five lessons to learn from the Germans
First Lesson: Sell expensively! People are suffering of expensive
- International comparisons display that Germany has one of the most expensive electrical energy rents in the world (i.e. electricity bills). The average monthly energy price for households is around 60 to 110 Euros which is a lot of prices and numbers! The highest domestic electricity price in Europe belongs to Germany at 36.1 cents per kWh, followed by Denmark at 34 cents. Don’t think that this amount of electricity is expensive everywhere, the price per kilowatt hour in Albania is 10 cents (i.e. one-third of Germany).
- In addition to electricity, water prices are also high in Germany, as are the prices of gasoline and other energy carriers. This has made Germans frugal, economical and smart consumers. Other Germans are used to not turning on the lights until the last minutes of the day. Or just turn on a low-energy light bulb!
What do these numbers mean?
- The price per kWh in Germany is 90 times that of a country like Iran! Germans pay 90 times more!
- The Germans pay $1,800 per year for 5 MW and the Iranians pay $20. Germany’s per capita income is only four times that of Iran.
- If we want to include the purchasing power of Germans in the calculations, the cost of energy (electricity) as a percentage of German income is 22 times that of Iranians!
“How do the Germans run their country?”
- Germans run their country on the basis of real prices. They make real prices lead to rational choices. This expensive sale, or rather the real prices against the free part, equalizes Iranian and German energy consumption!
- While Iran’s economy is less than one-tenth the size of Germany’s, the two countries’ electricity consumption is roughly equal; Of course, a large part of energy in Iran is lost due to poor management and low production at the same stage of production and distribution. The same problem is seen in the Kurdistan Region.
- Germany has limited resources and is a large energy consumer due to its large population, cold and large economy. It has also closed down nuclear energy sources for environmental reasons, so prices must be high in Germany.
- When you live in Germany you well understand Germany’s sensitivity to saving, economical consumption and environmental protection.
- For example, when you approach the stairs, they look broken and out of order, but when you approach, the staircase works. Why does it have to work all the time when people don’t use it? Your hotel room key is needed to turn the lights on so you can’t leave the lights on all day and waste energy while you’re not there.
- Buildings show their energy consumption and even their Bund stag (national parliament) is designed to reduce energy consumption and rely on solar energy.
The intensity of energy equals the intensity of inefficiency and inefficiency of the country”
- High energy density is a measure of a country’s economic inefficiency in terms of energy exploitation. If the intensity of energy consumption in country A is twice that in country B, it means that country A used twice much energy country B to produce the same amount of goods and services.
- According to another World Bank data standard, Iran consumes 234 units and Germany 74 units of energy per $1,000 of GDP. That means we waste 3.2 times much energy as Germany to create $1,000 worth of economic value!
- I wish it was only like this in the case of energy, German water efficiency and productivity is 30 times that of a country like Iran. Notice that we are in a country where the water crisis is very close to us.
