Practicality is Paramount: This is not a cocktail party. You need to be able to move, possibly run, possibly climb, and potentially engage in... less-than-peaceful activities. Think action movie, not fashion show.
Authority vs. Anonymity: Do you want to project power and leadership, blending in with a military aesthetic? Or do you want to be able to disappear into a crowd if things go south? This is the core dilemma.
Local Context: What are the prevailing styles of the military, police, and civilian population in the region? You don't want to stick out too much in the wrong way.
Symbolism: Are there any colors, symbols, or accessories that might identify you with a particular faction or ideology? These can be powerful, but also dangerous.
Google them, it's a blueprint for what's going on.
The regular German word has one syllable more than the average English word. It's crazy because old English is an old German dialect. And fremdwörter coming from Latin or Greek are so long as the English pendants. 🤷
One reason why the words are so
long is that a German sch is the English sh, another one is that the vowel o in word is an ö or oe. Third is the use of prefixes like ver, un, bei, ...
See German as a brother of Yddish.
Enough seansplaining, thee is still a lot of stuff to explain but other things are more important.
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It's astonishing to see the parallels to 1933.
Jk I will look up
The regular German word has one syllable more than the average English word. It's crazy because old English is an old German dialect. And fremdwörter coming from Latin or Greek are so long as the English pendants. 🤷
One reason why the words are so
See German as a brother of Yddish.
Enough seansplaining, thee is still a lot of stuff to explain but other things are more important.
Those have become dangerous days.