Wow, how to misunderstand me.

I think there's a difference at what you shoot. I "grew up" around photojournalists and they always were "frugal" with their shots, simply because they were limited by what they could carry with them into the field. Studio photography was and is "wasteful" I am not disagreeing, but that was a part of photography that…

Sorry, but even though a pro may shoot "a ton", at least before the advent of digital it was still way less than the average "snapper" takes these days.

Uh what? What makes you think that American hands could produce a better phone? Ever heard of the shoddy work that Detroit puts out on a pretty regular basis? Where is the "micro assembly" experience in North America?

I always thought that was more out of necessity than "desire" so to speak? But I do stand corrected, and yes of course, North America is huge and there will be people who enjoy playing such games. This was obviously a generalization :)

I have to say, I have never seen this and I don't think I want to......

Get a big SD card and shoot a ton.

You know what's funny? One type of game is utterly popular in Germany but hardly outside of that: Economic Simulations and by extend I guess a strategy game that would incorporate logistics (or be purely about logistics) would probably sell well (heck, I'd play it).

My understanding was that the US had a treaty with Taiwan to provide "military assistance", though memory is a bit hazy right now.

Yep, I think this is what will end up happening. "Luckily" for China they have Taiwan and the US who has promised to protect it.

"Negative population growth"

Your opinion matters as much as anybody elses' on the internet. The problem comes when some people think their opinion matters more.

I may grab an episode on a slow evening and give it another shot, but the first season soured it quite a bit for me. I can forgive a lot on TV, especially in a first season, but the way they shot it, the stories they chose etc. that was just all way too inviting to compare to the same episode where TGUK did it and the…

Lane changes. Or rather, how they do it. The jerky move on the highway is usually a pretty good indication to me that the person isn't very aware of their surroundings (bonus points for not signaling in advance). The Other sign is on how often they are on their brakes, again, if you know what's going on around you you…

I am not saying you shouldn't watch it, just that for me it really didn't do anything.

The question is, with a limited time budget, is it worth for me to dedicate an hour or so a week to it?

I suspected that, but really, why watch a worse made remake when the original is available?

Yeah, that was sort of my point, though I think you made it much better :)

It goes way beyond "Bavaria's special status". Germany is remarkably regional with local customs and dialects. Keep in mind that Germany, as a nation, is really not THAT old. Beforehand it was all small little Kingdoms / States.