Author: Ralf Elvsén
Date: 15:48:02 05/06/02
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On May 06, 2002 at 13:29:24, Thorsten Czub wrote: >On May 06, 2002 at 07:31:56, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote: > >>On May 06, 2002 at 06:11:44, Thorsten Czub wrote: >> >>>one reason germany and netherlands have so many chess programmers is the >>>weather, the lack of sunny beaches and the rainy season. >> >>That, and the fact that there is just much general interest in chess >>there. >> >>-- >>GCP > >do you have an idea WHY the germans have these faible for chess ? > >whenever in a television show somebody makes a contest fighting with his >talents against somebody else talents, most often in germany the KNOWLEDGE guy >wins against the ACTION guy. i guess in other countries it could be different. > >but why ? > >why do the germans believe knowledge and brain or education is more important >than any other thing ?? Is this why there seems to be so many germans who like being called "Herr Doktor Professor..." :) This has always amused me. How many professors do you have which haven't got a Ph.D. ? I also understand it isn't too unusual people call themselves "Doktor" without having earned the title. What do you say, Dr Czub? Ralf
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