few months ago when the weather was still better i had a moment fitting this... here in southern germany beergardens are a big thing (basically (often) big, self service restaurants in the open, often in parks etc. something like pic related). the one i often go to is really big, like hundrets of people when the weather is nice, it is in a crowded park and open to all sides, one of the main walk ways of the park goes in the middle through it. so really a lot of people around and just walking/jogging/biking through etc. also away from a few regulars not even i know anyone there.  so i was sitting there, enjoying a ma and as it is pretty common saw other people come, put there stuff on an empty table (to reserve it) and walk of to get their beer. but not only jackets, women even put their handbegs on top the table and just left for a few minutes without anyone of that group staying with the table.  as normal as that is for me, in this moment it really hit me, how many places in the world would allow such behaviour? and maybe that is a sign that society is not completely fucked yet.
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