We "love" this in Germans, they do what their country demands. It turns out that Germans are taking less showers due to energy shortages and rising living costs. It was not in vain that the government made numerous calls to this effect, according to a poll conducted by INSA on behalf of Bild newspaper, almost two-thirds of Germans take shorter showers.
Sixty-two percent of those surveyed said they have reduced the amount of time they shower and wash less often than they did a few weeks ago, while 35 percent have made no changes to their cleaning routine. Unsurprisingly, those in the lowest income group said they had changed their behavior more significantly than any other group.
Almost half of the respondents (45%) also said that they prepare for the difficult winter, for example by buying an emergency power generator. The Germans' rule-following is legendary, so they say they have to accept a drop in their standard of living and can accept support for "things now".
Many people reacted by panic buying stoves and firewood, which led to stockouts across the country.
Earlier this month, Hamburg's environment minister warned Germans that hot water should be rationed due to the energy crisis and that it would be good to limit the maximum temperature in rooms.
Germans have been urged several times to shower less in order to save energy, and Bild even published an article stating that washing less makes you smell better. (Perhaps human-smelling?)
A government minister also claimed that Germans should cope with rising energy costs by simply turning off the heating and eventually wearing a warmer sweater. The article was published after Klaus Müller , the head of Germany's Federal Network Agency, asked his compatriots: "Is it really necessary to shower in hot water every day of the week - with gas heating?"
Germany's largest apartment landlord, with around 490,000 properties, would introduce energy rationing that would turn off the heating for tenants at night in response to declining gas imports from Russia.
But of course they won't let the Germans freeze, several German cities are planning to use sports halls and exhibition halls as "warming places" this winter. Citizens who are about to freeze and who cannot pay the skyrocketing energy costs would be concentrated here (camp-like).
2022plus: Back to the Middle Ages! But if fooling the Germans is going so well, they could even implement even more innovative ideas. This is a serious climate problem, and the solution is simple: just take a breath every second minute, and you can greatly reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Or the number of showers.
Source: Mandarin
(Cover image: Jungewelt.de)
