Germany rejects Sunday shopping

Well boys and girls, an all-Christian society with ancient and obsolete world views.

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I kinda wish we hadn't gone to having Sunday shopping. I wish there was still one day a week where you could say, sorry, I can't, store's closed.

Just to add:

If you really run out of fresh milk on Sunday, it isn't bad luck at all: you just have to go to a gas station, the train station or airport where fresh goods are be sold on Sundays as well :wink:

Well, here -in Germany- shopkeeprs in stations and gas staions in small villages only survive by these businesses (and thus, they fully agreed to this ruling ).

Welcome to A2K, btw, FlowerSongbird06!

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Now that to me is not promoting freedom and choice.. shouldn't people decide whether or not if they want to visit our site????

Well, well.

I have been to a couple of European countries recently - Austria, UK, Belgium, France.

In Belgium, e.g. you can't get petrol -besides on the motorways- after 20:00h. And motorway restaurants close at 21:30h.

In medium seized French towns, shops close at noontime for three hours .... and in the evening at 18:00h (no opening on Sundays).


In Germany, even in the smallest places you'll find supermarkets open from 07:00h until 20:00h from Monday to Friday/Saturday- try to find the same elsewhere in Europe.


I agree, only in touristic places and spa ressorts shops are legally open Sundays (like in my small village).
However: customers (= the aborigines here) obviously don't want long opening hours: even in big cities, shops close now earlier than the allowed 20:00, and much ealier on Saturdays due to lack of customers.




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At least, four members of the Federal Constitutional Court are no Christians.

Well sos, just in case you're gonna come back and all this is not just some stupid (sorry) ad for your webpage:
1. Kids drinking, getting in trouble, having sex (oh my god) etc. aren't a prob of not enough time spent with the kids. My sisters and I grew up almost totally on our owns and we turnt out just fine...but I don't know why I'm telling you this. That very same argument is just the crap that all you conservatives bring up when it comes to misled kids. Now just in case you didn't hear this scientific explanation at least a thousand times before: It's all about quality, quantity is totally off the matter.
2. As you surely DID read when you went through the posts preceding your ad: Most of us agreed to at least another day off for retail workers - as lil candy for having to work on sunday.

Now excuse me, while I'm off for my hourly prayer...I love you Mr. God.

But, also, nobody can FORBID someone to work on Sunday if he or she WANTS to work on Sunday.