"Thank God that we live in Russia and not in America! Thank God"
Folk wisdom
Recently I managed to communicate with friends who have left to live for a permanent place of residence in Germany. One of the topics that interested me was water saving, scrupulous, thrifty Germans. I'm a plumber, I'm curious.
As a result, she told that long washing in the shower and "God forbid" filling the bathroom is not encouraged by the same Germans, in view of the increased water consumption. On average, the cost of water, depending on the region and place of residence, may vary from the average price she quoted. Here are the cosmic prices:
Cold water: 1 euro (90 rubles) per cubic meter This amount is four times higher than what I am now paying in the outback for HVS.
Hot water: 7 euros (630 rubles) per cubic meter For hot water, on average, three times more payment than in my homeland.
Water disposal: 4 euros (360 rubles)per cubic meter Here the drainage is 13 times higher than my local water utility takes ...
Naturally, you need to understand that their earnings are much higher, the payment for a communal apartment does not take half of their salary from them, like many families in Russia.
Why can't you wash for a long time at night?
For washing at night, more than half an hour, you can get a fine. Wildness, isn't it? The fact is that if you need to wash at night, freshen up after a night shift or an evening walk, then this should be done as soon as possible.
This is due to the fact that the noise of falling water, as well as its murmur in the sewer, create sound waves of 40-50 dcibels. And this level can already be heard by neighbors who have started their nightly rest from 22.00 to 6 in the morning. Accordingly, a long shower during the rest period can force your principled, harmful neighbors, of which there are many in the "Bavarian lands" call the police, citing the fact that you are violating the rest regime others. If this fact is confirmed, then the fine is not inevitable.
My friends say that there are a lot of such strange nuances in Germany, but in general they like to live there.
From SW. Timofey Mikhailov.