Talk:Ordnung muss sein

Ordnungsamt

In my opinion, reference to the concept of an Ordnungsambt is off-topic. In any ordered society, there are institutions that for instance check whether people stick to traffic and parking rules. This is not typically German. Isn't "law and order" a typical English phrase? In my experience, Germans are pretty flexible these days. I wonder whether Wikipedia should pay any attention to a perception that is almost entirely based on prejudice. Rbakels (talk) 16:30, 10 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I think the mention of the Ordnungsamt is merely a name reference as an example of how the term "Ordnung" is used in Germany. However, I absolutely have to agree with you from my experience that modern-day Germany does not place any more value on "order" than most other Western countries (if it ever did at all). Actually, most, if not all, English-speaking countries to me seem to have far more and far stricter regulations and laws and more severe legal penalties overall than Germany, which I'd actually describe as a pretty lax country when it comes to rules, contrary to some stereotypes. It's mainly a cliché that Germans apply to themselves, but it doesn't have much substance, at least in my opinion. Maxeto0910 (talk) 20:02, 23 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]