I was flying to Prague. Next to me in the airplane sat a young couple. We started to talk. They were from the US and travelling through Europe. They were enthusiastic and very happy with their journey. I asked them whether they had already been cheated or robbed. They looked at each other with a smile. Yes, they answered, we have.Read More »
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USA – Market Place Fairness Act – update
The Senate of the US Congress has passed the Market Place Fairness Act on 6 May with bi-partisan support by a vote of 69 to 27. The legislation is meant to put online vendors on equal standing with “brick and mortar” stores in regard to tax collection. Currently most of the online vendors do not charge sales tax unless they have some sort of physical presence (i.e. “nexus”) in the state where they are selling to,Read More »
USA – one stop shop for internet sales (Marketplace Fairness Act)
US legislators want to introduce a basis for a system as quick as possible, which resembles the European one stop shop system for internet sales. Foreseen is a process where the online retailers have to collect sales tax, according to the state the customer resides in. This new piece of legislation is called Marketplace Fairness Act. The proposal was submitted last week; the vote is expected this week. The White House as well as big online retailers are backing this proposal.Read More »
Sleepless in San Jose
I sleep well. And that’s a gift one becomes only aware if one cannot sleep anymore.
As a child I slept very soundly. There was nothing, what could have awoken me. We lived in a high-rise building on the ninth floor. One night when I was already asleep, the neighbours come over and invited my parents for a drink. That was about 5 metres from my bed behind the wall. My parents made sure that I am still soundly asleep and went. But what should not have happened, actually happened. I woke up and went straight to my parents’ bedroom. They were not there. I was terrified.Read More »
Schlaflos in San Jose
Ich schlafe gut. Das ist ein Geschenk, dessen Wichtigkeit man sich erst bewusst wird, wenn man nicht mehr schlafen kann.
Als Kind hatte ich einen extrem tiefen Schlaf. Es gab nichts, was mich wecken konnte. Wir haben in einem Hochhaus im 9. Stock gewohnt. Eines Nachts als ich schon schlief, sind die Nachbarn vorbeigekommen und haben meine Eltern auf einen Drink eingeladen. Das war 5 Meter weit von meinem Bett entfernt hinter der Wand.Read More »
Being visitor in the USA
Every now and then I am visiting the USA. Looked at from the outside, there are clichés, which should be buried.
Americans are fat
No, there are not! Sure there are places where there are more overweight people but during my last trips to San Francisco, Boston and New York this was not the case. I really had to make an effort to see at least a few of them. Read More »
Being visitor in the USA
Ab und zu bin ich zu Besuch in den USA. Und von aussen betrachtet gibt es Klischees, die man begraben sollte.
Amerikaner sind fett
Nein, sind sie nicht! Sicher gibt es Orte, wo es mehr Übergewichtige gibt, aber bei meinen letzten Reisen nach San Francisco, Boston und New York war es nicht der Fall. Ich musste mich echt anstrengen, um überhaupt einige zu sehen. Read More »
Michaela Merz 