Big propsto Tobia King who filmed and translated the opening speeches.
The new Gigafactory also aims to generate 50-gigawatt hours of battery power, surpassing all other plants in Germany.
Right-wing parties like theAlternative fur Deutschland(AFD)succeed in the once-Communist East.
The new Tesla factory will bring more expat-skilled migrants to the area.
Spark up in Germany!
We know Elons fond of a doobie.
Cigarette smoking is something else.
Even bars turn a blind eye, putting ashtrays out with the beer mats.
I remember interviewing a local startup with American founders making IIoT (Industrial internet of things) software.
I asked how they got leverage into German factories, which can be resistant to change.
Fire up, Elon!
A weg beer
Drinking in public is standard in Germany.
I do it myself.
Even better, kids can start drinking beer and wine at the age of 15.
These can be easily purchased at local corner stores (spatis), bakeries, and supermarkets.
Every day I see men in work clothes drinking on the tram and train as I go to work.
Its a lot slower than a hyperloop, so therell be plenty of time to sip a beverage.
Ill be sure to look out for them on my commute.
Dont worry, Germany has amazing bakeries!
Tesla man shared:
There is a huge divide atTeslabetween production employees and non-production staff.
Overtime is minimized for production employees because it quickly drives up the cost.
For non-production employees, they are typically on a fixed salary.
This also, however, leads to a mountain ofbureaucracy this could have its own article.
But one thing you notice a lot in Germany is that colleagues eat lunch together.
Theyll literally lock the door and head out to a restaurant for an hour.
In the US (and Australia) its more common to use your lunch break to run errands.
Further, wurst is serious stuff.
Daimler provided some 12,500 sausages for the 5,500 attendees at the meeting.
This became a problem when one man took more than his share.
Small talk
Do you like to chat?
Cultural diversity
Beszelsz magyarul?
Victoria pointed out that Tesla is bringing in assembly-line workers from Eastern Europe, specifically Hungary and Poland.
Here are some tips for Twitter from one of our local supermarket chains:
Another lesson in cultural differences ?
American companies: were so sorry [incident] happened.
c’mon message us with further details so we can look into the matter.
Overall, having Tesla in Brandenburg is a big boost to East Germany thesolidarity taxis only just being abolished.
So Tesla will bring jobs, and hopefully more housing in the area as well.
Hopefully, it will be good for the locals.
Story byCate Lawrence
Cate Lawrence is an Australian tech journo living in Berlin.
