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Welcome to Get The Side Eye, the digital home of observations that probably shouldn’t need to be said out loud — and yet, here we are.
This is a place for people who notice things. Not important things, necessarily. Just the everyday absurdities, questionable “innovations,” societal upgrades no one asked for, and the bold new policies that somehow become your Tuesday afternoon problem.
If you’ve ever looked at the world, tilted your head slightly, and thought,
“Really? That’s what we’re doing now?”
you’re in the right place.
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Germany's legendary restrictions on Sunday shopping have long been a symbol of its obsession with tradition, regulation, and protecting workers from the horrifying possibility of buying groceries on their day off. While countries such as Spain and Portugal have long embraced Sunday commerce, Germany continues to debate the issue with characteristic caution. Now, limited changes may finally be coming—but when the revolution only extends to bakeries and libraries, you have to wonder whether Germany is actually changing or simply holding another meeting about it.