The Germans have a word for our Housing Policy

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Urban Dictionary: Verschlimmbesserung

An attempted improvement that makes things worse than they already were. This is a very common German expression which has no good translation in English. It is pronounced "Fair-shleam-besser-oonk" (schlimmer = worse, besser = better).

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An attempted improvement that makes things worse than they already were. This is a very common German expression which has no good translation in English. It is pronounced "Fair-shleam-besser-oonk" (schlimmer = worse, besser = better).

Loriot: "Das Bild hängt schief" Zimmerverwüstung aus Versehen

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