Germans may be thought of as a nation of rule makers, followers and enforcers, but there are certainly times when all goes out of the window. For instance, the smoking ban brought in across the country in 2008 has been only patchily obeyed and completely ignored by those rebels in Berlin. Or take German New Years Eve celebrations when health and safety rules and even the rules of common sense are abandoned for a wild night of lighting sparklers inside and letting off rockets
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