Why we exist
Knowledge has no origin
Why Local Enough? exists and what we do with the results.
We test assumptions, not people
Debates about integration are full of sentences like “they don’t know our rules” or “they’ll never really belong”. They sound like knowledge, but they are assumptions. We turn them into a question that can be checked: who really knows their way around – the state, everyday life, the culture?
The same test for everyone
People who grew up here and people who came later get the same questions under the same rules. We only compare group averages, never individual people. Countries and groups only appear once five people took part, so nobody is exposed.
What stereotypes do
A stereotype reduces a person to one feature: an origin, a language, a look. That has consequences – when looking for a flat, at work, at school. Research has shown for decades that prejudice shrinks when people meet and do things together. A quiz doesn’t replace meeting someone. But it can be a start: a reason to talk between people who otherwise rarely do.
Belonging can be learned
Nobody is born knowing the constitution, how to sort the rubbish or the TV show everyone watched as a kid. You learn it – at home, at school, in everyday life, in an integration course. That’s why every answer here explains the background. Whoever plays a round leaves knowing more than before.
Our rules
- No mockery – neither of locals nor of newcomers.
- No clichés about groups and no questions about religion as identity, not even as a joke.
- Every question is checked independently: for facts, fairness and legal limits.
- No accounts, no real names. Origin is optional and only ever stands for a country.
- If a question is wrong, anyone can report it. After three reports it is pulled and reviewed by people.
What you can do
Play a round. Invite someone who grew up somewhere else than you, and compare your passports. Talk about the questions where you disagreed – that’s exactly where understanding begins.
Born here or moved here: we’re looking forward to your round.