Dämnyz

Germany: Der Tatortreiniger (or: The Crime Scene Cleaner) is about about someone who, well, cleans up after somebody died. While this job is most often portrayed from the side of organised crime the protagonist Schotty is just your average guy with a weird job. Most episodes start out with him having some preexisting notions and he encounters someone who challenges them. The first episode it’s a sexworker, the third is a over the top gay man who, after they are forced to spend some time together, starts making much more sense to Schotty by challenging his stereotypical boomer mentality. In other instances, for example when he encounters the most comically on brand group of Nazis, he stands his ground. Really good show, especially when you consider how fucking woke it is for being produced in 2013!

I think the difference in Germany is that you are required by law to make space beforehand. When you are in a traffic jam on the Autobahn, there are rules for how to make a “Rettungsgasse” (rescue alley). A few years ago they bumped the penalty up to 320€ and suspend your drivers licence for a month. This penalty isn’t only applied when you actually hinder an ambulance or the like, but when your actions could affect them in theory. I love that.