Oder = and (continued)

Another great example of how the German "oder" actually means "and, not "or."

Wie geht es einem Bürger, der verpflichtet wird, einen bestimmten Standard einzuhalten, also zum Beispiel sein Auto umzurüsten, um eine „teure“ grüne Umweltplakette zu erhalten, damit er auch in der Innenstadt von München, Stuttgart, Berlin oder Heidelberg fahren darf.

What do people think when they are forced by law to comply with some standard, such as retrofitting their car so they can get an "expensive" green environmental sticker that allows them to enter downtown Munich, Stuttgart, Berlin, and Heidelberg?

A colleague writes:

"It makes sense [to translate "oder" as "or" here], since, I believe, the stickers are for each city, and having a sticker from one city doesn't necessarily mean you can enter another city...or does it?"

In fact, Germany has green, yellow, and red stickers for cars now, and those stickers apply across the nation. Wherever I get my green sticker, it is green throughout Germany – yet another example of how the Germans use "oder" incorrectly, thereby misleading readers.

Yes, you can use the same green sticker to get into downtown Munich, Stuttgart, Berlin, and (!) Heidelberg.