by AlieC | Dec 3, 2018 | Daily life, German vocabulary, Tips, advice, suggestions
Whilst Christmas itself can get you through December with magic twinkling lights, cookies and copious quantities of warming booze the rest of winter can seem a bit bland, cold and uncomfortable in comparison. Short cold days that seep into long freezing nights,...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Sep 17, 2018 | Daily life, Expat issues, German vocabulary, History and culture, Red tape and bureaucracy, Tips, advice, suggestions
When I first arrived in Berlin I scrapped by, stretching one ticket to its full 2-hour limit. Then I learned the wonders of the 4 ticket (4-Fahrten-Karte) which offered slight discounts by buying 4 at a time. Finally, I caved and bought the 10-am ticket which offers a...
by AlieC | Jul 30, 2018 | Daily life, German vocabulary, Tips, advice, suggestions
Whilst the mercury stays steadfastly in the thirties (centigrade) and the German summer is bursting with events like Breminale, weinwanderungen (wine walks) and freiluftkino (open air cinemas) it is easy to find the heat somewhat oppressive when you’re crushed...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Jul 16, 2018 | Daily life, German language, German vocabulary, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
When you think of German cuisine, you usually think of Wurst (sausage), mountains of Kartoffeln (potatoes), and liters of Bier (I mean, c’mon. “beer”). Rightfully so. Those things are delicious and make up a good portion of the German diet. But...
by HF | Jul 6, 2018 | Daily life, Expat issues, Red tape and bureaucracy, Tips, advice, suggestions
Germans don’t mind noise — as long as you don’t make any. I have no solid comparative data to back it up, but I would rate the German tolerance level for noise (Lärmempfindlichkeit) as among the lowest in the world. This is especially true for Germans...
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