by HF | Mar 9, 2020 | History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions, Travel and transportation
Germany’s Baltic Resorts and Attractions You’ve heard of the French Riviera, the Italian Riviera, and maybe even the Mayan Riviera of Mexico, but how about the German Riviera? Although Germany has no Mediterranean Sea coast it does have coasts on two seas:...
by HF | Nov 18, 2019 | Daily life, Expat issues, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
A Field Guide to Cultural Differences Between Germany and the USA We have written a lot about daily life and cultural comparisons between Germany and other places here at The German Way, but it’s a vast topic. Just when you think you’ve covered it all or...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Aug 5, 2019 | Daily life, Expat issues, German vocabulary, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
Even though I am American, I’ve never raised children in America. I was about 5 years into our German adventure when I had our first Berliner. Now we have two and I am often split between the two countries on my parenting-style; not quite American, not nearly...
by HF | Jul 29, 2019 | German language, History and culture
With Lyrics in German and English Both of these songs refer to a flower. But they are otherwise as different as night and day. One was written in English for an American musical production. The other was written in German as a military marching song. But both songs...
by AlieC | May 6, 2019 | History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
Yes that title is a direct quote, and one that came with a great deal of agreement from a room of non German people. I could hardly say I was shocked to hear what I’d thought a few years ago voiced out loud. Though most of the commenters didn’t consider Germany a...
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