by AlieC | Feb 15, 2017 | Medical matters, Tips, advice, suggestions
It wasn’t until I came down with my first cold in Germany that I realised the remedies I usually buy weren’t available at the supermarket check out or the corner shop. More surprisingly they weren’t available at the Drogerie (drugstore/chemist) either. I’m not simply...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Feb 1, 2017 | Daily life, Expat issues, German vocabulary, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
I just tried to close my kitchen cabinet – thunk. Tried again – harder. Thunk! Sighing, I opened it to have an armload of tea rain down upon me. It’s just that time of year. My husband works as an Erzieher, and one of the funny little perks of the...
by AlieC | Jan 17, 2017 | Daily life, German language, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
Whilst the hard and fast legal rules of German society can be easily found and obeyed, like the red man and riding your bike in the bike lane for instance. Unwritten rules can be hard to pick up for foreigners in Germany and although you won’t be arrested for...
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