by Ruth | Jun 12, 2012 | Daily life, Expat issues, German vocabulary, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
I am going to attempt to explain the German education system in the simplest terms possible. For those with further education who can handle the exceptions, I have listed them at the end. When a child is born in Germany, it has the right to a place in a daycare from...
by HF | May 28, 2012 | Daily life, Expat issues, German vocabulary, History and culture
There is a German term for “German efficiency” – several in fact: deutsche Gründlichkeit, Effizienz, Fähigkeit, Leistungsfähigkeit, Tüchtigeit. German efficiency can be found gloriously in German doors and windows, in energy use (hall lights that only turn...
by JessicaL | Apr 9, 2012 | Daily life, Expat issues, History and culture, Work and employment matters
Remember that time not long ago when long-distance phone calls were reserved for special occasions? Your uncle on the other side of the country would get a nice three minute phone call on his birthday, and your grandmother across the ocean could expect a quick...
by JessicaL | Mar 12, 2012 | Daily life, Expat issues, Tips, advice, suggestions
I cannot imagine how difficult it must be for expat moms who need to bake cupcake after cupcake, cookie after cookie, required by their children for school fundraisers, soccer practices, birthday parties etc. Baking in German-speaking Europe is hard! When I first...
by Ruth | Nov 7, 2011 | Daily life, Expat issues, Tips, advice, suggestions
The trash separation schemes in Germany are legendary, and have been covered in this blog previously: Garbage in, garbage out. But what do you do when your stuff doesn’t fit in any of those little bins anymore? Take it to the dump! In Germany, they don’t actually have...
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