by AlieC | Jul 19, 2017 | History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
Germany has many compound words. Plenty translate easily and quite literally like Der Handschuh (hand shoes or rather gloves) and bittersuß (bittersweet). So when I came across a sign that featured the word Weinwanderung (wine ramble/walk), two of my all time...
by HF | Jun 7, 2017 | History and culture, Work and employment matters
According to the Forbes annual tally, there were seven billionaires in Austria in 2016. (Only one of them female.) Dietrich “Didi” Mateschitz (1944-2022) was at the top of that list – the wealthiest person in Austria before his death on 22 October 2022 at...
by AlieC | May 24, 2017 | History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
With the warm weather along comes another season, wedding season. The Rathaus (Town Hall) has been steadily getting busier the last few weeks; on Fridays and Saturdays the city steps are filled with heart shaped balloons, Sekt and brides. All German weddings having to...
by HF | May 17, 2017 | Daily life, Expat issues, The euro and money matters, Tips, advice, suggestions
Much of the online English-language tipping advice for Europe – and Germany in particular – is wrong. This is understandable when you realize that even most native Germans get restaurant tipping all wrong. The Myth That Won’t Die If you ask the typical German...
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