Culture shocks go both ways

As I write this, I am two weeks into a holiday with the children in my hometown of Hull, in Yorkshire, North England. Beyond it being wonderful to catch up with family and old friends, it has provided interesting opportunity to reflect on a few cultural and social...

Holidays and Celebrations Calendar

Holiday and Festivities Calendar for Austria, Germany, Switzerland Jump to | January | February | March | April | May | June | July August | September | October | November | December Movable Feasts (no fixed date) Holiday Calendar: Below you’ll find our calendar of...

Interview with Leonardo DiCaprio’s Oma

Interview: “Leonardo’s Other Name is Wilhelm” NOTE: The original German version of this 1998 interview (“Leonardo heißt auch Wilhelm”) was first published in the Hellweger Anzeiger. (The article is no longer online.) This English excerpt is published here with...

GW Expat Forum Archive 2

German Way Expat Forum Highlights (2) Forum Topic Threads The German Way Expat Forum is a discussion group for expats concerned with daily life and the cultural and language aspects of the German-speaking world. Here in the archives we have selected various topic...