by HF | Nov 29, 2012 | Daily life, Expat issues, The euro and money matters, Tips, advice, suggestions, Work and employment matters
Expatriates don’t always have a choice of where they’re assigned to work, but they definitely need to know the cost of living in their assignment location. If your salary is paid by a US company, for example, that salary might put you at a huge...
by HF | Oct 15, 2012 | Daily life, Expat issues, Tips, advice, suggestions
Today I’m continuing my list of expat likes (the good), dislikes (the bad) and major gripes (the ugly) – all related to living in Germany. In Part 1 I began with “the bad,” but my “good” list has turned out to be even longer! So long in...
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 | Jun 8, 2011 | German language, German vocabulary, learning German
The first time I had ever heard of “Swiss German” was when I was preparing to move from Düsseldorf, Germany to Rapperswil, Switzerland. My German neighbors had me over for a farewell barbecue and they said to me: “Whatever you do, don’t come back and visit us speaking...
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