by Chloe D | Jul 12, 2018 | Daily life, History and culture
School was out for the summer last week in Berlin. For most school children and their parents the very last day of the school term was much anticipated not just because of the ensuing weeks of freedom but also because it was Zeugnistag (report card day). The process...
by HF | Jul 6, 2018 | Daily life, Expat issues, Red tape and bureaucracy, Tips, advice, suggestions
Germans don’t mind noise — as long as you don’t make any. I have no solid comparative data to back it up, but I would rate the German tolerance level for noise (Lärmempfindlichkeit) as among the lowest in the world. This is especially true for Germans...
by Laura V | Jun 18, 2018 | History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
If you happen to watch German TV or read German newspapers or simply follow German news, you know that more often than not, notices either begin or end with words along the lines of “Karlsruhe will give an answer by the end of next week” or...
by HF | Jun 11, 2018 | Daily life, Expat issues, German language, German vocabulary, Tips, advice, suggestions
8 Essential Facts About Public Toilets in Germany Wo selbst der Kaiser zu Fuß hingeht One of the first useful phrases any language student should learn is: “Where is the restroom?” in the target language. In German that would be “Wo ist die...
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