Good-bye Germany
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A month full of Germany is over…… the first month of Hey there world – WOW! It went by so fast and I hope you enjoyed it. I have learned a lot about my own culture and I am actually… Read more ›
Mind the gap – Germany
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Time for minding some gaps. It is always good to know the little things that are really important about a culture. Here is my take – not claiming totality, not saying that everybody agrees to them. But maybe at least… Read more ›
What´s your Kiez like?
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Everybody wants to live in the right Kiez. The good Kiez. The cool one. Kiez?!? What is it? …. An area in Wuppertal? A special type of house? A boutique? Nope – it is a word describing or rather replacing… Read more ›
Ordnung muss sein
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Germans love rules and Ordnung – we all know that….. That’s how we like it: Wanna know how to really stress out an Ordnung loving German. Mess the whole thing up: Ever met a “non-orderly” German? What do you… Read more ›
A rule is a rule is a rule
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Germans love rules. Not that they necessarily follow them – but at least you know what you should do – in case you would wonder, what you should do. Here are few examples: Rule number one: Parking in the opposite… Read more ›
Pumuckl
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“Hurra, hurra, der Kobold mit den roten Haaren, hurra, hurra, der Pumuckl ist da.” There is a little creature EVERYBODY knows in Germany – Pumuckl. You don´t believe that? Go ask any German about him. I am pretty sure that no… Read more ›
A blacklisted author – Erich Kästner
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Many authors were blacklisted by the German Nazi party during the Third Reich – one of them was Erich Kästner. He did not support Hitler´s ideologies and had to live under severe constraints as an author. But unlike many of… Read more ›