3 Ossis and 1 Wessi
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A Monday evening in Copenhagen. I – a West German – am sharing my dinner table with 3 Ossis. We are all pretty much the same age and we have one thing in common: We all live in Denmark. The… Read more ›
German humor – yes, it exists
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I know, I know – Germans are definitely not so well known for their humor. I haven’t really figured out yet why the German sense of humor has not so far managed to spread across the borders. From my experience… Read more ›
Nobel Prize in literature – Hermann Hesse
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Is there a must-read author in your culture? Someone outstanding? Germany has many authors and one of those many famous ones is Hermann Hesse. He received the Nobel Prize for literature in 1946. That alone should be a reason to… Read more ›
Bavaria = Germany … oh no!
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If you ask non-Germans about their picture of Germany they would probably say this: Oom-pah music, beer tent, Dirndl and Lederhosn. Unfortunately this is not representing Germany. All those things very well describe Bavaria. Some part of Bavaria. The southern part. I… Read more ›
Käsespätzle – real food from the real South
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Germany is diverse – in many different ways and areas. Food is one them. The pastry “Krapfen” in Bavaria is called “Pfannkuchen” in Berlin while the Berliner meat-burger “Bulette” is called “Fleischpflanzerl” in the south. What you get also depends… Read more ›
Attention – Attencione – ACHTUNG!
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One of the words that probably most people know in German is the word “Achtung”. It means be careful, pas på, dikkat, uzmanibu, atención, attention or attencione. It actually has a positive meaning. Somebody wants to make you aware of… Read more ›
German music – Herbert Grönemeyer
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“You never betrayed your dream of bliss” – Herbert Grönemeyer. German – the language of poets like Goethe, Schiller and …. Herbert Grönemeyer. Undoubtedly one of Germany´s best singers and songwriters – and modern poets. He mumbles a bit, he… Read more ›