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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
