St. Martin´s day
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Yummy, tonight we are going to eat a goose – in memory of St. Martin of Tours. Never hear about St. Martin? Martin of Tours was a French Roman soldier who later on became bishop. He is most famous for his… Read more ›
German reunification music
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“Freedom – is the only thing that counts” – Marius Müller-Westernhagen 1989 – a year of change for all Germans – not matter if you were from East or West. Many songs are connected to the fall of the wall.… Read more ›
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 ›
That´s just the way it is
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My friend Katja was born in a country that doesn’t exist anymore. The anthem and the flag were put in the basement and German maps from 2014 look significantly different then the ones from 1989. But her home still exists. It was not… Read more ›
What if …
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Tomorrow Germans celebrate the 25th anniversary of the fall of the wall. German reunification. You might think it is a day early, but my friend Doreen´s story starts on the 8th of November 1989 and I would like to share… 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 ›