It’s important to know the etiquettes of German saunas to keep down the culture shock of entering a totally nude, co-ed sauna and other details. The Germany Blog
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On the German Dutch border.
Hello my dearsIt39s a rainy day here and so I will have a bit of a rest from sightseeing. I am staying with a very nice couple Hospitality exchange again in Emmerich on the Rhein and you an see Holland from here. One wonders about our penchant for border security in the UK when here [...]
German Personality Traits ;-)
There are a number of personality traits that seem to make the typical German, well German. We like order, tend to be stubborn, and have a tendency to be aloof. The Germany Blog
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German News And Events
News from and about Germany isn’t always in German. A good number of websites exist that cater to the English-speaking crowd. The Germany Blog
If You Can’t Be German, Eat Like One
The Rhineland region of Germany offers a variety of dishes including Sauerbraten, fried potatoes, donuts, and fruit cake. The Germany Blog
Your German Childhood: Peter Lustig and Löwenzahn
So you’ve moved to Germany. It took you a while, but you mastered the language. You understand all the words that your friends are saying, but you still have a lot to learn: because you didn’t grow up in Germany, you don’t have a clue when people start talking pop culture references or reminiscing about [...]
How to Love German Public Transportation
Everyone in Germany, it seems, likes to complain about the trains. A train will be five, ten minutes late, and you know that at least a dozen people somewhere are muttering (loudly) under their breath about how intolerably unreliable the Deutsche Bahn is. But I am an American, and frankly, the tendency to be disappointed [...]
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The German Museum in Munich
During my last time in Munich, I finally visited the Deutsches Museum (German Museum) – celebrated as the largest and oldest science and technology museum in the world, it is famous for its larger-than-life exhibits, including everything from century-old sailing ships, and an A 300 Airbus, to gas turbines, and the laboratory bench where the [...]
Celebrate Holidays In Traditional German Style
Germany’s holidays are mainly religious, and celebrated a bit differently and traditionally than in other places around the globe. The Germany Blog
Learning German: Getting Over the Fear of Speaking
After deciding to take German to fill my high school foreign language requirement in the eighth grade, I spent four years in classes figuring out the grammar, memorizing vocabulary, and practicing short conversations. My teacher’s logical approach to explaining grammar clicked easily for me, and I always got good grades. But that didn’t mean I [...]