Monthly Archives: June 2009
Hospitality
Never visit a German unannounced, guidebooks to Germany say. First, I wanted to protest. The way I grew up, everybody walked into our house when they wanted to. Everybody was welcome and everybody got something to eat. “Fünf sind geladen, … Continue reading
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Donaudampfschifffahrtsgesellschaftskapitän
Germans love long words. We have an easy way to create them by stitching several nouns together. A Donaudampfschifffahrtsgesellschaftskapitän works as a captain for the Danube steamship company. Though this word isn´t used much any more (when did you see your … Continue reading
Queue – yes, we do
Yesterday I wanted to buy a railway ticket. I put on comfortable shoes, expecting to have to wait in line for a long time. Then, the big surprise at the station. I had to wait, but I could sit on … Continue reading
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If Castles were made of Sand and my Home is my Castle
Yep, I wish my castle/home were made of sand. Then I wouldn´t have to have nightmares about asbestos, that we found in the floors of our new house and which can only be removed once a “real” expert makes a report. … Continue reading
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My home is my sandcastle
“Castles? Castles … I don´t know .. I´ll write about sandcastles!” Children all over the world build their fantasy worlds in sand, but only the Germans make the beach a construction site for temporary homes. A ring of sand, fortified … Continue reading
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