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by | January 10, 2009

Snow – friend or fiend?

“Excuse me. The U-Bahn was late because of the snow,” Francesca said when she arrived 15 minutes late to our meeting. “The Germans can´t handle snow any more,” I grumbled.”Two snowflakes, and everything runs late. Just shows how far German … Continue reading →

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by | January 10, 2009

Hibernation and “Was Dich nicht umbringt macht Dich nur stärker”

My hair froze. It’s not the arctic, just Germany in an unusual cold snap. While walking home I caught the pitying look of a pedestrian coming my way and could not understand the reason until I caught sight of my … Continue reading →

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