I fantasize about taking my kids back to where I grew up to show them
When is a snack a meal? It depends on what country you’re in, as Germans
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New York feels like another world compared to Munich. Many elements are obvious and in
American companies have made serious inroads into the economies of Europe and elsewhere, but this
There are grocery stores, and then there’s Aldi. In the decades since WWII, this discounter
Germany has the reputation of having generous social programs, with vivid descriptions such as "cradle-to-grave"
Football – the sport known everywhere but America as “American football” – has become popular
The press and social media are still abuzz with deniers of the U.S. elections in
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January is when Germans confront the fact that Christmas is over but winter is just
For years, I suffered from the lousy picture I had taken for my German license,
The coronavirus isn’t the first disease that jumped from animals to humans. This has been
Long gone are the days when you could walk down to the local five-and-dime store
Germans are so careful about maintaining their cars and build their houses so well that
On a trip to a Christmas market in Munich, I was inspired by The Night
I loved Christmas cookies growing up and thought they were pretty good, but have since
The news is all abuzz about the World Cup games in Qatar, but the coolest
It wouldn’t be a holiday without pumpkin pie, but what I bake today is a
On just a 10-minute walk through Munich, I passed a murder scene leading to the
My trust in native speakers was boundless, and it caused me to maneuver myself into
Somehow I keep coming across the camino or Way of St. James, leading to surprising
Looking at U.S. politics over the past few years, Germans recognize many patterns from the
Some Germans celebrate Halloween, but not all of them. I was determined to find a
23 October 2022 It’s that time of year again: The leaf blowers are back. They
English has its downsides. But when you compare it to German, French and Spanish it
Following a three-year hiatus, Munich’s favorite party returned. Corona didn’t dampen people’s spirits, but I
I thought my French was good enough to get me around southern France. But language
My experience with mushrooms was confined to cans as a kid. In Germany, collecting them
The 1972 Munich Olympic Games brought many long-lasting improvements to the city, but they were
It’s been 50 years since the Munich Olympics were held, but their impact lives on
The German language is very precise and detailed, sometimes to the extent that it goes
Language class is where you learn to speak a language, but just memorizing vocabulary and
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The next best thing to free is Germany’s €9 ticket. Apart from motivating even motorheads
30 July 2022 One of the punctuality challenges to the Munich train system, as noted
Germany has the reputation of being punctual and reliable. But recent snafus in city planning
There are millions of Ukrainian refugees in Germany, and I decide to help out by
