Tag Archives: Humor
That map might just quash your travel plans – so focus on fun instead
Germans are usually so logical, it’s hard to believe how that can make such planning....
Mar
Think your vacation was spectacular? Don’t make me yawn
Germans take vacations every year without fail. If you need to know something about your....
Feb
Canada, oh Canada, what have you done?
Canada and New Zealand have been bastions of rationality until the trucker protests broke out.....
Feb
How to beat the virus in 2022
There are more virus variants down the road in 2022. So let's do what Sleeping....
Dec
I tried to escape the Oktoberfest. I failed.
Listen to Brenda tell the story For the second time, the Oktoberfest has been canceled....
Oct
The library, the monk and the sandals
Listen to Brenda tell the story “Take their books! They’re useless propaganda. Get rid of....
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Sep
The 400-year-old Marketing Flop You’ve Never Heard of
Listen to Brenda tell the story They told me in college that marketing was invented....
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Aug
Get those escargots out of my lawnmower
French culture impacted many countries' languages and cuisine - and even the front yard.
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Aug
Vaccination Fascination
25 July 2021 A strange thing has set upon us. Suddenly, we’re all doctors. Better....
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Jul
The Prussian Rock Star in my Wardrobe
18 July 2021 Many people have been using their downtime from the pandemic to tackle....
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Jul
Stand down, parler, this word is too good to debauch
Language is constantly in flux. Words come, words go, and sometimes their meaning changes altogether.....
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Jan
The Race for Space is Over (but not the way you think)
Shopping pre-corona in Germany used to be a contact sport - that changed overnight
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May
Berlin, lost and sometimes found
On one last pre-corona trip to the capital, abandoned streets allowed fresh insights into the....
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Apr
My baby understood humor – and now does stand-up comedy
If you raise your kids with humor, funny things can happen. My daughter understood my....
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Feb
The Secret Second Life of Balconies
Balconies are great in summer, but they can be useful in winter in surprising ways.
Jan
German Christmas means hot wine and cold toes
Every town has its Christmas market. I try my luck fitting in as a local....
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Dec
The several Santa syndrome
Taking bits and pieces of different Christmas cultures can lead to a lot of confusion,....
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Dec
Thanksgiving? Not as traditional as you think
Americans like to think of Thanksgiving as being the ultimate American holiday, but it's actually....
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Nov
Halloween has gone global but strange things happened
Halloween has made its way to Germany, but some funny things happened to this holiday....
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Oct
An in-tents experience – My Oktoberfest visit
The Oktoberfest is inextricably linked to drinking beer. But there's a lot more beyond the....
Sep
The curious case of the X in the sock drawer
The old joke "I have to organize my sock drawer" as an excuse to skip....
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Jun
Of planes to Spain exploring new terrain
I was thrilled when my daughter decided to study Spanish in Spain, but so much....
May