Tag Archives: Intercultural
Home sweet home – only better
I fantasize about taking my kids back to where I grew up to show them....
Mar
If an alien landed in New York, would he know where he is?
New York feels like another world compared to Munich. Many elements are obvious and in....
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Mar
What is the Inquisition doing in 21st-century America?
Looking at U.S. politics over the past few years, Germans recognize many patterns from the....
Nov
Three cheers for English: Concise, neutral, to the point.
English has its downsides. But when you compare it to German, French and Spanish it....
Oct
When life gives you lemons, it helps to recognize them
I thought my French was good enough to get me around southern France. But language....
Oct
How chicken legs, triangles and sphincters will make you laugh
The German language is very precise and detailed, sometimes to the extent that it goes....
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Sep
The French girl who wouldn’t talk
Language class is where you learn to speak a language, but just memorizing vocabulary and....
Aug
Linguistic sleight of hand – bilingualism at any cost
After I had kids in Germany, I knew I wanted to raise them bilingually. But....
Aug
Ukraine on the train – from a military to a cultural conflict
Taking the train home from Berlin, some Ukrainians boarded the train. Watching their interactions with....
Apr
Give us our daily bread, but please let it be German
2 August 2021 A good friend of mine recently returned to the U.S. after several....
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Vaccination Fascination
25 July 2021 A strange thing has set upon us. Suddenly, we’re all doctors. Better....
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Jul
Thanksgiving? No, thanks
Americans like to think of Thanksgiving as being the ultimate American holiday, but it's actually....
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Nov
Halloween Goes Global
Halloween has made its way to Germany, but some funny things happened to this holiday....
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The Curious Case of the X in the Sock Drawer
Remember the old standard joke that people use when they don't want to go to....
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Jun
Rammed in the tram
The Munich public transport system may be lousy, but when you’re stuck on a tram....
Jan
Trains of thought en route from Munich to Berlin
It’s a bright sunny day as my daughter and I hop on the train to....
Nov
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