Language is a window and a conduit into a culture. Other aspects of the culture of a people tell us much, but language often tells us the most. Also, knowing the language of a country is a better way of ordering bread in a bakery than using some sort of sign language that only you… Read More November German: Reißverschlussverfahren
Senior members of the Democrat party have begun to look for a scapegoat for the horrible results of the 2014 midterm elections. They think they have it. Barack Hussein Obama never had a chance. The midterm elections of 2014 have proved it. The President of the United States of America and leader of the Democrat… Read More Germany and Europe to Blame for Dems’ Midterm Shellacking
One of the first things I heard from the Bavarian and German inhabitants of Munich when I first came here in 2000 was ‘Munich is a village of 1.3 million people’. Most seemed pleased with this distinction. After spending more time here, however, I discovered that a large minority of people did not share in… Read More Munich’s Gentrification , Revitalization, and Greening Leave Urbanophiles Feeling Down
Here’s a short two-question quiz, the answers are at the end. First, name the last President of the United States who regularly wore eyeglasses while in office. Second, why do you think there have been so few? Since I arrived in Munich as a permanent inhabitant of this wonderful country, there have been many things… Read More Why Germans Wear Eyeglasses
The Germans/Bavarians desire for order is legendary, and rightfully so. Few cultures place so much emphasis on punctuality, tidiness and ‘the plan’. Meetings are held to decide when the next meeting will be, begin promptly at 9am and end almost an hour later. They would end exactly an hour later but don’t because the next… Read More Germans and Bavarians LOVE a Little Chaos
I read this joke a few years ago and with all the grey weather in Munich recently I thought now would be a good time to post it. I added the part about the Russians. The French have sex because they like it. The Brits have sex because they drink too much. The Russians have… Read More A German Doctor’s Orders
Laptops And Lederhosen 