Category: Languages
40 Signs You Might Be an American Expat
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The 14 Typical Questions from Family & Friends about Living in Germany
In June, I visited home in the United States, and it was the first time back in almost 2 years. I was home for only one week, and the time flew by. From visiting different family members and friends, the days just went by very fast. Before I knew it, I was back home in ...
Difference between a German vs. an American Keyboard? Yeah, there’s such a thing!
How did I discover that there is a difference between a German vs. an American computer keyboard? On my very first day of work in my new German job, I discovered something quite interesting about my computer. That for some reason, I kept typing my last name that ends with the letter "Y" with the ...
Find Out the 25 Things Only an American Expat in Germany Can Truly Understand
Okay, so it has been two years since we moved from the US to Germany. Before we moved, we took German lessons, researched the area online, made some early visits to find a place to live, & talked to fellow German colleagues living in the States as well as American colleagues who had already moved ...
See How German I Am Now After Living in Germany
After two years of living in Germany, I wonder to myself how 'German' have I become versus my American culture? The last time I visited home in the States was at Christmas last year, and I could already notice a difference after my first year. So, this got me thinking -- How German Am I ...
See the Differences of Celebrating Birthdays between US & Germany
So, with October 3rd being my birthday, I thought it would interesting to post the differences in traditions associated with birthdays between the US and Germany. Obviously this post provides general differences, but these can vary depending on the region of each country as well as the origin of the people involved. In other words, ...
I Have Learned Why in America that Sometimes It Is Necessary to Press #2 for Spanish
This is a follow-up post to my earlier one regarding the challenges of learning German. I wanted to have a separate post that related to that topic, as this topic warrants its own preaching moment from my soap box....so, here it goes.... There is a famous quote by Mark Twain that goes like this: “Travel ...
Do You Know What the Longest German Word Is? Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz — Yes, German Is Easy!
YES!!! This is an actual, real German word!!! So, you can imagine where the topic of this post is going to go -- LOL!! BLOG POST PREFACE: While I complain here about how hard it is to learn the German language, I can understand how hard it is to learn English also. I mean you ...
How to Obtain a German Drivers License? Study, Study, and Oh Yeah — Study!
Wo bin ich gewesen? Where have I been? That is a great question. When I started this blog, I either had downtime in an airport or hotel or was just starting the new job in Germany, so free time was a luxury.. With me now being 7 months into my new job and 9 ...
Frohe Ostern…Happy Easter! How Does Germany Celebrate Easter?
One quickly learns that "the church" is taken very seriously in Germany. A look through history books, you can understand why?! Germany, the area where Martin Luther posted his thesis against the Catholic Church starting the Protestant Reformation. Germany, the land where many significant battles (yes, battles) between Protestants & Catholics during the Thirty Years ...
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