Archive for October 2007

German Beer Recipes

Nick • October 31st, 2007 • Drinks

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my Daily Newsletter. Thanks for visiting!These are two nice beer recipes I’ve found on the net that you can combine your favorite German beer with. Germans have all kinds of recipes they use with their beer, like mixing banana and hefeweizen.
A Little Dunk(el) In […]

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Shopping in Germany, S Oliver, Esprit

Nick • October 30th, 2007 • Shopping

Shopping in Germany can be a rather fun, yet expensive journey. If you happen to come from the unfortunate United States where your dollar isn’t worth anything compared to the Euro, you might feel the pinch. For everyone else, shopping won’t be too bad.
An Outdoor experienceWhile indoor malls do exist, its outdoor shopping […]

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German Mistranslations

Nick • October 29th, 2007 • German Culture

If you visit Germany and don’t know German you maybe find yourself in for a bit of a laugh once in a while. Take the following milk. Would you think you are in a bit of a surprise drinkingdickmilk. Actually it means thick milk, not what whatever you dirty people were thinking.
For […]

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Where to meet Germans in Germany

Nick • October 28th, 2007 • Meeting People

This seems like an obvious questions, but the real question is how do you get real friends in Germany and stay away from the artificial relationships that amount to nothing more than just hi and bye. So where do people even go to meet Germans in Germany, the kind that we want to have […]

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Germany and the United States, a Comparison

Nick • October 26th, 2007 • Personal

The biggest debate at least between and the Germans is, which is better the United States or Germany. I’ve tried to compare both sides of the ocean, but what I have realize is that there is no reason to do a direct comparison, better to analyze of what is good in each country.
German and the […]

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German Flamingos Beheaded, Frankfurt Zoo Beheadings

Nick • October 25th, 2007 • News

Four flamingos were killed in the Frankfurt zoo. A sad event and very unexplainable.
BBC.co.uk:“Three of the birds’ heads had been torn from their bodies and a fourth bird had been strangled, zoo officials said.
“We cannot explain why someone would want to murder flamingos,” spokeswoman Caroline Liefke told Reuters news agency. “It’s a complete mystery.”Publish […]

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Toilets in Germany, German Bathrooms

Nick • October 24th, 2007 • Customs

Have you ever really had to go to the bathroom? Well in Germany you have to usually when you want to use the toilet in a public area. Those trying who go just into McDonalds in Germany just to use a toilet will end up paying 30 cents just for a one time […]

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Sports in Germany, Tennis, Soccer in Germany

Nick • October 23rd, 2007 • Customs

I’ve never played that many sports in Germany, one reason being that many sports cost quite a bit of money to play. Tennis is included. The only sport you can really play for free seems to be soccer (football). Most sports involve joining a club. Such is the case if you […]

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Churches in Germany, German Religious Life

Nick • October 22nd, 2007 • German Culture

In Germany, people are required to pay taxes to the state based on their religious affiliation. This money is then distributed to the churches. Some churches have started to feel their money dwindle as less and less people have claimed affiliation, thus reducing the budget of the church, making it hard to maintain.
Churches […]

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Watch News In German, Streaming German News

Nick • October 20th, 2007 • TV and Phone

It seems every time I listen to the German news its either about a train strike or their wonderful vacation spots. Does everyone have only one thing in mind, vacation?
Well this post is titled watch news in German and this is exactly what I’m writing about. Everyday about about 5pm I log on […]

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