If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my Daily Newsletter. Thanks for visiting!Each country comes up with their own restaurant chains. Germany has Nordsee and Wiener Wald, two restaurant chains that managed to go nationwide. Nordsee has even managed to expand into other countries outside it’s restaraunt chain locations in Germany, […]
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So the Olympics come to a close, but still Germany did a great job winning golds this year to hold their place as a fairly good olympic competitor.
With 16 Gold Medals, 10 Silver Medals, and 15 Bronze Medals, Germany has a total of 41 Olympic Medals for the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing.
This puts Germany […]
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* 70% of german highways have no speed limit.Think about choosing a sportscar when you come here and need a rental?
* It is said that germany´s tax system is so complex 80% of worldwide literature about taxes are published in german language
* Germany has about 1250 breweries offering more than […]
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Yes Germans did do a little colonization and one remaining colony of Gerany is called Hafia which rests in Africa.
“The German Colony in Haifa was established in 1869 by the Templers Society founded in Germany in 1861. This society was formed as a result of the harsh socio-economic conditions in South West Germany at the […]
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A little known tradition in Germany is the secret crush tradition. Though I’ve never seen this tradition being performed in Germany, I do know that around May it’s the celebration of Maibaum, or May Tree.
During Maibaum young men will have the opportunity to show a young girl their affection. What happens is they will […]
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A German Beer Stein is usually a special jug with a closed or open lid. Bier Steins have turned it more of a tourist novelty and are highly decorated, but often no used for drinking. You’d be better off buying a one liter Mass (huge drinking glass) if you plan to drink from it.
The lid […]
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You would have to try one kind of German bread per day for almost a whole year in order to be able to taste them all! There are over 300 different kinds of bread in Germany.
Germans do really love beer; they rank second in world-wide beer consumption per person after Ireland. Bier is officially consider […]
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If you haven’t tried Maultaschen you are missing out, but we wouldn’t have had these delightful pasta pockets had history not had it’s course and lent came into play.
The rumor is that in Swabia (South Germany) monks invented the Maultaschen as a way to eat meat during lent. They believed that it would be […]
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Show me your wurst! Yes, it’s the Germany guide to sausages, some of the best food in Germany and one of their favorite things for dinner. Wurst comes in all different sizes and is usually made for our favorite, the pig. Schwein is also a symbol of good luck, so eating it should be pretty […]
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Of course Germans might like to tell you that they much skinner than the United States as well as most people in Europe, but the truth is far from it. The fact is, people in Europe are becoming just as fat as Americans.
According to the Deutsche Welle, a study found that in regards to overweight […]
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