Category: German society

Polonäse Blankenese

An interesting phenomenon I discovered in Germany is a particular compulsion and connection to a processional circle...

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Treppenwitz

Treppenwitz is a German word (derived from the French l’esprit de l’escalier) which literally means ‘staircase joke’....

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Par for the Course: How Learning German is Like Perfecting Your...

You'll learn the most important golf terms in german and find out how learning to perfect your...

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Happy birthday in German & German customs and traditions

I am sure that you have already been invited to a birthday party or to a wedding....

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Learning German With Music

Learning German with music is one of the greatest ways to make vocab stick to your brain,...

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Teaching English in Germany

I was teaching a group of engineers in Düsseldorf—my first group class—and there is nothing more German...

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Learn German With TV Shows

Discover how you can learn German with TV shows and why it’s a great way to both...

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How to say “I love you” in German

Do you know the feeling of having butterflies in your tummy and that your legs turn to...

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The Villa Hügel & Krupp Stahl

Just outside Essen, and right alongside the railway tracks (appropriately) lies a stately manor house called The...

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Learn German with Movies

Discover how you can learn German with movies and how it offers an entirely unique learning experience...

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