Spring ist gesprungen!

… well, not really. Yet. But there is certainly a little something something in the air, if you know what I mean. And I think because of the whole six-months-of-winter in Northern Europe thing, Germans really get into spring in a big way. All with the daffodils and walking in the park in gumboots and [...]

And speaking of acronyms…

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This question ‘bier’s asking…

I was just going through the acronymical suggestions people have thrown my way (danke sehr). While doing so, I thought of another which, since I’ve been in the land of Deutsch, is something I’ve missed like a limb that’s, well, missing: BYO! BYO restaurants are those which allow punters to Bring Your Own alcohol (normally [...]

Learning a new language! (video)

Join me observing the habits of the Bloggerus Germanicus, a rare breed of blogger found in Germany, and learning a new language… HTML!

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The Schwarzfahrer (video)

Miss V gets rebellious on it by doing the Fahr-ing that is schwarz. Kids: don’t try this at home.

Bist du Silvester-Experte?

I guess anyone who had done a little background reading on New Year’s Eve might just ace the test. Maybe.

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A good Rutsch to all!

This year for the first time I was wished einen guten Rutsch on New Year’s Eve. This puzzled me a little until I figured it was another of those German sayings that has no literal meaning.

German Christmas 101: Know your Glühwein (video)

Join Miss Verständnis as she gets festive (aka betrunken) with Glühwein at a Hamburg Weihnachtsmarkt.