I realize I left it kind of late, but now here it is the Sunday before Christmas and I haven't figured out what to give my neighbors.  These are people who we wave to and say Morgen or Abend to, help with putting their garbage cans out, talk about the weather, etc.  Not close friends for sure ( Read more... )

( Read more... )

WORT DES TAGES
die Attrappe (pl. die Attrappen) - mockup, dummy, fake device, facade, model [architec.]; sham, hoax; requisite; blank [tech.]Zur Sicherheit wurde die Bombenattrappe beschossen ( Read more... )

WORT DES TAGES
die Atemnot - breathing difficulties, breathlessness, labored breathing [med.], shortness of breath [med.], dyspnea/dyspnoea [med.]Der Vizepräsident hatte nach Angaben von CNN über Atemnot geklagt ( Read more... )

I am a San Francisco Bay Area resident and local Deutschophile, and I just found out that our beloved Berlin and Beyond Film Festival, the annual German film festival put on by our local branch of the Goethe Institute, has been pushed back from its traditional January date to Fall of 2010 ( Read more... )

WORT DES TAGES
die Arznei (pl. die Arzneien) - medicine, medicament, medication; lesson (pill)Es ist von 315 Arzneistoffen bekannt, dass sie von Lebensmitteln beeinflusst werden. - 315 medicinal ingredients are known to be affected by foods. (see comments ( Read more... )

This appeared on the BBC News website today and I thought I'd share it with you all.

Berlin's Obsession with Currywurst

So are there any Berliners out there who would say they are obsessed with Currywurst? Personally, it's always my favourite thing to eat whenever I go over to Germany :)

Germany's Population
The population of Germany manifests trends characteristic of most advanced industrial countries: lower marriage rates, delayed marriage and child-bearing, low fertility rates, small household size, high divorce rates, and extended life expectancy. The population of indigenous Germans has been in decline since 1972 in the west ( Read more... )

How is it that Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg can go from being the Federal Minister of Economics to the Federal Minister of Defense. The latter makes sense, because he was a sergeant in the military before, but Economics? Eh? Somehow I find this odd. Then again, he surpasses in popularity against Angela Merkel and he has a law degree. Law and ( Read more... )

WORT DES TAGES
die Arbeitsplatte (pl. die Arbeitsplatten) - work surface, kitchen counter, countertop, workplateWann können wie die Designentwürfe für die Arbeitsplatten sehen ( Read more... )