Monday, May 18 2009
Monday, May 18 2009. about the world
I found it funny to find an ad in the last Géo issue, which appealed to the stereotypes that French people have about Americans and Germans. An intercultural ad if there was ever any. The ad is for an American-style refrigerator and the tagline reads "tall, cold and ecologist. No doubt, this American is German".
Wednesday, January 28 2009
Wednesday, January 28 2009. everyday life
Choisir un nom de famille pour son enfant. Il fut un temps où la chose était plutôt simple, mais la loi et les mouvements migratoires font de ce qui pourrait être une aventure simple un parcours du combattant. Entre le double nom et les doubles tirets, donner un nom de famille à notre fille aura été une vraie gageure.
Monday, October 6 2008
Monday, October 6 2008. everyday life
A few days ago, as I was surfing along the message board The Local, I ended up on this survey (which I can't take, cos I'm too old, *pout*). So I browsed the different questionnaires, to see. One thing struck me about the value scales (1 to 5) and how the 1 was to represent the worst and the 5 the […]
Tuesday, January 29 2008
Tuesday, January 29 2008. somewhere else
Well, here is the sequel to my very interesting story about the German Church getting a hold of me. Actually, I probably need to rectify something. It is not so much the Church that got me, but the German State. So let me explain the next steps. When I saw that the Finanzamt (Tax office) was ready […]
Thursday, December 20 2007
Thursday, December 20 2007. everyday life
I have already tackled one of the aspects that sometimes makes me think that Germany is a backwards country. I mean, don't get me wrong, it's an OK backwards country, but there are a few things that just drive me nuts. One of those is the fact that having a credit card in Germany is like owning a […]
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