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Online Shopping Ain’t What It Used To Be
Kay jokes that I have ruined outlet shopping for him in Europe because US prices are so much cheaper. I can now safely say that he has ruined online shopping for me in Germany. I used to be the queen of online shopping since I hate going to the mall. Especially around Christmas time. I ...
Learning the German Language
It wasn’t until I moved to Germany that I was reminded of the fact that as Americans we are cheated of our second language schooling. A minimum two-year requirement in high school doesn’t come close to providing the tools needed to understand, let alone communicate in a second tongue considering Germans now learn English starting ...
An Unexpected Visitor
Everyone deals with being an Expat differently and yet we still have fundamentally the same human emotions. There are lonely days, days of yearning for something or someone from home, days you don’t want to hear a foreign language let alone try and speak it. And then there are days when the unexpected happens. Sometimes ...
Madonna, Please forgive me. It was only a typo.
So either, everyone didn’t notice, didn’t read, or didn’t mention the big, whoppin’ error I made in my last post. Well, one new reader did notice and didn’t mention directly to me; I saw it posted on their personal FB page. Just like the German government, I too am watching. Mwuahahahahaha! It’s ok though. It ...
I’ve Got Issues
I thought living in Germany heightened my anxiety level. Well, of course it did. Attempting to assimilate in a foreign culture while hearing a foreign language and having absolutely no idea what anyone was saying greatly affected my psyche; especially considering I am the type of person who always wants to be in the know ...
Would my son get kicked off the flight for wearing this? – Just wondering if it is offensive in Germany
This past week, a woman missed her connecting flight on American Airlines because she was asked to change out of her shirt that said, “If I wanted the government in my womb, I’d F*ck a Senator.” The airline deemed the shirt too offensive. I’m not saying whether I agree or not, but it just reminded ...
Presumptions – Are there ever any appropriate times to make presumptions?
Often times I have heard that the younger people in Germany should have no problem speaking or understanding English, but no such luck with the older crowd. I don’t find this statement to be true in every situation. For the number of times I have gone into our local Subway which is staffed with students, ...
My Husband and I have a Secret Language
When Kay and I first starting dating, he had read an article online giving a piece of advice to native English speakers and also Germans. For the native English speakers: Speak slower. You don’t have to speak louder, but at least slow the tempo and annunciate better. This goes also for Americans who may run ...
Deutsch Dienstags
Today, while at Oma and Opa’s (we had to switch our regular Tuesday visit to Thursday due to a scheduling conflict this week) I was trying to make small talk with Opa by telling him we have a bird’s nest in our shed. I really hate it when I don’t plan out what I want ...
The weight of words… in a foreign language.
When learning a new language, we spend most of our time focusing on word order, grammar and pronunciation. At the beginning, words in a foreign language just don’t seem to hold as much weight as they do in our native tongues. And then, gradually, our vocabulary increases, and we start to not just understand the ...
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