Unique and Interesting.
Home is where your heart is. Really? Many wake up one morning and decide to go somewhere special. Destinations that come to mind include such places as Paris, London, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, New York, Vancouver, to name but a few.
Dusseldorf seldom fits that category; for most of us, Dusseldorf is part of a job package. Never seen, never heard, never thought of, are in fact the jist of the vast majority of the replies to given to our researchers.
The unanimous response by those same interviewees was that they didn't wish to leave. Yes, this city is unique. And here, we've assorted some light-hearted facts and characteristics about our hosts. And more. May this place feel like home.
Streetwise.
In England it's called the Highway Code. We all remember that exciting set of instructions drummed into us by our parents in their persistent attempt to save us from testing how soft flesh and hard metal interact. Jaywalking is born with us...
History.
Germany is a country full of history and histories. Its diverse regions are characterized by the unique culture of their people and their contact to the geographical location. Strong regional traditions and political autonomies have...
Time and Language - Inseparable and interconnected.
Oh boy, was she pretty. Mid length hair, neither short nor long. Colour somewhere between blond and brown and super shiny. Just like her personality. And one of those smiles that melt the ice cream on the cone...
Humor.
Many foreigners still wonder if Germans have any sense of humour at all. The country of poets and thinkers, Dichter und Denker, as they are know, with its mixture of Bavarian down-to-earthiness, Prussian obedience...
Curious.
This is where we thought we would take the odd topic and look at it from a different angle. Foreigners in a foreign country possess all manner of delightful insights: all a question of standpoint. If there is anything that comes to mind...
More than a smile - Laugh Days.
Running parallel to the Smile Days campaign, this is more do it yourself. Every day is a Laugh Day; just take a look at the spot and relax. If you can. Deliver joy to friends and family...
Bread Rolls.
It was a very close call; this article almost appeared in the do's and don'ts section in community and local. But coming from the UK, where most supermarkets bake their own bread and many doing it 24/7, I was so blown...
Planet Germany
Cathy Dobson’s warm and funny book Planet Germany is the kind of read that you find yourself thinking about days after you’ve read it. Expats and half-Germans; indeed anyone who has some connection or interest in Deutschland, or of living abroad...
