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Splitting the Bill, German Style

I recently visited a close friend in Rwanda. She’s been living and working in Kigali for 3 years, and has built up a network of both local and expat friends. She’s German, works for a German...

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“The Awful German Language”

I don’t mean to post yet another story on the challenges related to German culture (here’s another recent post on how to split the restaurant bill in Germany), but re-visiting Mark Twain’s essay on...

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Who works more in Europe?

In May of 2011, “…Merkel hinted that southern Europeans take too much holiday and retire too early,” which infuriated people all over the continent. A report by Natixis’ (a bank in France) chief...

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Germans, Brits & Pygmies

As someone who writes and blogs about culture, how it affects our lives and the way we do business, I found this recent BBC news piece both funny and illuminating. It seems the Germans and Brits are at...

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Google Street View: Invasion of Privacy?

A Google Street View car The demarcation between public and private is generally made very clear in Germany and Austria. We discovered a blogger’s post, an expat in Germany, from 2010 that illustrates...

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How to be German

British writer Adam Fletcher examines everyday German life in this post where he intends to teach readers how to be German in 20 steps. While the perspective he takes is satirical and sometimes...

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6 Steps to Effectively Going Global

Did you know that when Wal-Mart first entered the German market in 1998 they made all employees start the day with: 1) The Wal-Mart Chant (practical, reserved Germans aren’t so keen on workplace...

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