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8 posts, 08:46 hrs
Because my landlord was overseas, it took me quite a bit of time to get a hold of her in order to get the document. What I did when I was really desperate was to print out my bank statements to show…
141 posts, 08:40 hrs
I don´t think I underwent a metamorphosis. Where did I say what you claimed I said (that I was ".. against anyone getting naturalized as a German...")? But I think we shouldn´t turn that thread into…
18 posts, 08:25 hrs
I had the flu a few years ago and that's how I know the difference between a bad cold and the flu. At 8 o'clock in the morning, I was teaching a group, by 8:45 I was on my way home, hoping I'd get…
2,193 posts, 08:10 hrs
I didn't know this, and I've lived here for donkey's years:
According to German Law, the Cologne Sexual Assaults Aren't Even Crimes
I'm sure most German citizens don't know it either. Surely,…
131 posts, 03:34 hrs
"Trump is an example of the Stupid Psychopath Problem.
The Stupid Psychopath Problem does not plague stupid psychopaths exclusively, but they are most vulnerable to its seduction. I will leave…
21 posts, 01:44 hrs
Yes, I left Berlin in November last year, so just got caught up in the new requirement. You now need confirmation of your departure from the property from the landlord, or if you're subletting, from…
164 posts, 00:45 hrs
I would never expect a women to cook or clean for me. In fact, I am the one who does most of the cooking at home these days. And before my wife was SAHM with twins, I did all the cooking for myself…
2 posts, 23:55 yesterday
Hi, asking this for a friend: what do you need for getting WBS (aside from speaking German :D) as a foreigner?
Of course you need low income, but do you need to have been a resident for a certain…
24 posts, 23:35 yesterday
May 21, 1978 - Harvey Milk, San Francisco City Supervisor. A friend said of him, "Take the clown suit off Harvey and all you end up with is another clown."
American politics needs more clowns…
3 posts, 22:15 yesterday
I second john g.'s opinion.
I recently got a mortgage and I definitely got much better numbers than the one's you've been quoted.
Check out interhyp.de. They have an excellent reputation…
1,311 posts, 22:05 yesterday
In addition... passing gas whilst wearing unwashed, skintight, leather sweaty pants after 48 hours of beer consumption, emits an aromatic, oily leaky, tart, smoky, spicy, fruity odor, combined with…
29 posts, 21:25 yesterday
NativeFraulein, there comes a time when you have to put yourself first, in order to preserve your own sanity - the time has come!
Honestly, what use are you going to be to the kids if you are…
76 posts, 20:33 yesterday
The next La Leche League meeting will take place on Monday April 4th 2016 from 12.00 noon - 2.00 pm in the Mütterzentrum Ramersdorf, Oedkarspitzstr. 20, 81671 Munich.
The nearest underground…
30 posts, 19:49 yesterday
GI sound like a bunch of crooks, then! I went to sign up for module 5 of the Integration Course (having done 3 & 4 elsewhere, and skipped 1 & 2 entirely thanks to self-teaching) and the guy…
1 posts, 19:16 yesterday
Hi all, I have been living in Germany for two years and have decided to attend university for a degree in education. In the past I worked as a dental assistant in the U.S. but have decided not to go…
2 posts, 18:41 yesterday
April 2016 Stammtisch (Meet-Up) @... Café Sax (Hans-Sachs-Str. 5, UBahn: Fraunhoferstraße or Sendlinger Tor) starting from 8:00pm on Friday, 8 April.
Feel free to stop by at any time throughout…
10 posts, 17:04 yesterday
The Goethe Institute will let you sit the exam without doing a preparatory course but if you are enrolled in such a course you get a discount off the exam price. You'll need to familiarise yourself…
2,305 posts, 17:02 yesterday
We are running an Ethiopian test today, with injera made from scratch (I already had a sourdough starter), beef stew and chickpea stew (shiro wot). I know a certain TTer who is is quite curious about…
1 posts, 13:18 yesterday
This June at Belushi’s Berlin we’ll be screening all games in the Euro tournament Live on our big screens and TV’s with English commentary.
On top of having the best atmosphere for live…
37 posts, 12:42 yesterday
The recommendation in Germany by the official authorities is two weeks emergency supplies actually.
In English: ?__blob=publicationFile
Food checklist for 14-day supply on page 40. Somewhat…
3 posts, 10:47 yesterday
Hi Jeba,
Thank you for the answer. it means , i can directly goto nearby physician and tell them that i want them as Hausarzt
I have general public insurance. is it happening because of water…
111 posts, 10:46 yesterday
Hi, I realise that this forum has not been used for quite a while but maybe people would be interested in starting it up again? I am hoping to get to know some people in the Germering area. I am 26…
8 posts, 10:41 yesterday
Hi Gwaptiva,
Thank you for the answer.so i misunderstood when i read it by translating from the link ...now i realize the problem of translating and reading All clear now..thanks everyone !!
18 posts, 09:39 yesterday
HI Niemand,LeonG,Airwave,
Thank you so much for the reply
I have asked my employer and confirmed that i can leave only after 15th of April
Thanks again for the clarifications provided
10 posts, 09:03 yesterday
Before the 'Easter' bunny there was a dude names Jesus. Christianity is symbolized by the cross. The cross was the method used to torture, crucify, and eventually kill Jesus in a horrible, slow…
2 posts, 01:45 yesterday
Hi, if you haven't checked it out already the DAI Library is a good place to go to find out about English events or tocheck out pregnancy books. My kids are already school age but I'm happy to meet…
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German satirical song sparks diplomatic row with Turkey
Germany's top diplomat in Ankara has been summoned to the Turkish foreign ministry for a telling-off after public broadcaster NDR mocked President Erdogan in a comic song.
Controller 'hit wrong button twice' in fatal train crash
Two mistakes by an official in a control centre were the root cause of a deadly train crash in Bavaria in February that left eleven people dead and dozens seriously injured, an investigation has found.
Yoga guru helps Germany's Euro 2016 bid
In the macho world of international football, world champions Germany have taken a more spiritual approach and will again employ a yoga teacher, whose pupils include Madonna and Sting, to help prepare for Euro 2016.
Two men arrested in Germany 'not tied to Brussels attacks'
German authorities have been unable to link two men arrested by police there to the attackers who carried out the airport and metro bombings in Brussels, the country's federal prosecutor said Saturday.
Germans left fuming by England fightback
Germany's head coach Joachim Löw admitted he was annoyed to see the world champions squander a two-goal lead in their 3-2 defeat at home to England in Berlin.
Arrest in Germany over Brussels blasts: reports
German police have arrested a 28-year-old Moroccan man whose mobile phone text messages may link him to one of the Brussels bombers.
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