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Job in Germany, you must be joking
- But in the UK, wahey!
(97 replies)
Navigation system available at Aldi from 27.Oct.06
- Medion MD96050 + GoPal Navigator AE 2.0 Software
(51 replies)
Store cards, bonus cards, etc.
- Love 'em or hate 'em?
(10 replies)
Gluten-free pilsner beer
- Newly created by a brewery in the UK
(5 replies)
Sex offender registry for Germany
- No such list exists in this country
(177 replies)
Pulling out of a verbal apartment rental contract
- Problems with landlord and previous tenants
(4 replies)
The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
- A movie filmed in Berlin and Munich
(1 replies)
For those who hate German supermarkets
- ...eat your heart out at these photographs
(400 replies)
Bullying at work and constructive dismissal
- Info about your rights and German employment law
(36 replies)
Tenancy rights and regulations
- ...as specified by the German Tenants' Association
(0 replies)
Hunting and trapping - the law in Germany
- Strange incident with a couple of trappers
(45 replies)
Turkish language leaflets in my postbox
- ...shouldn't all junk mail be in German?
(31 replies)
Usual rates for dog and house sitting
- What'd be a fair rate for such work in Germany?
(6 replies)
Driving test and license eligibility
- ...for non-German EU citizens
(12 replies)
Regulations for unemployment benefit
- Three month notice for contractual workers
(16 replies)
Perpetual complaints about Germany
- Constant criticism of Germans and life in Germany
(57 replies)
Car hire from Frankfurt to Geneva
- Recommended rental companies to use
(1 replies)
Wiring a German electrical plug
- How to wire plugs for household applicances
(36 replies)
Using UK bayonette fitting lamps in Germany
- ...when all lightbulbs here are screw fitting
(6 replies)
Availability of mass cards in Germany
- How and where to get them
(3 replies)
Insurance for sending a Päckchen (small package)
- Is it included in the Deutsche Post prices?
(6 replies)
Tips for green living at home
- Creating an environmentally friendly household
(48 replies)
Breweriana and beer mat collecting
- ...for anyone interested in swapping beer mats
(0 replies)
Golf Platzreife exam
- Info about the license for playing golf in Germany
(27 replies)
New Kellogg's cereal range
- The DayVita brand - now available in Germany
(9 replies)
Annual meeting of science journalists in Germany
- Info about when and where it takes place
(2 replies)
McDonald's Germany sells chocolate milkshakes
- ...but McDonald's Austria doesn't
(9 replies)
Int'l variations of fat levels in McDonalds food
- eg. more fat in NYC Big Macs than in Copenhagen
(30 replies)
I love Sauerkirschnektar
- What things make Germany special for you?
(24 replies)
German bureaucracy nightmares
- Various stories
(18 replies)
Guess the celebrity
- Who is this German guy?
(16 replies)
Two man-hole covers in our garden
- Legal problem regards buying a house
(25 replies)
Optometrists that fit and prescribe CRT lenses
- Corneal refractive lenses - anywhere in Germany
(3 replies)
Coca-Cola Blak
- When will it come to Germany?
(9 replies)
Underwear sizing - U.S. and EUR size conversions
- Equivalent sizes for panties and such
(7 replies)
Tile stove or traditional open fire
- Which is the better option?
(18 replies)
What to bring for last day of work
- Food-wise
(32 replies)
Caption competition
- Immediately abandoned for legal reasons
(53 replies)
Random rent increases in Germany
- Standard rates of increase for apartment rental
(16 replies)
German address without a house number
- Can any one give me one?
(56 replies)
Presents for a German christening
- What is expected of a Godfather
(12 replies)
Nuremberg war trials documentary on TV
- Showing on BBC2 on Mondays at 10pm CEST
(2 replies)
Pet stores that sell aquariums
- Recommendations for southern Germany
(12 replies)
Anemophobia - the fear of drafts
- An official name for this common German affliction
(12 replies)
Problem with tenants that won't pay the full rent
- ...because of problems with apartment
(50 replies)
Barlenburg - where is/was it?
- Somewhere in what is now called Palatinate
(16 replies)
Your death and funeral
- Who organises stuff if you have no family?
(11 replies)
Communal heating systems and their problems
- Tenants unable to choose when to switch heat on
(24 replies)
Global and world-class cities
- Germany has five - second only to the USA
(32 replies)
Regulations for termination of apartment sub-lease
- Can tenant be kicked out immediately?
(7 replies)