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Feindbild Deutschland
- Britain's poor portayal of Germans
(16 replies)
Going slowly mad before Hartz IV
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(18 replies)
Sending a package from the US to Germany
- Tax and customs duty
(11 replies)
Annual performance review - bonuses and raises
- Normal rates for a salary raise in Germany
(59 replies)
Strategies for working with IT recruiters
- Recruitment agencies - German / English
(22 replies)
Kiwi and Aussie sports and TV
- Legal bittorrent downloads via Diwana
(0 replies)
Civil servants - UK / Germany comparisons
- Experiences with officialdom
(7 replies)
The web.de club
- Problems with unwanted registration and billing
(6 replies)
Household insurance and furnished apartment rental
- Is landlord or tennant responsible for insurance?
(4 replies)
Work permit for a veterinary doctor
- How to apply and other advice
(3 replies)
Germans don't like the English - I am shocked
- No really - I only just discovered!
(86 replies)
Stopped for using a mobile phone while driving
- Phoning without a hands-free set is illegal
(22 replies)
I am loving the Deutsche Bahn these days
- New train to Nuernberg is the bomb
(8 replies)
Preventive medicine with public insurance
- A rant about how this doesn't exist
(18 replies)
Getting a German residence permit
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(10 replies)
Puma and Adidas both started in small German town
- Two brothers' argument still carrying on today
(5 replies)
How to write a warning letter to a landlord
- ...to ask for deposit back
(3 replies)
Finding a gynecologist for a Pap smear test
- Tips for the ladies - doctors in Germany
(25 replies)
Diabetic health care
- General information
(5 replies)
Deregistering a car in Germany
- How to cancel a car registration
(19 replies)
Bringing cats from UK to Germany
- Tips on importing a cat from abroad
(5 replies)
Buying and selling a used car as non-EU citizens
- Advice on getting a car for a few months
(1 replies)
Germany a tax haven
- The democrats are crushed
(18 replies)
Getting married in Austria
- Advice on wedding procedures & paperwork
(9 replies)
Strange things at the local butchers
- Yucky pig's ears, feet, and tails
(13 replies)
Online tests for German language proficiency
- Various weblinks for testing your skills
(14 replies)
Getting a job in Germany
- General advice for finding work
(21 replies)
Football teams and naming conventions
- Why Germans put club names before city name
(51 replies)
Weinstein - wine diamonds / stones
- White flakes of crystallized tartaric acid
(17 replies)
Replacing car parts covered by 12 month warranty
- Problems with the garage - no free replacements
(6 replies)
Lovesick swan falls in love with swan paddle boat
- On a lake in Münster
(29 replies)
Spiegel Magazine's survival guide for Germany
- Published in time for the World Cup
(119 replies)
Auslander voting rights in Germany
- No taxation of foreigners without representation
(84 replies)
Types of ICE trains by Deutsche Bahn
- Which types travel on which routes
(8 replies)
Scratching a car in a parking lot
- Leaving a note to own up, or doing a runner
(15 replies)
Good old days of the German Democratic Republic
- Time Europe magazine article on Ostalgie
(3 replies)
Yellow armband with three black dots
- Signifies that the wearer is blind (or deaf?)
(5 replies)
Public displays of affection
- Please stop it!
(74 replies)
Pensions - start saving now before its too late
- A general warning and miscellaneous info
(1 replies)
Biometric British passports
- Introduced in October 2006
(27 replies)
Nosey neighbours and my trash disposal habits
- Dramas of the Müll kind - a lot of rubbish!
(38 replies)
Justifying the price of hairdressers in Germany
- Hair of the dog that bit me
(61 replies)
Tips on becoming a first-time landlord in Germany
- Renting your property - advice & sample contracts
(12 replies)
How much it costs to see a doctor
- Getting a check-up before buying health insurance
(7 replies)
Germany: "Ruled by the old, for the old"
- Guardian article
(33 replies)
Claiming back the deposit on an apartment rental
- How to hurry up a landlord
(14 replies)
Insurance options for visitors to Germany
- UK passport but not residency
(4 replies)
Heilpraktiker - traditional healers
- A rant about these "con-artists" and "looneys"
(25 replies)
MTV Germany don't play any music
- What's with that?!
(22 replies)
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
- 20th May in Athens
(188 replies)