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21 posts, 02:44 hrs
I always enjoy watching; one of the benefits of not having the sedative. My German doctor was happy to talk me through everything and I got to see my previous surgery from the inside. Fascinating.
18 posts, 23:06 yesterday
The Reichstag is a building, but the government is the elected officials. Taking over a building does not seem like a coup to me. Doing the takeover while in session and holding hostages might be an…
44 posts, 22:12 yesterday
The irony is that Ngozi Fulani is the CEO of a charity that states it supports "AFRICAN HERITAGE WOMEN AND GIRLS.".in Britain.
While the Lady in Waiting might not have known this connection, Ngozi…
68 posts, 16:54 yesterday
Sirens are supposed to be ubiquitous, and the freiwillige Feuerwehr should be driving around making loudspeaker announcements. Did not hear nothing, very quiet today😉
But I did see something…
27 posts, 15:23 yesterday
I booked my return ticket recently. I went with EasyJet this time and did it all in a few minutes. From booking the flight to printing the ticket took less than 15 minutes . Why can`t all airlines…
2 posts, 14:36 yesterday
I came to live in Hamburg early 1990s.
Work colleagues as well as customers often asked me from whence I came. That didn't bother me...I answered 'from Manchester '
But a minority did push it…
30 posts, 13:24 yesterday
Let's see where this goes. Don't forget they have a patent for a cabin radar too, which was never installed in any car, to monitor passengers.
There was an ongoing high resolution radar project…
2 posts, 09:36 yesterday
Your landlord and this lawyer are probably best friends and will have a good laugh about this over a shared beer at the weekend.
My advice is: do some reading over some of the hundreds of TT…
2 posts, 07:31 yesterday
Hi, I am a Kindergarten teacher from England and i would like to start up a English speaking Baby/toddler Group in Wittlaer Dusseldorf in 2023.
If you are interested and would like more…
37 posts, 05:30 yesterday
I doubt it's a different stock. As I understood it, they may have to be reregistered for trade at a different exchange so that they can be traded in another currency. This will cost time (about a…
20 posts, 7 December
Anyone who wanted to travel to Mallorca, Greece or Turkey in the past week was allowed to take off, even if they Federal police had found a violation of compulsory education.
So travel to any…
22 posts, 7 December
Definitely do not go alone. The trusted colleagues you mention. Your boss if you trust him/her. Or even a lawyer. I doubt they would agree to a recording. I would take very detailed notes and ask…
141 posts, 7 December
Thanks Snowing, I live in B'burg not Berlin and am amazingly ahead of the neighbours I know here who haven't even started! There was amazingly even a Real Person to ask questions at the end of a…
1 posts, 7 December
So interesting article in the German Review (if you like hard news WITHOUT the expat focus than I highly recommend subscribing) about Olaf Scholz The German Review Olaf Scholz Know if All or a…
7 posts, 7 December
I go through this topic and wish add this post... You may want to check out Europe-dating.eu europe-dating.eu/eu-onli... The site is large for international online dating. where you can do profile…
67 posts, 7 December
Spot on you do need to balance the reduced costs for a long subscription against the risk of the provider getting shut down or the service failing and many of them do, the VPN providers are usually…
3 posts, 6 December
Wednesday I have booked a table for 7:30pm in the name of "Curry night" at:-
Palast der Winde Hans-Sachs-Str 8 80469 München
palastderwinde.de/... Nearest station: Fraunhofstr U1-U2 or…
3,156 posts, 6 December
I got a lawyer, it cost me over 350.
The guy who stayed with me refused to contribute to the costs. He left stuff at mine (clothes and some important looking letters),so I refused to send them on…
14 posts, 6 December
I have a complicated knee, and was grateful to the doctor who pushed me to get surgery with the same surgeon who did his knee. When going for a checkup after 1 year I wanted to bring a present.
I…
2,107 posts, 6 December
Kirstie Alley made me laugh a great deal as did all those great characters from Cheers. I can still watch it now and have a good chuckle,
It must have been a hard act to follow Shelly Long , but…
16 posts, 6 December
That's because telecommunication firms have installed 5g mobile emitters in the goalposts so people can get decent reception/internet connection at the stadium. It's all been hushed up as the 5g…
8 posts, 6 December
I recently passed the SAP C_LCNC_02 exam and I learned many things along the way. Hopefully these suggestions will help you succeed with your exam.
Download Full Practice Exam Material…
107 posts, 5 December
At one point my knee got so bad that I could barely walk and ended up using a folding bike to roll along with my wife at our lunch walks, physio along with daily strengthening exercises I managed to…
57 posts, 5 December
It should be fairly obvious if you are talking to a machine or a person if you are allowed to get into a dialogue. I have no problem giving my name on the phone, so I expect the same from my…
11 posts, 5 December
Hi, you should try Turkish towels. I recommend a very lovely store called Hello Turco in Prenzlauer Berg.
They sell gorgeous handwoven Turkish towels and robes. Check their website:…
117 posts, 5 December
Just saw huge headline in BILD about another shock over electricity costs, seems they have done a huge jump again. My very well off aunt (big house and practice) complained that her hydro (as we say…
1 posts, 5 December
The German Federal Office of Languages "Bundessprachenamt" (German Defense Langauge Institute) is looking for teachers of English as a foreign language. Locations Munich, Ellwangen, and others in…
2 posts, 5 December
My semi-educated guess (not to be taken for advice) would be that your VAT payer status is locked in the moment you submit your new business registration and there is no "grace period". However, it…
42 posts, 4 December
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Or you could join a Verein (sports association).
For…
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