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  • 5 things I love about Germany Adventures of Steffi
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    5 things I love about Germany and 5 things I don’t.

    2021-10-17 / No Comments

    Following on from last week’s post where I highlighted 5 things I love about England and 5 that I don’t love, it’s only fair that I give the same attention to my new home and share the things I love about Germany and the things I don’t love. I’ll preface…

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    10 super weird things about Germans that were a big culture shock when I moved here.

    2020-10-18
  • 5 things I love about England. And 5 things I don't. By Adventures of Steffi.
    Culture

    5 things I love about England and 5 things I don’t.

    2021-10-11 / 1 Comment

    If you don’t follow me on Instagram (if not, why not? I’m a hoot!) then you will probably be completely unaware that I recently went “home” to England for the first time in two years. The last time I was in the UK was in 2019. I had been living…

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    2021-10-17
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    It’s good to talk – mental health as an expat with Ettie Jayne from The Alignment Alchemist

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    The truth about what Europe thinks of England: revealing how Europeans really feel about us (part two)

    2021-07-25 / 1 Comment

    Part two of my essay about how Europeans really feel about England is here! If you missed part one, I highly recommend you catch up first. It describes in detail the first of seven 4. Terrible Tourists The hostility England is experiencing from Europe isn’t just down to Brexit and…

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    2021-03-02
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    2021-05-31

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    2021-04-04
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    Culture

    The truth about what Europe thinks of England: revealing how Europeans really feel about us

    2021-07-22 / 2 Comments

    Did you notice it too? The whole of Europe was praying for England to lose their EUROS 2020 final game to Italy.  If, like me, you’re not a particularly big fan of the ‘beautiful game’, you are probably delighted that the EUROS 2020 is finally over. Don’t get me wrong,…

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    The truth about Comedy in Germany

    2021-04-19
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    Is British food banned in the EU post-Brexit?

    2021-07-05 / No Comments

    Life in the EU post-Brexit is a little more complicated than before. Thank you 52% of Britain. It’s become increasingly clear that many Brits had no clue what they were about to face. Some might argue that these people are ignorant. After all, the information has been available the whole…

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    7 German comedians guaranteed to make you laugh

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    5 things I love about Germany Adventures of Steffi

    5 things I love about Germany and 5 things I don’t.

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    10 wonderful podcasts about the expat experience to wrap your ears around right now

    2021-06-28 / 1 Comment

    My name is Steffi. And I have a podcast addiction. Going for a walk? Podcast. Cooking dinner? Podcast. Having a bath? Podcast. Taking the bins out? PODCAST. I’m even listening to a podcast as I write this post (Today in Focus by the Guardian, one of my favourite current affairs…

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    It’s good to talk – mental health as an expat with Ettie Jayne from The Alignment Alchemist

    2021-05-31 / No Comments

    Let’s talk about mental health as an expat, shall we? At the beginning of the May on the Move challenge, I knew I wanted to incorporate some collaborations. I’d wanted to do some for a while and this presented the perfect opportunity.  You might have already seen my interview with…

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    Culture

    7 German comedians guaranteed to make you laugh

    2021-05-04 / No Comments

    I got a lot of great feedback from my post on comedy in Germany. So this week I thought I would share my favourite German Comedians with you. First, a question. Why are you so obsessed with comedy? “If I don’t laugh, I’ll cry” – you’ve heard this saying before,…

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  • Culture

    The truth about Comedy in Germany

    2021-04-19 / 1 Comment

    “A German joke is no laughing matter” wrote Mark Twain in his famous dual-language essay, ‘The Awful German Language / die schreckliche deutsche Sprache’.  Native English speakers have this long-standing belief that Germans have no sense of humour. Of all the stereotypes we have of the Germans, I think this…

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    2022-12-23

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    2021-03-12
  • Culture

    How to be Vegetarian in Germany

    2021-04-04 / 1 Comment

    “How do you find living in Germany as a vegetarian?”  is one of the most common questions I get asked by friends and family back home. Little do they know that since moving to Germany, my vegetarian diet has become a liiiiitle more flexible. Okay look, schnitzel and sausage are…

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British gal who wasn't ready to leave the EU so moved to Germany instead.

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