Itās an English Christmas staple. Found on pretty much every table during the holiday season, Mince Pies are sweet, fruity (and often boozy!) pies made from shortcrust pastry and something called mincemeat. If youāre not British (or from the US, as weāll find out laterā¦), then you might have only heard of these mysterious pies […]
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Following on from last weekās post where I highlighted 5 things I love about England and 5 that I donāt love, itās 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 this by saying that I
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If you donāt follow me on Instagram (if not, why not? Iām a hoot!) then you will probably be completely unaware that I recently went āhomeā to England for the first time in two years. The last time I was in the UK was in 2019. I had been living in Germany for just three
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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. Iām even listening to a podcast as I write this post (Today in Focus by the Guardian, one of my favourite current affairs podcasts). Iāve been in love
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āA German joke is no laughing matterā wrote Mark Twain in his famous dual-language essay, āThe Awful German Language / die schreckliche deutsche Spracheā. 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 is the biggest myth of
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āHow do you find living in Germany as a vegetarian?ā 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 staple foods here in Bavaria.
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I have briefly mentioned the comprehensive recycling system in Germany in a previous Culture Shock post. Here’s a more in-depth look at it! Why so serious? Recycling in Germany is serious business. And in 2021, I think we can all agree that recycling is a good thing, right? Climate change is the biggest problem we
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I am not a fan of fashion. That is to say, I am not good at fashion. Never have been. But I have seen The Devil Wears Prada enough times to understand that I still very much buy into fashion as a concept and therefore I must, on some level, care about the clothes I
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Smoking in Germany is still very popular. So popular, in fact, that a study conducted by the RKI in 2017 showed that 20.8% of women and 27% over the age of 18 smoke at least occasionally. There has been a strict smoking ban in public spaces in the UK since 2007. Over the following ten
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Last week, I jokingly and lovingly, wrote about 10 things Germans do/have that are just super weird to me as a Brit/Expat. But we are not innocent! If anything we are probably the stranger nation. So this week, I present to you 10 weird things about the British. 1. 2 Taps This had never occurred
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