https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Feeling low or energy or even a little down right now? Then this German word could hold the answer to your sluggishness. Here's what you need to know. https://www.thelocal.at/20190401/german-word-of-the-day-fruhlingsmudigkeit Mon, 01 Apr 2019 13:06:08 +0200 german-word-of-the-day-fruhlingsmudigkeit From Impfneid (vaccine envy) to Abstandbier (socially distanced beer), these words are so hot right now. https://www.thelocal.at/20210224/the-new-german-words-that-perfectly-describe-the-coronavirus-pandemic Wed, 24 Feb 2021 14:45:55 +0100 the-new-german-words-that-perfectly-describe-the-coronavirus-pandemic Unfortunately English let you down when you were trying to think of these things to say. https://www.thelocal.at/20161012/12-german-words-you-wont-find-in-english Wed, 12 Oct 2016 18:29:09 +0200 12-german-words-you-wont-find-in-english Do you do all these things without thinking twice? Then you're either native or you have truly become a master of the German language. https://www.thelocal.at/20170704/if-you-know-these-10-things-you-are-a-german-grammar-master Tue, 04 Jul 2017 16:11:43 +0200 if-you-know-these-10-things-you-are-a-german-grammar-master Gemütlichkeit is one of the defining characteristics of Austrian culture - and it really comes into its own in the colder months. Like many useful German words, it has no real equivalent in English. It refers to a lifestyle or attitude that combines comfort and cosiness with a sense of belonging, community and contentment. https://www.thelocal.at/20161214/the-one-german-word-youll-need-in-austria-this-winter Wed, 14 Dec 2016 11:44:46 +0100 the-one-german-word-youll-need-in-austria-this-winter The headmistress of the Vienna Business School in Mödling, Lower Austria, has ruled that only German may be spoken on her school's premises, citing “cultural conflict with cleaning staff” as the reason behind her decision. https://www.thelocal.at/20150317/school-sparks-controversy-with-foreign-language-ban Tue, 17 Mar 2015 09:33:09 +0100 school-sparks-controversy-with-foreign-language-ban The number of school pupils who are not native-German speakers has risen in Austria, despite falling student numbers. https://www.thelocal.at/20150310/more-non-native-speakers-in-austrian-schools Tue, 10 Mar 2015 13:02:45 +0100 more-non-native-speakers-in-austrian-schools A 63 year-old German hiker from the Lindau district of Bavaria plunged to his death from a steep climbing track in Vorarlberg on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.at/20140918/german-hiker-dies-in-vorarlberg Thu, 18 Sep 2014 17:19:56 +0200 german-hiker-dies-in-vorarlberg