https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed With cultural life in the major cities mothballed for over a year, ever more Germans seem to be deciding that they'd prefer a quite life in the countryside. But where are they moving to and which cities have seen the biggest impact? https://www.thelocal.de/20210326/are-germans-really-fleeing-the-cities-for-an-idyllic-life-in-the-countryside Fri, 26 Mar 2021 17:50:51 +0100 are-germans-really-fleeing-the-cities-for-an-idyllic-life-in-the-countryside Spargelzeit (asparagus season) whips Germans into a frenzy of indulgence (of the most wholesome variety) for two months of every year. It officially started in states across the Federal Republic this week. https://www.thelocal.de/20150412/let-the-organically-produced-orgy-begin Sun, 12 Apr 2015 12:28:17 +0200 let-the-organically-produced-orgy-begin Just when you thought German courts had ruled on every question ever posed by man, you realized they missed one: Is the countryside allowed to stink of dung? And if so, how much? https://www.thelocal.de/20150602/its-official-the-countryside-is-allowed-to-stink Tue, 02 Jun 2015 12:27:40 +0200 its-official-the-countryside-is-allowed-to-stink