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 In this week's Expat Dispatches, Tessa Sinclair Scott examines her Francophile grandmother's disappointment that she was moving to Germany. Did she choose the wrong language? https://www.thelocal.de/20140912/expat-dispatches-the-local-germany-the-wrong-language Fri, 12 Sep 2014 14:07:00 +0200 expat-dispatches-the-local-germany-the-wrong-language A quick and uncomplicated conversation between a recently engaged couple concluded that the husband-to-be would take on his fiancee's surname. However, no one was more surprised by people's reactions than Australian expat Liv Hambrett. https://www.thelocal.de/20140822/husband-takes-name-marriage-change-name Fri, 22 Aug 2014 15:00:00 +0200 husband-takes-name-marriage-change-name Since publishing a blog post on The Local seven weeks ago about how Germans in the north of the country only need three words to communicate, Australian writer Liv Hambrett has been basking in praise from the subjects of her study. https://www.thelocal.de/20140806/north-germans-language-sets-them-apart-liv-hambrett-the-local Wed, 06 Aug 2014 12:40:00 +0200 north-germans-language-sets-them-apart-liv-hambrett-the-local This week's Expat Dispatches is gathering a lengthy list of everything we love about Germany. Blogger and writer Liv Hambrett starts with her reasons why she loves the country. https://www.thelocal.de/20140725/what-i-love-about-germany-the-local-expat Fri, 25 Jul 2014 13:16:00 +0200 what-i-love-about-germany-the-local-expat In this week's Expat Dispatches, history teacher Mike Stuchbery gives us a lesson in the Medieval fear and loathing unleashed by the Black Death in the German lands. https://www.thelocal.de/20140711/how-german-lands-responded-to-the-black-death Fri, 11 Jul 2014 16:40:00 +0200 how-german-lands-responded-to-the-black-death You need to understand three key words to communicate properly with northern Germans, according to Australian writer Liv Hambrett who has fallen for one of them. She takes us on a linguistic tour. https://www.thelocal.de/20140620/deciphering-the-north-germans-thelocalive-hambrett Fri, 20 Jun 2014 14:05:00 +0200 deciphering-the-north-germans-thelocalive-hambrett With temperatures set to hit highs of 34C in Germany this weekend, food writer Nadia Hassani looks at how to make a very special ice cream and the man it was named after - a womanizing 19th Century nobleman. https://www.thelocal.de/20140606/how-to-make-ice-cream-fit-for-a-german-prince-fuerst-pueckler Fri, 06 Jun 2014 17:05:00 +0200 how-to-make-ice-cream-fit-for-a-german-prince-fuerst-pueckler The German love of nature keeps this country beautiful and its city dwellers sane, as writer Liv Hambrett discovers. https://www.thelocal.de/20140530/thank-god-germans-love-nature-the-local-expat-dispatches Fri, 30 May 2014 15:11:00 +0200 thank-god-germans-love-nature-the-local-expat-dispatches Germans consume more coffee each year than beer or mineral water and outdrink the French when it comes to caffeine. Food writer Nadia Hassani explains how to enjoy the drink with a German kick. https://www.thelocal.de/20140516/enjoying-coffee-the-german-way Fri, 16 May 2014 14:56:00 +0200 enjoying-coffee-the-german-way Strolling, like single-handedly dismantling a queue by utterly failing to grasp its function, is a great German past time. Writer Liv Hambrett goes for a walk in this week's Expat Dispatches. https://www.thelocal.de/20140509/how-to-master-the-art-of-the-german-stroll-expat-dispatches Fri, 09 May 2014 14:37:00 +0200 how-to-master-the-art-of-the-german-stroll-expat-dispatches Concerned that not enough strangers are talking to you in Germany? Writer Jacinta Nandi has the answer - have a baby and you will be inundated with advice from grandmothers on the street. https://www.thelocal.de/20140502/who-needs-baby-books-when-you-have-german-grandmas Fri, 02 May 2014 12:29:00 +0200 who-needs-baby-books-when-you-have-german-grandmas In this week's Expat Dispatches, teacher Mike Stuchbery looks at the role played by one of Germany's great trading families, the Fuggers, and the lessons they hold for us today. https://www.thelocal.de/20140425/medieval-german-business-empire-the-fuggers-expat-dispatches Fri, 25 Apr 2014 14:47:00 +0200 medieval-german-business-empire-the-fuggers-expat-dispatches With Easter around the corner, this week's Expat Dispatches from the Spoonfuls of Germany blog looks at how to turn eggs alcoholic. https://www.thelocal.de/20140411/spoonfuls-of-germany-egg-recipe-for-easter Fri, 11 Apr 2014 14:57:00 +0200 spoonfuls-of-germany-egg-recipe-for-easter There are few better ways to say goodbye (or hello) to a German town than with an eating tour. Liv Hambrett takes on giant schnitzels and gyros in Bavaria. https://www.thelocal.de/20140404/a-bavarian-farewell-tour-in-food-expat-dispatches-liv-hambrett-2 Fri, 04 Apr 2014 14:07:00 +0200 a-bavarian-farewell-tour-in-food-expat-dispatches-liv-hambrett-2 Hate the system? Think you could run things better? Jan van Leiden did. He took over Münster in the 16th century to create a new kingdom for God. But things did not go as planned. https://www.thelocal.de/20140328/16th-century-mayhem-in-muenster-with-jan-van-leiden-expat-dispatches-the-local-germany Fri, 28 Mar 2014 13:33:00 +0100 16th-century-mayhem-in-muenster-with-jan-van-leiden-expat-dispatches-the-local-germany Food writer Nadia Hassani takes The Local through one of her more regal recipes - a lemon mousse rumoured to have comforted controversial King Frederick the Great. https://www.thelocal.de/20140321/a-mousse-fit-for-a-king Fri, 21 Mar 2014 11:17:00 +0100 a-mousse-fit-for-a-king It is the most glorious weather. Fifteen degrees (sixteen some days!) sunny, blue skies. The park’s grass is green and gold and purple and white, all the bulbs arriving early after a mild winter and what seems like an early spring. https://www.thelocal.de/20140314/enjoying-the-early-german-sun-expat-dispatches Fri, 14 Mar 2014 13:40:00 +0100 enjoying-the-early-german-sun-expat-dispatches Germany is a land infested with saints. Travel more than a few miles in any direction and you're liable to trip over a shrine to some ascetic or hermit with the reputation for performing miracles. https://www.thelocal.de/20140307/germanys-best-saints Fri, 07 Mar 2014 13:23:00 +0100 germanys-best-saints Food writer Nadia Hassani takes The Local through one of her best recipes just in time for Karneval - delicious, deep-fried pastries and shares her experiences of the German party season. https://www.thelocal.de/20140228/expat-dispatches-recipe-for-german-carnival-spoonfuls-of-germany Fri, 28 Feb 2014 14:10:00 +0100 expat-dispatches-recipe-for-german-carnival-spoonfuls-of-germany It’s a peculiar thing, going home, when you no longer live there. Much like most of the landmarks, your history remains intact and untouched. So do, give or take one or two as the years pass by, the people who preserve it. https://www.thelocal.de/20140221/expat-dispatches-blog-tug-of-germany-matches-the-pull-of-home Fri, 21 Feb 2014 12:12:00 +0100 expat-dispatches-blog-tug-of-germany-matches-the-pull-of-home