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 Berliners are famously impatient with newcomers. So if you use a bit of local jargon, you might just win their respect - or you could end up looking like an idiot. But it's good to know the Berlin dialect anyway. https://www.thelocal.de/20160310/slang-words-you-need-to-survive-among-berliners Thu, 10 Mar 2016 16:30:29 +0100 slang-words-you-need-to-survive-among-berliners Do you actually know what Germans are talking about or hast du einen Vogel? https://www.thelocal.de/20160329/quiz-how-well-do-you-know-german-phrases-idioms-language Tue, 29 Mar 2016 18:44:21 +0200 quiz-how-well-do-you-know-german-phrases-idioms-language Are you suffering from a raging tomcat after a heavy night out? Or are people saying you've got a bird and you just don't understand what they mean? Germany certainly doesn't hold back when it comes to animal-based idioms. We take a look at a few of the funniest. https://www.thelocal.de/20151014/nine-wacky-german-idioms-to-do-with-animals Wed, 14 Oct 2015 17:44:48 +0200 nine-wacky-german-idioms-to-do-with-animals Because apparently, even when Germans aren't talking about food... they still like to talk about food. https://www.thelocal.de/20151007/nine-tasty-german-food-and-drink-idioms Wed, 07 Oct 2015 16:20:14 +0200 nine-tasty-german-food-and-drink-idioms