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 Whether it's customer service, crossing the road, tipping or the toilets, let us know the culture shocks you've experienced in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20220426/tell-us-what-culture-shocks-have-you-experienced-in-germany Tue, 26 Apr 2022 17:26:10 +0200 tell-us-what-culture-shocks-have-you-experienced-in-germany Despite ongoing travel restrictions, extra costs and uncertainty over new Covid variants, international residents living across Europe vow to travel abroad this summer. For most it is the need to see family that motivates them. https://www.thelocal.de/20210603/im-going-crazy-why-international-residents-in-europe-will-travel-this-summer-despite-covid Thu, 03 Jun 2021 15:50:07 +0200 im-going-crazy-why-international-residents-in-europe-will-travel-this-summer-despite-covid Many international residents living around Europe are desperately hoping to be able to travel this summer. Please take a minute to complete a quick survey to let us know why you intend to travel and what complications you face. https://www.thelocal.de/20210526/family-or-holiday-are-you-planning-to-travel-abroad-this-summer Wed, 26 May 2021 18:47:02 +0200 family-or-holiday-are-you-planning-to-travel-abroad-this-summer One year after the first measures were put in place to stem the spread of the coronavirus, almost two-thirds of Germans are dissatisfied with Germany’s crisis management. https://www.thelocal.de/20210322/almost-two-thirds-of-germans-unsatisfied-with-governments-covid-19-management Mon, 22 Mar 2021 12:53:14 +0100 almost-two-thirds-of-germans-unsatisfied-with-governments-covid-19-management For the first time in the coronavirus pandemic, more than half of Germans hold a negative view of the government’s management of the crisis, according to a new survey. https://www.thelocal.de/20210204/more-than-half-of-germans-losing-trust-in-governments-handling-of-pandemic Thu, 04 Feb 2021 11:00:17 +0100 more-than-half-of-germans-losing-trust-in-governments-handling-of-pandemic Angela Merkel is still the most popular politician in Germany 14 years after she became chancellor, according to a new poll which also highlighted attitudes towards climate change. https://www.thelocal.de/20190802/angela-merkel-still-most-popular-politician-in-germany Fri, 02 Aug 2019 12:05:10 +0200 angela-merkel-still-most-popular-politician-in-germany Give us your views on Flixbus in Germany, both the positive and the negative and how the service could improve. https://www.thelocal.de/20190710/have-your-say-what-is-your-experience-of-using-flixbus-in-germany Wed, 10 Jul 2019 17:21:56 +0200 have-your-say-what-is-your-experience-of-using-flixbus-in-germany Ahead of International Day of Happiness on Wednesday a majority (66 percent) of Germans have told pollsters they are happy. https://www.thelocal.de/20190319/poll-two-thirds-of-germans-consider-themselves-happy Tue, 19 Mar 2019 10:59:40 +0100 poll-two-thirds-of-germans-consider-themselves-happy A poll published on Friday says Germany's governing coalition parties - the CDU/CSU and SPD - would receive just 39 percent of the vote if there were Bundestag elections on Sunday, the lowest ever combined result. https://www.thelocal.de/20181019/ruling-parties-hit-all-time-low-greens-on-the-up Fri, 19 Oct 2018 10:52:37 +0200 ruling-parties-hit-all-time-low-greens-on-the-up The greatest source of German angst are the policies of US President Donald Trump, according to an insurance company's survey of the deepest fears plaguing the country's people. https://www.thelocal.de/20180906/trump-the-greatest-source-of-german-angst-survey Thu, 06 Sep 2018 16:28:30 +0200 trump-the-greatest-source-of-german-angst-survey Many residents of the capital would rather not be there. And the newer to the city they are, the less satisfied they tend to be, a recent study found. https://www.thelocal.de/20180806/a-third-of-all-berliners-would-rather-live-elsewhere-survey-finds Mon, 06 Aug 2018 19:00:39 +0200 a-third-of-all-berliners-would-rather-live-elsewhere-survey-finds Germans are known pejoratively by some as Kartoffelfresser (potato munchers). A new study shows that they are doing most of that munching on the sofa. https://www.thelocal.de/20180730/the-potato-eaters-have-become-couch-potatoes-study-shows Mon, 30 Jul 2018 17:20:25 +0200 the-potato-eaters-have-become-couch-potatoes-study-shows We’re interested in your experiences working internationally. Complete our quick survey and tell us what it's been like. https://www.thelocal.de/20180530/working-internationally-tell-us-about-it Wed, 30 May 2018 14:30:11 +0200 working-internationally-tell-us-about-it While the majority of people from Germany and the US agree on common Western values, most of them think that this basis is dwindling, a new survey shows. https://www.thelocal.de/20180507/germans-and-americans-believe-common-values-are-eroding-survey-shows Mon, 07 May 2018 12:22:12 +0200 germans-and-americans-believe-common-values-are-eroding-survey-shows A new survey has revealed that a majority of Germans think that loneliness is a big problem in their society, with only a small number seeing it as of little relevance. https://www.thelocal.de/20180323/two-thirds-of-germans-think-the-country-has-a-major-loneliness-problem Fri, 23 Mar 2018 16:53:57 +0100 two-thirds-of-germans-think-the-country-has-a-major-loneliness-problem The right-wing populist Alternative for Germany party deleted a survey that it had posted on social media on Tuesday, after participants gave a radically different answer to the one they wanted. https://www.thelocal.de/20180321/afd-faces-ridicule-for-erasing-islam-survey-after-result-doesnt-go-its-way Wed, 21 Mar 2018 11:23:26 +0100 afd-faces-ridicule-for-erasing-islam-survey-after-result-doesnt-go-its-way A new survey shows that Germans are losing patience with Frau Merkel, after she has failed to form a new government three months after the national election. https://www.thelocal.de/20171227/every-second-german-wants-merkel-to-step-down-early-survey Wed, 27 Dec 2017 11:03:04 +0100 every-second-german-wants-merkel-to-step-down-early-survey German consumers' festive mood will continue into the new year, a closely-watched survey said on Friday, as shoppers remain unfazed by a political impasse in Europe's purring top economy. https://www.thelocal.de/20171222/german-consumers-to-start-new-year-in-high-spirits Fri, 22 Dec 2017 10:17:35 +0100 german-consumers-to-start-new-year-in-high-spirits 22 percent of German pupils between grades five and ten have smoked tobacco via water pipes, a new survey has shown. https://www.thelocal.de/20171212/one-in-five-german-schoolkids-smokes-shisha-tobacco-survey Tue, 12 Dec 2017 10:48:38 +0100 one-in-five-german-schoolkids-smokes-shisha-tobacco-survey A worldwide ranking released on Thursday reveals that Germany has reclaimed its title as the most admired country in the world, in light of a substantial drop in global perception of America. https://www.thelocal.de/20171116/germany-knocks-us-off-its-throne-and-places-first-in-global-image-ranking Thu, 16 Nov 2017 17:13:49 +0100 germany-knocks-us-off-its-throne-and-places-first-in-global-image-ranking