Tag: Typical German
Munich: The donkey as a weatherman – Munich
After my flight to Bavaria, cycling was the beginning of feeling normal again. Cycling with my buddy Marcel, the plan was that simple. No, it wasn’t that easy after all.…
Help for refugees: "When I came into this room I was broken"
Our author lived in the gymnasium of a high school near Munich for seven months after fleeing Syria. Now he cares for people from Ukraine there. About dark memories and…
Typically German: If you want your extended family back – Munich
Relatives sometimes say or do the funniest things – and then again you want to groan or wince in shock. They make you cry and laugh. We know why we…
Typically German: Where are Taliah’s siblings? – Munich
On Tuesday I fried scrambled eggs and bananas for my little Taliah and I for dinner. Then my grandmother called, who lives in Uganda, in the same house where I…
Typically German: understanding youth language – Munich
“Such a dog!” has never been an insult in Bavaria. The “pig dog”, on the other hand, is more likely. So you’ve just worked your way into the depths of…
Typically German: The drama at the front door
In Bavaria you should plan at least five, more like ten minutes for the obligatory farewell orgy. Otherwise, things can go badly, as our author from Syria experienced. .source site
Typically German: The Ghost of the Gas Pedal – Munich
For five years, the bicycle was my constant companion and my only means of transport. In the summer I really enjoyed going to work with my environmental friend. Whether I…
Typically German: smokers ask SZ author for a lighter – Munich
Most of them are nice guys. If only they didn’t have this sinister habit. You can’t ignore them: cigarettes and their unbearable smoke. One wonders again and again why smokers…
Typically German: scheduling only with a calendar – Munich
We are in the most hectic time of the year. Send parcels back before 6 p.m., plan New Year’s Eve, it’s someone’s birthday, the ID has to be applied for…
Column “Typically German”: The uncanny smoker – Munich
The Garmisch Alps were my destination this time. A winter hike together with a Syrian companion. And as it is, at some point you step into a cozy alpine hut…