by Christine Burgmer | Sep 14, 2017 | Allgemein |
Translating the menu for a foreign visitor is always tricky. Have you seen my German-English Food Glossary?
by Christine Burgmer | Sep 12, 2017 | Allgemein |
In the past, we used Miss (+ surname) for an unmarried woman and Mrs (+ surname) for a married woman. But things have changed over the last few years. Today we use Ms (+ surname) – pronounced “Mizz” – for all women – whatever their...
by Christine Burgmer | Sep 11, 2017 | Allgemein |
“Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.” John F. Kennedy
by Christine Burgmer | Sep 10, 2017 | Allgemein |
You’ve been invited out for a meal in the US and are not sure how to behave at the table. In this tip sheet by Ann Marie Sabath, you’ll learn: how to use napkins correctly how to eat your soup and bread and rolls the differences between...
by Christine Burgmer | Sep 9, 2017 | Allgemein |
“There was an old man from Peru, Who dreamt he was eating his shoe. He awoke in a fright In the middle of the night And found it was perfectly true.”
by Christine Burgmer | Sep 8, 2017 | Allgemein |
Do you know the colours of the rainbow? Here’s an acronym I only learned recently: “ROYGBIV”. “Roy” is quite a common male name. So “Roy G. Biv” sounds like a first name, middle initial and a last name. And what do the letters...
