by Christine Burgmer | Jan 8, 2015 | Allgemein |
You want to tell your business partner that you are a ‘Leseratte’? Be careful, because you can’t translate it word for word. You’ll have to say that you are a ‘bookworm’. And if you can’t remember that, just say that you love...
by Christine Burgmer | Jan 6, 2015 | Allgemein |
Remember that we spoke about using short and easy words when writing your email messages? I’d like to show you three more. Instead of … use … appear seem commence ...
by Christine Burgmer | Jan 5, 2015 | Allgemein |
“Anybody can become angry – that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way – that is not within everybody’s power and is not...
by Christine Burgmer | Jan 4, 2015 | Allgemein |
“If a public servant (ein Beamter) dies on a business trip, the business trip is over.” Does that really stand in the German Travel Expenses Act? Unbelievable! So do Germans really love bureaucracy? Read the article I found on the Deutsche Welle website to...
by Christine Burgmer | Jan 3, 2015 | Allgemein |
A police officer pulls over a driver and informs him that he has just won $5,000 in a safety competition, just because he is wearing his seat belt. “What are you going to do with the prize money?” the officer asks. The man replies, “I...
by Christine Burgmer | Jan 2, 2015 | Allgemein |
Psychologist, magician, and author Richard Wiseman explains in 59 seconds how smiling and behaving like a happy person can make us feel better. Do the test (link to: YouTube.com) and find out if it works for you.
