How to stop overeating
Do you eat too much or know someone who does? In this video, Richard Wiseman gives us 10 amazing tips to help us stop overeating. I’m sure you know some of the tips. But some might be quite new to you.
Do you know what a “Laibchen” is?
How would you translate “bread rolls” into German? I thought everybody called them “Brötchen”, but I’ve just read on the Deutsche Welle website that other names are used, too – including “Schrippe”, “Wecken” und “Semmel”.
Read the text to find out what people call that crusty dry end of a loaf of bread. And find out the names of seven more German foods.
A new way to manage your to-do list?
If you’re like me, you’ve probably read a lot about how to best get things done. And you’re quite an expert at writing to-do lists. You’ve tried new ideas, but always seem to come back to your original way of doing things.
Are you ready to test yet another idea? Take a look at this page here: http://blog.fiftythree.com/posts/how-to-manage-your-task-list
You never know. You might be able to boost your productivity.
Fewer versus less
If you’re not sure when to use “fewer” and when to use “less”, you might like to read this article here. Weltchek Writes explains it nicely.
On appreciation
The fight for the armrests
I’ve often wondered who should get the armrests in planes.
According to this article in The Sun, a former flight attendant explained that there’s an unspoken rule that the person in the middle seat gets both armrests. The reason is that the person in the aisle can move fairly freely. While the person in the window seat has the view.
I’ve never heard that before – and agree with etiquette expert William Hanson, who says that people should share the armrests.
His explanation:
“Etiquette is all about compromise and not being selfish, so taking up the entire armrest is bad manners.”
For me, it’s quite clear that both passengers can rest their elbows on the armrest separating their seats. But, unfortunately, not everyone agrees! 🙁
