My Blog until 2018

“I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” Charles Dickens

If you do business or are planning on doing business with Austrians, you might like to read up on...

Alfred saw an advertisement for a Driving School that claimed it could teach anyone to drive a car...

A boy and a doctor were fishing together. The boy is the doctor's son, but the doctor is not the...

Pupils in Germany get 'Zeugnisse' from their schools. These are called 'school reports' in Britain...

We all know how important body language is, don't we? This infographic shows us what the ten worst...

Listen to how Gothenburg Homeless Aid, a voluntary organisation that helps the homeless, substance...

If you want to get off to a good start in the morning, take a look at these eight ways on how to...

You wouldn't really expect to go dancing six metres below the Indian Ocean, would you? But today...

Young man to florist: "I'd like a bunch of flowers, please." Florist: "Certainly, sir. What...

You might be surprised to learn that there's a lot we can do to increase our intelligence. It just...

You might read or hear the word "Wunderkinds" or "Wunderkinder" in the English-speaking world. The...

If you're like me, you've always thought that the best time to take a break is in the afternoon,...

I always forget the correct German translation of "quotation marks" (also known as "inverted...

I came across this website the other day (www.everlane.com) and was surprised to see that they...

Would you be able to explain how the Germans celebrate St. Nikolaus? And is St. Nikolaus the same...

Richard and John were talking one day. "My wife asked me to buy organic vegetables from the market...

Are you good at reading other people's emotions? Test yourself here by just looking at people's...

  I always forget the German word 'Anführungszeichen' when I need it. So I use either...

You're not sure how to write Christmas messages? Here are a few ideas to get you started. And...

"The beginning is the most important part of the work." Plato

Did you hear about Puma's marketing blunder several years ago? I must have missed it. According to...

"How do the locals predict the weather in Fort William?" "If you can see Ben Nevis, it's going to...

I've never liked Coca-Cola. I've no idea why, because all my friends used to drink it. I was more...