I arrived in Germany on a Friday. And I started my very first ‘real’ job on the following Monday.

And although I was the first person at the bus stop early on the Monday morning, I was the last person on the bus.

So what happened?

I stood directly behind the bus stop, as I had always done at home. Nobody came to stand behind me. Some people stood near the bus stop, some further away. 

You can imagine how shocked I was when the bus stopped some metres away from me, and everyone just rushed into the bus to take their seats. 

I felt really bad. But we have a saying, “If you can’t beat them, join them”.

So it was a lesson learnt. 

But I still secretly wish that people here would learn how to queue properly. 

Perhaps they should all listen to William Hanson and Emmy Kenny on the BBC Breakfast Show!

“People don’t resist change; they resist being changed.”
Peter Senge

If people resist being changed, how can we motivate them to embrace it?

A little food for thought today!

It might be an interesting exercise for you to tell your story in exactly 100 words.

Do you think you could do it?

Warby Parker, an American online retailer of prescription glasses, contact lenses, and sunglasses, based in New York City, did—as you can see here.

Test your general knowledge with Merriam-Webster’s quiz, and learn some interesting things along the way.

You have 15 seconds to answer each question. The faster you answer, the higher your score. The harder the question, the higher your score.

You’ll get 10 questions, but once you’ve completed the quiz, you can play again. 

Have fun!

I’ve never been to America, but I’ve heard and read that eating at a restaurant in the US can be quite different to other places in the world.

Tipping is very important. Waiters introduce themselves. And free refills for drinks are common. 

Perhaps that’s why the Deutsche Welle has posted an article entitled “10 things you should know before going to a German restaurant”. 

Even we can learn something new, even if it is only vocabulary!