There are some controversial questions which to some extent may never be satisfactorily answered. For instance, why is the train always late when we are on time and on time when we arrive too late? One important question, which falls under this category, is the following: What is the hardest language to learn?…

[English] Es ist nicht einfach, ein echter Superheld zu sein. Aber bevor man jemanden auswählen kann, der über allen steht und es verdient hat von den Massen angehimmelt zu werden, muss man definieren, was eine Heldin oder ein Held überhaupt ist. Soweit ich mich entsinnen kann, war der letzte Held in Deutschland Matthias Steiner, Gewichtheber [...]

It takes a lot to be a true super hero. But before you can choose one that stands above all, that is worth to be admired by the masses, you need to define a hero. For Germany, the last famous person, that I can think of, that was referred to as a real hero was Matthias Steiner, a weightlifter and Olympic gold medalist, who stood on the medalists’ podium showing a picture of his late wife who died in a car accident and would have otherwise accompanied him to the Olympic Games. Surely, a real hero! But let’s see what in general makes a hero, and let’s say apart from sports, which is kind of a special case.

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Es gab schon so einige großartige Sportler hier in Deutschland, das steht fest. Jeder kennt Beckenbauer, die Leute schwärmen immer noch von Boris Becker in jungen Jahren und Michael Schuhmacher hat Formel1-Geschichte geschrieben. Das ist schon eine stattliche Liste, hinzukommen noch Steffi Graf, Henry Maske… Wie bitte, ihr kennt den großen „Gentleman“ Maske nicht mehr? [...]

We’ve had some great sportsmen in Germany, that’s for sure. Everybody knows Beckenbauer; raves about Boris Becker during his heyday; and Michael Schumacher wrote formula1-history. That’s just to start, everyone likes Steffi Graf and Henry Maske! Please, can you really forget the “Gentleman” Maske? Shame on you! Yeah, but is it all that nice and perfect in the German sports world? Let’s have a look behind the scenes and learn more about these German sport celebrities.

It is often said that the German language sounds very harsh to non-natives and an invitation to dinner could easily be misinterpreted as a declaration of war. The Germans themselves aren’t really aware of this effect unless they come home after a long stay in France or somewhere.

First of all, I want to make sure that we can at least skip over most of the romantic clichés of Germans and their home country. When planning a trip to Germany, there is no need to come dressed as the Bavarians with Lederhosen and Dirndl unless you are heading to the Oktoberfest, Colone Carnival or just fancy of making a complete fool of yourself. Still, the beer stereotypes remain true for the Germans, which means some weeks of intense beer studies would be good preparation for your stay here.

Zuerst möchte ich sicher stellen, dass wir die meisten romantischen Klischees von Deutschen und Deutschland überspringen können. Bei der Planung einer Deutschland-Reise müssen nicht bayrische Trachten mit Lederhose und Dirndl eingepackt werde. Es sei denn, das Ziel ist das Oktoberfest, Karneval oder sich mal gehörig zum Affen zu machen. Wohingegen die Bier-Legenden über die Deutschen [...]

Christmas is coming soon and I am wondering whether there is anything German about this charming holiday. To my knowledge Jesus wasn’t born in Germany, the Christmas Carols as well as the motifs are from the US and the colors originate from Coca Cola! Our Christmas chocolate comes from Switzerland and the Christmas game, White Elephant, is derived from an American tradition….