'How Does The USA Stack Up Against Other Countries' Health Care Systems'

it's a comparison that includes germany.
i thought it may be of interest here since there are so many americans in this community and the topic currently is hotly debated in the usa.

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Siebenschläfertag

Today is an important day in Germany if you want to know what the summer is going to be like. At least according to folklore and agricultural tradition [Bauernregeln], which holds that the weather on June 27th - Siebenschläfertag - will determine the general meteorological trend for July and August, the next 7 weeks. There are ( Read more... )

the germans' favorite icecream flavors are:

1. vanilla
2. chocolate
3. hazelnut
4. stracciatella - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stracciatella
5. latte macchiato - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latte_macchiato
6. cherries & cream
7. yogurt
8. strawberry
9. lemon
10. banana
source: german associates of ice cream makers

what are yours? mine are hazelnut, yogurt ( Read more... )

visit rothenburg ob der tauber:

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are you guys interested in touristy videos of german towns?
this guy has a bunch of them and i find them pretty well-done.

visit marburg:

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i found this amusing. imagine... lolz

space.com - Fri Jun 12, 9:45 am ET

A 14-year old German boy was hit in the hand by a pea-sized meteorite that scared the bejeezus out of him and left a scar.

"When it hit me it knocked me flying and then was still going fast enough to bury itself into the road," Gerrit Blank said in a newspaper account. ( Read more... )

have we had a post about this yet?

it isn't new and not my usual kind of music but it makes me chuckle every single time i hear it. fun translation for people who are just studying German and fits right in with one of the stereotypes about german women, hahaha.

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check out comments for the lyrics

i found this pretty interesting and thought i might share.

for those who can't read it, the light blue areas claim predominantly german ancestry.


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10/10/2008, http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,583416,00.html

IRAQ WOUNDS HEAL
Americans Fall Back in Love with Germany
By Gregor Peter Schmitz in Washington, D.C.

Bratwurst and lederhosen are yesterday's news, as are clashes over Iraq. According to a new poll, the image of "modern Germany" is positive again in the United States. ( Read more... )

anybody like grönemeyer?

he's a piece of germany to me.

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Viel zu viel - Herbert Grönemeyer

it's from an old album, SPRÜNGE from 1986. i think it has aged well and the album is a classic. http://www.groenemeyer.de