German is an language spoken by over 80 million people. There have been many great people throughout history who have spoken it.
Learning German can allow you to understand anyone from Wankel to Seimens, from Kahn to Kant. From Bach to the Fuhrer.
It is an elegant but guttural language, which is intended to be shouted angrily in a shrill voice.
One important thing to remember is that all...
Germans love to be naked. They also have an economy which has largely weathered the financial crisis well. In one town in Upper Lower Saxon Bavaria, Nakenstadt, both of these elements come together to provide a uniquely Teutonic way of life.
In Nakenstadt, everyone is naked all the time. It is the law. From the joggers in the local park to the belt-sanders working in the factories, there is bar...
An important German Shepherd competition took place last Friday at the Telus Center. The Torontonian German community gathered and prepared for the show that had been planned for three months. German Canadian Congress, GCA, had flown in groups from G...
Scientists have finally isolated the "110%" gene that sets sportsman apart from us mere mortals. Staggeringly though it may seem most sportsman claim to give "110%" very few are actually capable of doing this as they do not possess the "110%" gene. P...
Today a victory was scored for the battered and weary titan that is British justice. Due to the increase of people been sniffed on the bus by strangers, stalking will be now be classified as a crime.
The news excited P. Tom of the probation union...
Comedy, or Komödie as it is known in Deutsch, is not the first thing you think of when you think about Germany. The Germans are far better known for their mechanical expertise, their superlative beers, and their invasions of other countries. But you would be surprised at the wit that lies beneath those bristling moustaches and finely-pressed uniforms. Here we explore a brief history of German humo...
The relationship between humans and vegetables is a long and complex one.
As many as 1 in 5 cucumbers are purchased for use not as food but as a sex toy. A fact that was possibly the best kept secret of the cucumber industry. However, the e-coli o...
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This month I was sent three Lingo language packs: German, Italian and Spanish. I would quite like to have learned Chinese, just to find out what the people in the Chinese Chippy were saying about me. I've never been very good at learning languages though. I even with English struggle. Lingo packs come in three parts. These are:...
British men over the age of sixteen are expected to openly revolt against an EU directive stipulating that in the interests of European brotherhood, they should demonstrate support for their German counterparts by wearing lederhosen for work and leis...
Reports coming in this evening state that German tanks are flooding into neighbouring Poland at an unprecedented rate.
The current invasion stems apparently from Polish migrant workers who upon returning home have taken a keen interest in tropical...
German twin brothers have built the world's longest model railway in Hamburg, one that has six miles of track and takes in all aspects of German life. By the time the layout is complete in 2014, it will also take in France, Belgium, Greece, Poland, D...
Westminster - Rumblings in the corridors of power today following German MEP Ludwig Von Scheissenhauser's controversial address to the European Parliament yesterday when he stated that:
"Ze reason for ze economic downturn in Der Fatherland can, an...
A train exhibition commemorating the thousands of children murdered by Germans and Poles during WWII is spending a leisurely second day in predominantly gentile post-war Berlin.
Frankfurter, Germany (IP) - German scientists announced today that they will immediately begin work on a rocket for peaceful purposes based on the old V-2 missile design.
A German aristocrat, found dead after falling from his fourth-floor balcony in an exclusive area of West London, died one month too early, say police from Scotland Yard.
Buenos Aries- The proud Argentine nation may be best known for the Tango, Evita, beef and cheating soccer midgets.
Berlin- The super efficent Germans are rightly acknowledged as being innovative world leaders in many different fields, car making, engineering, brewing, electronics and of course sausage guzzling.
Cookery superstar Delia Smith and well-known German cannibal Armin Meiwes have teamed up to create a new TV series and cookery book - Delia's Long Pig Recipes.