Germany - Page 11

Looking behind the tolerance slogan

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"Refugees are Welcome" used to be a slogan of the Left. Now it is of the Right.

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Bad Kissingen: island without sea

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Reflections on the twlight of life at Bad Kissingen, "a Mykonos for the old, a Mallorca in Germany, an island without sea."

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Great career vs great adventure

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I thought about how much time I spend in the office, and how much time I spend on the computer when I am not. While I was on the trail, what I saw before my eyes seemed so much more real than what I saw back at home. I yearned to feel alive, and at

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4 myths about refugees and asylum-seekers

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The very complicated facts of Asylpolitik, explained here, easily debunk the xenophobic myths that have been circulating around.

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#ExpatJobs: Job vacancies for international people in Leipzig and broader region in Germany (early November)

Regularly posted list of newly advertised individual jobs, companies hiring locally for lots of positions (with a high demand for software engineers but also some variety in jobs) plus, as usual, a list of companies specifically hiring international teachers or translators at the end of this post (lots of opportunities there), including a new open

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#BullshitRadar: The politics of making a “threat”

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Using German legalese and quotes from the constitution to argue for charges to be pressed against Merkel for "people smuggling", the AfD wanted to communicate to their frustrated supporters that this party is a party of deeds. Why this "deed" at this time?

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