Jürgen Klopp in the Supermarket
A picture like a promise: Jürgen Klopp and the sweet symbols for a bright future with the German team – There aren’t many Germans who
13/07/2026
A picture like a promise: Jürgen Klopp and the sweet symbols for a bright future with the German team – There aren’t many Germans who
Pride comes before a Fall – this sentence has been on my mind often since returning to Germany. For years, Germany actively promoted immigration, yet
East German Engineering in China: A Quiet Legacy of Shared Values … … or “Made in Germany” in Beijing and what it reveals about us
“My God, what will become of Germany?” This line from the southern German band Schwoißfuaß has accompanied me since my youth. In the early 1980s,
When it comes to laughter, Germans head to the basement. (In Deutschland geht man zum Lachen in den Keller). A few years ago: We are
In order to reflect self-critically on one’s own behavior in other countries, I am always looking for books about Germany that are written from an
I’m amazed at this reaction. In September 2019, I arrived at my new workplace in Al-Jubail in Saudi Arabia and met my new team for
I was recently at a souk, an Arab market. And when I wanted to pay, the merchant said to me: “You still have to bargain,
We check in. A catamaran boat with which we, my wife and I, circle the Galapagos Islands for a week. In addition to the crew,
“I’m more German than I thought.” I heard this sentence from her, who, after graduating from high school in a major German city, took a
We are more German than we thought – The idea of a German bakery: For a holiday greeting you get a loaf of bread, free
Bernd, are you really German? I shared a short story here a few months ago, thinking about how strongly my German background is perceived in