If former chancellor Schröder knew one thing, then it was how to pose! I just spotted the proof for the superiority of his ceremonial victory gesture on my Alma mater’s Facebook account. During last year’s long and sweaty graduation ceremony I decided to express my satisfaction for the achieved academic merits by copying that very
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A recent article of the Handelsblatt once again confirmed that Munich is the most expansive place to live in Germany – with the Altstadt borough considered to be among the most pricy areas of the city. An area I can actually claim to have lived in: If my former employer kept already two third of
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Across-the-Street-Guy certainly is! Suffering from a mild case of desk-isolation, after the office moved to another, more roomy floor (In fact it’s that spacious now that a 100m sprint office chair race would easily be feasible), I gaze out of the window every now and then. The problem with the new office lay-out is: If
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1)      Popular new mover statement: “Frankfurt is nicer than I thought”. The city’s image is somewhere between boring and ghetto. Truth to be told: For a population lightweight among Germany’s urban centres Frankfurt has a lot to offer. Feeling like Korean food? No problem. English theater? Just around the corner. Lookin’ for place to sip
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Dear loyal reader, Cheerios to the last remnants who fearlessly continued visiting this blog, which was hibernating for far too long. Over the last couple of weeks it has gradually been coming back as busy-bee ElStephe initiated the long overdue re-launch. Now it’s about time that I tweet big hellos as well: Frankfurt is ON
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