Browsing Archive: January, 2012

Pilates vs German Lessons - What's the Difference?

Posted by Angelika Davey on Friday, January 27, 2012, In : learn German

I had an interesting conversation with a friend earlier about keep fit classes and language classes (she is also a language teacher) and how much easier it seems to go to Pilates classes instead of German lessons.

We started to compare them -

attending keep fit classes is good for losing weight
they are good for your physical well-being
if you miss several, you can still re-join later and carry on without any problem.

These points don't seem to apply for learning a language, don't they? Well, I d...

It's in his kiss - Erm, no, it isn't!

Posted by Angelika Davey on Saturday, January 21, 2012, In : a bit of fun

Actually, on this occasion, it isn't - It's in his handshake ;-)

German like to shake hands when they meet. If they meet friends or relatives they may hug or kiss, but if it's a business meeting or they meet an acquaintance then they shake hand. It is not uncommon to see a German arrive at a business meeting and shake hands with everybody present. Likewise when they leave.

So, how do you do the perfect handshake?

Well, I have searched high and low for you and have found the answer.

Enjoy!

Sternsinger

Posted by Angelika Davey on Friday, January 6, 2012, In : Sing in German

For the 12 days of Christmas between Christmas and Epiphany (the 6th January) many children in Germany dress up as the three wise men and go round people's houses singing and collecting money for charity.

A few days ago, while in Germany, I came across an interesting article about one of the songs the 'Sternsinger', as they are called, might sing. I could not find the tune or a version on Youtube but I did find the lyrics:

Nun reisen wir froh nach unsrer Sonnen

Wir haben allhier groß Heil vern...

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