Languages
How does it feel when you receive your Bachelor’s Degree and you land up getting a seat for Masters’s in a technical university in Germany, which would have the potential to change your career for the best? I guess you are feeling short of words to express your joy. Then why is this joy short-lived […]
Who wouldn’t want to be a nice & friendly host and who wouldn’t love to host lavish dinners with exotic spread of appetisers, starters, main course, dessert, coffee, mocktails to cocktails and allure warmth to the ambience. However, with every culture there are etiquettes which can be contrasting. I guess few of them really stand […]
German Punctuality The definition of punctuality is defined in the true sense by Germans. We in India may believe that we know what punctuality is. I’m not being sarcastic, I swear. There is a reason why I say that. The entire learning about German punctuality was an overwhelming experience. But I am glad I understood […]
Well, I’m certainly not talking about coffee machines at Cafes, which at times I feel are so “mechanical” – in the literal sense, that the coffee served may taste good, but it feels so much without coffee soul! Before the Germans introduced me to their coffee machine culture, I knew only about soulless coffee machines […]
How do you feel moving into a new calendar year and ending one? Well, on paper, it’s just another year, but I believe it’s just another day. Sun rises each day and doesn’t keep track of a 365-day cycle. Neither does it shine brighter on 1 January! Irrespective of the month or year, each day […]
I don’t think the word Autobahn is new to most of us. What makes it almost known everywhere? Besides the fact that German highways are close to the best condition and are a sight for sore eyes, they offer no speed limit! You can imagine driving the best car with no speed police observing you. Which, is […]
I have seen uplifted brows whenever I would talk about grammar. Many of my students have asked, why is grammar so predominant in a language? My reply has always been: Why do the best recipes suggest marinating chicken or vegetables before putting them in the pan? In both cases, with or without marination, the chicken […]
What’s your definition of winter? For most of us, it comes with flavours of cinnamon, ginger, piping hot brews and somewhere in the distance listening to the jingling of bells. This photo has been so well captured in my mind’s lens. Winters in Germany, especially in south Germany and, to be precise, Munich, are one […]
During my teenage days in the 90s, my sports fever was only cricket. This was what I had grown up watching. And naturally, it was more like worship, than just a simple game introduced in our country by the British. However, my connection with Germany introduced me to the world of football. I easily entered […]
It sounds more like a life lesson than anything else. Well, that’s the way we should function, no? Foremost, we should express our gratitude to the universe and the fates, who have allowed us to experience the beauty of the earthly realm. This may sound very philosophical and pretentious, I know. And then? Gratitude towards […]