F&L: Do I perceive faint regrets? Johannes Ebert: Of course, it would be nice if literature or music were the inspiration for learning German. Language offers access to the culture and actually also ...

I know of no other people in the world with a greater fondness and interest in North American Indigenous culture than the Germans. They have their own theatre about us, their own movies and even ...

Here are a few reverse culture shocks I've experienced ... they absolutely do. Germany is a capitalist country and people love the Weihnachtsmann (Father Christmas) as well as all the other ...

Modern life can be lonely. Some are looking to an old German tradition – of drinking and conversation – to deepen connection ...

But East German history, culture and traditions are part of their ... She cites a 2019 study among Germans her age that suggests a fifth of people from the ex-GDR see themselves as East German ...

A record 200,000 people became German citizens in 2023 ... the 2015 “welcome culture” is hard to find today. Fewer refugees are now coming to Germany, with new arrivals down this year by ...

Not only is Berlin the capital of Germany, it’s also the center of German club culture. Everywhere you look in Berlin, people are making music: on the streets, in countless small bars, in big concert ...