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Jedem Michel sein Schwein
Comments on German Democracy

Koch Duell - Ready Steady Cook
German cookery program

Die deutsche Kueche
Und wie sie wuerzt

Wettendas-Gottschalk - Big Bet
England, not Germany, is the best place for wine

Pronunciation problems
Why can't the Germans get English pronunciation right?

German nationality
The Germans must think about redefining themselves

More pronunciation
El Gore to the Germans, Al Gore to the rest of the world.

English banned by Germans
Officials may fine Germans using English words

German and American pronunciation and El Gore
Not only Germans have problems with their English!

German society criticised as intolerant and violent
A leading human rights body recently castigated Germany for not doing enough to fight racism

Berlin Stories
Why pigs are crucial in German culture, dining in the dark, and Hitler's gay secret. From the Independent Newspaper.

Germans pronounce "drag queen" like "DRECK QUEEN" (Eine Schmutzkoenigin). What is a drag queen?

Die "Handy" Kultur der Deutschen:
Goethe's and Schiller's language reduced to an unintelligible "handy babble" and how the Germans do their talkin' and chatten' (or shetten as they pronounce it). www.handy.de - Click for a laugh!

Sinn und Sinnlichkeit
Films "Made in England" have their titles changed for Europe because they are too hard. Hollywood movies make it easy

Keep Up The Good Work
Use of the word pig in the German language

Karl Marx led to my arrest as a terrorist in Germany
Tariq Ali writes on his encounter with German airport security following the September 11 terrorist attack. From the Independent Newspaper.

Germany is out of date (and I say that with only a little Schadenfreunde)
Mary Dejevsky writes on Germany's need to bring itself into the 21st Century. From the Independent Newspaper.

Learning German
Why it is important to learn the German language

European Pub and Beer Guide
Is German beer as boring as their pubs?

We don't need your language lesson, ambassador
Go into a London pub and you'll be surprised by the linguistic competence, from Urdu to Xhosa
From the Independent Newspaper.

Schröder cancels Italian holiday in war of words
The stereotyped hyper-nationalistic blond Germans
From the Independent Newspaper.

Does "all right already" stem from schon gut?
Former German high school teacher backs Deutscher Michel website and would like to hear from readers.

German spelling reforms
The Germans are in a tangle over how to spell spaghetti

Not Macht(e) die Sprache Erfinderisch
Seit 1990 ist nun Deutschland gluecklicherweise wieder ein vereintes Land.

Von Windaugen, Fenstern und "Hochgeziten" usw.
Es ist doch eigenartig wie sich die germanischen Sprachen...

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