Deutscher Pass

My boy needs to memorize a song for the coming performance day at their school and the way he pronounces words is completely different from how I would say them. Somehow, I cannot wrap my tongue around it. Yes, I admit I cannot read German. Or at least how it should be correctly read.  But…

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Uckermarker

Year is 2013 and because I now live in Germany, I must register at the city hall. Registration means I get a letter specifying my TAX Number, a bill for community trash collection which is about 10 Euro per month and a bill for television which cost around 17 Euro per month. Here is a…

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