“You’ve got a pickle on your face”: Some common false friends in German

False friends. Aren't they fun? They either make you sound daft when you're speaking (in this case) German, or make Germans sound daft when they're speaking English. In this post, I'm going to tell you some simple and common false friends which you may come across and may lead you to confusion. Smoking Translation: tuxedo This…

8 things I’ve noticed in Frankfurt…

Now for a blog post not about my general life here in Frankfurt, but more about the things I've noticed here that I'd like to share. Some things are purely "this is weird/funny/different/cool/annoying, isn't it?", and others a more "please tell me why this is". I've been compiling this list over the past week, so…