In the bit of Germany where I lived, at least, it was very normal for people to live in a rented (spacious, low-rise) flat in the town centre while they saved to buy a house in suburbs, typically not… (View Post)

In this case, it sounds like the aggressive drivers were the ones in the inside lane refusing to merge in turn with those in the outside lane. (View Post)

I pretty much know hiragana and katakana now, at least to read if not write, and I recognise maybe about 100 kanji, but that's obviously not enough to read much, though I can pick out the odd word, e… (View Post)

My German wasn't great at all when I first went to Germany (to work as a software developer), but that wasn't a problem since most international business in Germany communicate in English at a profes… (View Post)

I've been teaching my step-daughter to drive recently, and it is very noticeable that some people simply cannot stand to drive at the speed limit. My step-daughter obviously has to learn to drive at … (View Post)