All posts about Brittany

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Brittany is beautiful coasts, beaches and wild rocks, unusual architecture and traditions that still survive. Oh, this kouign amann and the thinnest pancakes! It took me years to find a decent recipe.Each topic presents places in detail with photos and lists other worthy places nearby with the map. Brittany is a very large region, each … Read more

Who should file a tax return in Germany

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Briefly about who should file a tax return in Germany, I wrote in the introduction to the topic on filling out a German income tax return. But there was no answer to the question:
I came in Germany this year
I am employee and have no other income
– should I file a declaration in Germany for this year?

In the list of those who must file a tax return in Germany, there are no fresh arrivals in the country. But my old memories of working for a tax magazine brought to the surface a vague knowledge of tax residency. Let’s try to understand this difficult topic, but first we will find out who is still on the list of those who must file.

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Chestnuts in Germany (Esskastanien, Maronen)

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Chestnuts in Germany / Kastanien und Esskastanien und Maronen

Roasted chestnuts are an essential part of Advent. In recent years, chestnuts in Germany have been sold far less than before and prices are incredible. Only Aldi rescues the situation – here you can buy small cheap chestnuts. In southern Germany you can also pick chestnuts in the forest. In this topic – how to distinguish edible chestnuts and how to cook them.

Let’s first understand the difference between Kastanien, Esskastanien and Maronen.

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All posts about Normandy

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Normandy is our favorite holiday place. Mighty white rocks, lonely beaches and many sights invite you to come back again and again. Mont Saint Michel AbbeyLower Normandy Map. Manche attractionsLower Normandy. Attractions Calvados and Orne on the mapWhat to see in EtretatFecamp attractionsUpper Normandy tourist attractions. 1. Seine MaritimeUpper Normandy tourist attractions. Rouen region to … Read more

German idioms about lie, nonsense, boasting

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Every day we meet lies – lies with bad intentions or to embellish reality. This means that there is also a large group of German idioms about lie, nonsense and boasting. They have a lot in common with the idioms about stupidity and madness that we collected in the previous post.

Expressions in bold are those that are included in the lists of frequently occurring or met me personally in the texts.

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And you thought you were being praised. German certificate of employment Arbeitszeugnis

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German certificate of employment Arbeitszeugnis is a carefully coded document to be studied with a list of words and expressions.

Knowing the German language fully is not only knowing the words and grammar. Because hints play a huge role in German. They never speak their mind directly. A direct statement is often perceived as aggression, or a threat, or arrogance. This is not surprising, because if, as you will see later, a negative characteristic is hidden under the indication of punctuality, then the mind, looking for subtext everywhere, will see an insult in simple direct criticism.

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Hunting in Germany

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hunting in germany / was dürfen Jäger

If you have walked at least once in a German forest, you have probably seen more than one “house” with stairs on the edge of forests, copses, along the fields. No, they were not built by nature enthusiasts to observe animals. That is they observe, only then they shoot.

First of all, I am interested in hunting in Germany in relation to non-hunting people, primarily to those who walk – are there any restrictions, how difficult it is to become a hunter?

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