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When is a queue not a queue? - when it’s in Germany

November 26th, 2007 · No Comments

Well I must say I have been wanting to write this post for a while. Ever since I started visiting Germany (last 8 years or so) I have been dismayed at the state of things here when it comes to queues. Being British it comes naturally, we are used to standing sheeplike in long queues […]

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Berlin bad manners

November 18th, 2007 · 2 Comments

People in Berlin are generally very friendly when you meet them in bars etc., especially to me as I guess I am exotic being a foreigner and people like to practice their English. However I have noticed a certain abruptness when walking the streets and a general unwillingness to give way or let you pass […]

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Crime in Berlin, higher than expected and ‘insider jobs’ rife

November 14th, 2007 · 2 Comments

A few days ago I found out my Trek mountain bike had been stolen from the cellar in the apartment block where I live. The thing that surprises me most is that to access this cellar you need to be a resident with a key, so in classic crime parlance - it’s an inside job. […]

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Web 2.0 Expo Berlin - all hype and no trousers?

November 7th, 2007 · No Comments

Mixed thoughts about the expo which I attended and sat on a panel yesterday. Firstly it didn’t seem fresh or new…many of the speakers and content are all ready well known bi-products of the web 2.0 hyperboil and much of it was a direct repeat of the San Francisco event earlier this year which I […]

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Driving in Germany

August 17th, 2007 · 1 Comment

There are not any autobahn’s through the city, thank god. If there were then I would never be riding my 50CC Vespa through town as it already can be a hair raising experience. Beyond the fact of being on the other side of the road, driving in Berlin for a Brit is a bit scary […]

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