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“You have an (imaginary) emigration-ability-score of x…”

Have you ever wondered what it takes to become a „successful“ immigrant? To achieve a decent standard of living even though your education might not be accepted? Is there a formula? So that before immigration you could take a test and get a result: „You have an emigration-ability-score of x,...

Reinaldo

It has been a great year, with an amazing team and I am quite happy to start a fresh one!

My name is Reinaldo Pinto Almeida. Born and raised in Lisbon. I studied Philosophy in Lisbon and later at Paris IV having completed my studies in 2007 with a degree from the Universidade de Lisboa. Then I moved to Mumbai, India where I stayed before moving to Berlin in October 2008 where I...

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I’m a human being

Vienna. Seat of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire. Widely considered the gateway to Eastern Europe. Home to a United Nations headquarters and numerous international companies and universities. The Austrian capital has long been a city of immigration – even when politics have told a different story – and a staggering 50% of the...

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Multikulti

Whose Multikulti is it? The elusive definition of multiculturalism

If you put the German word Multikulti* (translated as ‘multicultural’, though it means much more) into Google Images, the many different representations, interpretations, and applications of the word appear in the humorous montage only the inter-webs can produce. Children with varying skin tones and hair textures playing together, ethnically diverse adults holding...

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15 Russian habits I’ve lost when I moved to Germany

Last month Giovanni’s post “20 Italian habits I’ve lost when I moved to Germany” stirred some attention ;-), people seem to like the idea of lost habits and traditions….well, here are my two cents and the 15 habits a Russian in me lost when I moved to Germany ( “abroad” would...

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How to handle German love of paperwork without going crazy?

„I have never received as many letters in my life as now that I live in Germany“ – I have heard this so many times! I have heard that from Europeans, from US Americans and from people from Latin America. So I assume paperwork must be something peculiar to Germany....

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Budge an inch and take an interest in Germany

How do the Germans see their multicultural society, especially in the light of current influx of migrants? I had an opportunity to sit down with my two good German friends and had a longer discussion with them on cultural differences and how to overcome the difficulties. Meet Lorena and Inga...

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Cantunera

What you are about to read here is an interview with Pierluigi Virelli – an Italian musician from “Cantunera” – agro-pastoral musical world from Calabria. I had an opportunity to chat with Pierluigi via Skype about his music, the band and a bit about his life in Berlin. How it...

IamnotTurkish

I’m not turkish, but my husband is

In a capital city marked by transformation and transience, where people are perpetually coming and going, it can feel like a true rarity to meet someone actually from that city. “H” was my first Berlin friend from Berlin. We met through a language website, after she sent me a request to practice French in exchange...

WhyGermany

Why Germany?

For the past two years we have been interviewing multicoolties from all of the world that for one reason or another have chosen Germany. Our first questions during interviews are very similar, we must admit 😉 “Why Germany?” or “What brought you to Germany?” Here you go a list of...

Alex

From a civil engineer in Mexico to a catholic priest in Cologne

Let me tell you a story: A story about a young and very kind Mexican man in Cologne. A fascinating story of once an exceptional civil engineer in Mexico who decided to leave the ordinary life behind and study to become a catholic priest. It is not a story about...

Cathy-Sari

You will find out that you’ve been living in Germany too long, when you’ve stopped smiling. So keep smiling!

I’m Catherine Kaiser originally from India. I met my German husband in India about 37 years ago. For the first few years we’ve been travelling back and forth between Germany and India. We then decided to settle down in Niedersachsen- Germany when the children were of school age. It took...

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How to find a new destination when life has happened to you?

Sometimes life just happens. You studied something but then the economy spirals down in your home country and there are no jobs. Or you fall in love with somebody and follow your partner to his/her home country but there you can’t work in whatever you have learned originally. These and...

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Lederhosen

I subscribe to the ‘live and let live’ philosophy of acceptance and tolerance

My name is Jim Geren. I moved to Germany in 2013 from Colorado Springs, CO, U.S.A. with my then girlfriend (now wife) Eve, and our two dogs, Buster and Wilson”. What brought you to Germany? Not wanting to live in the forest. Okay, that is certainly a weird answer that...

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Why Cologne is the most multicoolty city in Germany

Cologne, Köln or Colonia, whichever way you prefer to call the city, is definitely on the right track to be called one of the most multicultural cities in Germany and, hey jokes a part, on the planet ;-). Forget Berlin, Paris and New York! Cologne’s multicoolties, interviewed on the streets by our team,...

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Finding domestic bliss in Germany

Moving to Germany for a finite or temporary stay can bear some unforeseen challenges. Since approximately 50% of Germans rent their living space, furthermore taking into consideration that your stay is limited you wouldn’t really consider buying a house or an apartment. However there are certain unexpected challenges you need to...

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Love needs space

How to deal with inappropriate questions regarding your intercultural relationship

The other day it happened again… I was sitting in my Portuguese class when one of the classmates started – for some reason or other – talking about her Brazilian boyfriend. The impertinent question came immediately: „Oh, so this is why you are learning Portuguese?“ and a few seconds later:...

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15 things you won’t appreciate in Germany

A few weeks ago we published a post called “20 things you will love in Germany”. It was a compilation of popular interview answers from a diverse group of multicoolties, who are happily living in Germany. The blog post got some controversy comments to what was written in the list… so...

Ali

Ali for (and from) Germany

In the wake of Germany’s World Cup victory, much has been said about a renewed sense of German patriotism and its implications. While some have feared a connection to Germany’s dark past, others have welcomed the discourse as a chance to shape a new sense of belonging within the country’s...

Challenge

How to switch to German in your intercultural relationship?

Learning German is a challenge – it can be a damn hard challenge. Even though I’m German, I know. I have been through the learning phase with other people. As kids it was easy and automatic to learn the language, it was playful and fun. But the older you get,...

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We will forget soon: Interviewing Dario Laganá

More than two years Dario Jacopo Laganá and Stefano Corso – two brilliant Italian photographers in Berlin have been working on a dear to me as an ex-Soviet project called “We will forget soon”. They travelled more than 8000 km by car following the left traces of the Red Army...

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Beer or no beer, Germany is on the right track

Hi, I’m Rachel Sang-hee Han and I’m a travel journalist. I grew up in the U.S., moved back to Seoul, got married with an Italian and now live in Stuttgart, Germany. We are actually in the U.S. for six months through October for work, but we certainly call Stuttgart our...

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How to find a job in Germany? 9 steps to rock your job interview

Are you looking for a new job? Do you take the first hurdle and get invited to job interviews but then don’t manage to convince your interviewer of your capability? From my experience of more than 200 conducted job interviews I see certain negative patterns occurring repeatedly. But they don’t have to...

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