Only the best for Christmas
We have been working here every year since the first Christmas market was organised in Neumarkt. It has been over 40 years! We are very happy to do this every year. It has…
Christmas market selection procedure
You have to submit an application and go through strict selection procedure to get a stand on a Christmas market. You present your product to a marketing team and then they choose, which…
Christmas atmosphere
We have many people visiting from France, Italy, Iran, Switzerland and other countries. I think people like to buy presents on Christmas markets because here you can find products that you don't…
Not really a big culture shock
My name is Zia, I am a student in Bremen, and I originally come from Indonesia. I learned German at school and had a couple of German friends when I…
The more the better
What do you think about multicultural Germany? I find it good. The more the better.
The dressmaker
In Turkey men are the dressmakers. I'm making wedding dresses and evening dresses. I'm doing this job already for 30 years. It's always interesting and it never gets boring: there are new…
I was forced to resign…
I am Kurdish, from Iraq. When I came here I had a job right away. But then, they do not want to keep people over two years with steady contracts,…
High-quality products
In my youth Germany was a popular tourist destination for Belgians. Everybody went to Monschau, Aachen and Cologne. Germany was also well known for high-quality products. For example, cameras. My…
I am from Turkey, of course!
I am from Turkey, of course! The last three years have been difficult over here. The electricity has gotten really expensive.
Absurd German language
The structure of the German language is in my opinion totally absurd. And then the articles: I don’t give a damn of what gender is a table or a chair.…
More than one home
What do you like in Germany? I like the trust between people over here. The longer I stay in Germany, the more naive I become, the more I trust people.…
Taste of Turkey
I came to Germany in 1974 with my father and started working in a factory. It was a difficult time. There were no Turkish specialties available over here and at…
Dreaming to get back
I am from Iran. I came to Germany with my family because of the political problems. Of course, I am missing my home country, but, unfortunately, I cannot go back.…
Hermann Hesse and his genius
Life has somehow always taken me to Germany. I started to learn German in the school and during the high school years I was an exchange student. At that time…
No jobs in Bulgaria
I didn't have a job in Bulgaria. Because of that I decided four years ago to come to Germany together with my daughter. Here I found a job right away.
To Russia with Love
I come from Turkey and have been here for 12 years. However, I worked for eight years in Moscow...you know as an electrician. Sometimes I still do it for a…
A real TV star
Do you know that this is a very famous cat? How come? She has been on German TV already twice! A real TV star! By the way, she simply came…
Easier than I thought
What do you like about Germany? The whole society. The living standards. Over here you don't need as much good connections (Vitamin B) as you do in China. It's much…
The worst German experience
What do you like the most about Germany? I like the nature. There's less traffic, there are less people. Clean air! It's very clean compared to Jakarta. Tell us a German experience?…
American sense of humor
You have lived in Germany most of your life. Do you feel more German or American? I am definitely American. Certain characteristics such as the American sense of humor will…
I have a dream
Germany is a well-developed country. Maybe in 20-30 years China will be on the same level where Germany is at the moment. The German cars are very sought-after in China…
Young again
I was a mining engineer for twenty years in Kazakhstan. I came to Germany when I was 51, already a pensioner and everyone was telling me that I was still…
The Bulgarian on the streets
I have been here for six years already. I still haven't managed to learn German fluently, but I do speak Turkish. I work in different bars, where most of the…
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