by James | 07 Apr 2018 | Life In Germany
Mercer Quality Of Life Survey: Why It’s Complete BS To Most Expats Last week, American HR consultants Mercer published their annual quality of life survey. And we think it’s bulls**t. The 2018 Mercer Quality Of Living Survey takes into account a whole...
by James | 01 Apr 2018 | Life In Germany
Settling In: How To Meet People And Make Friends In Germany If you’ve just moved to a new country or a new city, then once you’ve got settled into your new apartment and got everything sorted with the necessary bureaucracy, making friends and meeting people is no...
by James | 11 Feb 2018 | Transportation
Your Different Options For Intercity Travel In Germany Travelling long-distance in Germany used to mean only one thing: Taking an intercity train. Why? Because there was very little other choice. Domestic flights, dominated by Lufthansa, were reliable and...
by James | 01 Jan 2018 | Life In Germany
Live Work Germany ’s Plans As We Welcome 2018 First of all, a Happy New Year from Live Work Germany to everybody reading this and I wish everyone a successful and prosperous 2018. If one of your goals this year is to move to Germany, or maybe you’re already here...
by James | 24 Dec 2017 | Life In Germany
New Year’s Eve In Germany: Chaos Embraced, For One Night Only Germany is often seen from outside as being a well-organised, orderly country. Doing anything which may be considered risky or dangerous is usually well off the agenda. Except for New Year’s Eve....
by James | 17 Dec 2017 | Life In Germany
Delightful Things Which Make Christmas In Germany Special It’s that time of year again when I try and hide from the TV and radio, in fear of losing brain cells to the never-ending tirade of Christmas adverts and songs. I don’t mind hearing them ONCE,...
by James | 10 Dec 2017 | Food and Drink
Do Supermarkets In Germany Deserve All The Expat Complaints? If Live Work Germany’s Twitter feed is an accurate representation of things which expats like to have a good moan about, then supermarkets in Germany would certainly come in the top 10. Whether...
by James | 03 Dec 2017 | Food and Drink
Is Germany’s Food Scene Understating Its American Influence? This week’s post comes courtesy of my fellow English mate, Nic Houghton, from the blog 40 Percent German, who quite likes talking about food. Flicking through the news a few days ago, I came...
by James | 19 Nov 2017 | Sport & Leisure
Why Skiing In Germany Deserves A Closer Look This Winter OK, I have to confess. Winter is not my favourite time of year in Germany. In fact, it’s not even my third-favourite season. But even though I pine for sunshine and warm weather, there’s one...
by James | 24 Sep 2017 | Life In Germany
Another Expat Survey – But Does It Tell Us Anything Useful? InterNations have this month published their Expat Insider 2017 Survey, an annual survey of the global expatriate community. An annual expat survey which they have published since 2014, this seeks...
