Category: multicultural
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One of my favorite German phrases…!
This stuffed, concocted livestock sits on my study table as a reminder of what could be an allusion to many Mothers around the world – an Eierlegende Wollmilchsau. (pronunciation guide: I-er-lay-gend-er-vol-milk-sow). It is a German Idiom that literally means an egg laying, wool and milk providing, pig. The concept of this fantastic fictitious animal is…
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Adding to Germany’s diversity
On a cold yet sunny November morning I meet Uma. I had looked her up in a community of expats in Cologne and was intrigued by her website that I asked to meet her in person. In the first five minutes of our conversation I get to know that she is a marketing communication…