Author Archives: Andreas Moser

About Andreas Moser

I am a lawyer in Germany, with a focus on international family law, migration and citizenship law, as well as constitutional law. My other interests include long walks, train rides, hitchhiking, history, and writing stories.

The Higgs Bosom

All the papers and news are full with reports about the “discovery” of the Higgs bosom. I don’t understand it. Not at all. First, it’s not like Rebekah Higgs was particularly hiding her bosom. Second, and no offence to Ms … Continue reading

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Tom Cruise’s Secret Plan for Scientology

I admit that I like Tom Cruise, probably because he played the leading part in one of my all-time favourite movies, A Few Good Men. To many, Mr Cruise is a red rag because of his membership and active involvement … Continue reading

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Keira Knightley stole my Sweater

I used to have a beautiful blue sweater, which I can be seen wearing in this photo during a visit to Buskett Gardens in Malta. And then one day, it was gone. For months, I had been wondering where I … Continue reading

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Football Germany vs. Greece

Tonight, at 2045 CEST: Germany meets Greece in the quarter finals of the European Football Championship 2012. In a sense only a football match, this encounter is completely overcharged with expectations, hopes and fears. After years of the financial crisis in … Continue reading

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Moving to Lithuania

The journey of your favourite vagabond that began in 2009 with my move to London and last saw me move to Malta continues. I am on the move again after I had briefly returned to London for a few weeks. Even … Continue reading

Posted in History, Holocaust, Life, Lithuania, London, Travel | 38 Comments

Spain’s Banking Crisis is no Surprise

If a bank cannot even build a straight office tower, how can you expect it to keep a straight balance sheet? The headquarters of Bankia in Madrid, Spain:

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The Second Most Important Investment Advice

My second most important investment advice: Don’t save anything while you are married. When you get divorced, your wife will take half of it. Most of the rest will go to lawyers. Don’t forget to have a look at my … Continue reading

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What do you want to do with Philosophy?

In the year 1995 Question: What do you study?  Me: Law. Reaction: Wow! In the year 2012 Question: What do you study?  Me: Philosophy. Reaction: ??? When I studied law more than a decade ago, some of my high school … Continue reading

Posted in Life, Philosophy | 10 Comments

This is Britain: “Panem et circenses”

There is a country in Europe which is in a prolonged recession where the university fees for students have been increased threefold to unaffordable amounts where citizens are rioting and looting in the cities which has been ruled by the … Continue reading

Posted in London, Politics, UK | 14 Comments

The Photographer and the Models

Some photographers complain about their models; that they never do what you tell them, that they think they are the better photographers, that they constantly criticize and nag and that they are a spoiled bunch of people. I don’t have … Continue reading

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