Category Archives: Language

Is it Târgu Mureș or Tîrgu Mureș?

Posted on 2015-08-11 by Andreas Moser

I have been living in this beautiful town in Transylvania for almost a year, yet hardly any of my foreign friends have visited me here. It’s not that they wouldn’t be interested, but it’s just too complicated to travel here … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Language, Politics, Romania, Travel | Tagged | 45 Comments

The Sound of German

Posted on 2015-08-10 by Andreas Moser

In the past two years, I have had the exact following conversation around 57 times: Someone: Where are you from? Me: I am originally from Germany, but … Someone: Oh, from Germany?!! There is this really funny video on YouTube … … Continue reading →

Posted in Germany, Language | 14 Comments

“half-German”

Posted on 2015-07-08 by Andreas Moser

Not least due to my FAQ on German citizenship law, which have established this blog as the number one resource on the internet for questions on German citizenship, I receive a lot of questions almost every day. Most of these … Continue reading →

Posted in German Law, Germany, Immigration Law, Language, Law, Religion | Tagged , | 76 Comments

Terrible Street

Posted on 2015-07-02 by Andreas Moser

No matter how terrible you have been, you can still get a street named after you. At least in Brindisi, Italy.

Posted in Apulia, Italy, Language, Photography, Travel | Tagged | Leave a comment

Watching “The Artist” made me a better writer

Posted on 2015-06-24 by Andreas Moser

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“Attention: Scary!”

Posted on 2015-05-27 by Andreas Moser

Romania is very tourist-friendly. In Transylvania there are even signs warning of scary objects/places/stories, like this one at Bran Castle.

Posted in Language, Photography, Romania, Travel | Tagged | 3 Comments

A cigar a day keeps the doctor away

Posted on 2015-05-10 by Andreas Moser

In Budapest, I saw this health warning on a cigar which I bought to reward myself for having run my best result ever in a half marathon: I don’t speak Hungarian, but the picture of an apple indicated to me … Continue reading →

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Sad Things (14) Multilingual Pizza

Posted on 2015-02-28 by Andreas Moser

Today, when I wanted to prepare a pizza, I felt really stupid. I tried to read the instructions, but I couldn’t read them in any of the fifteen languages provided. Fifteen languages! And I don’t speak any of them. What an … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Language | Tagged | 7 Comments

Szerelmemhez

Posted on 2015-02-19 by Andreas Moser

After the Lithuanian, Spanish and Romanian translations of my Valentine’s Day poem, I can now add a Hungarian translation, thanks to Judit Gábris. … A kérdés, hogy az igaz szerelem a véletlen műve e avagy felkutatható soha nem zavart minket, mert mi egyik kategóriába … Continue reading →

Posted in Hungary, Language, Love | Tagged , | 3 Comments

Pentru iubirea vieții mele

Posted on 2015-02-18 by Andreas Moser

After the Lithuanian and Spanish translations of my Valentine’s Day poem, I can now add a Romanian translation, thanks to Cristiana Boicu. … Controversa conform căreia iubirea este rezultatul purei întâmplări sau chiar poate fi găsită nu a rezonat niciodată în … Continue reading →

Posted in Language, Love, Romania | Tagged , | 9 Comments