Tag Archives: Berlin

Why is German reunification celebrated on 3 October?

Posted on 2020-10-03 by

Today, Germany celebrates the 30th anniversary of the reunification of East and West Germany on 3 October 1990. The history buffs among you will know that the Berlin Wall fell almost a year earlier, on 9 November 1989. So why … Continue reading →

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Random Thoughts (7)

Posted on 2017-01-31 by

Don’t blame me for looking at your ( . )( . ) when you wear sunglasses and I can’t look at your eyes. In Venezuela, the richest country in South America between the 1950s and the 1980s, and still the … Continue reading →

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Sad Things (9) BND palm tree

Posted on 2014-04-03 by

One of two alibi trees in front of an ugly concrete block which will house the BND, Germany’s Intelligence Service, in Berlin. This one tree is even worse than if there was no tree at all. It’s like rubbing it … Continue reading →

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Did you notice the Irony? (8) FEMEN vs. Barbie

Posted on 2013-05-16 by

I didn’t even know that this ugly Barbie doll was still alive, but now she apparently got a big house in Berlin, probably financed by prostitution her sugardaddies. If you need an overdose of bad taste and pink you can visit … Continue reading →

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Volksverhetzung von oben

Posted on 2010-11-21 by

Durch das Leben in einer weltoffenen und multikulturellen Stadt wie London bin ich vielleicht etwas verwöhnt was den Umgang mit Minderheiten angeht, aber was ich diese Woche aus meiner deutschen Heimat vernehmen mußte, machte mich wirklich fassungslos: Berlins Innensenator Ehrhart … Continue reading →

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German minister incites racism.

Posted on 2010-11-21 by

Maybe I have gotten spoilt regarding respect for minorities and other cultures since moving to London, probably Europe’s most multi-cultural city. But what I heard this week from a German minister about some ethnic minorities was shocking even by German … Continue reading →

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A (very short) response to Holocaust denial

Posted on 2010-09-07 by

Whenever I meet someone who denies the Holocaust, I want to punch them in the face and say: This punch did not happen. And if it did happen, it happened on a much lesser scale. Too bad this doesn’t work … Continue reading →

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