Airhead tendencies.

- Pay close attention to the local coffee shop’s barista, chances are they are the love of your life

- Pretending to be in a relationship to make someone jealous will probably work, just maybe not in the way you expect it to

- If you are going to listen to people’s conversations behind doors, LISTEN TO THE WHOLE FREAKING THING

- Make sure the person you are talking in your way to a job interview is not your future boss

Es ist ja immer schön, ausländische Artikel über Deutschland zu lesen. Ein paar besondere Highlights:

The custom is something of a national obsession, with many Germans habitually opening windows twice a day, even in winter. Often the requirement is included as a legally binding clause in rental agreements, mainly to protect against mould and bad smells. 

Gabs nicht sogar Gerichtsentscheidungen, dass 3x pro Tag lüften eine hinzunehmende Forderung ist, um Schimmel zu verhindern?

Impact ventilation, or Stosslüften, which needs explanation for most people unfamiliar with Germany except for experts in air hygiene, involves widely opening a window in the morning and evening for at least five minutes to allow the air to circulate. Even more efficient is Querlüften, or cross ventilation, whereby all the windows in a house or apartment are opened letting stale air flow out and fresh air come in. 

Wir hatten ja schon hier breit diskutiert, dass Briten aus deutscher Sicht eine unerklärliche Angst davor haben, das Fenster zu öffnen.

In Germany, windows are designed with sophisticated hinge technology that allows them to be opened in various directions to enable varying degrees of Lüften.