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Lynn Nothegger

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Eingebürgerte Scottish lass in Germany. Writing. Translating. Riesling. Not all at the same time.

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Oh, I missed this response somehow! We’ve dragged the kids around so many car shows and museums that I think she’d resist this but that’s a fab idea for my husband’s birthday. He’s into veteran cars.

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She wants us to choose! We always do a family day for birthdays where the person celebrating gets to decide what we will do.

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That sounds like a nice day out!

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Not sure she’s into trains but I’ll check it out. Cologne definitely an option. We’ve a weekend planned in Munich later this spring so could do the museum then.

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To be fair to the media, there’s something algorithmic going on too. I’m a Brit in Germany and I’ve seen an uptick in ‘OMG this terrible thing happened to me/a friend/a relative in a big US city’ posts in recent weeks. It’s weird.

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Any awesome museum exhibits that we could reach from Würzburg in a few hours by train? Munich, Hannover, Köln, maybe? I’ve always wanted to take her to Monet’s garden but that’s too far for a day trip!

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Husband snagged the day trip to the zoo! Museum a possibility- need to find something she’d like but the captions thing is funny!

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Daughter has asked us to give her a day of our time rather than a present for her birthday. Each family member should invite her to do something fun together. I can’t decide what to do. Any suggestions? She’ll be 21yrs old, works with kids, interested in photography, cooking (vegan).

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That’s interesting. I advise clients to stick to s in UK EN because z/s is one of the differences that Germans are still taught in school - along with rubbish/trash and truck/lorry - so are more likely to think is incorrect. But we had a long discussion a while back re lorry and opted for truck!

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Der Fährmann und der Dolmetscher arbeiten beide als Übersetzer.

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Me: Maybe it’s the weed talking but your apartment seems enormous IKEA Manager: Sir.

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Could have done with it this week! Got soaked going into town.

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Me: I got a couple of new blouses from Marks & Spencer. Daughter: I think you mean ‘blice’.

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Get ready for sunshine, Germany. I’ve just ordered a rain poncho.

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This is hyperspecific to me, but I can't get over how DACH is an acronym made up of country names in three different languages: D - Deutschland (German) A - Austria (English) CH - Confoederatio Helvetica (Latin) These are the countries' VRI codes.

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Advice for scholars: next time you lecture on Kant and revolutions at “Downing” (Darwin) College Cambridge, make sure your hair is neatly tied and that you’re not blonde. Or else your research impact will be on the Spectator libido section.

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That is truly grim. Incredible that no one in the publishing process raised objections - or perhaps someone did and was ignored. Sorry you are having to deal with this.

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I’d been in Germany for years before I realised that! Probably because it’s not even similar.

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I keep seeing birds on the app I’ve never heard of before!

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Fabulous. We used to go to a place just outside CH. Picked up some gorgeous pieces over the years.

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They were probably saying the same about you guys.

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I’m officially old. Amazing how many birds are flying around our city apartment.

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Now that OJ is gone, her NDA is no longer valid. This is her personal account of OJ’s lawyers paying off USC to keep mum and why that spurred her to change her major in college.

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I should have known - way back when we lived in Switzerland, I bought Uggs on eBay and the seller put the original price on the customs forms. Could have just bought new ones in CH!

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Ok, a few people have reminded me that it’s duties + tax. And I checked on this calculator and it is 22% tax.

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Well, it is to do with Brexit cause we didn’t used to get charged duties! I hardly ever order from UK now and my mum rarely sends packages. Which is a shame cause it was always lovely for the kids to get a wee treat.

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Ah, you are right. I forgot that the taxes were separate from duties. I looked it up. It’s 22%.

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Ah, you are right. I forgot that the taxes were separate from duties.

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It’s so random at the moment. Sometimes I get charged. Sometimes I don’t. M&S sends out with customs charges included in the price but I still got charged by FedEx so will have to claim back from M&S. The M&S customer service guy said it happens quite a lot.

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Don’t know who is in Würzburg but couple of police officers were standing at the entrance of the conference hotel, and a big BMW with tinted windows and Munich plates drew up. I’m guessing maybe a Bavarian minister. There was a conference on psychotherapy so maybe health minister?

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Also LOL that I get taxed on the £3 for packing paper and a postcard that’s literally marketing material. Thanks Brexit.

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Ah. Just noticed that the seller put the original price of the goods on the box - they had a 30% off sale so I only paid £107. But even 19% of £162 is still a lot less than €58!

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Thanks. I guessed that the €6 was charges. I checked the box and the company put the actual price of the goods (£162) even though I wasn’t charged that - I paid £107 because there was 30% off. If I’d known, I’d have had it sent to my mum!

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Can anyone explain why I paid €58,08 customs duties for an order costing £107? It was sent tax free but German tax is only 19% so why was it so expensive?

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Whoop! That’s lovely news to start the week.

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I unlocked the pro version of being German by adding freshly squeezed orange juice to the breakfast table today.

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When your husband comes home from a business trip and you give him a noisy kiss before realising that he’s on the phone with a colleague.

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