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LIFE IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY This week, German superstar actors like Heike Makatsch, Jan Joseph Liefers, Ulrike Folkerts and 50 of their colleagues published videos mocking the current Covid regulations passed by Angela Merkel’sgovernment.
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THE PARADOX OF EAST AND WEST GERMANY Despite the reunification, East and West Germany are really two different countries. Hostility towards foreigners is a big problem in East Germany. Asylum seekers’ homes have in the past been razed down. Neo-Nazi demos are the norm rather than the exception in big East German cities. For foreigners or people of color like me, therecan be no
THE HILARIOUS ESCALATING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CATHOLIC The Foreigner's Journal. Life in a foreign country · 27. March 2021 . The hilarious escalating relationship between the Catholic Church andGermans
THE SURPRISING TRUTH ABOUT ENGLISH IN GERMANY When I first visited Germany for the first time in 2002, I got the impression that everyone spoke English: My partner’s family, friends and acquaintances all spoke English. Even though, some were not fluent, all of them could express themselves fairly well in English. During that visit, we did a small tour of Germany starting from the small town in South west of Germany) near Heilbronn where SIX FUNNY GERMAN LAWS Germany is a country of laws. There are laws for everything. Sometimes it looks to me like Germans’ favorite pastime is coming up with new laws. While some countries thrive on chaos, Germany’s sole agenda is to bring order to arbitrariness in life. The German constitutional court recently declared that anyone who tortured, humiliated or killed Jews during the holocaust is as liable as the OPRAH WINFREY, AN ITALIAN AND A BAG I have continuously questioned myself about the appropriate reaction to such stuff. A few months ago, I watched what I thought was a brilliant German/Austrian film about a butchery owner who is taken ill and has to be admitted to hospital. His daughter, overwhelmed with the running of the business hires a Congolese asylum seeker. INSIGHTS ABOUT LIVING & WORKING IN GERMANY The Foreigner's Journal · Why the videos published by German superstar actors Heike Makatsch, Jan Joseph Liefers and co. scared me. This week, German superstar actors like Heike Makatsch, Jan Joseph Liefers, Ulrike Folkerts and 50 of their colleagues published videos mocking the current Covid regulations passed by Angela Merkel’sgovernment.
LIFE IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY This week, German superstar actors like Heike Makatsch, Jan Joseph Liefers, Ulrike Folkerts and 50 of their colleagues published videos mocking the current Covid regulations passed by Angela Merkel’sgovernment.
THE FOREIGNER'S JOURNAL'S PODCAST The Foreigner's Journal · The most peculiar things that people in Germany do. Every country has its own peculiar habits or things that are so commonly done there that no one pauses to wonder about them. For foreigners, this can sometimes be very baffling if not downrighthilarious.
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Beyblade is the world’s best toy. My eight year old says this so it must be true. African Twitter-space is divided into two distinct parts. Those who fall over themselves praising the continent’s leadership and those who stare at the first group with their mouthsagape.
THE PARADOX OF EAST AND WEST GERMANY Despite the reunification, East and West Germany are really two different countries. Hostility towards foreigners is a big problem in East Germany. Asylum seekers’ homes have in the past been razed down. Neo-Nazi demos are the norm rather than the exception in big East German cities. For foreigners or people of color like me, therecan be no
THE HILARIOUS ESCALATING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CATHOLIC The Foreigner's Journal. Life in a foreign country · 27. March 2021 . The hilarious escalating relationship between the Catholic Church andGermans
THE SURPRISING TRUTH ABOUT ENGLISH IN GERMANY When I first visited Germany for the first time in 2002, I got the impression that everyone spoke English: My partner’s family, friends and acquaintances all spoke English. Even though, some were not fluent, all of them could express themselves fairly well in English. During that visit, we did a small tour of Germany starting from the small town in South west of Germany) near Heilbronn where SIX FUNNY GERMAN LAWS Germany is a country of laws. There are laws for everything. Sometimes it looks to me like Germans’ favorite pastime is coming up with new laws. While some countries thrive on chaos, Germany’s sole agenda is to bring order to arbitrariness in life. The German constitutional court recently declared that anyone who tortured, humiliated or killed Jews during the holocaust is as liable as the OPRAH WINFREY, AN ITALIAN AND A BAG I have continuously questioned myself about the appropriate reaction to such stuff. A few months ago, I watched what I thought was a brilliant German/Austrian film about a butchery owner who is taken ill and has to be admitted to hospital. His daughter, overwhelmed with the running of the business hires a Congolese asylum seeker. REVIEWS OF THE OUTSIDER(S) Reading a book takes time. Reading and writing a book review takes a lot of TIME. I am grateful to all the people who have read my book and even more grateful to those who have taken time to review it. For those of you who understand German, you can read the German reviewhere.
TRAVELS - THE FOREIGNER'S JOURNAL The idea to visit southern France wasn’t borne out of any particular curiosity or any enthusiasm. No, it was an idea that appeared one hot afternoon as we gasped for breath and pondered the very real possibility of melting away in the hot German summer. THE CANCEL CULTURE MYTH; THE INCREDIBLE STORY OF JENS Should a society tolerate everything in the name of freedom? There are people who argue that there should be no consequences for the hateful, the spiteful and the vindictive. A former German national football keeper Jens Lehmann, a former professional and national football player Denis Aogo and the current Greens party mayor of the city of Tübingen Boris Palmer and their supporters probablyTHE OUTSIDER(S)
'The Outsider(s) is an entertaining and enjoyable read.' Bob Gribbin a former US ambassodor to Rwanda and the author of 'In the aftermath of genocide: The US role in Rwanda' 'The Outsider(S) is a beautiful tale that touches on what it's like for foreigners in Kenya and Germany'. Dora Okeyo - Goodreads 'An enjoyable and thought-provoking book!' THE FOREIGNER'S BLOG The idea to visit southern France wasn’t borne out of any particular curiosity or any enthusiasm. No, it was an idea that appeared one hot afternoon as we gasped for breath and pondered the very real possibility of melting away in the hot German summer. 8 RULES FOR LIVING IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY Don’t believe people who say it doesn’t matter. It matters a lot. Language gives one insight into what really goes on in the soul of a people; the assholery, the boundless generosity, the vindictiveness. What does the existence of the word “brinkmanship” say aboutEnglish or
GERMANY'S EXIT STRATEGY FROM THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN It has been four weeks since Germany was put in a lockdown because of the highly contagious COVID-19 virus. A lot has happened since then. People have gotten used to not knowing the day of the week. Unlike the neighboring European countries like France, Italy or Spain where so many have lost their lives, Germany seems to have come out almostunscathed.
THE HILARIOUS ESCALATING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CATHOLIC The Foreigner's Journal. Life in a foreign country · 27. March 2021 . The hilarious escalating relationship between the Catholic Church andGermans
WHY THE VIOLENCE THAT THE UNITED STATES METES OUT ON ITS These past days I have felt like the conversations in my family only revolve around that video. We don’t even dare to say his name afraid of the violent pains that it has sent through our inner most souls. My kids look away when it appears on news. It is unbearable to watch a man taking his last breath. It’s unbearable to watch a black man being killed yet again by a white man. INSTAGRAM - THE FOREIGNER'S JOURNAL Instagram - The Foreigner's Journal. Home. The Foreigner's Blog. Travels. Life in a foreign country. Random thoughts. Podcast. Contact.About me.
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LIFE IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY This week, German superstar actors like Heike Makatsch, Jan Joseph Liefers, Ulrike Folkerts and 50 of their colleagues published videos mocking the current Covid regulations passed by Angela Merkel’sgovernment.
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Beyblade is the world’s best toy. My eight year old says this so it must be true. African Twitter-space is divided into two distinct parts. Those who fall over themselves praising the continent’s leadership and those who stare at the first group with their mouthsagape.
WHY THE VIOLENCE THAT THE UNITED STATES METES OUT ON ITS These past days I have felt like the conversations in my family only revolve around that video. We don’t even dare to say his name afraid of the violent pains that it has sent through our inner most souls. My kids look away when it appears on news. It is unbearable to watch a man taking his last breath. It’s unbearable to watch a black man being killed yet again by a white man. THE PARADOX OF EAST AND WEST GERMANY I have learnt that Christiane was right. Despite the reunification, East and West Germany are really two different countries. Hostility towards foreigners is a big problem in East Germany. SIX FUNNY GERMAN LAWS Germany is a country of laws. There are laws for everything. Sometimes it looks to me like Germans’ favorite pastime is coming up with new laws. While some countries thrive on chaos, Germany’s sole agenda is to bring order to arbitrariness in life. The German constitutional court recently declared that anyone who tortured, humiliated or killed Jews during the holocaust is as liable as the THE SURPRISING TRUTH ABOUT ENGLISH IN GERMANY When I first visited Germany for the first time in 2002, I got the impression that everyone spoke English: My partner’s family, friends and acquaintances all spoke English. Even though, some were not fluent, all of them could express themselves fairly well in English. During that visit, we did a small tour of Germany starting from the small town in South west of Germany) near Heilbronn where OPRAH WINFREY, AN ITALIAN AND A BAG I have continuously questioned myself about the appropriate reaction to such stuff. A few months ago, I watched what I thought was a brilliant German/Austrian film about a butchery owner who is taken ill and has to be admitted to hospital. His daughter, overwhelmed with the running of the business hires a Congolese asylum seeker. INSIGHTS ABOUT LIVING & WORKING IN GERMANY The idea to visit southern France wasn’t borne out of any particular curiosity or any enthusiasm. No, it was an idea that appeared one hot afternoon as we gasped for breath and pondered the very real possibility of melting away in the hot German summer. THE FOREIGNER'S JOURNAL'S PODCAST This week, German superstar actors like Heike Makatsch, Jan Joseph Liefers, Ulrike Folkerts and 50 of their colleagues published videos mocking the current Covid regulations passed by Angela Merkel’s government. The applause from the far-right party AFD and supporters of fascist hateful movements like Querdenker was prompt andboisterous.
LIFE IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY This week, German superstar actors like Heike Makatsch, Jan Joseph Liefers, Ulrike Folkerts and 50 of their colleagues published videos mocking the current Covid regulations passed by Angela Merkel’sgovernment.
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Beyblade is the world’s best toy. My eight year old says this so it must be true. African Twitter-space is divided into two distinct parts. Those who fall over themselves praising the continent’s leadership and those who stare at the first group with their mouthsagape.
WHY THE VIOLENCE THAT THE UNITED STATES METES OUT ON ITS These past days I have felt like the conversations in my family only revolve around that video. We don’t even dare to say his name afraid of the violent pains that it has sent through our inner most souls. My kids look away when it appears on news. It is unbearable to watch a man taking his last breath. It’s unbearable to watch a black man being killed yet again by a white man. THE PARADOX OF EAST AND WEST GERMANY I have learnt that Christiane was right. Despite the reunification, East and West Germany are really two different countries. Hostility towards foreigners is a big problem in East Germany. SIX FUNNY GERMAN LAWS Germany is a country of laws. There are laws for everything. Sometimes it looks to me like Germans’ favorite pastime is coming up with new laws. While some countries thrive on chaos, Germany’s sole agenda is to bring order to arbitrariness in life. The German constitutional court recently declared that anyone who tortured, humiliated or killed Jews during the holocaust is as liable as the THE SURPRISING TRUTH ABOUT ENGLISH IN GERMANY When I first visited Germany for the first time in 2002, I got the impression that everyone spoke English: My partner’s family, friends and acquaintances all spoke English. Even though, some were not fluent, all of them could express themselves fairly well in English. During that visit, we did a small tour of Germany starting from the small town in South west of Germany) near Heilbronn where OPRAH WINFREY, AN ITALIAN AND A BAG I have continuously questioned myself about the appropriate reaction to such stuff. A few months ago, I watched what I thought was a brilliant German/Austrian film about a butchery owner who is taken ill and has to be admitted to hospital. His daughter, overwhelmed with the running of the business hires a Congolese asylum seeker. SITEMAP - THE FOREIGNER'S JOURNAL Sitemap. Home; The Foreigner's Blog; Travels; Life in a foreign country; Random thoughts; Podcast; Contact; About me; Check my Tweets; Instagram; Blog. 05/09/2021 - The cancel culture myth; the incredible story of Jens Lehman, Denis Aogo, Boris Palmer and their racistrhetorik.
THE FOREIGNER'S BLOG The idea to visit southern France wasn’t borne out of any particular curiosity or any enthusiasm. No, it was an idea that appeared one hot afternoon as we gasped for breath and pondered the very real possibility of melting away in the hot German summer. REVIEWS OF THE OUTSIDER(S) Reading a book takes time. Reading and writing a book review takes a lot of TIME. I am grateful to all the people who have read my book and even more grateful to those who have taken time to review it. For those of you who understand German, you can read the German reviewhere.
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'The Outsider(s) is an entertaining and enjoyable read.' Bob Gribbin a former US ambassodor to Rwanda and the author of 'In the aftermath of genocide: The US role in Rwanda' 'The Outsider(S) is a beautiful tale that touches on what it's like for foreigners in Kenya and Germany'. Dora Okeyo - Goodreads 'An enjoyable and thought-provoking book!' 8 RULES FOR LIVING IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY Don’t believe people who say it doesn’t matter. It matters a lot. Language gives one insight into what really goes on in the soul of a people; the assholery, the boundless generosity, the vindictiveness. What does the existence of the word “brinkmanship” say aboutEnglish or
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MO ASUMANG'S BOOK AND WHAT IT SHOWS ABOUT RACISM IN GERMANYMon 30 Sep 2019
RACISM IN GERMANY
As a black person, I cannot think of a more thankless way to spend your life than trying to understand racists of any shade. And I cannot think of a worse thing than voluntarily filling your head with apoplectic Nazis boiling with rage at the existence of non-white people threatening their privileged existence. It’s a waste of time. Well, not just a waste of time but a waste of precious time you could use for sweeping the neighborhood streets or simply biting into a juicy mango and staring out into the sky. I avoid reading celebrity books but when I saw the title of Mo Asumang’s book, I paused for just a moment. Why? Why would a mixed race woman put herself in such danger? Why would anyone put themselves through such pain? Mo Asumang is a mixed-race German/Ghanaian. She is a film director and was as far as I can remember a regular on German TV. I don’t know why I decided to read the book. Perhaps it was out of curiosity or perhaps it was the pull of a familiar face. But I grabbed the book and it turned out to be one of the most entertaining and heart wrenching books I have ever read. Mo is not some masochistic woman in search of pain or adventure. She is a regular girl. A professional woman leading what sounds like quite a happy satisfied life. She hangs out with friends. She shops in her local supermarket. She drives her old Mercedes Benz with the wind ruffling through her curly hairs. But all this change. With a song. A song a neo-Nazi has released about her. One Lars Burmeister. “Mo Asumang this bullet is for you!” You feel the piercing fear that cut through her soul. You feel her shrinking, becoming smaller and smaller. You feel the torturous nights when she is unable to sleep. You feel her life crumbling and by the time she decides to face up to the Nazis, you find yourself cheering her on, not because it will change anything but because you just want her to have her life back. I am of the opinion that you cannot change hateful people. The hate comes from within them. Anyone who gets off harming others or inflicting pain is damaged goods. The humiliations and the pain that they inflict on others do not just go away. They hang tenaciously on to their curtains and in the depths of their souls. Some might try to drown it with more hate or more vicious stuff but the hollowness and the despair remains. Because to be able to really torture and inflict pain is to have it in abundance. Imagine a life so filled with pain and hate. This book reminded me of Oprah Winfrey.
Of the day she hosted racist white supremacists. Of her recognition of her mistake. Her realization that contrary to her wish to expose the absurdity of racism and inspire change, they were mocking her and using her platform to recruit. Despite my reservations about the futility of engaging racists and white supremacists, I am grateful to Mo Asumang for her courage to set out on this journey and to share her life and experiences as a non-white person living in Germany. It terrified me. It made me nervous. It gave me sleepless nights but I also thoroughly enjoyedreading it.
Talking about racism is hard. Especially if you are the victim. There are so many fragile feelings to consider. Feelings of the perpetrators. Feelings of the observers. Feeling of those who would rather make coffee. Feelings of those who would rather walk their dogs.There are so many who take offence. Mo Asumang does not accuse anyone. She just tells her story. The indifference of fellow passengers in a tram in a small town in northern Germany who do not raise a finger when a man almost chokes her to death in broad daylight. The prominent Nazi lawyer in Hamburg telling her about “Rassenseele” the distinctive soul that sets NAZIS (white people) apart and why she is not German. Those calls;go home!
I don't know what is more chilling about this story; the fact that Nazis seem to be in all spheres of life in Germany or the fact that this book was written in 2016. Mo Asumang’s writing is fluid. She gets into your head. She gets into your soul. She makes you angry. She makes you sad but mostly, she does something absolutelybeautiful.
She makes you recognize yourself in her. I cannot recommend this bookenough.
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WHY ALL-INCLUSIVE HOLIDAYS ARE THE BESTSat 31 Aug 2019
AN ODE TO ALL-INCLUSIVE HOLIDAYS They will tell you it’s uncultured but they will not tell you how good it feels to get served exotic foods and drinks. They will tell you it’s lazy but they will not mention how absolutely thrilling it is to have someone take care of and entertain the little ones as you delve into your summer reads and sip a blissfulcocktail.
They will tell you it’s gluttonous but they will not tell you how absolutely delicious it is to eat local cuisines whose names you canbarely pronounce.
They will tell you it’s boring but they will not tell you how much fun it is to dine, swim and guess the nationalities of your stiletto wearing fellow hotel guests. They will tell you it’s not eye-opening but they will not tell you of the lady in a tight mini-skirt with her long fake eye-lashes conversing enthusiastically with the three older women wearing hijabsday in day out.
They will tell you it’s monotonous but they will not tell you of the teenage girl thumping her dusty boots behind her seemingly exasperated parents. They will say you are not curious but they will not mention the Arabic words on the foggy hill opposite your hotel whose meaning you finally learnt on your third day. They will say it’s not educational but they will not mention that you now know that Spasibo means thank you in Russian and Salaam Aleikum is how you greet in Arabic. They will say it’s sloppy but they will not mention the impeccably dressed men and women who sweep past you into restaurants everyevening.
They will say you are not supporting the locals but they will not mention the pricey body scrub and foot massage that seem natural here. They will say all sorts of things but they will not mention how good it feels to grab delicious cocktails and the lemonades from the beach bar without thinking of how much they cost. They will tell you it’s a horrible way to spend your holiday but they will not mention that it’s really,really the only true way.Read More 0
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