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1 day ago |
thelocal.de | Tom Pugh
Why do I need to know freimรผtig? Arguably, there isnโt another word in German with the same ability to go straight to the heart of why German speakers and English speakers occasionally rub each other up the wrong way. So this is a good term to understand when you're discussing cultural differences, or even while navigating them yourself. What does it mean? The literal translation for freimรผtig โ pronounced like this โ is frank, candid, or unreserved.
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1 day ago |
thelocal.de | Tom Pugh
A new survey commissioned by the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund)found that two-thirds of people in Germany want to see the minimum wage (Mindestlohn) raised to โฌ15 per hour, from the current โฌ12.82 per hour. According to the survey, about 32 percent of people think it would be wrong to do so.
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2 days ago |
thelocal.de | Tom Pugh
More and more people seem to dread the arrival of spring and summer each year, fearing that the appearance of flowers and blossoms will herald a running nose and itchy eyes. For some newcomers in Germany, learning the word 'Heuschnupfen' comes with experiencing it at a whole new level, or even for the first time.
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2 days ago |
thelocal.de | Tom Pugh
Germany's Anti-Discrimination Agency published it's latest annual report on Tuesday, and the results made for grim reading. In 2024, the agency received 11,405 complaints about discrimination -- the highest number ever recorded, and a six percent rise compared to previous year. In 2019, the year before the Covid pandemic, the number of complaints received was 4,247.
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3 days ago |
thelocal.de | Tom Pugh
Firstย announced in late April, plans to overhaul the State Department were formally presented to Congress by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio last week, reigniting fears that thousands of US residents and visitors in the country may soon be stripped of quick access to essential services including emergency assistance in the event of natural disasters and hospitalisations.
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