Elster: Fail
Germany uses online tax filing software called Elster. The European Magpie goes by the same name, and is also known as “die diebische Elster”, the stealing magpie, which makes it kinda cute. Sorta. Bit. Well, the software totally sucks. Whoever programmed it likes taking shortcuts and forgets the wide variety of operating systems taxpayers use. […]
Guido Westerwelle
Guido Westerwelle made the news recently as a result of the way he responded to a reporter of the BBC. Refusing to answer the question placed in English, he insisted that questions be asked in German, as this is the language spoken here. When the question was then translated, his response added insult to injury, […]
Anne Frank
Mashable reported that The Anne Frank House has just posted the only video footage of Anne Frank on YouTube. You see her leaning out of a second-story window as she watches a bride and groom exit a neighboring address. Here it is: The Diary of Anne Frank was my way in to German history as […]
