Britain has a reputation for excessive drinking, while Germany is more famous for quality beer making. However, does Germany have similar problems with binge drinking?
Lessons Learned From German Football
England begin a new era under Gareth Southgate, with their first game against Germany. What lessons can be learned from Die Mannschaft successes?
When Merkel Met Trump.
When Angela met Donald, things didn't go according to plan, but handshakes aside, is Trump capable of competing with Merkel?
Only When I Laugh: Brexit and the Comedy of Errors
British humour is held in high regard in Germany, but should British politicians be using it as a Brexit strategy?
Culture Vulture
Germany sees the arts in a very different light from the UK, to find out how different, we visit the Nürnberg opera.
German Home Comforts
Have you ever wanted to go through someone elses home? Feel free to have a look around the contents of the average German domicile.
Fasching Victim: Carnival in Germany
It's Carnival in Germany but what do witches, beer and dancing girls have to do with German effiecency?
Surviving a German Office
They might be more productive, but could you survive a day in a German office?
Bad Week for UKIP, Worse Week for AfD
A case of schadenfreude is perhaps the best way to get over a bad week.
Who would want to be President?
Germany has a new President, but should we be worried that he has never been on reality TV?
The Bielefeld Conspiracy: What are you laughing at?
The British are funny. The Americans are funny. The Germans are not funny, unless they are hiding something...
Germany: Secretly British
No one knows what will happen when Britain leaves the EU. One thing is for certain, we will need a spiritual successor. Is Germany the answer?
FCN: A Football Education
Football is better in Germany or so they say. It might be cheaper, but what is it that really makes the difference?
Germany and the UK: Weaponising History
Politicians in Germany and the UK use history as a blunt instrument to gain votes and bludgeon their opponents, but are we really susceptible to bad history?
Der Club: A day out with the Nürnberg Ultras
In 2014 I finally went to watch a German football match. There were no half-time pies, but I still managed to enjoy it. Here is what I saw.
Confusion Politics: Trump, Merkel and the EU
Donald Trump may at first appear to be incoherent, but is this simply a new strategy of intentional confusion?
Fire and Ice: Germany's Love of Winter Sports
Germany loves sport, especially in winter, but why doesn't the UK share their love of death defying winter sports?
Is Germany Immune to Fake News?
We live in strange times. Fake news and the post fact world dominate our collective conscious. Is Germany immune or will it have an impact on the 2017 election race?
Snowmageddon
Snow is the chance for Germany to show what it's made of: terrifying driving, prophecies of doom and civic duty.
Geordie Christmas
It's OK, 2016 is almost over. All we need to do now is suffer through Christmas and I'm sure we'll be fine...