Quick question: what do you do when you need to buy some furniture for your room in your Studentenwohnheim, WG, or that flat you rented before you realized it doesn't come with a kitchen?
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In German, all nouns have gendered definite articles, which in English we would all translate to "the." Below is a useful chart...
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In most U.S. states (except New Hampshire, Montana, and Oregon), it's standard practice when you are out shopping to have sales tax added to the prices of most goods at the cash register when you are checking out. However, here in Germany, sales tax...
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Everyone loves a good water, soda, beer, or other fizzy drink every now and then. In Germany, as with the U.S. and a number of other countries, bottles for such drinks have a Pfand, or deposit on them that you pay when you buy the drink, and can get back later...
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Most colleges and universities in the United States guarantee student housing, whether they're spread out throughout a city, or on a campus. In Germany, universities do have quite a substantial amount of student housing available...
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For any musicians who decide to travel with their instruments, extra care needs to be taken when you decide to go international...
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