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Refugees Welcome? Germany Reacts (Pt3) Posted by on Feb 9, 2016

As I write this, it’s exactly 4 months since my last post on the refugee crisis in Germany. Last time I wrote about it, it seemed Germans, with the exclusion of some far-right groups, were largely supportive of the influx of refugees that had arrived in their country. However, since the sexual assaults and muggings…

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Refugees Welcome? Germany Reacts (Pt2) Posted by on Oct 5, 2015

Guten Tag! 🙂 In July I posted this article with a collection of interesting news stories relating to the refugee situation in Germany. As this situation has developed significantly over the past few months and is making headline news around the world, I decided to do another post on it with the most recent news…

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Refugees Welcome? Germany’s Reactions Posted by on Jul 24, 2015

Hallo! Wie geht’s? 🙂 In März I wrote this post on PEGIDA and the German word Ãœberfremdung (‘over-foreignisation’). Since that time, the topic of immigration in Germany has been making headline news – mostly due to the refugees coming to live in Germany. According to the interior minister, Germany is expected to receive a record…

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Die Ãœberfremdung and PEGIDA Posted by on Mar 4, 2015

Guten Tag! Often when I write posts about ‘untranslatable’ German words I try to include references to German culture (where applicable) or add in extra information relating to those words.   Today I’ve chosen a word that is relevant to the current political situation in Germany. Die Ãœberfremdung. What does Ãœberfremdung mean? Ãœberfremdung describes excessive…

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