Expatriate, not Ex-Patriot. Adam in Berlin. elmada.com
I read several blogs that are devoted to issues of public transport which naturally includes discussion of the MTA, the public organization in charge of the New York City subways, buses, and trains. All of the blogs are making note that on Wednesday, the MTA is going to unveil a new website. While I’m sure [...]
In the last few weeks, since my last trip to the UK, my media diet has changed slightly. It’s become more British. Obviously I’m coloured by my investment in fantastic British television shows on DVD, but also by my listening to Guardian podcasts. My main new addition is the 30 minute Guardian Daily, a newscast [...]
I’ve always known that there are differences between US and British English—quaint differences that make the English’s English sound funny to the American Ear, and I’m not just talking about the accent—the accent only serves to make me drool. Take for example the fact that British people put their groceries in a boot—I don’t know [...]
Yesterday, while minding my own business, a group of Germans asked me to define the word “void.” Try defining it to a group of Germans—my first instinct was to say it was nothing, which of course it’s not since it is the absence of something. Fortunately a German speaker who could define the word in [...]
Today was really cool, in an unexpected way. On my way to Jena I was rocking out to music on my iPod while reading the Handbook on the Knowledge Economy. Normally, this wouldn’t be a noteworthy event, but this morning the train was filled with lots of kids—I’d guess 11 or 12 years old. I [...]
Saturday was dominated by the weather: It was rainy. While it wasn’t heavy, it did discourage me from taking the not free Cold War walking tour of Berlin from the same company that offered the free Berlin tour that I took Friday. Instead I picked up The Guardian and had breakfast at Café Berio, which [...]
Dan Savage has finally posted the Senator’s video. He’s offensive, as expected… and you may need to fix the URL in order to get the video to work. (Direct Video Link and Direct Letter Link)
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