Tag: opinions

Put it into perspective

Sometimes, a little more perspective helps to do the right thing. A little more knowledge about how things are interconnected. They should teach it in school, to see the big picture. For example: People in my neighborhood are upset about the amount of dog excrements on the sidewalk. They have dogs themselves and do not … Continue reading Put it into perspective →

Cultural stereotypes as assets: ecological awareness

[This post is part of the series on navigating stereotypes that are ascribed to me because of my nationality.] This time I have been both inspired by the newly introduced organic recycling containers in Barcelona, as well as by the following video comparing Germany's recycling affinity with their love for their cars. Apparently yes, we … Continue reading Cultural stereotypes as assets: ecological awareness →

Aspects of a quadrilingual life

Last week I had a nice chat with some other foreigners in Barcelona. My friend commented that I should definitely have kids some day, just to see them growing up with four languages and see how it goes. In this case the kid would speak German and Portuguese at home, and Spanish and Catalan in … Continue reading Aspects of a quadrilingual life →

Spotify won’t understand me

Spotify, could you please work on your ad placements? Or your targeting? Just please please stop to interrupt my piano cello listening pleasure every 10 min with a high-pitched merengue “Ron rural” spot. Really. It's not that I don't like advertisement. I know there is a trade-off for getting things for free. And I even … Continue reading Spotify won’t understand me →