“Welcome to the AGBC. Welcome to Deutsche Bank.”
These words, spoken with a distinct German accent, began the seminar on Estate Planning at the American-German Business Club of Stuttgart last night. What followed was an interesting lecture on the basic concepts of German inheritance law.
We heard about the difference between “vermachen” and “vererben,” about required inheritance [...]
Archive for February, 2008
Dying in Germany: not necessarily the best option
Posted in Germany, Tips and Info, tagged Bank of America, death, Deutsche Bank, expatriate, inheritance in Germany on 25 February 2008 | 3 Comments »
Stephen Colbert – Oliver Pocher is On Notice
Posted in Germany, tagged Germany, Oliver Pocher, on notice, Stephen Colbert on 16 February 2008 | 1 Comment »
American comedian Stephen Colbert breached the cultural divide between the US and Germany last Thursday when he put German comedian Oliver Pocher “on notice.” Note: WordPress can’t embed comedy central video yet, so here’s a link.
The reason? German GQ photographed Pocher in exactly the same way American GQ photographed Colbert for its cover. Colbert, in his [...]
