August 23rd, 2008
A while ago I saw an article (which I unfortunately didn’t bookmark) touting the superiority of the European wireless network over the US, and essentially pitying us for getting all hot and bothered about the iPhone. Now, I’ll be the first to acknowledge that our wireless network is really quite pathetic, but I am dying […]
By Chris -- 0 comments
April 28th, 2008
The average number of days employees were sick went up in Germany last year from 15.4 (2006) to 16.3 (2007).
That’s a lot of sick days and I am happy to say that my company in Munich is significantly under this level.
The news item prompted me to look for a comparison table of average sick days […]
By Jean Mercedes -- 0 comments
April 21st, 2008
I’ve been reminded a lot recently that European males really have to be exceptionally careful when traveling to the US for business. Crime, perhaps? Or excessive shopping brought on by the abysmal dollar? No, although those may well be reasons for concern as well. European males have to be concerned about women or, more correctly, […]
By Chris -- 1 comment
January 13th, 2008
Lufthansa is running a promotion for their Miles-and-More members (frequent flyer club) and they have put together a nice interactive puzzle of Europe. It is pretty tricky to place all of the 45 countries (!) into Europe just based on their shape. To make it a bit easier, you can also have the country names […]
By Jean Mercedes -- 7 comments
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