Once upon a time there was a girl, who moved across the world to a little town in northern Denmark to study. She was 18 years old and knew no one. Making friends was difficult as she was shy and didn’t speak much Danish.
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It Ain’t Arf ‘Ot, Mum
by Arlene & Dave Nichols •
So, you think it’s hot in Andalusia at this time of year? Bah, Humbug, I say. You don’t know what hot is. Here in Southern Arizona (very aptly named by the Conquistadores – Arid Zona) we’ve been consistently around 110F (c.45C) for the past few weeks. For our British readers of a certain age, I…
July 4th in Spain!
by Editor •
The American International Club of Nerja (AICN) has rapidly grown from 38 members to 100+ in just a few years. The Club’s democratic procedures and motto may account for much of that: “If it isn’t fun, we don’t do it!” Again this year, the American Club of Nerja will celebrate the unique American holiday of…
Credibility
by Wolfgang K Piller MD •
Deadlines for the Gazette are at times a difficult thing for the writer and one would wish the following edition to be printed already one week later. Whilst the last couple of weeks in German politics hardly are worth sarcastic comments or reflection, the days after the last deadline would have been worth lots.
Populism on the Rise
by Marianne Lindahl •
A populist and mostly right-wing wave is washing up over the Nordic countries. They have brought anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies that were unthinkable just a few years ago.
This trend has had political consequences for traditional politics in the Nordic region. However, despite their rapid rise, most nationalist and populist parties still lack voter support on election day.
Danish Outing
by Mette Owens •
Many travel agencies in Denmark market tours to this area of Andalucia. In fact, many more tours come than we realize. The reason we hardly notice them is because the tour groups are very busy experiencing more in one week than the most of us here do in a given month. I accompanied a group recently and this is what we did:
English as She is Spoke
by Dave Nichols •
As I was saying, about this whole American/English thing – after 30 years or so living in the USA, I think I qualify as bi-lingual. However, after a 10-year absence, I’m finding that some of the linguistic tendencies of my American cousins strike my ear in a peculiar way. To quote Professor ‘Enry ‘Iggins from that great Musical, My Fair Lady, it amounts to, ‘The cold-blooded murder of the English tongue.’
There is Graffiti… and Graffiti
by Marianne Lindahl •
Graffiti is images or lettering scratched, scrawled, painted or marked in any manner on property.
It appears in different forms; from simple written words to elaborate mural paintings.
Egypt – German Style
by Wolfgang K Piller MD •
This month it is difficult to ramble in the German Jottings, considering the Libyan Slaughterhouse and the Japanese Inferno. John Lennon’s Imagine comes to mind and I feel that whereas we had made long strides towards a world living in peace, it is the famous one step forward, two steps backwards scenario.
Americana – April
by Dave Nichols •
Dave and Arlene Nichols provide another combined Anglo-American musings: Dave on humour differences and Arlene on how the Royal Wedding is seen in the States