Everyday life

Taxes Will Add Money for Germans

Next year, employed residents of Germany can expect a small increase in their salaries. True, this will happen not because of employer generosity, but due to changes in the German tax system. At…

Christmas Internet Frenzy

Almost all parents in France know the address where, for nearly thirty years in a row, children can send their wishes for Christmas gifts to the French Santa Claus. But modern children write few…

Subtleties of Christmas Decor

Running lights of garlands, glowing reindeer figurines, Santa Claus climbing a rope onto the roof of a house: it's clear that Christmas is the favorite holiday for Germans. And to feel its magic as…

Where in Switzerland it is good to live

To optimize their expenses and achieve significant budget savings, a Swiss family sometimes just needs to move a couple of kilometers away. This is stated in a report by Credit Suisse bank on the…

France drags out divorces

Love in a Foreign Language

When writer Lauren Collins started learning French, it never occurred to her that it could change her life. BBC Culture columnist examines the advantages and pitfalls encountered in relationships…

Christmas dinner has become more expensive

The cost of a Christmas dinner in the UK has risen by 14% compared to last year. A typical set of 12 products, enough to prepare a meal for six people, will cost £64.25 (just over $81). Per person…

One in Ten on Social Welfare

The number of social welfare recipients in Germany has grown noticeably, partly due to the influx of asylum seekers. At the same time, the number of citizens holding two jobs has nearly doubled over…

Germans to spend on Christmas

Books, toys, gift certificates, clothing – these are the main items that residents of Germany plan to give as gifts during the upcoming holidays. On average, each German is ready to spend 280 euros…

Easier to Give Birth Than to Raise a Child

Sooner or later, every working woman faces a fundamental question: children or career? The answer to this question is not as obvious as it might seem at first glance. Not all of us look at babies…

Marrying an American

The U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service commissioned Dr. Robert SCHOLES to conduct a study on who, why, in what numbers, and how enters into mixed marriages in the United States. Dr. Scholes…

"Ukrinyurkollegia" Searches for Heirs

What does it mean to have child-worship elevated to a cult! Rarely, very rarely do Israeli lawyers search for heirs in Ukraine. A Jew, if he moves somewhere, does not go alone, but with his wife and…