Monday Mysteries: Qualified Expat
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Today on Monday Mysteries we tackle a question that has puzzled me for quite a while: how do you define someone who is an expat?
Category Archives: Monday Mysteries
Monday Mysteries: A Looking Glass
Today on Monday Mysteries we have a mystery that I can even offer to solve. Or at least, I have a theory that seems extremely reasonable as the solution to the issue at hand.
Monday Mysteries: Another Bad Idee
Today on Monday Mysteries we find the real meaning of a food idea that turns out to be another Bad Idee in German.
Monday Mysteries: A Bad Idea
Today on Monday Mysteries we take a quick look at an advertising campaign we saw in Hamburg. The mystery: did the person who created the ad know the potential for its (mis)interpretation by an English speaker?
Monday Mysteries: A Different Kind of Bar
Today on Monday Mysteries we take a quick look at an unexpected bar.
Monday Mysteries: Faces on the Castle Walls
Today on Monday Mysteries we take a look at what I call the mystery of the faces on the castle walls. It was a mystery Chris and I ran across last week, when we were invited to speak at a … Continue reading
Monday Mysteries: Facing an Egg
Today on Monday Mysteries we take a look at an item for sale in a vending machine at the Munich train station: a Spiegeleie -Form.
Monday Mysteries: The Missing Leg
Today on Monday Mysteries we look at a mystery man seen in a photograph from Verona, circa 1900.
Monday Mysteries: The tree that wasn’t there and other photos
Today on Monday Mysteries I have a hodgepodge of photos related to a variety seasonally-themed mysteries.
Monday Mysteries: Unexpected Sweep Scenes
Today on Monday Mysteries we consider a few photos of Sweep Scenes. Unlike standard street scenes, these photos are slightly mysterious, since they are clearly not anything you’d see in real life, even though the contents of the photos have … Continue reading