Language & Culture
My favourite albums…and the best tracks on them
Recently, it feels like the roof of the world is falling in. With a new crisis rearing its head almost every other day, it’s tough
20. October 2022
Category: Language & Culture
Language & Culture
What is it like being bilingual?
Being bilingual creates a very specific mindset. People lucky enough to grow up speaking two (or more) languages will not know any other reality. Those
16. October 2022
Language & Culture
Austrian German – 10 fantastic words & phrases that everyone should know about
German (including Austrian German) is the unloved stepchild of the European language family. It isn’t as easy on the ear as French. There is none
8. October 2022
Language & Culture
Americanisms: from the sublime to the ridiculous. A British perspective.
It is often said that the Americans and the British are two peoples separated by a common language. I’d say that’s pretty much on the
5. October 2022
Language & Culture
An ode to my local public bookshelf
Walk around the streets of Vienna for just 15 minutes and you are sure to find a public bookshelf. Placed on squares, street pavements, in
10. March 2021
Language & Culture
Why Bruno Schulz is the perfect author for our troubled times
Killed by a Nazi officer in 1942 in his hometown of Drohobycz, Bruno Schulz left behind only a small body of writing. Yet what work
3. March 2021