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by hh-sailor
Fri Mar 20, 2026 1:51 pm
Forum: Traveling in Europe
Topic: Can British citizens travel to the UK using a non-British passport?
Replies: 123
Views: 28292

Re: Can British citizens travel to the UK using a non-British passport?

To be pendantic, a birth certificate shows which nationality was valid at birth. But now, decades later it could be anything.

I'll go with 'need a valid passport' to reduce stress with airline security, thanks
by hh-sailor
Fri Mar 20, 2026 8:35 am
Forum: Traveling in Europe
Topic: Can British citizens travel to the UK using a non-British passport?
Replies: 123
Views: 28292

Re: Can British citizens travel to the UK using a non-British passport?

On my sailing trips I often have to change in London. So I applied for UK passport and I'm now good to go. 140 GBP or so but I'm fine thanks. But my kids were born in Germany, lived all their lives here and only have German documents. I can't see anyone at the border knowing that they have dual nati...
by hh-sailor
Wed Jun 25, 2025 12:11 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Tablet computer please
Replies: 7
Views: 4229

Re: Tablet computer please

After having good experiences with Lenovo notebooks, I recently bought a Lenovo tablet. Major setback is that it will only successfully charge with a mains charger. Sitting in a large room and expecting a power bank to charge it? A screen filling message warns me to check the connections....every 30...
by hh-sailor
Fri Apr 11, 2025 1:19 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: What Made You Laugh Today
Replies: 955
Views: 576473

Re: What Made You Laugh Today

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by hh-sailor
Thu Mar 27, 2025 12:55 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: What made you smile today? :)
Replies: 308
Views: 197126

Re: What made you smile today? :)

by hh-sailor
Mon Feb 10, 2025 12:53 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Today I learned something stupid!
Replies: 1
Views: 1117

Re: Today I learned something stupid!

A man, a plan, a canal - Panama!
by hh-sailor
Thu Dec 05, 2024 10:18 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: State School choices in Germany
Replies: 31
Views: 23644

Re: State School choices in Germany

Although not quite a state school - they get some subsidies and so the fees are not too high... I am talking about the Waldorf / Steiner schools. I seem to remember that you'd tried these on the "old TT". Would that be something for him ? My 3 kids and a bunch of nephews / nieces went to W...
by hh-sailor
Sat Nov 23, 2024 10:21 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: What Made You Laugh Today
Replies: 955
Views: 576473

Re: What Made You Laugh Today

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by hh-sailor
Tue Nov 12, 2024 12:05 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: What are you watching right now?
Replies: 42
Views: 26848

Re: What are you watching right now?

Just finished the 2nd / newly released series of
The Diplomat on Netflix

Well worth it!

And a terrific and unexpected cliff hanger at the very end (no spoiler from me)
by hh-sailor
Tue Nov 12, 2024 12:00 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Why are you happy today?
Replies: 230
Views: 232132

Re: Why are you happy today?

Good for you HEM!

Keep up with the physio!!
by hh-sailor
Tue Nov 12, 2024 11:56 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: What Made You Laugh Today
Replies: 955
Views: 576473

Re: What Made You Laugh Today

Yuch,

and I thought sweet and sour was something vaguely Chinese :shock:
by hh-sailor
Thu Nov 07, 2024 1:33 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: What made you smile today? :)
Replies: 308
Views: 197126

Re: What made you smile today? :)

Are you worried by letters from the Finanzamt? Does each FA letter cause you tremors? Imagine that you didn't receive one but 1700 letters, all identical, on the same day... Thats what happened to this guy in Quickborn (Schleswig-Holstein) Quote : A man in Quickborn , Schleswig-Holstein, will not so...
by hh-sailor
Wed Nov 06, 2024 12:13 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: What Made You Laugh Today
Replies: 955
Views: 576473

Re: What Made You Laugh Today

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by hh-sailor
Mon Nov 04, 2024 9:26 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: What Made You Laugh Today
Replies: 955
Views: 576473

Re: What Made You Laugh Today

Once you see it, you can't unsee it !!
by hh-sailor
Thu Oct 10, 2024 1:10 pm
Forum: Health insurance
Topic: International travel health insurance outside Germany
Replies: 3
Views: 6800

Re: International travel health insurance outside Germany

I'm with
https://www.europ-assistance.de/privatkunden

for their travel health insurance. (Reisekrankenversicherung).

Stiftung WarenTest reports them as being TOP of the pile, but
I have never claimed though.

Works for me with several trips abroad over the year.
by hh-sailor
Tue Oct 01, 2024 3:21 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: German word of the day
Replies: 104
Views: 158198

Re: German word of the day

Wandering around a furniture shop the other day, I couldn't understand the description of a sofa with " Nosagunterfederung ". The mixture of English and Deutsch threw my comprehension out until my wife spotted that the sofa will not sag and has a collection of springs in its base to help w...
by hh-sailor
Sun Sep 15, 2024 10:57 am
Forum: Volt, Ampere & Watt
Topic: Low voltage current on outer surface of Floor lamp
Replies: 7
Views: 6900

Re: Low voltage current on outer surface of Floor lamp

A fuse will only blow if it overloads. That is long after you're dead. Only there to protect the equipment/wiring What you are demonstrating is a failed RCD (Germans say FI Schalter). This should break the circuit if a tiny residual current leaks to earth. This protects you!! Urgently get the landlo...
by hh-sailor
Thu Sep 05, 2024 12:02 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: What got you flummoxed today?
Replies: 168
Views: 127577

Re: What got you flummoxed today?

I also wonder if proof reading is now only done by AI.
by hh-sailor
Thu Sep 05, 2024 12:00 pm
Forum: Traveling in Europe
Topic: Temporary car insurance for a car with US license plates
Replies: 12
Views: 10478

Re: Temporary car insurance for a car with US license plates

At those prices, wouldn't it be cheaper / easier to rent over here?
Additionally, the rented car wouldn't be so obvious (so less risky)

Just my thoughts...
by hh-sailor
Wed Aug 07, 2024 5:03 pm
Forum: Health insurance
Topic: Hausarzt: some of them have "dr." in front of the name, some not
Replies: 8
Views: 8242

Re: Hausarzt: some of them have "dr." in front of the name, some not

A Dr. has written a thesis and has gained the qualification 'Doctor' It could be maths or English or whatever. Or in your case a medical Doctor. Passing the exams to be allowed to practice medicine in Germany is enough. Aside: In the UK I was treated by Dr. Smith. But the consultant surgeon was Mr. ...