hTTi

I don't think there are any hard and fast rules about tipping in Germany? Plus, it depends upon where your're eating. Urban or countryside. Or somewhere in between. I base everything on my Holy Trinity: Quality of Food + Service + Ambience. But they're all interchangeable. If the food is just refuel...

Someone gave details about this. Something along the lines that it was easy early on to complete the ETA application and avoid mentiontiong you were a dual UK citizen as it was not provided as an option in the drop down list of nationalities to choose from. So you did not have to lie. But this has ...

snowingagain wrote: ↑Tue Mar 24, 2026 6:55 pm Yes earky ETAs were easy to get without lying. Later ones not so.

Was it an actual question on the earky ones?

I've never applied so wouldn't know. Mrs Chelski (German) doesn't remember either.

Or do we now know/think it will be applied to future ones?

AlexInGermany wrote:

It's a very good song, but one of the few occassions where I think the cover is better than the original.

It's a chance to compare and contrast people.

YMMV.

Driving from work to home, I always skirt around the edge of the car dealerships which are all grouped together as I come into town. Apparently, the Cloppenburg BMW/Mini dealership has now transferred to new owners... Screenshot_20260326_154512_Chrome.jpg I laughed so much I nearly hit the car in fr...

He has an expired UK passport and a valid German passport with a valid ETA. So the ETA is valid for two years after (date of issue) standing up embarrassingly up against a blank wall taking selfies. Maybe its because he is using an already issued ETA from 2025? Spot on. Maybe the next time he wants...

alma.freya wrote: ↑Mon Jan 19, 2026 5:48 pm

yesterday wrote: ↑Mon Jan 19, 2026 5:45 pm
Who is it supposed to target for non entry ?

Just GoodGrape, I think.

I laughed.

Which makes the Irish passport the most powerful passport in Europe, and very close to the most powerful passport in the world. Indeed. We could be running the World better than any President, Prime Minister, or Dictator, if we put our minds to it. But we're always happy to just enjoy the craic, an...

GoodGrape wrote: ↑Mon Mar 23, 2026 9:16 am Waltzed through check in. No problem. looks like my ETA is still valid.

Remind me again which dual nationality you were holding?

Interesting back and forth.

Which is cool. Verbal discourse is the whole basis of politics.

But, I understand nothing, except the fact that Donald Trump is a malignant narcissist with a cat on his head.

YMMV.

A valid Irish passport." When I arrived on a British passport in Germany in 2006 everything was fine. After Brexit, both my employer and my stadt were very confused as to what to do. So, I officially switched from Orange to Green. €60 (Irish passport) versus €329 (New British Boris Blue passpo...