German idioms you really shouldnt take literally, Meet the Germans

From offended sausages to tapdancing bears these idiomatic expressions bring a little poetry to the German language. Rachel Stewart is on a mission to investigate the quirks and idiosyncrasies of daily life in Germany. Every two weeks she explores a new topic from beer to nudity to complicated grammar and heads out to get some tips from the Germans themselves. Rachel moved from the UK to Germany in 2016. As a relative newcomer she casts a fresh eye over German clichés and shares her experiences o