First cultural shock

2. January 2017

To start with: I have been so naive, when I have thought there wouldn’t be much differences between the UK and Germany. Although the differences might be smaller than to other countries in the world, they are still significant. Not yet arrived, I had my first cultural shock when dealing with call centers. Getting things … More First cultural shock

Moving Part II

31. December 2016

After looking for a flat and organizing different stuff (like the referencing process for renting our preferred flat or struggling with the German job center) there it was: the last day at work in Germany. While Alexander will just switch the team at PWC, I had to put in my notice at ifp, my employer. … More Moving Part II

Property viewings

14. December 2016

What will the housing market be in London? So much heard about, but not sure how reliable the information was. What turned out to be true was that the prices where about four times as high as in Cologne (of course depending on the location). Starting without any experience with the London housing market, we … More Property viewings

Moving Part I

5. December 2016

Several times a day we ask ourselves how people manage it to move to countries more far away than the UK. Where we assume you have much more complicated issues to deal with (since let’s remember: the UK is STILL an EU-country). But also if you move just an one-hour-flight away the daily hassles reach … More Moving Part I