The longer I live in Germany, the more I’ve come to realize that the country has a two-tiered income-tax system. And not just the default one for rich people vs. poor people present everywhere else. Instead, there seem to be distinctly different sets of rules depending on whether you’re the one paying the taxes orContinue reading “A two-tiered tax system”
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Taxing patience
Another lesson in admin logic that my father reminded me about, this time a transcontinental one … Although I always claim to be Canadian, that’s really only true culturally, if it can be said that there really is such a thing as a cultural Canadian. (Molsons, hockey, and poutine does not a culture make. JustContinue reading “Taxing patience”
Born to marry
I recently got married and this was, of course, by no means as straightforward as you think it ought to be. (My fiancé, BTW, is both the original inspiration and subsequent motivation for this blog. So, kudos or blame to her depending on which side you’re on. And for those thinking of gifts, we’ve registeredContinue reading “Born to marry”
Doctoring a passport
A long time ago in a part of Germany far, far away … … comes this little gem. But, as usual, some background first … The first bit is that many Germans are awfully impressed by academic titles and Germany offers an impressive number of academic titles to be awfully impressed by. You see, aContinue reading “Doctoring a passport”
Bureaucracy goes to (well, after) the dogs
This entry probably deals more with bureaucracy (a system) than admin (the people and institutions indentured to that system) per se, but I’m hoping that only admin types (together with their lawyers, both of whom I’m also hoping aren’t reading this blog) would take me to task for this. (More to the point: my blog,Continue reading “Bureaucracy goes to (well, after) the dogs”
The Blog About Fog 