Kreuzberged: Berlin Companion

Kreuzberged: Berlin Companion

GERMAN WORD OF THE DAY: VERSCHLIMMBESSERUNG

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Berlin Companion
May 07, 2025
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Word that many other languages wish they had - like Schadenfreude (glee at another’s demise or what you feel when someone you quietly despise puts their foot in it).

1920s Berlin newspaper add for fac…

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