British-German Association (BGA)
@britgerassoc.bsky.social
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Founded in 1951, the BGA is the civil-society hub for British-German relations in the UK.
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To become a member of the British-German Association, visit
britishgermanassociation.org/memberships/
11 months ago
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#WordyWednesday
: In German, โIch verstehe nur Bahnhofโ (โI only understand train stationโ) means โIโm totally confusedโ. English says โItโs all Greek to me,โ French/Spanish/Swedish use Greek or Chineseโฆ but Germany? They opt for the train station! ๐
about 22 hours ago
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#WhyLearn
German? German shares many familiar words with English, making vocab a breeze! But beware of false friends, gift is not the same in German! โ ๏ธ Which German word has made learning easier, or caused a funny mix-up for you?
3 days ago
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#FunFactFriday
: Hamburg has around 2500 bridges, more than Venice, Amsterdam & London combined! ๐ Check out Speicherstadt, the historic warehouse district and UNESCO World Heritage Site, with its iconic red-brick buildings, canals & bridges.
#Hamburg
#DiscoverGermany
6 days ago
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Join us 24 Nov 2025, 6:30pm GMT for an exclusive BGA online event with
@juergenthebread.bsky.social
Jรผrgen Krauss and Abigail Abesamis Demarest celebrating The German Christmas Cookbook. Festive bakes, expert tips, Christmas inspiration! ๐โจRegister here:
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
7 days ago
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#WordyWednesday
๐บ Ever notice how languages say the same thing in different ways? English: โItโs not my businessโ. German: โDas ist nicht mein Bierโ (โThatโs not my beerโ). Same meaning, German style!
8 days ago
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#WhyLearnGerman
? Because German words often explain themselves. Many long words are built from smaller parts you already know. Just think of Staubsauger (โdust-suckerโ = hoover). This structure makes new vocab easy to decode. What are your favourite examples?
10 days ago
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The German Academic Scholarship Foundation celebrated their 100-year anniversary last weekend in London with a full programme โ including a networking fair at King's College. The BGA was delighted to take part. Thank you to Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes for the invite!
10 days ago
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#FunFactFriday
: Christmas Markets are popping up across the UK: Manchester and Birmingham are in full swing, and Hyde Parkโs
#WinterWonderland
opens today. But did you know ๐ฉ๐ช has over 150 cities and towns with established Christmas markets? Berlin alone has more than 70! โจ๐
13 days ago
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Great turnout last night at Edinburgh Uni for โStill a Model? What We Can (and Canโt) Learn from German Federalismโ โ a joint BGA &
@ccc-research.bsky.social
event. Thanks to
@angusrobertson.bsky.social
, Elke Heins, David Smith, and everyone who joined us! ๐๐ธ
#GermanFederalism
#Edinburgh
15 days ago
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#WordyWednesday
: Last night in ๐ฉ๐ช, lanterns jingled and swayed for St. Martinโs Day, with children singing โRabimmel, rabammel, rabum!โ. These mimetic words echo how languages hear the world: like Englishโs ding-dong and Germanโs kling-klang. Do you have a favourite sound-word?
15 days ago
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#WhyLearnGerman
? ๐ฉ๐ช Even knowing the basics can turn your next TV watch into a language lesson! Switch your Netflix or Prime shows to German audio/subs and pick up vocab + grammar naturally. Low effort, high reward. ๐บ
17 days ago
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#FunFactFriday
: Next Tuesday, 11 Nov, holds meaning in both ๐ฉ๐ช & ๐ฌ๐ง! In Germany, itโs St. Martinโs Day โ lanterns, songs & kindness. In the UK, itโs Remembrance Day โ honouring those who served. Different traditions, same spirit of compassion & remembrance.
20 days ago
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#BGAEvent
: It is not too late to book for our first in-person event in Edinburgh, organised jointly with
@ccc-research.bsky.social
. We're honoured that
@angusrobertson.bsky.social
will share this thoughts on German federalism. Register here:
eventbrite.co.uk/e/still-a-mo...
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22 days ago
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Yesterday's
#GermanLinksQuiz
question was this:
buff.ly/L2fRUFv
And here's the answer ๐ก Congratulations to everyone who got it right โ๏ธ
about 1 month ago
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#GermanLinksQuiz
: our series explores British-German links by asking what connects familiar aspects of UK life with Germany. Questions on a Wednesday, answers on a Thursday. Feel free to post your guesses below ๐ Enjoy and be kind in your comments!
about 1 month ago
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Last month, 30 people from Kรถnigslutter (DE) visited their twin town Taunton (UK). The partnership has been going since 1992. A week-long programme included local trips, museum visits, a reception given by the Mayor & quintessentially West Country experiences such as cream tea. (1/2)
about 1 month ago
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Other recent
#BGAEvents
now available to watch online include ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐๐ฎ๐ต๐น (
youtu.be/q71_Zlx9QJ0
) and ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ธ (
youtu.be/i3TIGm94ll4
). (1/2)
about 1 month ago
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Yesterday, we hosted an online event celebrating our Royal Patron, HRH The Duke of Kent, to mark his 90th birthday, in partnership with the Dresden Trust,
@bloodcanceruk.bsky.social
& the Scouts. If you missed it, you can now watch a recording here:
youtu.be/YJ8brwkQysc
@royalfamily.bsky.social
about 1 month ago
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#WhyLearnGerman
? Because spelling in German is easier than in most other languages! It's largely phonemic, meaning that the same spelling indicates the same sound, and vice versa. Even the use of the (in)famous "ร" follows a simple rule. Here it is โ๏ธ
about 1 month ago
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Yesterday's
#GermanLinksQuiz
question was this:
buff.ly/aja6Xzj
And here's the answer ๐ก Congratulations to everyone who got it right โ๏ธ
about 2 months ago
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๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ต๐ฌ - A lifetime of service, supporting 140+ charities & causes. Join us ๐ผ๐ป ๐ญ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฐ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐บ on Zoom as charities honour his legacy, with insights from royal biographer Hugo Vickers and others. Register here:
us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
@uk.diplo.de
about 2 months ago
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Wishing our Royal Patron, HRH The Duke of Kent, a very happy 90th birthday!
@royalfamily.bsky.social
about 2 months ago
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#GermanLinksQuiz
: our series explores British-German links by asking what connects familiar aspects of UK life ๐ฌ๐ง with Germany ๐ฉ๐ช Questions on a Wednesday, answers on a Thursday. Feel free to post your guesses below ๐ Enjoy and be kind in your comments!
about 2 months ago
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Yesterday's
#GermanLinksQuiz
question was this:
buff.ly/hXW3VfT
And here's the answer ๐ก Congratulations to everyone who got it right โ๏ธ
about 2 months ago
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The Odenwald Association (which supports Falkirkโs twinning link with ๐ฉ๐ช) will be celebrating their 50th anniversary this weekend with an Oktoberfest evening (Fri 3rd), an exhibition in Falkirk & a ceilidh in Airth (Sat 4th). For details, contact Anne on
[email protected]
.
about 2 months ago
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#GermanLinksQuiz
: our series explores British-German links by asking what connects familiar aspects of UK life with Germany. Questions on a Wednesday, answers on a Thursday. Feel free to post your guesses below ๐ Enjoy and be kind in your comments!
about 2 months ago
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#TwinningTuesday
: earlier this month, ๐๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐บ (DE) welcomed visitors from its twin town ๐ฆ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ด๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ (UK) to mark 10 years of "Two Voices" - an installation consisting of an iconic British phone box & seaside bench which represent the cultural dialogue between the two towns. (1/2)
@uk.diplo.de
about 2 months ago
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#FunFactFriday
: Hanna Steinmรผller this week became the first lawmaker to address the German parliament while carrying her baby, earning praise from the (female) President of the Bundestag. As recently as 2021, Stella Creasey was rebuked for doing the same in the House of Commons.
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2 months ago
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Yesterday's
#GermanLinksQuiz
question was this:
buff.ly/ZRztNr6
And here's the answer ๐ก Congratulations to everyone who got it right โ๏ธ
2 months ago
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A great pleasure to meet
@mayorofgm.bsky.social
Andy Burnham & German Honorary Consul Sandra Morrison (pictured here with BGA Chairman Peter Barnes) at the ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ-๐ฅ๐๐ต๐ฟ Innovation Summit today, marking the next step in this UK-German regional partnership initiated by the BGA in 2021.
2 months ago
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#GermanLinksQuiz
: our series explores British-German links by asking what connects familiar aspects of UK life with Germany. Questions on a Wednesday, answers on a Thursday. Feel free to post your guesses below ๐ Enjoy and be kind in your comments!
2 months ago
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๐ข
#BGAEvent
: ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐๐ฎ๐ต๐น -
@theguardian.com
journalist
@kateconnolly.bsky.social
in conversation with director ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฒ๐น ๐ Thu 25 Sep, 6.30pm ๐บ๏ธ On Zoom ๐ Join the BGA & register here:
britishgermanassociation.org/event/riefen...
2 months ago
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#TwinningTuesday
: the brilliant
@jayforeman.bsky.social
&
@markcooperjones.bsky.social
at
#MapMen
have just published a fun potted history of twinning in the UK (& beyond)! Not limited to UK-Germany, but well worth a watch - and a light-hearted yet sincere reminder of why twinning remains relevant โค๏ธ
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2 months ago
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#WhyLearnGerman
? To discover ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ป๐ด๐น๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ป๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป! Thanks to its love for compound words, German has some great terms for things you've always known but never knew how to say. Here are some fun examples ๐
2 months ago
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#OnThisDay
in 1990, the ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ in central Berlin, seat of the East German parliament, was closed due to asbestos contamination. It was controversially demolished from 2003 and replaced with a replica of the Royal Palace that had stood on the site until 1950.
2 months ago
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Yesterday's
#GermanLinksQuiz
question was this:
buff.ly/S1ERmNf
And here's the answer ๐ก Congratulations to everyone who got it right โ๏ธ
2 months ago
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#GermanLinksQuiz
: our series explores British-German links by asking what connects familiar aspects of UK life with Germany. Questions on a Wednesday, answers on a Thursday. Feel free to post your guesses below ๐ Enjoy and be kind in your comments!
2 months ago
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#TwinningTuesday
: ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐น (UK) has been twinned with ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐น๐ป (DE) since 1991. The voluntary organisation supporting the twinning, ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐น-๐ฅ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐น๐ป ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, is inviting other UK-German twinnings in North-West England to a lunch on 18 October! Further details below ๐ (1/2)
2 months ago
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๐ข
#BGAEvent
with
@ccc-research.bsky.social
: ๐ฆ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น? ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ช๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ป (๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ป'๐) ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐บ with Cabinet Secretary
@angusrobertson.bsky.social
MSP ๐ Tue 30 Sep, 6pm ๐บ๏ธ Old College, Edinburgh EH8 9YL ๐ More info & register here:
britishgermanassociation.org/event/still-...
2 months ago
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#WhyLearnGerman
? Because ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป is easier than you think! ๐ฏ It's largely phonemic - meaning that what is spelled the same sounds the same - and most German sounds also exist in varieties of British English. Here are some examples! ๐
2 months ago
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#OnThisDay
in 1990, 35 years ago, the two German states and the four victorious powers of WWII (including the UK) signed the "Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany", aka the ๐ฎ+๐ฐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐, confirming Germany's modern borders and paving the way for German reunification.
3 months ago
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Last night, the BGA hosted a reception at the home of our Trustee Andrew Gilchrist and his wife, Rachel Portman OBE, to welcome the new Deputy Head of Mission at
@uk.diplo.de
, Christian Doktor. Guests included Nick Pickard, Director of Europe at the FCDO, and other close friends and supporters.
3 months ago
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Yesterday's
#GermanLinksQuiz
question was this:
buff.ly/6aygRZD
And here's the answer ๐ก Congratulations to everyone who got it right โ๏ธ
3 months ago
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#GermanLinksQuiz
: our series explores British-German links by asking what connects familiar aspects of UK life with Germany. Questions on a Wednesday, answers on a Thursday. Feel free to post your guesses below ๐ Enjoy and be kind in your comments!
3 months ago
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#WhyLearnGerman
? German is the most in-demand additional language among UK employers - but you may be surprised to learn in which industries German is most sought-after. Here's a list ๐ Whether your interest is in technology or banking, studying German can boost you career!
3 months ago
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At an event at the ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฏ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป last week, BGA members enjoyed fascinating talks by barrister ๐ ๐ฎ๐ต๐ป๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ธ on the history of the Temple district & by artist ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด, whose work is showcased at the Hub. Many thanks to Alex Altmann and Stephanie Warren for hosting!
3 months ago
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We are delighted that ๐.๐. ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป, the new
@germanambuk.bsky.social
, has agreed to succeed H.E. Miguel Berger as ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐. We look forward to continuing our close working relationship with
@uk.diplo.de
to promote friendship & mutual understanding between the UK & Germany.
3 months ago
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A pleasure to speak to Members of the Bavarian State Parliament, academics from
@lmumuenchen.bsky.social
& representatives of the Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung today about Scottish-Bavarian town twinnings, during their visit to Edinburgh.
3 months ago
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#FunFactFriday
: did you know that Germany's ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฏ๐๐ฟ๐ด ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ is the world's oldest international airport still in operation? Opened in 1911, it's named after German chancellor Helmut Schmidt. From the UK, you can fly direct to Hamburg from Manchester, Stansted, Heathrow & Gatwick.
3 months ago
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#BGAEvent
: The BGA is proud to be hosting its first in-person event in Edinburgh, organised jointly with
@ccc-research.bsky.social
! We're honoured that
@angusrobertson.bsky.social
will share this thoughts on German federalism. Please register here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/still-a-mo...
add a skeleton here at some point
3 months ago
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