Life of a European in Germany. Parks, music, books, economy, politics, travel.
Sep 9, 2018 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
I’ve worked in Public Health Insurance for 8 years, so I thought I’d give you some facts:
It was established by law in 1884 (!) by Chancellor Bismarck. It‘s based on the Solidaritätsprinzip: One for all, all for one.
Public Health Insurance was later followed by Accident, Pension and Unemployment insurance (in the order of appearance). Since 2009, health insurance is mandatory. 90 % of Germans have public, only 10 % private health insurance.
Apr 20, 2018 • 8 tweets • 1 min read
THREAD: Please excuse my while I get rather earnest. [1/9]
As I mentioned last Sunday, part of the reason I wanted to curate this account was to promote goodwill between the country of my birth (Germany) and the country of my nationality (Britain) [2/9]
Apr 7, 2018 • 26 tweets • 15 min read
Okay, some #SeriousTweets coming up. On this #WorldHealthDay, I'd like to talk about endometriosis because it's a topic too few people know about. It's a problem that concerns people with uteruses. It can be quite gross, so you can either mute this threat or the #JanaTalksEndo.
Endometriosis is an invisible illness. It's cells of your uterine lining (endometrium), only they're not within the uterus, but outside of it. They build up during your cycle, just like the ones within your uterus. And when your cycle is at the
On this, my last day on @I_amGermany, I would like to write about my experience living in this culture.
A lot of people, especially in Brandenburg, ask me if I have had a great deal of difficulty adjusting to German life. The answer...
