Chris Cottrell

Freelance journalist. German speaker. Outdoor enthusiast. Readjusting to sedentary life after a year+ in an RV. 🚙 🛣 🏞

[Chris Cottrell @chrisjcottrell]

@rki_de Hallo, weiß man wieviele Leute in Berlin bereits die Corona-Warn-App installiert haben?

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This Google search raises more questions than it answers, I'm afraid.

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@grantp08 @charles_hawley That's considerably worse, agreed.

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@keinewichser Servus! Kann man die Sticker online bestellen?

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@SlateGabfest Suggested chatter: #TIL that the forbidden fruit, widely understood to be an apple, could have also been a fig. Or some other fruit entirely. The reason for the ambiguity? A pun-loving translator. Source: https://t.co/4oK50isoXT

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@Ann_M_Ackermann Hi Ann, I just sent you a note through the contact form on your website. Not sure how often you check that inbox, but if you've got time I have some questions I'd like to ask you about an old case in Germany. My email is [email protected]. Thanks!

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It took me minute to realize he was giving his twin a piggyback and not carrying his severed, smiling head. #Adfail? @Telekom_group

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@charles_hawley You know you're in trouble when saying "It can get so much worse" passes for optimism.

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May 2017: "The times when we could rely entirely on others are to some extent over."

July 2018: "We can no longer completely rely on the White House." https://t.co/LRg3ofT6PQ

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Germany: We can no longer fully rely on U.S. White House https://t.co/VZ9IBsEM8H

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@knightktm

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I haven't been this excited about colorful trolls since I was little!✊🌈 @kylegknight https://t.co/3sNrXQ05oa

[Jason Ball @jasonballau]

In Russia it’s illegal to display the LGBT pride flag. So during the #WorldCup these 6 football fans have formed a hidden rainbow flag with their soccer jerseys, to protest Russia’s discriminatory laws in plain sight. #HiddenFlag ✊🏳️‍🌈

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Wish I could be there! https://t.co/osed0BO1F6

[Ian Johnson @iandenisjohnson]

Tomorrow: Wolf Biermann, Herta Müller, Liao Yiwu, Roland Kühne and your truly speaking, singing, reciting at Berlin's Gethsemane Church in honor of Liu Xiabo. Come out please!
https://t.co/0GKpaLMv88

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@deadliftbear Burn!

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The Germans are happy for you, Belgium. #BRABEL

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@MarekDutschke Ach, what do the Schiris know...

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@doberah @AFP @AFPphoto Gorgeous!

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@DanielLawler Gorgeous.

[Josh Spero @joshspero]

Love this photo from 1995 of Merkel and Seehofer in matching jackets

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The trick is to embrace the awkwardness. That, or relish the fact that siezen doesn't require conjugation. Nice job, @andreaskluth. https://t.co/W2ZTSDu7GC