Germany

Urban green spaces should be cheering. But Elnathan John, a Nigerian novelist living in Berlin, is uncomfortable in the city’s parks

An encounter in a restaurant car reminds Lena Schipper, The Economist’s assistant news editor, of her countrymen’s unique ability to make themselves miserable

An encounter in a restaurant car reminds our correspondent of her countrymen’s unique ability to make themselves miserable

It may be clichéd but it’s true: Germans have no sense of humour. The Economist’s Berlin bureau chief explains why

American-style informality has reached Germany, and it is producing some friction. Andreas Kluth, back home from California, speaks from experience