My room mate warned me that I would "cry more than you ever did at a movie", and I so didn't get it. I mean, they marry, are happy together, live quite a long life together and die in each other's arms... Um... Yay them?

I do not understand people's obsession with this movie. I found it exceptionally unromantic and hated the female character. She was just whiney and bitchy and just really not a very nice character at all, yet everyone loved her, bleurg.

This is exactly what I try to make my fellow Germans understand when it comes to the plight of African illegal immigrants trying to cross into EU territory by boat. What utter desperation must drive them to risk such terrible conditions and such a high probability of drowning? And yet, when you listen to especially…

We only have one meeting place with the same leader here in my city, so no choice there.

I've just started weight watchers as well, high five! I went to a German ww meeting for the first time (did the NZ ones years ago) and I hate them. :-( It's going to be really difficult motivating myself to go every week, I'm just not the type for these "let's all talk obsessively about food and be all chirpy and…

Germany played super flat and blah today (given what they are actually capable of, that is) - you shouldn't worry too much really. My money is on the Netherlands to win it, or France, possibly!

What, no love for Germany's goalkeeper??????

Such a cutie - not really my type because he looks so young that I feel pervy, but my inner teenager approves of this little charmer!

Quite a few hotties this year - Ghana's team alone is worth watching. Also quite enjoyed the Aussie guys, yum yum yum.

He's so cute, totally crushing on him too. Also happens to be one of Germany's best players at the moment.

How peculiar that you chose this picture of Lauren Bacall to make your point considering that her husband died painfully of cancer directly resulting from his heavy smoking...

This is pretty much what I said...until I became unemployed and couldn't afford to, ya know...eat.

That's really interesting how I nevertheless have that image of her being kind of cold and detached. I wonder if German TV just didn't show the images of her weeping and being emotional?! Or maybe my brain is playing tricks on me - it has been a decade since that happened, after all.

He looks super unhealthy/worn-out. Not the best spokesperson for his snake charm concoctions!

Well, he could abdicate in favour of his son. No problem there really (except that I doubt he will - he's dying to finally get that crown, no doubt).

German press tended to paint her as somewhat cold, distant and pretty much a gold (or title) digger when she got engaged with the now king. Might have changed by now, I think she worked quite hard on polishing her image. I remember how much I disliked her cold, distant way of engaging with the people affected by the…

Um...not every country in the world has "apartment complexes" build like American ones. Welcome to the big, big world known as "not America"!

Or while sitting in class!

You are a dick for not showing compassion to a father who will be wrecked with guilt and grief for the rest of his life. He did not murder his child, he made a terrible and tragic mistake. I feel deeply for the entire family.

Huh?