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In the red

Wed, 05 May 2010 13:22:00 -0000

In the economic crisis, why do Italians say they are 'in the green' when Brits are 'in the red?' Tour of European expressions for all those broke joes out there

Bun in the oven

('Sarah Gray',) — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0000

According to Eurostat, 5.4 million babies were born in 2008. Lithuanians are the most industrious breeders, while Germans are at the bottom of the chart. Some of Europe's expressions for motherhood

Europe's fugly munters and mingers

('Aatish Pattni',) — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:16:18 -0000

'Ugly' is relative. Europe is creative with names when someone is ‘offensive to the eyes’. Tuna fish, veils, mussels or middle-aged pop stars beware - when Europe maligns ugliness they all have to pay the price…

Europe's 'head in the clouds'

('Luciana Grosu',) — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:41:36 -0000

Why is when you have an unrealistic expectation that you are told your head is in the cloud or on the moon? We reach dizzy heights with this week's collection of idioms and audio

Audio: sounds like Greek to me

('English language version of cafebabel.com',) — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:00:00 -0000

Nonsense which sounds like Greek, Chinese, Arabic, double Dutch and Spanish to Europe's citizens

Vesna Goldsworthy: 'Radovan Karadzic is related to me'

('Nabeelah Shabbir',) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0000

The Belgrade-born journalist and author of ‘Chernobyl’s Strawberries’, 47, on fighting cancer, the traumas of war, her eccentric grandmother and her war criminal cousin

Skirt chaser

('Nabeelah Shabbir',) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0000

Gheg or Tosk: dialect still divides Kosovo

('John Smith',) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0000

The majority of Kosovars speak Gheg, but officially use Tosk for historical reasons. As Kosovo emerges in the form of an independent state, Migjen Kelmendi, former rock star and editor in chief of 'Java' magazine, discusses 'nationalist deliriums'

Violins

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:00:00 -0000

One-horse town

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:31:00 -0000

Didier Awadi: 'Artists too often have big egos'

('Kate Stansfield',) — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0000

The Senegalese hip hop pioneer, 38, invites his fellow rappers to speak out and campaign for a harmonious continent with his latest album 'Presidents of Africa'. Plus an exclusive video interview from Dakar