Week 20: Friedrich Merz, Tasteit and Splitting the Bill

Big shoes are being filled this week, both in the Vatican and in
Berlin. With a new pope and Germany’s newly appointed chancellor
Friedrich Merz making headlines, we’re taking the moment to explore
what it actually means to lead a country. From Konrad Adenauer to
Angela Merkel, we take a quick tour through the history of
Germany’s chancellors and what the job really demands. We’ll also
sit down with Giorgi from Giorgia, the founder of Tasteit, the
anti-dating app powered by food. He shares how his platform is
flipping the script on traditional dating culture by helping people
connect through shared tastes and spontaneous meals — plus throws
in some tips on where to find the best Georgian food in Berlin.
Fittingly, in our Ask a German segment, we’re digging into one of
expats’ biggest questions: why do Germans split the bill — even on
dates?