Hapless Mark Kay has just graduated and finds himself in the middle of the Ruhr district, working for Kindloser, a megalomaniac, childless language-school owner. Confronted with the reality of the country and culture he idolised at university, what will become of him? Will lovely Rosy finally come to realize he is the one for her? Will Mr GroÎ2gewicht, a heavy-weight in a large German company, offer him a job and a way out? And why does Iranian businessman Mr Jozi, whose English is absolutely spot-on, need his lessons? There is something fishy going on here....