#archived-culture-study-visa | German Learning and Discussion | Page 11

normal elm Jul 10, 2018, 8:46 AM

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yep

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gelber sack

foggy prism Jul 10, 2018, 8:47 AM

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oh and paper, cardboard

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those are separate too

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and elektromüll

fiery edge Jul 10, 2018, 8:47 AM

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Altpapier yea

normal elm Jul 10, 2018, 8:47 AM

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wir haven biomüll, gelber sack, altpapier und hausmüll

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haben

foggy prism Jul 10, 2018, 8:47 AM

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normaler plastik wie zB von ner Verpackung geht bei uns in den Hausmüll, PET ist getrennt

normal elm Jul 10, 2018, 8:49 AM

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bei uns geht alles an plastik in den gelben sack

fiery edge Jul 10, 2018, 8:49 AM

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📎 918i8CkK9YL._SL1500_.jpg

normal elm Jul 10, 2018, 8:50 AM

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well im fairly certain it still looks like that

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though i never read the text lol

foggy prism Jul 10, 2018, 8:51 AM

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ah yes, Obstschalen, the classical Schaumstoff

bold quartz Jul 10, 2018, 8:53 AM

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I Just throw in everything that is neither paper nor food

normal elm Jul 10, 2018, 8:53 AM

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what does a schaumstoff obstschale look like? 🤔

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i only ever see plastic ones

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like, transparent plastic

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also shame on you dude lol

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that's what hausmüll is for

bold quartz Jul 10, 2018, 8:55 AM

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I separate between paper, bio, Restmüll and Gelber Sack.

normal elm Jul 10, 2018, 8:55 AM

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hat sich eben anders angehört 😄

bold quartz Jul 10, 2018, 8:55 AM

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Ja war schlecht formuliert

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Mülltrennung nehme ich aber ernst

compact slate Jul 10, 2018, 8:56 AM

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Tfw your country doesn't separate trash at all /shrug

normal elm Jul 10, 2018, 8:56 AM

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gut gut!

bold quartz Jul 10, 2018, 8:56 AM

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📎 image.jpg

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Das sind Schaumstoff Schalen

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Meistens sind die aber schwarz, wenn ich sie sehe

foggy prism Jul 10, 2018, 8:57 AM

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ich war mal in italien in so nem kleinen Dorf, da hatte es einen Mülleimer mit vier Öffnungen für Mülltrennung und so

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schon farbkodiert und angeschrieben

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udn alles ging in den gleichen Sack

normal elm Jul 10, 2018, 8:57 AM

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hab ich auch schon gesehen lol

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sowas deprimiert mich dann

foggy prism Jul 10, 2018, 8:58 AM

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bei uns sieht man noch häufig (zB an Bahnhöfen) so vier Mülleimer nebeneinander, ich glaub für Biomüll/Papier/PET/Anderes

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die funktionieren recht gut

normal elm Jul 10, 2018, 8:59 AM

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ja bei uns auch

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finde das auch gut

foggy prism Jul 10, 2018, 9:00 AM

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was mich bei so sachen am meisten aufregt sind diese halb papier halb transparenter Plastik Beutel im Coop

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die kannst du nicht schlau trennen und ist einfach richtig verschwendung

fiery edge Jul 10, 2018, 9:00 AM

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📎 JPEG_20180710_104514.jpg

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I managed to tear out some.plastic but the inside still doesn't feel like paper

foggy prism Jul 10, 2018, 9:01 AM

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wenn’s nur Papier wäre wär’s ok, wenn’s nur Plastik wäre weniger ok aber immer noch besser

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so wird’s einfach verbrannt

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yay

normal elm Jul 10, 2018, 9:02 AM

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jo, ich finde diese verpackung auch scheiße. die sollten einfacher zu trennen sein und dann wären sie okay

fiery edge Jul 10, 2018, 9:08 AM

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I heard that there's a bank in germany that collects your small change and exchanges it for bank notes. Which bank does that?

alpine hollow Jul 10, 2018, 9:08 AM

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pretty much any bank can do that

fiery edge Jul 10, 2018, 9:08 AM

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Really?

alpine hollow Jul 10, 2018, 9:08 AM

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but most banks are reluctant to do that for people who are not members

fiery edge Jul 10, 2018, 9:09 AM

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Oh so if I have a bank account there it's okay?

normal elm Jul 10, 2018, 9:09 AM

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yeah

fiery edge Jul 10, 2018, 9:11 AM

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Cool thanks

foggy prism Jul 10, 2018, 9:15 AM

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my bank has a coin exchange machine outiside, don’t even have to interact with a human

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just drop in money and select what you want

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I think

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never used it

normal elm Jul 10, 2018, 9:19 AM

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i've only seen that in one or two really big banks, but it's pretty cool

rain panther Jul 10, 2018, 10:05 AM

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I saw that machine in some stores too

exotic barn Jul 10, 2018, 1:37 PM

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Do German students have to pay insurance in Germany?

alpine hollow Jul 10, 2018, 1:37 PM

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yes

foggy prism Jul 10, 2018, 1:37 PM

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does anyone in germany not have to pay insurance?

alpine hollow Jul 10, 2018, 1:37 PM

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not really

foggy prism Jul 10, 2018, 1:38 PM

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in switzerland everyone needs to have one, either directly or through ones parents/guardians

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like just some general base insurance stuff like healthcare

alpine hollow Jul 10, 2018, 1:38 PM

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Versicherungspflicht

foggy prism Jul 10, 2018, 1:38 PM

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idk what is all included in the mandatory parts

alpine hollow Jul 10, 2018, 1:39 PM

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students pay less tho

exotic barn Jul 10, 2018, 1:40 PM

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In czechia you don’t pay until 26yo

alpine hollow Jul 10, 2018, 1:40 PM

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only if you have parents

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who already pay

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or does the state pay for children?

exotic barn Jul 10, 2018, 1:41 PM

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Hmmmm, I didn’t look deep into it but i think it should be for everybody 🤔

normal elm Jul 10, 2018, 1:42 PM

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As a student you don't have to pay for your own insurance because you can still be insured through your parents btw

alpine hollow Jul 10, 2018, 1:42 PM

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Familienversicherung in Germany only works for husband/wife and children up to at most 25

exotic barn Jul 10, 2018, 1:42 PM

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Since i never saw “covered by parents’ insurance”, but “the state pays” 🤔

alpine hollow Jul 10, 2018, 1:43 PM

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if they are working above... uh 400€ a month? i think you have to pay even though you are under 25

exotic barn Jul 10, 2018, 1:43 PM

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Yeah, it’s only for students without a job

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Not counting parttime jobs

alpine hollow Jul 10, 2018, 1:44 PM

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you'll have to pay anyway

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in Germany at least

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unless you have family in Germany

exotic barn Jul 10, 2018, 1:44 PM

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sad

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Adopt me luna

alpine hollow Jul 10, 2018, 1:44 PM

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sure

exotic barn Jul 10, 2018, 1:45 PM

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❤ weeeeeee

fiery edge Jul 10, 2018, 2:10 PM

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Are prices not written like €400 ? With the € in front, in german?

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Or have I been doing it wrong all this time

alpine hollow Jul 10, 2018, 2:12 PM

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not really

narrow quest Jul 10, 2018, 2:20 PM

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The €comes after the price

fiery edge Jul 10, 2018, 3:02 PM

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HLI

tight kelp Jul 10, 2018, 3:07 PM

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informally you can put it wherever you want really

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wait that reminds me of an uncertainty I have. Does german use . or , for decimals? 🤔

foggy prism Jul 10, 2018, 3:10 PM

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false

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it’s country-dependent, not language

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switzerland does it differently from germany

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afaik

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(here you can use either for decimals, but most use .; for thousands you’re to either put a space or an apostrophe)

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(the most common thing I see is 1'234.56)

tropic arrow Jul 10, 2018, 3:11 PM

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Here in Germany , is common (at least in my state)

foggy prism Jul 10, 2018, 3:11 PM

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(nonetheless the decimal separator is called komma)

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(regardless of how you write it)

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actually taht’s only half true

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that number above I’d probably name “eintausendzweihundertvierunddreissig punkt fünf sechs”)

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but then “nach dem Komma steht eine Fünf”

tight kelp Jul 10, 2018, 3:38 PM

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interesting

forest mantle Jul 10, 2018, 5:53 PM

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We’d write 2,948,949.0084747939

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Comma for three digits, and a decimal point (full stop) for the start of a decimal

tight kelp Jul 10, 2018, 5:59 PM

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we = ? 🤔

exotic barn Jul 10, 2018, 6:08 PM

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The English

normal elm Jul 10, 2018, 6:11 PM

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here it's 2.948.949,0084747939 🤷

cold aspen Jul 10, 2018, 6:35 PM

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Or without the dot in between the positive digit triplets to avoid confusion

normal elm Jul 10, 2018, 6:35 PM

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yeah that too

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though generally, for smaller numbers like 20000, you usually see 20.000

alpine hollow Jul 10, 2018, 6:36 PM

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or 20 000

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oh

cold aspen Jul 10, 2018, 6:36 PM

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I've rather seen more people just leaving a small space in between them yeah like that luna

alpine hollow Jul 10, 2018, 6:36 PM

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andre just said that

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👀

normal elm Jul 10, 2018, 6:38 PM

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i feel like i see the dot more often 🤔 but i have seen it with the space in between

tight kelp Jul 11, 2018, 7:41 PM

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what's this about "kein Schlussstrich"? It's a protest against neo-nazi cell NSU, that much I got, but what's the actual context? And what about Schlussstrich?

alpine hollow Jul 11, 2018, 7:42 PM

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eh

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it's about not stopping the investigation

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since people think the crimes can't possibly have been orchestrated and done by only 3 people

viral geyser Jul 11, 2018, 7:47 PM

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A Schlussstrich is a expression that means "final line". "Kein Schlussstrich" means "Don't draw the final line [to close the investigation]"

tight kelp Jul 11, 2018, 8:11 PM

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yeah I knew that Jeff, I was curious as to what it was referring to

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thanks guys

viral geyser Jul 11, 2018, 8:23 PM

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Ah okay, so I slightly misunderstood your last question "what about Schlussstrich" 😄

tight kelp Jul 11, 2018, 8:25 PM

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yeah I didn't want to repeat the word "context" for both questions ^^

whole pecan Jul 12, 2018, 8:55 AM

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Can someone explain the video-id process of prepaid Sims to me?

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It applies to All prepaid cards, even those purchased in other countries right?

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After the call is finished, can I immediately use my sim card?

alpine hollow Jul 12, 2018, 8:59 AM

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you have to wait until it's been activated

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takes a few hours

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but can take up to a few days if you are unlucky

whole pecan Jul 12, 2018, 9:01 AM

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But my Trip is only for a few days...

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Do I have to do this in Germany?

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Can I do it before I leave, in another country?

alpine hollow Jul 12, 2018, 9:02 AM

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you have to do it if you want to use a german sim

whole pecan Jul 12, 2018, 9:04 AM

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Yeah ik

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But can the video authentication be done in another country?

alpine hollow Jul 12, 2018, 9:10 AM

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should be possible if you have the sim

whole pecan Jul 12, 2018, 9:15 AM

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Hmm I see

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Is there a list as to which countries I can authenticate a Vodafone prepaid card in?

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Legara has a list, but I cant find one for Vodafone

pine rampart Jul 12, 2018, 12:58 PM

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@fiery edge Did you have English in your A-levels?

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A/q to anabin site english is compulsory

fiery edge Jul 12, 2018, 1:04 PM

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I did English at AS-Level

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For which course would English be compulsory? Unless you plan on studying in English.. but then any English proficiency test should be enough

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If you're a native English speaker I don't think you need any proof of proficiency

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@pine rampart

pine rampart Jul 12, 2018, 1:10 PM

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They require english till As level from anabin site

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the fourth subject can be english till as level

fiery edge Jul 12, 2018, 1:10 PM

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Ohh right I remember something like that

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To study in Germany with A-levels (without doing Studienkolleg) you'd need to have done any language at AS-level atleast

pine rampart Jul 12, 2018, 1:12 PM

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yeah ^^

fiery edge Jul 12, 2018, 1:12 PM

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It was something like that

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Otherwise I never would've touched English lol

pine rampart Jul 12, 2018, 1:12 PM

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if you don't mind me asking, what were your grades in A levels? GWnanamiThinkingBTTV

fiery edge Jul 12, 2018, 1:13 PM

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I don't remember exactly. I think I got A* A A and B (or two Bs and an A)

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And B in English at AS

pine rampart Jul 12, 2018, 1:14 PM

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grats, those are some amazing grades GWnanaPepoHype

fiery edge Jul 12, 2018, 1:15 PM

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The only reason I got the A* and As was because I had repeated the AS papers that year too lol.

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My AS grades the year before were crap

pine rampart Jul 12, 2018, 1:15 PM

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That's a great comeback

fiery edge Jul 12, 2018, 1:15 PM

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So my overall grades would've sucked had I not repeated

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Yeah it was stressful though. Had two exams a day twice

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Right after the other

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So are you gonna do English? (Or have done already?)

fiery edge Jul 13, 2018, 7:37 PM

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What's the best place to sell used books in Germany?

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How's rebuy

fiery edge Jul 13, 2018, 7:57 PM

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Ok I don't like rebuy. They're offering 24 cents for a book .-.

rain panther Jul 13, 2018, 8:38 PM

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Sell em to me

fiery edge Jul 13, 2018, 9:34 PM

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They're subject-related books

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Lol

foggy prism Jul 13, 2018, 11:02 PM

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if they're textbooks sell them to students directly, if you have many set up a stand at the next market (will likely cost money so see if it's worth it)

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otherwise idk put them on ebay

fleet pelican Jul 14, 2018, 12:35 AM

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Give them to me

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If they're anything ab maths and physics I'll take

whole pecan Jul 14, 2018, 4:49 AM

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So I heard that you can skirt around the video-id process of german prepaid sims by buying one from another eu nation and using its roaming?

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Is this true?

tight kelp Jul 14, 2018, 7:09 AM

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@fiery edge ebay?

normal elm Jul 14, 2018, 7:09 AM

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rebuy is nice if you wanna buy books for cheap but god do they pay you NOTHING for your books, it's absolutely frustrating

tight kelp Jul 14, 2018, 7:11 AM

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Tbf it's called rebuy, not resell

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mmlol

normal elm Jul 14, 2018, 7:30 AM

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🤔

compact slate Jul 14, 2018, 10:16 AM

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does anybody have an opinion about TU/FU/HU-Berlin?

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Specifically about the Informatik Monobachelor

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I think those are the 3 I'm going to apply to

mild quiver Jul 14, 2018, 11:15 AM

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how common is the kölsch dialect actually spoken in köln. i was feeling somewhat confident in my ability to last there but then a guy from a town close to it showed me music with the dialect and they may as well have been speaking in a different language

winter niche Jul 14, 2018, 12:18 PM

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@mild quiver bist du ne kölsche jong?

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https://youtu.be/DcNPqsWPbD8

YouTube

ELECTROLA - Universal Music

BRINGS - Kölsche Jung (Offizielles Video)

... mit dabei Lukas Podolski und unsere Fans - ✖ Download des Songs hier: ►►iTunes: http://bitly.com/1gQdGEZ oder ►►Amazon MP3: http://amzn.to/17C22xr Mehr I...

▶ Play video

mild quiver Jul 14, 2018, 12:18 PM

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that was one of the songs he showed me @winter niche

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at first i was like "hold on my listening isn't so good so i'll put up the lyrics and read along"

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then i saw the spelling and im just like

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"fuck"

winter niche Jul 14, 2018, 12:22 PM

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I don't think anyone really speak like this, big citys pretty much lost their dialekts (can only compare with Berlin und "Berlinerisch")

mild quiver Jul 14, 2018, 12:23 PM

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that's a relief

silent pilot Jul 14, 2018, 12:26 PM

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people over 50 really speak like that

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my grandparents all spoke that way

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You'll hear it a lot around carnival

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Ett jitt kei wood datt sage künnt
watt ich föhl wenn ich an Kölle denk

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there is no standardised way to spell most of these dialects so it's a bit hard to communicate with them by text ^^

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but there are wikis in german dialects:
https://ksh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripoarisch_(Sprooch)

Ripoarisch (Sprooch)

Ripoarėsch Sprooche eß enne Bovverbejreff för Sprooche ussem Rhingland uß dä Jääjend zwesche St. Vith, Aahwieler, um Kirchroa, Nüss, Düsseldorf, Jläbbisch, Waldbröl, Siburg, Remaren, met Oche, Bonn un Kölle dren. Et jitt enne Houfe Ripoarėsch Sprooche, jood mii w...

whole pecan Jul 14, 2018, 3:06 PM

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Why is there a Hiroshima-Nagasaki-Park in Köln?

tight kelp Jul 14, 2018, 3:11 PM

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https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima-Nagasaki-Park#Geschichte

Hiroshima-Nagasaki-Park

Der Hiroshima-Nagasaki-Park wurde am 7. August 2004 in einem Teil des Inneren Grüngürtels im Kölner Stadtbezirk Neustadt-Süd eingeweiht.

whole pecan Jul 14, 2018, 3:23 PM

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Oh

tight kelp Jul 17, 2018, 4:56 PM

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How does German insurance work in respect to doctors? By which I mean, how should I find one? Is the channel the same if I need a specialist? How much does the insurance pay, do I have to pay partly by pocket? What about medicines?

fallen roost Jul 17, 2018, 4:57 PM

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to get to most specialists I think you need to be referred to one by a general doctor

alpine hollow Jul 17, 2018, 4:57 PM

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you go to a hausarzt

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and then they refer you to a specialist

fallen roost Jul 17, 2018, 4:57 PM

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and to get a general doctor (hausartzt) just look it up in your town

alpine hollow Jul 17, 2018, 4:57 PM

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and if they don't, go to another

fallen roost Jul 17, 2018, 4:57 PM

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yeah

alpine hollow Jul 17, 2018, 4:58 PM

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you could call the specialist yourself, but they don't like that

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you don't have to pay anything

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for any visit

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as long as there's a medical reason

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medicine depends

fallen roost Jul 17, 2018, 4:59 PM

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and medicines you dont have to pay for the medicine I think but for the container you do sometimes

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right?

alpine hollow Jul 17, 2018, 4:59 PM

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if it's important for you to get better

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they pay

fallen roost Jul 17, 2018, 4:59 PM

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Ohhhhh

alpine hollow Jul 17, 2018, 5:00 PM

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if it's not so important they might partly pay

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if it's just luxury, they pay nothing

tight kelp Jul 17, 2018, 5:01 PM

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Is that true for equipment as well? Like I dunno a crutch or something

alpine hollow Jul 17, 2018, 5:01 PM

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yes

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if you medically need it

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they pay

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if you don't medically need it

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they might partly pay

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well

tight kelp Jul 17, 2018, 5:01 PM

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Alright, sounds great.

alpine hollow Jul 17, 2018, 5:01 PM

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if you are in public insurance

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if you are privately insured

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... ask your insurer

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they handle it differently

tight kelp Jul 17, 2018, 5:01 PM

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It's an ersatz kasse

alpine hollow Jul 17, 2018, 5:02 PM

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then it's fine

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you only have to pay for medicine when buying it

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a small fee

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apothekengebühr or something

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the medicine in itself will be free if it's medically important

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i think it was 5€

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or so

tight kelp Jul 17, 2018, 5:02 PM

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Gotcha

alpine hollow Jul 17, 2018, 5:03 PM

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you always need the receipt

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if anything is unclear, ask your doc or the secretaries

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and if you go to the doc, always have your card with you

tight kelp Jul 17, 2018, 5:03 PM

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But there are also medicines that can be bought without a receipt, yes? What about those? thinking_cat

alpine hollow Jul 17, 2018, 5:03 PM

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you pay

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because there's no medical reason for you to buy them

tight kelp Jul 17, 2018, 5:04 PM

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Even if the doc told me I need it?

alpine hollow Jul 17, 2018, 5:04 PM

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then he would have given you a receipt

tight kelp Jul 17, 2018, 5:04 PM

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Right 😅

alpine hollow Jul 17, 2018, 5:05 PM

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be careful, there are multiple types of receipts

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one for which you pay nothing

tacit briar Jul 17, 2018, 5:05 PM

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Do you happen to know how the colors of the receipts work? If I understand it correctly, the red ones are for medicines that the insurer is paying for and the green ones for the ones you have to pay yourself..

alpine hollow Jul 17, 2018, 5:05 PM

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and one "luxury" recipe where it's recommened, but you have to pay yourself

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yes

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and the blue ones you should never see

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they are for private insurance

tacit briar Jul 17, 2018, 5:06 PM

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What's the point of printing the green ones then? Just to provide clear information in a standardized form?

alpine hollow Jul 17, 2018, 5:06 PM

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what do you mean?

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the point of the green ones is so you get the medicine

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which you wouldn't otherwise get easily

tacit briar Jul 17, 2018, 5:07 PM

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Am I wrong, that I can buy the "green" medicines without receipt?

alpine hollow Jul 17, 2018, 5:07 PM

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eh

tacit briar Jul 17, 2018, 5:07 PM

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My doctor was giving me ones for the medicines that are otherwise freely available

alpine hollow Jul 17, 2018, 5:07 PM

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could be

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but must not be

tacit briar Jul 17, 2018, 5:07 PM

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Ach, ok

tight kelp Jul 17, 2018, 5:08 PM

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Awkward question but, how does one approach a doctor once I find one? Can I just go there or is an appointment required? Also since I have to find one myself, is there something people use to find good ones? How easy is it to change it if I don't like how they do their job?

alpine hollow Jul 17, 2018, 5:08 PM

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you go there

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say

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"i want to see the doc"

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and you wait

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or

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you call them

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make an appointment

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and then go

fallen roost Jul 17, 2018, 5:08 PM

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Yeah, there will be a secretary desk probably

tacit briar Jul 17, 2018, 5:09 PM

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Just call them and ask for an appointment

fallen roost Jul 17, 2018, 5:09 PM

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and you have to wait for a little bit

tacit briar Jul 17, 2018, 5:09 PM

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Or visit them

alpine hollow Jul 17, 2018, 5:09 PM

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i just go there

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since my doc lives like 5 minutes away

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:D

fallen roost Jul 17, 2018, 5:09 PM

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depends on how big the city is though really, here where I live I dont have to make an appointment

tight kelp Jul 17, 2018, 5:09 PM

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Nice. Yeah I wasn't sure I could just show up unannounced

tacit briar Jul 17, 2018, 5:09 PM

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Mine 7 minutes away, but I usually get an appointment for the next day anyways

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Perhaps depends on the number of patients

tight kelp Jul 17, 2018, 5:10 PM

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So what about choosing a doc?

alpine hollow Jul 17, 2018, 5:10 PM

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you try

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or ask your friends

tight kelp Jul 17, 2018, 5:11 PM

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implying I has friends

tacit briar Jul 17, 2018, 5:11 PM

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There are websites with patient's reviews

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I wouldn't fully trust them , but may be a good starting point

tight kelp Jul 17, 2018, 5:11 PM

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What do you use?

alpine hollow Jul 17, 2018, 5:12 PM

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berzi

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just go to the nearest doc

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and see if you like them

tight kelp Jul 17, 2018, 5:12 PM

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.<

tacit briar Jul 17, 2018, 5:13 PM

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also, your city may provide a list of doctors available in your area

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*general doctors ofc

tight kelp Jul 17, 2018, 5:14 PM

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Ah yeah another question, what about glasses? Same thing as with other stuff we discussed in regards to prices or?

alpine hollow Jul 17, 2018, 5:15 PM

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glasses are mostly self paid now

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at least under a certain threshold

tight kelp Jul 17, 2018, 5:16 PM

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Oh :<

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And what prices should one expect?

alpine hollow Jul 17, 2018, 5:17 PM

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depends on how good you want them

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if you want the cheapest

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you can get them for basically free

tight kelp Jul 17, 2018, 5:17 PM

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And what about a full cyborg level shite

alpine hollow Jul 17, 2018, 5:17 PM

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a few hundred

tight kelp Jul 17, 2018, 5:18 PM

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Alright, seem to be cheaper than in my homeland

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Last frage. In case of an emergency, are there any costs associated with calling an ambulance?

fallen roost Jul 17, 2018, 5:19 PM

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Yes but insurance pays

tight kelp Jul 17, 2018, 5:19 PM

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Alright

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Well thanks a lot guys

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(Can you tell I never had to deal with this before? Xd )

exotic barn Jul 17, 2018, 5:20 PM

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yes

tight kelp Jul 17, 2018, 5:20 PM

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mmlol

tacit briar Jul 17, 2018, 5:21 PM

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Don't worry @tight kelp , I only started to visit German doctor a few months ago. They're all very nice and helpful, everything will be good! 😃

tight kelp Jul 17, 2018, 5:39 PM

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oh yeah I'm nost scared of that xD

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it's just that even back home, my father is a doc so I never had to deal with this ever. I guess that's the downside

winged quiver Jul 17, 2018, 5:40 PM

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when you come home from school do you say 'whats up doc?'

fallen roost Jul 17, 2018, 5:40 PM

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I think its really funny how I (and other people in my class) can hold complex discussions with natives and such things, but we get scared when we do things like order ice cream for the first time

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Who else went through the same thing?

tight kelp Jul 17, 2018, 5:41 PM

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I do every time i have to do something

fallen roost Jul 17, 2018, 5:41 PM

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Yeah

tight kelp Jul 17, 2018, 5:41 PM

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i'm more comfortable with debates than with everyday interactions

fallen roost Jul 17, 2018, 5:41 PM

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Anything new is scary to me I think, because I don't know how people 'normally' do it or ask

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yeah im the same way

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Like of course we can communicate what we want, but its more about not knowing how its normally done, right?

tight kelp Jul 17, 2018, 5:43 PM

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yeah

tacit briar Jul 17, 2018, 5:49 PM

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It happens to me in my mother tongue as well. It perhaps depends if one's used to such situations or not :D

humble bough Jul 17, 2018, 8:19 PM

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this is perhaps me being a bit paranoid but I have some questions about how not to screw myself over royally with German universities. I got an acceptance letter to my second-choice uni that says I need to confirm by the 30th, and I'm still waiting to hear back from my first choice. Is it wildly inappropriate to email someone from the first choice uni asking when I can expect to hear from them? If I send my confirmation to the second choice and later get accepted to my first choice, am I shit up a creek? (I'm probably overthinking this but I figured asking here might ease my mind).

alpine hollow Jul 17, 2018, 8:20 PM

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eh, you probably won't get a nice answer, even if you shoot them an email

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they usually will reply "when it's done"

humble bough Jul 17, 2018, 8:21 PM

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fair enough, that

winged quiver Jul 17, 2018, 8:27 PM

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Have you considered emailing your second choice and seeing if they are okay with you waiting til your first choice replies?

cold aspen Jul 17, 2018, 8:29 PM

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I mean it doesn't hurt to ask them anyway. Just to make sure.
you could also give oolt's advice a try, though

humble bough Jul 17, 2018, 8:30 PM

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I'm a little more hesitant to email the second choice because I don't wanna screw up that offer before I know I've got another

winged quiver Jul 17, 2018, 8:31 PM

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Yeah, I think it is smarter to talk to the first school since you dont even know if you got it or not, plus maybe consider what really makes that one better

cold aspen Jul 17, 2018, 8:32 PM

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Would they deny you after they already accepted you, just because you asked politely?

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What harm could E-Mailing them possible do anyways? If it's just a polite request

humble bough Jul 17, 2018, 8:38 PM

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I guess you're right; I have a tendency to overthink and catastrophize these things

exotic barn Jul 18, 2018, 12:19 AM

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@humble bough You should pay semester fees of the uni you've been accepted in and then wait. If you get answers from some other more preferred unis, you just refund money.

humble bough Jul 18, 2018, 12:20 AM

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is it not frowned upon to accept someplace and then later change my mind?

exotic barn Jul 18, 2018, 12:20 AM

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No

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It's not

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Your place will be given to someone else

humble bough Jul 18, 2018, 12:21 AM

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well that is reassuring for sure

exotic barn Jul 18, 2018, 12:21 AM

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At least that's how I'm gonna do it 🤷

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You will lose from 10 to 30% of the fees

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but I think that's okay

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I will do research later today

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Since I've encountered the same problem

humble bough Jul 18, 2018, 12:23 AM

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well, I've got almost two weeks and can accept by fax, so who knows, maybe I'll get my second acceptance before the deadline

winged quiver Jul 18, 2018, 12:32 AM

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yeah

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I wouldn't worry til about 2 or 3 days before the deadline

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then again it's not like I've gone through this so I don't know

exotic barn Jul 18, 2018, 4:41 AM

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https://i.imgur.com/zsSjS3L.png

Imgur

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If I applied for a ZF course, does it mean I can either accept or decline their offer until 31. October?

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Nvm

glad elbow Jul 18, 2018, 5:21 AM

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I don’t totally know if this is the right chat to ask in but Do y’all have any other tips for german learning resources? I use duolingo and this chat group is helpful but I’m trying to really get into it. I found links to german youtubers with subtitles but none are really topics that interest me and German dubbed Netflix shows are somewhat limited. Other than simply studying quizlets I’m not sure what other things to do

solemn bay Jul 18, 2018, 5:36 AM

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#resources

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👀

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There's a big list of resources there.

glad elbow Jul 18, 2018, 5:41 AM

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Thank you!! I didn’t realize you could scroll down on the side bar 😂 it’s very helpful thanks!

solemn bay Jul 18, 2018, 5:48 AM

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No problem. Hope you find something that helps. ❤

grand swan Jul 19, 2018, 1:03 PM

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How do you say "Libtard" in German

foggy prism Jul 19, 2018, 1:05 PM

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unsure if that concept exists in German

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political insults in general

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aren’t really a thing here, we seem to get along much better

grand swan Jul 19, 2018, 1:08 PM

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Damn....

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Is there any for right wing people at least?

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Oh nvm you said in general lol

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There is Wütbuger but idk if that counts

alpine hollow Jul 19, 2018, 1:09 PM

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Wutbürger

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but that's without political affiliation

grand swan Jul 19, 2018, 1:10 PM

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Yes

foggy prism Jul 19, 2018, 1:10 PM

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für konservative gibt’s das eine oder andere Wort

grand swan Jul 19, 2018, 1:10 PM

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Although it does describe the majority of the AfD in my opinion

foggy prism Jul 19, 2018, 1:11 PM

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aber ich kenn keine pandeutschen begriffe

grand swan Jul 19, 2018, 1:11 PM

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👌

mild quiver Jul 20, 2018, 5:40 AM

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i mean i'm sure calling someone a trump lover would still be an agreed insult in germany

zinc spear Jul 22, 2018, 6:32 PM

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Hello

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someone here to speak formal deutsch?

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I know very nothing about it lol

mossy tulip Jul 22, 2018, 6:32 PM

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i could use help with german too i really suck at it 🙃

zinc spear Jul 22, 2018, 6:32 PM

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But i get it when i see people talking

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Hallo ich heise Matheus, i mean i dont know how to use that super S too lol idk if its ok to write without that extra letters

mossy tulip Jul 22, 2018, 6:34 PM

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i think most will understand if we dont use special latters

foggy prism Jul 22, 2018, 6:56 PM

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standard convention is replace ä/ö/ü/ß with ae/oe/ue/ss

tight kelp Jul 22, 2018, 7:00 PM

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@zinc spear alt+225 on windows

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us international layout is a good solution in general and pretty seamless if you're already on a similar layout

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if all else fails, there's what Sascha said ^^

zinc spear Jul 22, 2018, 7:35 PM

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alt+225²¢²²¢

foggy prism Jul 22, 2018, 7:40 PM

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you’re not doing it right I think

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you have to hold down alt and then type it on the numpad

fiery edge Jul 22, 2018, 9:40 PM

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Damn that's neat. What are the key combinations for the umlauts?

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I always had to Google the umlauts and copy paste them when typing something in German 😅

foggy prism Jul 22, 2018, 9:43 PM

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132 for ä
129 for ü
and the wiki page for ö doesn’t list it -.-

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there should also be a way to just type the combining umlaut

tight kelp Jul 22, 2018, 9:51 PM

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they're pinned in #general

foggy prism Jul 22, 2018, 9:51 PM

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ö is supposedly 245 but I cant test it cause my numpad is being borked

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nvm windows lied to me

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trust the allgemein

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also like if you’re on an american based layout, just install the american international one

fiery edge Jul 22, 2018, 10:12 PM

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Thanks. Yeah I've tried installing the US international before but I can't seem to get it to work

foggy prism Jul 22, 2018, 10:13 PM

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I can run you through it

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assuming you’re on win10

fiery edge Jul 22, 2018, 10:14 PM

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Sure

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I am

foggy prism Jul 22, 2018, 10:17 PM

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alright so step one. do you have a little ENG at the bottom right or not

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if yes, click that and select language preferences

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if no, go to windows settings (search in start bar) and go to time and language

exotic barn Jul 22, 2018, 10:18 PM

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Or just install the german keyboard mmlol

fiery edge Jul 22, 2018, 10:19 PM

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📎 IMG-20180723-WA0000.jpg

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I have it installed already

foggy prism Jul 22, 2018, 10:19 PM

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okay so that’s already there

fiery edge Jul 22, 2018, 10:19 PM

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I tried the German keyboard as well

foggy prism Jul 22, 2018, 10:19 PM

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do you even want the other one?

fiery edge Jul 22, 2018, 10:19 PM

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Doesn't work

foggy prism Jul 22, 2018, 10:19 PM

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the regular US one

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(there’s afaik no reason to have it)

exotic barn Jul 22, 2018, 10:19 PM

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How come it doesn’t work?

foggy prism Jul 22, 2018, 10:19 PM

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I’ll troubleshoot it, but one by one

fiery edge Jul 22, 2018, 10:20 PM

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It was always there lol, so I guess I don't need it

foggy prism Jul 22, 2018, 10:20 PM

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remove the regular US one

fiery edge Jul 22, 2018, 10:20 PM

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Done

foggy prism Jul 22, 2018, 10:21 PM

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now either it just works now, or we’re gonna have to try some stuff

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since it’s already been installed, you probably don’t have to restart your pc

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(usually you’d have to after installing a new layout)

fiery edge Jul 22, 2018, 10:22 PM

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📎 IMG-20180723-WA0001.jpg

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This is what the language prefs page looks like

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If it affects anything...

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Ideally I'd want my entire system in German lol

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I'll try removing and reinstalling the international keyboard and then restart my system

foggy prism Jul 22, 2018, 10:25 PM

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the language and system thingy shouldn’t affect each other, no

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(they do but only through bugs)

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(which sometimes add another layout without asking you)

fiery edge Jul 22, 2018, 10:30 PM

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Oh hey that worked

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Omg :D

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Thanks Sascha

foggy prism Jul 22, 2018, 10:33 PM

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you probably only hadn’t switched to it tbh

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I bet hitting alt+shift once would’ve done it

fiery edge Jul 22, 2018, 10:36 PM

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I can type "mit freundlichen Grüßen" so much more efficiently now 😭 😭

echo yacht Jul 23, 2018, 8:48 PM

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Hi, I'm planning a little trip to Europe. I'll land on Frankfurt. What is something really cool to see there in one day?

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Thanks in advance for your help 😃

winged quiver Jul 23, 2018, 9:12 PM

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Why are you only there one day :o!

rain panther Jul 23, 2018, 9:22 PM

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Frankfurt am Main

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Or?

foggy prism Jul 23, 2018, 9:25 PM

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is there another one?

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okay there is but there’s only one relevant one

echo yacht Jul 23, 2018, 9:26 PM

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well, I'm going to several places in Europe. I just don't know much about Frankfurt and that's why I'm asking if there's something I shouldn't miss from that City

fiery edge Jul 25, 2018, 5:53 PM

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Is it normal that pizzas aren't sliced when getting home delivery?

red phoenix Jul 25, 2018, 5:56 PM

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Happens

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Tell em you want it sliced

fiery edge Jul 25, 2018, 5:58 PM

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I normally do but there are times I forget lol

exotic barn Jul 25, 2018, 6:00 PM

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They don’t slice the pizza? 👀

red phoenix Jul 25, 2018, 6:02 PM

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Ye

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Cuz they dont know what religion the buyers are, so they leave it to the customer to decide if they want their Pizza beschnitten or not

tight kelp Jul 25, 2018, 6:03 PM

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@fiery edge yeah. In the pizza country they never do it unless you ask them

sick imp Jul 25, 2018, 7:28 PM

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Spain does't slice their pizza by default? TIL.

tight kelp Jul 25, 2018, 7:29 PM

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🗡

chilly narwhal Jul 25, 2018, 7:34 PM

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Freddy Fresh Pizza doesn't either

foggy prism Jul 26, 2018, 7:24 AM

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Why would you order pizza pre-sliced that just makes the oil sog into the cardboard

lament pier Jul 26, 2018, 7:58 AM

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jsyk soggy is an adjective but sog doesn't exist i believe

rose cedar Jul 26, 2018, 7:59 AM

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it really should exist if it doesn't already

solemn bay Jul 26, 2018, 7:59 AM

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It does exist.

rose cedar Jul 26, 2018, 8:00 AM

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https://i.imgur.com/Y4km2sh.png

Imgur

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thought so!

lament pier Jul 26, 2018, 8:39 AM

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ok but

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📎 unknown.png

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isn't it a bit outdated

frosty ledge Jul 26, 2018, 8:40 AM

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nah seems fine

lament pier Jul 26, 2018, 8:40 AM

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📎 unknown.png

frosty ledge Jul 26, 2018, 8:40 AM

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like if ur in 2018 from 15th century still usin sog

tight kelp Jul 26, 2018, 8:41 AM

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@lament pier that's when the term first started to be used, it doesn't state any expiration date

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"bottle" comes from Latin, that doesn't mean that we don't use the word today just because its origins lie thousands of years ago

frosty ledge Jul 26, 2018, 8:44 AM

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what's a bottle

tight kelp Jul 26, 2018, 8:44 AM

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it's the inverse of a liquid

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i think. Not sure

humble bough Jul 26, 2018, 5:55 PM

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kinda random question but: if I'm doing a Master's degree and a form asks if this is my "Erststudium", "Zweitstudium", or "Promotionsstudium", is "Zweitstudium" the right answer because I already did a bachelor's degree and that was my first degree?

foggy prism Jul 26, 2018, 7:23 PM

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pretty sure “Zweitstudium” usually refers to a second degree on a level you already have

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so in your case a second bachelor’s

humble bough Jul 26, 2018, 7:25 PM

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hm that's confusing... they had a whole separate field with whether I had a bachelor's and if I was getting a master's so that seems redundant

foggy prism Jul 26, 2018, 7:26 PM

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well I mean if you already had a masters

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then that would be a second

reef notch Jul 28, 2018, 8:33 PM

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Zu warm mehr gibt es nicht zu sagen.

foggy prism Jul 29, 2018, 6:25 AM

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wieso läuten grad die glocken

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es ist 8:25

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das ist doch keine glockenläutzeit

gaunt flare Jul 29, 2018, 6:26 AM

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Es ist Sonntag. Vielleicht weil Messe ist?

foggy prism Jul 29, 2018, 6:28 AM

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ja aber ich dachte immer dass die zu vollen oder halben stunden läuten

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vllt beginnt die Messe um halb

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/shrug

gaunt flare Jul 29, 2018, 6:30 AM

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Das ist gut möglich. Wo ich wohne, kann man die Kirche auch "mieten", um sich an einen Angehörigen zu erinnern, da läuten die Glocken auch nochmal

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Ich war lange nicht mehr dort ^^'

foggy prism Jul 29, 2018, 6:41 AM

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mir sind die Glocken hier noch nie vorher aufgefallen

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ich weiss gar nicht wo die Kirchen sind

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waren aber mind. zwei

gaunt flare Jul 29, 2018, 6:42 AM

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Ich weiß dank der Bushaltestellen, wo sie sind. Aber zwei Kirchen gleichzeitig in Hörweite? Das ist unüblich.

foggy prism Jul 29, 2018, 6:43 AM

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na in Chur hatten wir glaub ich vier in hörweite der Schule

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das wae abee in der Altstadt

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die Schweiz ist auch nicht durchgehend reformiert, die meisten grösseren Orte haben sowohl reformierte wie katholische Kirchen

gaunt flare Jul 29, 2018, 6:44 AM

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Oh, ich denk schonwieder in Dörfern. Wir haben eine in jedem Dorf, kaum evanglische Kirchen. Die Gegend hier ist so katholisch

foggy prism Jul 29, 2018, 6:45 AM

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also Chur hat nur 30k Einwohner

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dafür ne Menge Kirchen

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aber jetzt wohn ich in Zürich

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bisschen grösser

gaunt flare Jul 29, 2018, 6:45 AM

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Bei kleineren Städten kommen ja auch noch die Menschen aus den Dörfern für die Messe in die Stadt. Vielleicht gab es deswegen so viele?

foggy prism Jul 29, 2018, 6:46 AM

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http://i.imgur.com/7qc4BuK.jpg

Imgur

Detailed map of Euporean religion (OC)

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man sieht die Schweiz von weitem wegem Chaos

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und ne Chur hat glaub ich so viele weils n bisschen was von nem Arms Race zwischen den beiden Konfessionen gab

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z.B. die grössten zwei Kirchen, die Kathedrale und die reformierte Martinskirche haben die Dächer immer wieder mal ausgebaut um den höheren Turm zu haben...

gaunt flare Jul 29, 2018, 6:49 AM

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Man kann es natürlich auch übertreiben...

foggy prism Jul 29, 2018, 6:49 AM

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die Martinskirche steht unten am Fuss von nem Hügel, die Kathedrale oben drauf

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die Martinskirche ist einfach riesig aus dem Grund :P

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https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/File%3AChur-St._Martin.jpg

📎 Chur-St._Martin.jpg

File%3AChur-St._Martin.jpg

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meine Schule war direkt neben der Kathedrale, Grad daneben war noch ne umgebaute Kirche (jetzt die theologische Hochschule)

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und in der Altstadt hat's noch mind. zwei mehr

gaunt flare Jul 29, 2018, 6:53 AM

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Das sind sehr viele Kirchen für so einen kleinen Ort

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Ich frag mich, wie die ne Gemeinde zusammen bekommen

foggy prism Jul 29, 2018, 6:56 AM

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heutzutage? nicht

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die eine scheint sich zu einem Immigrantentreff umgewandelt zu haben, die Martinskirche hält regelmässig Konzerte und so, die Erlöserkirche auch

gaunt flare Jul 29, 2018, 6:58 AM

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Das hab ich mir irgendwie schon denken können...

exotic barn Jul 29, 2018, 7:14 AM

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Oeeeh, das ist eine schöne Kirche!

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So niedlich

foggy prism Jul 29, 2018, 7:15 AM

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...ich hab vergessen Zopf zu kaufen

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niedlich wäre nicht unbedingt meine Beschreibung

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für ne Kleinstadt ist die Kirche recht gross

exotic barn Jul 29, 2018, 7:17 AM

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Wirklich?

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Was ist Zopf btw?

foggy prism Jul 29, 2018, 7:19 AM

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https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zopf_(Brot)?wprov=sfla1

Zopf_%28Brot%29?wprov=sfla1

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Brot für am Sonntag

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Schweizer Ding

exotic barn Jul 29, 2018, 7:20 AM

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Aah, lecker 😋

foggy prism Jul 29, 2018, 7:21 AM

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(ist nicht süss)

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(ist einfach Weissbrot, aber verdammt gutes)

exotic barn Jul 29, 2018, 7:22 AM

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Jetzt will ich es probieren haha

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Vielleicht muss ich es backen

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Weil ich nicht weiß wo ich es kaufen kann in die Niederlande

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*weiße

foggy prism Jul 29, 2018, 7:24 AM

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Brauchst aber auch spezielles Mehl dafür (aber Weissmehl würde schon gehen)

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ah okay, Zopfmehl ist eine Weizen- und Dinkelmehlmischung

exotic barn Jul 29, 2018, 7:26 AM

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Ich werde ein Rezept suchen!

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XD

foggy prism Jul 29, 2018, 7:26 AM

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Wart ich such dir ein gutes

exotic barn Jul 29, 2018, 7:26 AM

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Dankeee

foggy prism Jul 29, 2018, 7:26 AM

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https://m.bettybossi.ch/de/Rezept/ShowRezept/BB_BRUN110415_0008A-80-de?setDevice=auto# das sollte gut sein

Sonntagszopf

Knusprig und fein gebacken: so muss ein Zopf bei Ihrem Brunch doch sein. Variante Speckzopf: Zopf zubereiten, nur 1/2 Teelöffel Salz und 200 g Speckwürfeli knusprig gebraten, verwenden.

exotic barn Jul 29, 2018, 7:27 AM

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Nicee

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Ich speichere es

foggy prism Jul 29, 2018, 7:28 AM

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das gibt denke ich einen eher grossen Zopf

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ah nein um die 500g

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"8 Personen" lol

exotic barn Jul 29, 2018, 7:29 AM

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Aah das ist perfekt

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Viel Essen für mich lol

foggy prism Jul 29, 2018, 7:29 AM

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bei uns zuhause kaufen wir zu fünft einen 1kg Zopf ^^ Ich allein begnüge mich mit 250g

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aber wir haben's gern wenn am Montag noch was übrig ist

exotic barn Jul 29, 2018, 7:30 AM

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Lol, so viel haha

foggy prism Jul 29, 2018, 7:30 AM

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wir essen am Sonntag kein Mittagessen

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grosses Frühstück und grosses Abendessen

exotic barn Jul 29, 2018, 7:31 AM

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Aah, das erklärt es

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Am Sonntag wir essen oft deutsche Brötchen

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Von die Aldi

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Oder manchmal von die Bäckerei

tight kelp Jul 29, 2018, 6:33 PM

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about insurance in germany, i'm not sure if i asked this before but is dentistry included? If so, does that include orthodontics (stuff for braces and the like)?

viral geyser Jul 29, 2018, 6:37 PM

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About dentistry: Yes. Though it is depending on your insurance company, going to the dentist twice a year is possible. Everything above or special treatments are extra if you didn't sign up for an extra insurance.
About orthodontics: Perhaps. Ask your insurance since it is depending on them.

tight kelp Jul 29, 2018, 6:37 PM

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gotcha, thanks

humble bough Jul 29, 2018, 8:08 PM

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okay so I'm looking for apartment shares in Germany any I keep coming across the term "Zweck-WG" and I'm not 100% clear what it means -- the English version of WG-Gesucht uses "Non-Communal" in its place but I don't really know what that means either. Could anybody shed some light on what this means?

iron spindle Jul 29, 2018, 8:13 PM

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Zweck = purpose, Zweck-WG could be best described as "living together for the purpose of distributing the cost of living in the apartment without any social requirements apart from you paying"

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It's a choice for you whether you wish to interact and make friends with your roommates or if all you care about it living there for the shared cost

humble bough Jul 29, 2018, 8:17 PM

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oh okay

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I don't usually see such a distinction made in such listings here in the states, so that makes the ambiguous translation make a little more sense

foggy prism Jul 29, 2018, 8:41 PM

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if it makes you feel better, I’ve never seen that word either

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that’d just be like explained in the WG description or sth you ask about when informing yourself

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my WG is essentially one of those

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I get along with my roommates but they’re ghosts

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and so am I though I assume I’m a bit of a louder ghost than them (but the walls are quite thick)

winged quiver Jul 29, 2018, 8:51 PM

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What is the coldest region in Germany? Where has the coldest winters and summers

foggy prism Jul 29, 2018, 9:01 PM

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Sylt probably? :P

winged quiver Jul 29, 2018, 9:13 PM

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lol, how about mainland German :p

foggy prism Jul 29, 2018, 9:27 PM

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that I wouldn’t know

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looks like right at the southern border

📎 deutschland_temperatur.png

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though actually that may be mountaintops

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looking at the map

winged quiver Jul 29, 2018, 9:30 PM

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I was figuring the south would be colder due to being closer to the alps but I wasn't ure

foggy prism Jul 29, 2018, 9:31 PM

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https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kühnhaide_(Marienberg) this here seems to be the coldest permanently inhabited place

K%C3%BChnhaide_(Marienberg)

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according to some googling

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https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberstdorf#Klimatabelle this looks like a nice place too

Oberstdorf

Oberstdorf ist ein Markt im bayerischen Landkreis Oberallgäu in Deutschland.
Der heilklimatische Kur- und Kneippkurort dient mit seinen alpinen Skigebieten am Nebelhorn, dem Söllereck und dem Fellhorn/Kanzelwand, den Langlaufloipen, dem Eisstadion und auch den Skisprungscha...

winged quiver Jul 29, 2018, 10:18 PM

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Thank you

exotic barn Jul 30, 2018, 5:49 AM

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Helllo everyone. I'm a medical student from Turkey and I'd like to learn more about working as a doctor for my specialty. After graduating, I want to specialize in Medical Genetics in Germany, the university doesn't matter all that much. How/where can I find more information?

Btw my German isn't good enough to navigate around German websites, so all English help will be appreciated

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University of Lübeck looks nice since it's a university dedicated just for scientific research.

whole pecan Jul 30, 2018, 1:57 PM

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So in Germany students get an ermäßigt rate in museums, but does this discount apply to students not studying in Germany?

foggy prism Jul 30, 2018, 2:01 PM

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likely not but the only way to find out is to try

exotic barn Jul 30, 2018, 2:02 PM

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i think it does but you gotta have some student id

whole pecan Jul 30, 2018, 2:02 PM

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Hmm I see

exotic barn Jul 30, 2018, 2:33 PM

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@whole pecan yes it does and i even didnt have to prove it sometimes

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are you a student?
ye (i wasnt)
cool take this off

whole pecan Jul 30, 2018, 2:39 PM

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Oh cool

viral geyser Jul 30, 2018, 3:46 PM

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There is an international Student ID, called ISIC. Ask your university to get you this card if you haven't any other proof of being a student 😉

exotic barn Jul 31, 2018, 12:05 PM

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Do we have somebody here who studies in Berlin?

fleet pelican Jul 31, 2018, 1:15 PM

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I think foxxo wanted to iirc?

foggy prism Jul 31, 2018, 1:40 PM

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@humble bough is going to technically-not-berlin

humble bough Jul 31, 2018, 1:41 PM

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I mean "studies" is a bit generous as I got accepted like a week ago and have not visited Germany yet but it'll be true soon enough XD

exotic barn Jul 31, 2018, 1:45 PM

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i think foxxo is going to aachen

karmic yew Jul 31, 2018, 1:57 PM

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foxxo goes to aachen yep

exotic barn Jul 31, 2018, 2:42 PM

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Ive heard so too

eager jewel Jul 31, 2018, 2:43 PM

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i thought she went to school in Canada

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mmlol

solemn bay Jul 31, 2018, 2:46 PM

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Only memes go to school in Canada.

fleet pelican Jul 31, 2018, 4:19 PM

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Oh good luck foxxo!!

eager jewel Jul 31, 2018, 4:26 PM

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excuse me

winged quiver Jul 31, 2018, 5:16 PM

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you know your a meme bro

tight kelp Aug 1, 2018, 6:40 AM

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i just heard some German farmers interviewed on the news and i was rather surprised to hear how clean their German was. This is bound to sound a little classist or elitist, sorry, but i'm used to farmers having a much closer connection with local languages than to the common national one. I don't really have a point or question, just felt like saying this kbye

red phoenix Aug 1, 2018, 7:01 AM

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Depends

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Bauerndeutsch very much is a real thing

tight kelp Aug 1, 2018, 7:17 AM

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yeah admittedly my sample size isn't very large ^^

red phoenix Aug 1, 2018, 8:02 AM

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https://youtu.be/o2sdjH4TEyY

YouTube

Landwirtschaft in [Niedersachsen]

Bauer Hermann best of

Facebook Seite https://www.facebook.com/pages/Landwirtschaftssimulator/496809050417130

▶ Play video

foggy prism Aug 1, 2018, 8:16 AM

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I mean farmers are just more likely to speak the local (likely moribund) dialect

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there's no such thing as working on a farm making your speech go weird

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also I assume in Germany as much as in Switzerland, farmers still have to be decently well educated

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at least enough to get through high school and get a driver's license (though the one for farm equipment is easier to get), and probably a bunch of licence stuff for lifestock handling too

tight kelp Aug 1, 2018, 8:21 AM

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there's no such thing as working on a farm making your speech go weird
i never thought nor said that :P

foggy prism Aug 1, 2018, 8:21 AM

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I know but I still wanted to say that

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:P

tight kelp Aug 1, 2018, 8:22 AM

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but in my country it's really unlikely to hear farmers use "clean" national language, if they even try

foggy prism Aug 1, 2018, 8:22 AM

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good

tight kelp Aug 1, 2018, 8:23 AM

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but i guess it shouldn't surprise me that Italian regional languages are stronger than German ones, given the weight of Hochdeutsch pressing against those

foggy prism Aug 1, 2018, 8:26 AM

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from my experience all dialects except the ones in the south might as well be extinct, no one would notice and a bunch would celebrate it

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e.g. while some claim that Plattdeutsch is still doing okay, no one from those regions I've ever met spoke it

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same with just about any other region of germany, though of course my sample size is somewhat limited

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the only exceptions were Bavaria, and to a lesser extent Swabia. And even in Austria they're not exactly doing well

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in Kärnten, which for some reason is where everyone I ever met from Austria is from, dialects seem to have become low-prestige

gaunt flare Aug 1, 2018, 8:29 AM

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My aunts and uncles from my mother's side of the family still speak Rhöner Platt, but I guess it's gonna die with my generation

whole pecan Aug 2, 2018, 12:51 PM

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📎 image.png

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Kennt jemand einen Waschsalon in dieser Nähe?

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Oder gibt es nur „textilpflege weyler“?

median badge Aug 2, 2018, 11:00 PM

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do oyu guys know any german courses that could move me from a1 to b2

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I see goethe has courses but they are super expensive

tight kelp Aug 3, 2018, 5:25 AM

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Depending on where you live you could look for local stuff. If you're already in Germany you can try the local Volkshochschule which are generally quite cheap

brisk lotus Aug 3, 2018, 1:28 PM

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@whole pecan welche Stadt ?

whole pecan Aug 3, 2018, 1:28 PM

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Ah

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Merk das nicht mehr danke:)

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Ich habe einen gefunden

fleet pelican Aug 5, 2018, 6:50 PM

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anyone know if Austria has anything like bafög?

exotic barn Aug 5, 2018, 6:56 PM

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https://www.studieren-in-oesterreich.de/67,1,baf_g.html

fleet pelican Aug 5, 2018, 7:00 PM

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ty

whole pecan Aug 6, 2018, 2:57 PM

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Wo ist der besten Döner auf Köln?

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😃

hidden briar Aug 6, 2018, 4:44 PM

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probier mal den Zülpicher Döner am Zülpicher Platz

sick imp Aug 6, 2018, 9:09 PM

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anyone know if Germany has anything like the Austrian version of bafög?

hard parcel Aug 6, 2018, 9:15 PM

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🤔

fleet pelican Aug 6, 2018, 9:35 PM

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@sick imp binch lmao

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outta here, I'm a confused being

sick imp Aug 6, 2018, 9:37 PM

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I just wanted beefy to help me. :(

fleet pelican Aug 6, 2018, 9:38 PM

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yeah you wanted beef alright

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Beef with this 💪 😩 🍤

exotic barn Aug 6, 2018, 9:39 PM

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I'm here to help

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@sick imp lern2red

sick imp Aug 6, 2018, 9:40 PM

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anyone know if Germany has anything like the Austrian version of bafög?

fleet pelican Aug 6, 2018, 9:40 PM

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I fucking DESPISE you

exotic barn Aug 6, 2018, 9:40 PM

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Anyone know if Bafög has anything like the German version of Austria

sick imp Aug 6, 2018, 9:41 PM

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No but I think Bafög might know if anyone has German like the Austrian version of anything.

fleet pelican Aug 6, 2018, 9:41 PM

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german server getting nuked first

exotic barn Aug 6, 2018, 9:42 PM

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No u

fleet pelican Aug 6, 2018, 9:43 PM

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if it wasn't for the laws of this land you'd all pay 🔫

exotic barn Aug 6, 2018, 9:45 PM

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Get out with your water pistol smh

whole pecan Aug 7, 2018, 5:38 AM

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📎 image.png

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Interessant 👀

grand swan Aug 7, 2018, 1:18 PM

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Hey I heard something is going on in Austria with a 12 hour work day or something. Can someone fill me in?

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 1:28 PM

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Do you mean: a normal work day 👀 💦

fleet pelican Aug 7, 2018, 1:29 PM

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12 hours aint really normal

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like, at all

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 1:30 PM

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I was memeing

fleet pelican Aug 7, 2018, 1:31 PM

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yeah, sadly in places its the case tho

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whether its legal or not

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 1:31 PM

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Yeah like here

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That is a normal work day

fleet pelican Aug 7, 2018, 1:31 PM

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its ridiculous

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and how working less just makes people think you're lazy

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 1:31 PM

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Mhm

hard parcel Aug 7, 2018, 1:32 PM

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Yeah, basically the government wants to introduce a system that allows people to work for 12 hours a day, so that for example a 4-days week is possible etc.

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to make everything more "flexible" (at least thats what they say)

karmic yew Aug 7, 2018, 1:32 PM

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This sounds like an...idea

hard parcel Aug 7, 2018, 1:32 PM

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But it's been criticised a lot

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 1:32 PM

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Tbh if people want to do that let them

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It is what I do

karmic yew Aug 7, 2018, 1:32 PM

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potential for abuse lol

hard parcel Aug 7, 2018, 1:32 PM

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Exactl.

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That's why many people are against it

karmic yew Aug 7, 2018, 1:33 PM

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I mean, jobs with flexible hours probably exist anyway

fleet pelican Aug 7, 2018, 1:33 PM

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its sounds nice to just have 3 free dys a week

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 1:33 PM

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We have contracts

fleet pelican Aug 7, 2018, 1:33 PM

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but still be paid a full salary

hard parcel Aug 7, 2018, 1:33 PM

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Because it's definitely gonna get abused by some companies

fleet pelican Aug 7, 2018, 1:33 PM

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oh ofc

karmic yew Aug 7, 2018, 1:34 PM

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I meann.....regulating total number of hours per week instead?

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or per year

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 1:34 PM

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They already abuse it guys loo

hard parcel Aug 7, 2018, 1:34 PM

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12 hours a day, 60 a week

karmic yew Aug 7, 2018, 1:34 PM

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thats not a reason to make it easier

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uhhh

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 1:34 PM

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It wont

hard parcel Aug 7, 2018, 1:34 PM

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I think there are some limits to it, but Im not sure

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Since I dont work I dont really have had to deal with this xD

karmic yew Aug 7, 2018, 1:35 PM

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＞60 a week

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 1:35 PM

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There are lots of laws surrounding ut

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It*

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You have to agree to do that

karmic yew Aug 7, 2018, 1:35 PM

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Mmm.....

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 1:35 PM

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It isnt just "everyone work 12 hour days now"

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Majority of people here only work 8 hour days. You must sign a contract to work more.

karmic yew Aug 7, 2018, 1:36 PM

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It depends on the exact language of update, I suppose.

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 1:40 PM

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It is an odd concept that Europe foendt have this, to us anyway

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Doesn't*

tight kelp Aug 7, 2018, 2:06 PM

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Where is "here"

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 2:10 PM

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Canada.

tight kelp Aug 7, 2018, 2:14 PM

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I think workplaces would work best with limited time restrictions. Like do the amount of weekly hours you need to do and if you do any more it's extra, rather than work in a fixed timespan.

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 2:15 PM

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Well yeah, above 40 hours a week is OT

tight kelp Aug 7, 2018, 2:15 PM

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It feels a bit like companies don't really know what work is for, like they try to squeeze as much time as possible from the workers as if that were linearly related to actual productivity

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 2:15 PM

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You get paid more

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But allowing people to work that extra time if they want to is good imo, cause those people who need those hours will just find another job and work more anyway.

tight kelp Aug 7, 2018, 2:16 PM

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Within limits tho

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 2:17 PM

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Sure. There are limits in place.

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12 hour day is the limit, and 8 hours between shifts.

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It's also illegal to not have a day off per week.

tight kelp Aug 7, 2018, 2:17 PM

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The state should ensure that an individual doesn't work more than is healthy to, and that they don't need to

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 2:18 PM

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If someone wants to work that much that's their issue. Not the states.

karmic yew Aug 7, 2018, 2:18 PM

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thing with overtimes,is that sometimes it can incentivize companies to lower wages

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'you need money? just overtime lol'

tight kelp Aug 7, 2018, 2:19 PM

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The problem with clear-cut limits is that companies tend to make them the standard, meaning that what is legally the very max that is allowed becomes what they expect from each worker

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 2:19 PM

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Like I said, most places dont do over 8 hours.

karmic yew Aug 7, 2018, 2:19 PM

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so like
systemic issuuess

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 2:19 PM

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Cause of OT.

karmic yew Aug 7, 2018, 2:19 PM

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ehhhh

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 2:19 PM

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And if you want to work more than 8 hours you must sign a contract.

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Of the labour board comes after you.

tight kelp Aug 7, 2018, 2:19 PM

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I agree on what @karmic yew said too

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 2:20 PM

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It is pretty well managed here, no one is expected to work 12 hour days or OT.

karmic yew Aug 7, 2018, 2:20 PM

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or you can set your salary so that workers need overtime to survive and thus they will voluntary do it

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 2:20 PM

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Companies try to avoid OT.

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I'm not saying it is perfect, but it isnt super bad.

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I rather work one job a lot than have two.

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For instance I work 3-4 days a week for 12 hours. I in turn get 3 to 4 days off.

tight kelp Aug 7, 2018, 2:22 PM

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But you shouldn't need to do either, it's what I'm saying

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 2:22 PM

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Well, that is the way it is.

karmic yew Aug 7, 2018, 2:22 PM

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ideally you'd not need more than one normal job

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 2:22 PM

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You shouldn't.

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But you have to.

karmic yew Aug 7, 2018, 2:22 PM

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nah, thats the way job market is

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weelll

tight kelp Aug 7, 2018, 2:22 PM

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I'd rather work one job normally than work two or one a lot

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 2:22 PM

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Yes

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What I just said danil

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That is the way it is.

tight kelp Aug 7, 2018, 2:22 PM

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Then there's the problem

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 2:23 PM

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I can kick and scream, but I will just be poor in the end.

karmic yew Aug 7, 2018, 2:23 PM

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'its not so bad, i can deal' is not an argument that things are good

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 2:23 PM

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I never said they were

karmic yew Aug 7, 2018, 2:23 PM

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its an argument they could be worse

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but

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 2:23 PM

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It sucks but you have to do it to survive here.

karmic yew Aug 7, 2018, 2:24 PM

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that means your jpb market is not great

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 2:24 PM

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I k n o w

karmic yew Aug 7, 2018, 2:24 PM

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thats not an argument you want to field if you want to use it as example of decently working jobs market

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 2:24 PM

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Listen, I'm just saying let the people do it if they want to. They probably need it.

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If you dont allow it they'll get another job.

karmic yew Aug 7, 2018, 2:25 PM

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like, we drifted here from other topic

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 2:25 PM

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They'll get 0 days off then.

karmic yew Aug 7, 2018, 2:25 PM

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and like
'it works here'

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and like

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 2:25 PM

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Like I said, it is an agreement to work more.

tight kelp Aug 7, 2018, 2:25 PM

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See that's what I consider weird. There's no "if they want to" if not doing it means hardship

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 2:25 PM

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They cannot force you.

tight kelp Aug 7, 2018, 2:25 PM

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It's not a choice

karmic yew Aug 7, 2018, 2:25 PM

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yeah

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 2:26 PM

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And a lot of people just work 8 hour days here

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I just dont so I have more days off.

karmic yew Aug 7, 2018, 2:26 PM

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law, in its majestic equality, forbids both rich and poor to sleep under bridges

tight kelp Aug 7, 2018, 2:26 PM

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They cannot legally force you but you're still compelled to if the alternative is starving or having substandard living conditions

karmic yew Aug 7, 2018, 2:26 PM

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yep

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 2:26 PM

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Sure.

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Its shut.

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Shit

tight kelp Aug 7, 2018, 2:27 PM

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It's none of my business in the end but I don't think "that's just how things are" is a good mindset for stuff like this

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 2:28 PM

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It is how things are, for now. There would need to be a mass movement for it to change here.

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But people want the ability to work that long, some people.

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So regulating it is the next best thing.

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Because let's be real, there are people already working over 8 hour days in Austria.

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I know because there are restaurants there.

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There are no rules regulating this work.

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No OT

tight kelp Aug 7, 2018, 2:30 PM

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Society should be a thing of the citizens, not of corporations. I moved out of my country because I wasn't ok with earning 800€ a month off the books with no benefits or savings

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 2:30 PM

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It should be.

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I have 0 savings. I dont make enough for that. This is my first job with benefits, and I don't get them for 3 months. I'm not denying it is fucked up.

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I am just saying regulate it.

tight kelp Aug 7, 2018, 2:31 PM

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My actions by themselves accomplish nothing, but i count towards the number of people who go through the trouble of emigrating rather than work domestically, and when enough people do that, the government is forced to acknowledge the problem and act

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 2:33 PM

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I used to work 12 hour days because I felt pressured to do so, until I stood up and said nah. Which, if they fire you, can result in them getting closed down.

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It osnt perfect, but it stops the abuse.

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Because if someone calls the ministry they dig up all the dirt.

tight kelp Aug 7, 2018, 2:33 PM

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I'm all for regulating but it shouldn't be a shallow line on the ground on what can and can't be done. It should be a well thought-out plan to eliminate the problem altogether. I.e. make it so people don't need to overwork rather than just limit how much they can

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 2:35 PM

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Sure.

tight kelp Aug 7, 2018, 2:36 PM

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you work in a kitchen right?

karmic yew Aug 7, 2018, 2:36 PM

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weelll....yeah...you would need a political movement to enact syfgicient change, individual is powerless

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 2:36 PM

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I worked in kitchens for 6ish years

tight kelp Aug 7, 2018, 2:41 PM

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my brother is a chef so I know how hard you guys got it

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@karmic yew yes, but I'm also convinced that an individual that conforms to a system he knows is broken ultimately works to keep it that way

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so having 0 impact is better than having negative impact, if you get what I mean

karmic yew Aug 7, 2018, 2:50 PM

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mm....yeeah, but there is often little choice

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like, ya gotta eat and all

tight kelp Aug 7, 2018, 2:50 PM

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choice must be created. I left all my friends and family to emigrate, and while I realise that not everyone can do that, I also know that a whole lot could if only they would

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and within europe it's not even that hard to do

karmic yew Aug 7, 2018, 2:51 PM

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emigration is haaard

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language barrier is one thing

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then you have laws around emigration, culture, natives who may or may not be cunts in countless small (or less small cough firebombing mosques is free speech cough) ways

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plus lack of support network of people who can house you or whatnor

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 2:54 PM

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Yeah. I want to move but I cannot.

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It is super hard.

karmic yew Aug 7, 2018, 2:54 PM

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mmhm

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 2:54 PM

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I'm too broke lol

karmic yew Aug 7, 2018, 2:54 PM

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and money too, yeah

tight kelp Aug 7, 2018, 2:55 PM

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i emigrated with about 3000€ in savings btw

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which is basically nothing

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 2:55 PM

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I need to take a plane.

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And need medication.

tight kelp Aug 7, 2018, 2:55 PM

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I managed because I'm not alone and because EU, but still it should say something as to what the real obstacle is

karmic yew Aug 7, 2018, 2:55 PM

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like.....yeah, immigrating into richer countries is net boon to yourself and receiving country more often than not

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but like...how is the hard part

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like

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 2:56 PM

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I'm not saying it isnt doable.

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It is just hard.

karmic yew Aug 7, 2018, 2:56 PM

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3000 euro in savings is, uhhhh....

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 2:56 PM

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When a plane ticket costs over 1000 dollars lol

karmic yew Aug 7, 2018, 2:57 PM

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you could live, what, half a year or more in ukraine on.it

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so, like
getting 3k euro saved up is way harder in countries with lower income

tight kelp Aug 7, 2018, 2:58 PM

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true

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but in relation to germany which is where I went, it's not much

fleet pelican Aug 7, 2018, 3:00 PM

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really?

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it seems so much less

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its possible to live here for 600 a month or so, not comfortably, but possible

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even less if you wanna go hardcore 50 cent noodle meals

karmic yew Aug 7, 2018, 3:02 PM

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you'd have to pay more for repairing your liver after living on them.tho :v

fleet pelican Aug 7, 2018, 3:02 PM

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wow :/

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I turned ou tjust fine tyvm

karmic yew Aug 7, 2018, 3:03 PM

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thats...good for you

fleet pelican Aug 7, 2018, 3:03 PM

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strong healthy girl the doctors said

karmic yew Aug 7, 2018, 3:03 PM

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gj surviving noodles, hecke's liver

fleet pelican Aug 7, 2018, 3:03 PM

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why my liver lmao

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its not poison

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its just fatty broth and carbs

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 3:04 PM

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And dalt

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Salt

karmic yew Aug 7, 2018, 3:04 PM

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i don't trust instant noodles ＞_＞

fleet pelican Aug 7, 2018, 3:04 PM

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lmfao

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theyre great imo

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really just dirt cheap pasta

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 3:04 PM

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Hearts worst nightmare

fleet pelican Aug 7, 2018, 3:05 PM

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its just carbs salt and fat :(

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aaaand

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 3:05 PM

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And salt

fleet pelican Aug 7, 2018, 3:05 PM

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you add an egg in there

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you add a few vegetables

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mung beans, spring onions

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mwaaaaah

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 3:05 PM

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I eat them tho

fleet pelican Aug 7, 2018, 3:05 PM

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molto bene 👌

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a little chicken pieces if I'm feeling fancy ☺

karmic yew Aug 7, 2018, 3:06 PM

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meh
my liver is kinda shitty
so i don't eat much of shit food
occasionally mac or kfc

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 3:06 PM

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Mine is fucked

fleet pelican Aug 7, 2018, 3:06 PM

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homemade mac is so so good

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 3:06 PM

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From pain meds

karmic yew Aug 7, 2018, 3:06 PM

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oof

fleet pelican Aug 7, 2018, 3:06 PM

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is there any chance of repair?

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 3:07 PM

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Maybe in years

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I'm gucci tho

karmic yew Aug 7, 2018, 3:07 PM

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queues?

fleet pelican Aug 7, 2018, 3:07 PM

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but you'd still have to tke pain meds over the years I'm guessin?

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 3:07 PM

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Yeah but the mistake was a long term prescription

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That was too much

fleet pelican Aug 7, 2018, 3:08 PM

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hmh

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the way people get so reliant on them scares me to hell

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 3:08 PM

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Over time your liver is like no

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Cause pain is scary

fleet pelican Aug 7, 2018, 3:08 PM

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yeah ofc

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and they think 'hey its gone, its not doing damage'

karmic yew Aug 7, 2018, 3:08 PM

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pain?

eager jewel Aug 7, 2018, 3:08 PM

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Yes

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My legs hurt real bad sometimes

foggy prism Aug 7, 2018, 8:37 PM

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if they're on the topic of living in DACH countries, yes

crude thicket Aug 7, 2018, 9:07 PM

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what is the cheapest supermarket sort of thing between edeka penny and rewe

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those are the big 3 in hamburg from what i see

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or at least in my area idk

red phoenix Aug 7, 2018, 9:07 PM

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Aldi

crude thicket Aug 7, 2018, 9:07 PM

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oh yeah shit i forgot about aldi

sullen robin Aug 7, 2018, 9:33 PM

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Lidl

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Real is okay

fleet pelican Aug 7, 2018, 9:37 PM

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REAL WARENHAUS

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dude you can get stff in bulk there that normally places like edeka and rewe would minipackage and sell for more per 100g/1kg

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in terms of what you pay gram for gram I'd say real is the best

tight kelp Aug 8, 2018, 5:27 AM

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never seen a Real here :<

winged quiver Aug 8, 2018, 5:35 AM

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where is here :p

tight kelp Aug 8, 2018, 5:46 AM

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Dortmund

winged quiver Aug 8, 2018, 5:48 AM

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There mouth 😄

crude thicket Aug 8, 2018, 7:53 AM

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i will keep my eyes peeled for that, i'm moving to like alster so im pretty certain i'll have to travel out to like st. pauli or smth for that but if the deals are there it is worth

tight kelp Aug 8, 2018, 8:50 AM

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only if travelling doesn't cost more. I don't think the price difference is so big :/

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personally I prioritise how close the place is, since I go on foot

ripe isle Aug 8, 2018, 2:36 PM

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i am a medicine student who is Turkish, but i don't wanna be work as doctor in my country. I wanna live a better life- so i started to learn German and i was thinking that what if i can be good at it, i wanna work there. So, is RACISM real? esp to Turks?

compact slate Aug 8, 2018, 3:07 PM

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there's racism everywhere ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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how bad it is depends probably on where you're gonna live

exotic barn Aug 8, 2018, 3:14 PM

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Not so much now, but I can see it becoming more common in the future.

tight kelp Aug 8, 2018, 3:15 PM

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I don't think you're going to have many problems with that in Germany, if you don't plan to live in former eastern germany territories (which are purportedly more racist)

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I can't offer any valuable first-hand experience but at least here in NRW, there's a lot of well-integrated Turks and families that have been here for many generations

ripe isle Aug 8, 2018, 3:18 PM

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I dont know - there are so much Turkish people in Germany already, and they haven't got a perfect reputation.
But as a doctor, if you can get Approbation in Germany, you can get a job almost in all Europe. Also our Turkish Lira has lost so many value nowadays- 1 EURO = 6 TURKISH LIRA

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And there is always violence in TR, everywhere especially in Health Workers. Everyday some doctor or nurse get a beating.

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i think medicine is an international fact. and Germany has lots of good tech and human rights

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so i wanna be very best /lul/ and move in germany

tight kelp Aug 8, 2018, 3:22 PM

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if you don't mind me correcting you, you should switch around your use of "many" and "much"

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I think the reputation turks have is mostly due to the lower classes plus the general xenophobia that every country has when a foreign nationality or ethnicity starts becoming prominent. But a professional should have no problem from that I believe - doctors are well respected

ripe isle Aug 8, 2018, 3:24 PM

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thanks for that

exotic barn Aug 8, 2018, 3:27 PM

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i think it depends on how much youre willing to integrate to the german culture, most germans wont have any problems with you if they see that youre putting effort

ripe isle Aug 8, 2018, 3:29 PM

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i've just started my journey and my aim is; when my inside-voice starts speaking like a German. (like thinking about sth) then i'll say to myself = you are done

tight kelp Aug 8, 2018, 3:30 PM

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oh but that would be just the beginning, my friend ;)

exotic barn Aug 8, 2018, 3:30 PM

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inside voice?

ripe isle Aug 8, 2018, 3:31 PM

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yeah like when your sleeping your dreams becoming German

tight kelp Aug 8, 2018, 3:31 PM

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don't you have a voice inside your head, Suzu?

exotic barn Aug 8, 2018, 3:31 PM

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i see

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i guess i do

ripe isle Aug 8, 2018, 3:31 PM

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For example when i'm typing something my inside voice is always one step ahead of me

solemn bay Aug 8, 2018, 3:32 PM

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You don't have that voice inside telling you to kill people, Suzu?

tight kelp Aug 8, 2018, 3:32 PM

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put like that it's a bit ambiguous but I believe all of us can "hear" their own voice when thinking and being not very focussed

exotic barn Aug 8, 2018, 3:32 PM

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im native czech and vietnamese but i actually never think in vietnamese but i do sometimes in english

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@solemn bay only you ❤ 🔪 👀

solemn bay Aug 8, 2018, 3:33 PM

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😘

ripe isle Aug 8, 2018, 3:33 PM

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wavemaus

exotic barn Aug 8, 2018, 3:34 PM

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@tight kelp in which langs do you think?

tight kelp Aug 8, 2018, 3:34 PM

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most often English

solemn bay Aug 8, 2018, 3:34 PM

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Me too!

exotic barn Aug 8, 2018, 3:34 PM

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oh, not italian?

tight kelp Aug 8, 2018, 3:34 PM

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oddly enough no, that'd be second place I suppose

exotic barn Aug 8, 2018, 3:34 PM

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wow interesting

tight kelp Aug 8, 2018, 3:35 PM

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then German, then a lot of different stuff like Sicilian, Japanese and others of which I only know bits and pieces

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my mind seems pretty good at code-switching and filling in holes with expressions and words of the languages with the most fitting options for the ...shape of the hole, I guess

ripe isle Aug 8, 2018, 3:36 PM

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I usually dont think kappa

tight kelp Aug 8, 2018, 3:36 PM

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which might explain why I'm so bad at expressing my thoughts in one language and am relatively slow at speaking

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maybe that's what dyslexia looks like, or maybe my dyslexia is the cause of it

exotic barn Aug 8, 2018, 3:37 PM

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oh, its the other way for me, i almost never use words from other langs when i speak one

solemn bay Aug 8, 2018, 3:37 PM

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Same.

exotic barn Aug 8, 2018, 3:38 PM

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i know other people like to use english words and phrases tho

solemn bay Aug 8, 2018, 3:38 PM

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I do.

exotic barn Aug 8, 2018, 3:38 PM

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hahahah

tight kelp Aug 8, 2018, 3:39 PM

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I code switch a lot even outside my mind :D I get considerably slower when I have to refrain from it

exotic barn Aug 8, 2018, 3:39 PM

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what a surprise base mmlol

solemn bay Aug 8, 2018, 3:39 PM

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You're too cute for one language, Berzi.

tight kelp Aug 8, 2018, 3:39 PM

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❤

warped hazel Aug 8, 2018, 8:27 PM

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Likewise mmlol

vernal tundra Aug 8, 2018, 9:47 PM

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i code switch english and german tons

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it makes me feel lazy for speaking denglish 😦

whole pecan Aug 9, 2018, 7:02 AM

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Im confused about the ticketing system of the kölnverkehrsverbund

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It seems to only be differentiated by time
K=20mins
1=90 mins
2=120 mins

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But then it says that the einzelticket is valid for one trip only, so why would anyone buy 2?

exotic barn Aug 9, 2018, 8:00 AM

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K steht für Kurzstrecke (4 Haltestellen) und ist für 20 Minuten nach Entwertung gültig.

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tight kelp Aug 9, 2018, 8:02 AM

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achso. Es ist so auch hier in Dortmund (VRR); aber die Kurzstrecke gilt für nur 3 Haltestellen :\

exotic barn Aug 9, 2018, 8:02 AM

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Meistens bietet sich im Kölner Innenraum (oder vielmehr generell) ein Tagesticket an, wenn du öfter von A nach B reisen möchtest

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Was man sonst noch vielleicht wissen sollte, ist, dass Tickets vom Automaten schon entwertet sind. Das heißt, dass man sie nicht noch extra an einem Entwerter lochen muss

tight kelp Aug 9, 2018, 8:07 AM

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alle Tickets? 🤔 Hier gilt das nur für das Tagesticket

exotic barn Aug 9, 2018, 8:07 AM

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Alle Tickets

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kindred birch Aug 9, 2018, 10:18 AM

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hi guys, is there any native German who can help me with a tax query. (for Germany)
Question: I have recently got confirmation of 2 mini-jobs in 2 different universities. First one (call A) offers me 45 hours a month and other (call B) offers me 16 hours a month. Both combined I will get EUR 650 a month against 61 hours. For uni A, I already signed pension exemption paper and I won't be paying any pension. But for uni B, I haven't yet signed any documents. Do you know if having more than 1 job requires me to pay taxes despite not earning enough money?

tight kelp Aug 9, 2018, 10:29 AM

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I don't think the tax exemption limit considers the amount of jobs (especially because they could also be una tantum things, in which case one would very easily be forced to pay taxes even if the earnings were meagre), but only how much money is earned

whole pecan Aug 9, 2018, 10:45 AM

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Oh

worthy leaf Aug 9, 2018, 3:38 PM

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@foggy prism weißt du ob es möglich ist ein Jahresabo während des Jahres zu ändern um in mehr Zonen reisen zu dürfen

foggy prism Aug 9, 2018, 3:38 PM

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uff keine ahnung, aber ich bezweifle, dass du mehr als die Zone Zürich haben willst

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die ist riesig

worthy leaf Aug 9, 2018, 3:38 PM

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falls ich nach einer anderen Zone umziehe

foggy prism Aug 9, 2018, 3:39 PM

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im Zweifelsfall auf Monatsrechnung lösen

worthy leaf Aug 9, 2018, 3:39 PM

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ok

foggy prism Aug 9, 2018, 3:39 PM

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ich denke, sonst wirst du künden und neu lösen müssen, aber ich hab mich da nie wirklich umgeschaut

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https://www.zvv.ch/zvv/de/kundendienst/haeufige-fragen-uebersicht/netzpass-umtausch.html

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also: ja

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kannst du

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übrigens, ausser du brauchst es vorher schon, ab anfang september kann man das zvv-abo scheinbar auf den SwissPass laden; falls du auch so einen brauchst, würde ich bis dann warten mit abo lösen

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(Halbtax lohnt sich ab irgendwie 80 Franken Zugfahrt/Jahr)

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(also wirst du wahrscheinlich eins wollen)

worthy leaf Aug 9, 2018, 3:42 PM

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SwissPass?

foggy prism Aug 9, 2018, 3:42 PM

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die Karte wo Abos der SBB draufgeladen werden

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ist so ne rote Karte

worthy leaf Aug 9, 2018, 3:43 PM

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oh. cool

foggy prism Aug 9, 2018, 3:44 PM

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okay ich hab ein bisschen gelogen

worthy leaf Aug 9, 2018, 3:46 PM

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... ok?

foggy prism Aug 9, 2018, 3:46 PM

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Halbtax kostet 185 Franken. Wenn du mind. 370 Franken in ÖV-Bilette steckst (ohne das ZVV abo, was keine Halbtax-vergünstigung kennt), dann lohnt es sich. Das wären z.B. Wenn du am Wochenende mal irgendwo hin willst, lohnt sich das recht schnell. Zürich - Genf kostet 88 Franken ohne Halbtax

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44 mit

worthy leaf Aug 9, 2018, 3:47 PM

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das ist nur für Zugfahrten innerhalb der Schweiz oder

foggy prism Aug 9, 2018, 3:47 PM

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also das mit den 80 Franken / Jahr war ein bisschen arg übertrieben

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alle ÖV aber nur in der Schweiz