#archived-culture-study-visa | German Learning and Discussion | Page 14

exotic barn Sep 27, 2018, 7:50 PM

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I think that's either a bribe, mistake or donation

fleet pelican Sep 27, 2018, 7:51 PM

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what if its payment 👀

hardy wren Sep 27, 2018, 7:51 PM

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ok and what if i donate a negative amount of money

exotic barn Sep 27, 2018, 7:51 PM

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That's a robbery

fleet pelican Sep 27, 2018, 7:51 PM

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^

exotic barn Sep 27, 2018, 7:51 PM

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I accept donations btw

hardy wren Sep 27, 2018, 7:51 PM

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donates suzu -500€

fleet pelican Sep 27, 2018, 7:51 PM

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do you accept a küssekarte

exotic barn Sep 27, 2018, 7:51 PM

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Only from you

fleet pelican Sep 27, 2018, 7:51 PM

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gives you 50 free küssen

hardy wren Sep 27, 2018, 7:51 PM

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a kiss card?

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lol

fleet pelican Sep 27, 2018, 7:52 PM

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worth a lot!

exotic barn Sep 27, 2018, 7:52 PM

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Ik 👀

fleet pelican Sep 27, 2018, 7:53 PM

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you keep asking for more and Mr 0x1 while you are our favorite customer we're not a charity and can't support a business like this

hardy wren Sep 27, 2018, 7:53 PM

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imagine what if something weird happened that would allow you to actually make negative donations in electronic bank systems

fleet pelican Sep 27, 2018, 7:54 PM

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sebi that sounds like an evil genius plan

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can I join you

hardy wren Sep 27, 2018, 7:54 PM

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sure

fleet pelican Sep 27, 2018, 7:55 PM

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:D

hardy wren Sep 27, 2018, 7:55 PM

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task one: put a - button on every ATM or bank machine in the world

exotic barn Sep 27, 2018, 8:48 PM

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I want to make a German audience for my art but I don't know what is the best option. I like Twitter, but ive read that it has less than 3 million active users in German countries -- not even politicians except one use it.
I definitely do not like Facebook, Instagram, or Deviant Art.

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Does anyone know other art websites German users are regularly on?

thorny kiln Sep 27, 2018, 9:56 PM

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~~FurAffinity~~ kappa

whole pecan Sep 28, 2018, 11:35 AM

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GuteFrage

potent pike Sep 28, 2018, 12:05 PM

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@exotic barn you talking about real audience or just some virtual one?

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for the real one there's Meetup

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for the other one, I find Flickr a good one

exotic barn Sep 28, 2018, 11:20 PM

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@potent pike Thank you

glossy rivet Sep 29, 2018, 11:38 PM

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well i know some websites but i don't know if you could advertise on there

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how do you imagine it to work out exactly?

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for example, what's the purpose in having your audience be german?

exotic barn Sep 30, 2018, 2:23 PM

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I just want to expand my audience a bit while I'm learning German at the same time. Getting to know both audiences.

glossy rivet Sep 30, 2018, 2:27 PM

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understandable

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i just don't know how you'd do that with art

exotic barn Sep 30, 2018, 2:52 PM

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Which phone operators are the best in germany? I don’t call much, so tariffs wouldn’t work for me i guess but i will prolly need internet data.

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telekom and vodafone

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Any difference between them?

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reception and price

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I see

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Thanks oxi!

tight kelp Sep 30, 2018, 3:09 PM

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(they all cost way too much btw)

exotic barn Sep 30, 2018, 3:09 PM

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(not when you're a student)

exotic barn Sep 30, 2018, 3:26 PM

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many people recommend getting a lidl/aldi simcard

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i have a lidl card and i think it's pretty okayish 👀 i pay 10 euros/a month

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have 1,5gb data

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but i havent looked up at other options

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lidl has pretty bad reception overall, that's why most germans usually don't get it. Apart from that they're fine

tacit briar Sep 30, 2018, 3:34 PM

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I have a card from Kaufland. It's based on O2 network, so the reception isn't great everywhere, but in general it's pretty OK

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I've a feeling that the most of these sub-branded (how do they call them?) cards are based on O2 infrastructure

exotic barn Sep 30, 2018, 3:39 PM

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Here's a list with them: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_Mobilfunkdiscounter_in_Deutschland

tacit briar Sep 30, 2018, 3:40 PM

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ahh, das heißt also "Mobilfunkdiscounter" 😛 ein einfacher Name

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btw, Telefónica ist das, was man als O2 kauft

knotty lava Sep 30, 2018, 7:14 PM

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Aldi usually always has the best cheap deals
This year for example they changed their phone&sms flat + X data to an endless flat at all price levels
Like 300min/SMS + 1.5gb 8€ changed to unlimited min/SMS + 1.5gb 8€

exotic barn Sep 30, 2018, 7:24 PM

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woo

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👀

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Is it paid monthly or when you run out of data?

knotty lava Sep 30, 2018, 7:27 PM

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It always runs for four weeks
You charge your account with money and then select your tarif

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If your data is gone you’ll be on slowmode for the rest of the four weeks

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You can overwrite old ones, but have to pay full price again
I use it for about four years now and changed tariffs pretty often during that time without ever changing number or provider
p neat

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Is tariff right here or is it a false cognate?

exotic barn Sep 30, 2018, 7:29 PM

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I think tariff is ok

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How do you choose a tariff?

knotty lava Sep 30, 2018, 7:30 PM

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You have an app on your phone called ALDI talk and navigate through the menu, select a tariff

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It might be possible in other ways too but I’m not aware

exotic barn Sep 30, 2018, 7:32 PM

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Oh wow sounds super convenient :o

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Thanks a lot sino! ^^

slim fulcrum Sep 30, 2018, 7:50 PM

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Are cranberries sold here?

exotic barn Sep 30, 2018, 7:53 PM

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Here = ?

tacit briar Sep 30, 2018, 7:54 PM

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(lol, I've read "are cannabies sold here?" xD)

fleet pelican Sep 30, 2018, 8:08 PM

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Here = #archived-culture-study-visa

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Kajit has wares... If you have lasagna

runic heron Sep 30, 2018, 11:10 PM

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Hello I need a German person who can help me to apply for German universities?!?
Thank you in advance

slim fulcrum Oct 1, 2018, 5:44 AM

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Oops sorry, I meant, are cranberries sold in Germany?

exotic barn Oct 1, 2018, 7:30 AM

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Yes

rose cedar Oct 1, 2018, 7:31 AM

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Is there electricity in Germany?

exotic barn Oct 1, 2018, 7:32 AM

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Yeah I believe so XD I mean only thrid world countries commonly do not, right?

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I should know, my bf has electricity

rose cedar Oct 1, 2018, 7:33 AM

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Are there electrified cranberries in Germany?

exotic barn Oct 1, 2018, 7:34 AM

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XD I don't think so

rose cedar Oct 1, 2018, 7:34 AM

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Awww

exotic barn Oct 1, 2018, 7:34 AM

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Do they taste better electrified?

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XD

solemn bay Oct 1, 2018, 7:34 AM

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Wow, why would you even think Germany doesn't have electrified cranberries?

exotic barn Oct 1, 2018, 7:35 AM

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Bc they aren't a thing???

karmic yew Oct 1, 2018, 7:35 AM

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smh

tight kelp Oct 1, 2018, 7:35 AM

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Do they taste better electrified?
yes. Once.

exotic barn Oct 1, 2018, 7:35 AM

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Pfffft

rain panther Oct 1, 2018, 7:53 AM

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Do they have water in Germany?

viral geyser Oct 1, 2018, 7:54 AM

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No, we ascended and don't need water anymore.

rain panther Oct 1, 2018, 7:54 AM

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Geil

exotic barn Oct 1, 2018, 7:55 AM

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Yes they do.

viral geyser Oct 1, 2018, 7:55 AM

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Pssshht, don't destroy the illusion.

exotic barn Oct 1, 2018, 7:56 AM

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My bf lives in Hamburg I should know

rose cedar Oct 1, 2018, 7:56 AM

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does the german water turn the plants gay?

exotic barn Oct 1, 2018, 7:56 AM

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Yes

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Instead of the frogs like in America

rose cedar Oct 1, 2018, 7:56 AM

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good good

viral geyser Oct 1, 2018, 7:56 AM

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NOW we're talking.

karmic yew Oct 1, 2018, 7:56 AM

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meh
Hamburg is weak
they did become addicted to water

exotic barn Oct 1, 2018, 7:56 AM

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-w-

karmic yew Oct 1, 2018, 7:56 AM

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they have too much of it

exotic barn Oct 1, 2018, 7:56 AM

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Yes they are weak. What of it

solemn bay Oct 1, 2018, 7:57 AM

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Actually they don't have still water in Germany. Only carbonated.

exotic barn Oct 1, 2018, 7:57 AM

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Wtf rly

karmic yew Oct 1, 2018, 7:57 AM

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do not, my friends, become addicted to water

solemn bay Oct 1, 2018, 7:57 AM

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Water kills. 😔

karmic yew Oct 1, 2018, 7:58 AM

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well you are australian

exotic barn Oct 1, 2018, 7:58 AM

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Water poisoning 😔

karmic yew Oct 1, 2018, 7:58 AM

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you had politicians trying to ban dangerous component of nuclear reactors, H2O

solemn bay Oct 1, 2018, 7:59 AM

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Yes.

viral geyser Oct 1, 2018, 7:59 AM

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I'd like to ban nuclear reactors regardless of their components.

karmic yew Oct 1, 2018, 8:00 AM

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I'd like to propagate them tbh

viral geyser Oct 1, 2018, 8:03 AM

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Renewable energies ftw.

rose cedar Oct 1, 2018, 8:03 AM

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nuclear reactors are renewable

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you can just build a new one when the old one melts down snakelol

viral geyser Oct 1, 2018, 8:04 AM

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📎 ba-dum-tss-meanwhile.fr_.png

karmic yew Oct 1, 2018, 8:04 AM

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renewable is ftw but they are not stable

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nuclear is great for stable baseline output

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unless some moron builds it in seismically active zone while cutting corners on safety

solemn bay Oct 1, 2018, 8:05 AM

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Yeah. 😢

karmic yew Oct 1, 2018, 8:06 AM

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and background radiation around coal plants is great than around nuclear ones unless latter melt down so

exotic barn Oct 1, 2018, 8:06 AM

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We need to do away with stuff like that in all seriousness. We need windmills and sun pannels. Renewable energy collectors

karmic yew Oct 1, 2018, 8:07 AM

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and hydro is problematic for aquatic life and river ecosystem and it drowns habitable land

exotic barn Oct 1, 2018, 8:07 AM

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It'd produce way more too. Yes aquatic is bad that's why I didn't say it

viral geyser Oct 1, 2018, 8:08 AM

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Coal is deadly, nuclear energy is deadly. When a wind mill burns down, it just burns down.

karmic yew Oct 1, 2018, 8:08 AM

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yeah, but again

panels are uh
not reliable in that they won't work at night
wind is not reliable in other way
you need either crazy breakthroughs in energy storage or some stable source of energy

viral geyser Oct 1, 2018, 8:08 AM

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You can also use the tide.

solemn bay Oct 1, 2018, 8:09 AM

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When you say nuclear energy is deadly, what do you mean by that, Jeff?

exotic barn Oct 1, 2018, 8:10 AM

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This is getting a bit off topic, I'd suggest you use #general-2 to give others a place to ask questions here

karmic yew Oct 1, 2018, 8:10 AM

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my bad, sorry

runic heron Oct 1, 2018, 9:24 AM

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Good morning everyone Hello, i'm searching about a German person who can help me apply for universities
Thanks in advance

exotic barn Oct 1, 2018, 9:25 AM

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What kind of help do you need in that regard

runic heron Oct 1, 2018, 9:27 AM

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I need someone who is study in uni so he can give me some info, the system there is little but complicate

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So I can get accepted

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If it's possible

exotic barn Oct 1, 2018, 9:27 AM

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What kind of information do you need though

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You're being very vague which makes it hard to provide adequate help

runic heron Oct 1, 2018, 9:29 AM

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Well if you are willing to help, I would like to discuss it with you in private

exotic barn Oct 1, 2018, 9:32 AM

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Sure, PM me

runic heron Oct 1, 2018, 9:34 AM

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Thank you

grand swan Oct 1, 2018, 10:46 AM

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Is there a fee for exchanging currencies in the Reisebank?

deft mountain Oct 1, 2018, 5:59 PM

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Okay so I (16yo, from Czech) got accepted to a local gymnasium in Frankfurt a.M. Any recommendations where not to fuk up? German lvl sth like A2/B1. Thanks

exotic barn Oct 1, 2018, 6:00 PM

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woah, good luck

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I guess you will have some hard time at first

deft mountain Oct 1, 2018, 6:01 PM

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Yea I'm like ultra nervous about this

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Like about stitching out of the crowd (in the bad way), plus I've been in Frankfurt like thrice. I know about nothing how's it there

exotic barn Oct 1, 2018, 6:03 PM

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I would be nervous too in your shoes

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9th/10th grade?

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I suppose you have to learn the language really hard

deft mountain Oct 1, 2018, 6:04 PM

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Dunno. In Czech equivalent I'm in 11th rn

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Well I'm not that much worried bout the language. I learn quickly and being among Germans 24/7 will boost it alot

exotic barn Oct 1, 2018, 6:05 PM

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true

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ah fair. German Gymnasiums are usually quite lax when it comes to new students (it's a frequent thing). Just don't talk about the obvious things from our past and you should be good

deft mountain Oct 1, 2018, 6:06 PM

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Like I'm good unless I talk about ww2 and stuff?

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I guess I can live with that (rip /r/dankmemes tho)

exotic barn Oct 1, 2018, 6:06 PM

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Just don't force it in a conversation. E.g "hey guys, remember that guy who killed all these innocent people?"

deft mountain Oct 1, 2018, 6:06 PM

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Aha

exotic barn Oct 1, 2018, 6:06 PM

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I mean, that's pretty obvious but still

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don't jump queues, that's a thing we hate

deft mountain Oct 1, 2018, 6:08 PM

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o7

hidden briar Oct 1, 2018, 6:08 PM

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exept when a new cash register opens

exotic barn Oct 1, 2018, 6:08 PM

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And never cross the road while the signal is red

deft mountain Oct 1, 2018, 6:09 PM

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Like never-never? Even if no cars on the road?

exotic barn Oct 1, 2018, 6:09 PM

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I was referring to queues in the cafeteria for example

deft mountain Oct 1, 2018, 6:09 PM

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I mean, I will observe and act like locals do

exotic barn Oct 1, 2018, 6:09 PM

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good decision

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locals usually dont care that much about red lights

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it varies from city to city but usually we don't wait for them to turn green either if no cars are coming

deft mountain Oct 1, 2018, 6:10 PM

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But still I'm like anxious and nervous and what if the classmates will be like e w w who r u u don't even speak the language go home

exotic barn Oct 1, 2018, 6:11 PM

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Nah they are supposed to be tolerant

deft mountain Oct 1, 2018, 6:13 PM

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Yea but makes no difference when they smile at you and talk bs behind your back. I hate those ppl, rather than those who just straightly tell me they don't like me

hidden briar Oct 1, 2018, 6:13 PM

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maybe ask suzu about the best/worst things (also from Tschechien if i remember right)

exotic barn Oct 1, 2018, 6:13 PM

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im pretty sure you're overthinking it

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there's always going to be people who talk behind your back but at the same time, German gymnasiums have lots of friendly students who're more than happy to help newcomers, especially foreigners

deft mountain Oct 1, 2018, 6:17 PM

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Well maybe I'm overthinking, and I'd be happy if that's the case. Cuz here in Czech (the gymnasium I attend) isn't really equally friendly to anyone. If you're from USA - nice. Hello hi omg you're so cool. If you're from eastern Europe - uh, well. Hi. (And I have been born Ukrainian, we just live in Czech for a long time)

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Thanks for advice & support tho GWqlabsLove

exotic barn Oct 1, 2018, 6:18 PM

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blobthumbsup

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When are you moving

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Slavic nations just hate eachother

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Big love from Russia btw, bro kappa

tacit briar Oct 1, 2018, 6:20 PM

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(sorry for interrupting, but that country has a nicer-sounding English name: "Czechia" 😉 )

exotic barn Oct 1, 2018, 6:21 PM

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cz sounds so English

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GWnanamiUmaruGasm

deft mountain Oct 1, 2018, 6:21 PM

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I'm awaited at the school 15.10.

exotic barn Oct 1, 2018, 6:24 PM

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Why're you moving btw, if you dont mind me asking

deft mountain Oct 1, 2018, 6:24 PM

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Parents' work

exotic barn Oct 1, 2018, 6:25 PM

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Well, I hope your first day is gonna be lovely then

exotic barn Oct 1, 2018, 6:46 PM

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@deft mountain heyo me is suzu, I’m from czechia too and moved to germany today, tho I’d say I’ve interacted with germans quite a lot, feel free to ask :D

solemn bay Oct 1, 2018, 11:52 PM

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Good luck, friend! @deft mountain

deft mountain Oct 2, 2018, 6:15 AM

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@solemn bay thanks GWqlabsLove

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@exotic barn I'll pm u 😁

exotic barn Oct 2, 2018, 6:22 AM

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@rose cedar heyo snek, you have a fren here

rose cedar Oct 2, 2018, 6:31 AM

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:O ♥ ♥

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hi SNEK!

deft mountain Oct 2, 2018, 6:32 AM

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Hi no milk today

exotic barn Oct 2, 2018, 6:38 AM

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“No milk today” is also a snek

tight kelp Oct 2, 2018, 12:26 PM

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where should I dispose of small electronics like earbuds and stuff like that? Simply the gelbe müll or is there something more specific? I'm in nrw

fleet pelican Oct 2, 2018, 12:27 PM

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does it not say on the town website or somthing

solemn bay Oct 2, 2018, 12:27 PM

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Use them as spare parts to build robots?

fleet pelican Oct 2, 2018, 12:27 PM

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^

tight kelp Oct 2, 2018, 12:27 PM

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a robot with hearing problems, sure

fleet pelican Oct 2, 2018, 12:27 PM

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build robots out of them to take them to the trash

solemn bay Oct 2, 2018, 12:28 PM

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Build a robot that builds robots out of your trash and takes them to the trash.

fleet pelican Oct 2, 2018, 12:28 PM

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god you're so fucking smart

tight kelp Oct 2, 2018, 12:31 PM

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apparently small elecronics can just go in the gelbe tonne

fleet pelican Oct 2, 2018, 12:34 PM

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:DD

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goodbye little robots

exotic barn Oct 2, 2018, 3:54 PM

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Yeah, for bigger things like microwaves, etc there's usually a drop-off place

tight kelp Oct 2, 2018, 4:08 PM

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luckily I don't need one now but how do I go about finding one? 🤔

exotic barn Oct 2, 2018, 4:11 PM

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Just google Elektromüll [city]

tight kelp Oct 2, 2018, 4:15 PM

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right, thank you

exotic barn Oct 2, 2018, 4:15 PM

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I'm suggesting this because each city handles it differently

tight kelp Oct 2, 2018, 4:19 PM

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bummer that it's not at least at a bundesland level

foggy prism Oct 2, 2018, 6:24 PM

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Man merkt schon dass die SVP¹ wieder mal ne tolle Idee hatte. Die letzten Abstimmungen sind noch keine zwei Wochen her und schon hängen Plakate, dass man bei der nächsten Initiative Nein stimmen solle

¹Schweizerische Volkspartei - Konservativ/Nationalitisch und momentan grösste Partei

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irgendwas von wegen eigene Entscheidungen treffen anstatt mit der EU zu kooperieren

karmic yew Oct 2, 2018, 6:27 PM

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Was ist diese Idee?

foggy prism Oct 2, 2018, 7:25 PM

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Die Eidgenössische Volksinitiative «Schweizer Recht statt fremde Richter», kurz auch Selbstbestimmungsinitiative (SBI) genannt, ist eine schweizerische Volksinitiative. Sie verlangt, dass die Bundesverfassung künftig im Rang über dem Völkerrecht steht.

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über dem fucking Völkerrecht

rain panther Oct 4, 2018, 12:48 PM

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Muss ich meine krankenkasse informieren dass ich arbeitslos bin (ich wohne in deutschland)

exotic barn Oct 4, 2018, 12:48 PM

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nein

rain panther Oct 4, 2018, 12:48 PM

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Und wenn ich neue arbeit finde?

exotic barn Oct 4, 2018, 12:49 PM

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das ist der bank egal

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entweder kriegst du Geld rein oder halt nicht

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muust das Arbeitsamt informieren das wars

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Das stimmt so nicht. Arbeitslosigkeit muss sofort gemeldet werden zur Beitragsumrechnung

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sicher?

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Ja

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Ansonsten riskiert man den vertraglichen Leistungsanspruch

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man muss so oder so immer gleich bezahlen das macht kein unterschied

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ausser man ist noch minderjährig

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Es muss aber gemeldet werden lol

rain panther Oct 4, 2018, 12:52 PM

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Sicher ist sicher lol

exotic barn Oct 4, 2018, 12:53 PM

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muss es nicht

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Muss es. Es ist nicht unwichtig, ob man ALG 1 oder ALG 2 bezieht

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musst du aber falls du iwelche Kredite laufen hast damit sie nicht weiterhin abgebucht werden

rain panther Oct 4, 2018, 12:54 PM

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Ich gehe mal fragen 😂

exotic barn Oct 4, 2018, 12:54 PM

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ich hab grad gegoogelt q.q

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Google
Lmao

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und lebe ebenfalls in deutschland

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Ich auch und ich kenne mich mit sowas aus

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Google hat ledeglich mein wissen bestärkt

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Dann lass ich dich Mal in deiner Unwissenheit verweilen. Denk dir, was du willst

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ich weiss es

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das geht der bank wirklich nichts an

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Er redet aber über die Krankenkasse

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aso

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Der Bank ist das egal, das stimmt

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warum hab ich bank gelesen?

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sorryyyy also der krankenkasse geht's schon was an XD

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Kein Ding lol

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ich bin definitiv übermüdet =.=

kindred yew Oct 4, 2018, 1:07 PM

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was ist eine Krankenkasse?

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=social security?

tacit briar Oct 4, 2018, 1:07 PM

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Krankenversicherungsfirma (quasi)

kindred yew Oct 4, 2018, 1:08 PM

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ach so

exotic barn Oct 4, 2018, 1:08 PM

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Health insurance

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und diess lange wort verstehst du eher als krankenkasse?

kindred yew Oct 4, 2018, 1:09 PM

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gibt's eine Staatskrankenversicherungsfirma in Deutschland?

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:0

exotic barn Oct 4, 2018, 1:09 PM

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woah echt?

tacit briar Oct 4, 2018, 1:10 PM

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Gehören die Krankenkassen dem Staat?

exotic barn Oct 4, 2018, 1:10 PM

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Ungefähr 150, stand 2014 (gesetzlich)

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Sorry

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es gibt auch Privatversicherungen

tacit briar Oct 4, 2018, 1:11 PM

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ich glaube, sie können auch Privat sein, solange sie im System der gezetzlichen Krankenkassen beteiligen

exotic barn Oct 4, 2018, 1:11 PM

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also sowohl dem Staat als auch privat oder nicht?

tacit briar Oct 4, 2018, 1:15 PM

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"Eine Krankenkasse als Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts mit Selbstverwaltung regelt ihren Haushalt eigenverantwortlich. Sie muss dabei gesetzgeberische Leistungsvorgaben erfüllen (Pflichtleistungen) und darf in einigen Fällen darüber hinausgehen (Satzungsleistungen)."

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(Wikipedia)

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Sie gehören also nicht dem Staat, obwohl sie die Vorgaben des Staates erfüllen müssen.

rain panther Oct 4, 2018, 1:23 PM

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Erledigt

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@exotic barn du hattest recht

exotic barn Oct 4, 2018, 1:33 PM

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Jop

fiery edge Oct 4, 2018, 7:52 PM

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How does one find a "Vorpraktikum"?

hidden briar Oct 4, 2018, 7:53 PM

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lots of calls

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call everyone that fits the requirements close to where you live

fiery edge Oct 4, 2018, 8:01 PM

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So just call anyone and ask if they're willing to take in a Praktikant/in?

foggy prism Oct 4, 2018, 8:01 PM

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sounds about right

fiery edge Oct 4, 2018, 8:02 PM

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This is a foreign concept to me lol.. in my country people look for internships after they graduate from bachelor's and companies only consider graduates for intern positions

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Thanks

potent pike Oct 5, 2018, 6:28 AM

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hi guys

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I'm currently in the process of relocating to 🇩🇪 , the real estate agent asked me how many square meters should the apartment have, what size would be good for a 1 or 1,5 rooms Appartment?

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I'm not familiar with Appartment sizes in DE

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any suggestions are welcome

jade helm Oct 5, 2018, 7:18 AM

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hi @potent pike , I guess that would depend on your budget and where you want to relocate to (city/area)

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also on your age and lifestyle to a degree... if you want to live really frugal you can live in a very small apartment somewhere outside of city centers and have a bicycle+public transport. the bigger the more expensive, the closer to centers the more expensive

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more distance to center=more cost for transportation

whole pecan Oct 5, 2018, 5:18 PM

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📎 Screenshot_20181005-131830.png

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Was bedeutet "gri/jj..."?

silent pilot Oct 5, 2018, 5:20 PM

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it's a shorthand abbreviation for the author

whole pecan Oct 5, 2018, 5:21 PM

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Oh

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So what is the long Form?

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And the rtr, dpa stuff behind

exotic barn Oct 5, 2018, 5:22 PM

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this might help you https://www.svz.de/lokales/zeitung-fuer-die-landeshauptstadt/dpa-ddp-afp-und-epd-oder-was-sind-nachrichtenagenturen-id4489446.html

svz

dpa, ddp, afp und epd Oder: Was sind Nachrichtenagenturen? | svz.de

broken spindle Oct 5, 2018, 5:22 PM

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Ok

silent pilot Oct 5, 2018, 5:24 PM

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well, every author has a different abbreviation so i don't know what the long form is

whole pecan Oct 5, 2018, 5:37 PM

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Oh thx

slim fulcrum Oct 5, 2018, 6:11 PM

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Help. Can I eat this raw? It's poultry and I didn't notice

📎 JPEG_20181005_201028.jpg

silent pilot Oct 5, 2018, 6:12 PM

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it's supposed to be eaten raw on bread, yes

red fog Oct 5, 2018, 6:12 PM

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Ugh, Mett

silent pilot Oct 5, 2018, 6:13 PM

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I've never had it, but nearly everyone i meet swears by it

slim fulcrum Oct 5, 2018, 6:14 PM

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I love mett

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Aaand now I live here so I can have it whenever wew

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I had it in a hotel breakfast buffet and I asked what it was

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Aaand now I live here so I can have it whenever wew

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@silent pilot danke dir

whole pecan Oct 7, 2018, 2:55 AM

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Es ist Zeit...

wraith birch Oct 7, 2018, 8:38 AM

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Die Ende ist nah

humble bough Oct 8, 2018, 12:46 PM

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can anybody who's vaguely familiar with unis here tell me what exactly an Übung/tutorial is? I'm signing up for my courses for this semester and I'm not 100% sure whether I'm supposed to sign up for just the lecture or for both the lecture and the tutorial (back home my degree didn't have these)

solemn bay Oct 8, 2018, 12:47 PM

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A tutorial is generally like a small class where you do practical stuff with a tutor. So yeah, you need both, assuming your subject has both.

humble bough Oct 8, 2018, 12:48 PM

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kk cool

solemn bay Oct 8, 2018, 12:48 PM

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I've never gone to uni in Germany or anything but just for example, you could have like, 3 lectures plus 1 tutorial a week. You need to enrol in them all.

humble bough Oct 8, 2018, 12:49 PM

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okay makes sense

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shoutout to my uni's online system for having an English mode but for having about 35% of the text in the English mode be in German anyway

silent pilot Oct 8, 2018, 12:51 PM

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Übungen are usually just exercises accompanying the lectures. Tutorials are often there to prepare you for certain skills you need in your studies like what they expect from you holding a presentation, how do you write a scientific paper etc.

humble bough Oct 8, 2018, 12:54 PM

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alright so I should definitely register for them then good to know 😅

solemn bay Oct 8, 2018, 12:56 PM

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Well, never forget, if you're not sure, there's nothing wrong with asking someone from the uni.

humble bough Oct 8, 2018, 12:57 PM

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oh jeezus christ okay one of these courses has a lecture, an übung, plus a praktikum and a projekt -- do I sign up for all of these?!

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also true I'm in my uni's slack now so I can do that I guess

exotic barn Oct 8, 2018, 12:58 PM

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the Praktika usually start later

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you dont really have to sign up for them now (provided your uni is the same as mine in that regard)

humble bough Oct 8, 2018, 12:59 PM

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technically course signups go until mid-november so there's def time to sign up later

exotic barn Oct 8, 2018, 1:00 PM

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e.g, mine looks like this but I dont need to sign up for the Praktikum yet

📎 unknown.png

humble bough Oct 8, 2018, 1:02 PM

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we might be at the same uni XD

exotic barn Oct 8, 2018, 1:02 PM

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👀

viral geyser Oct 8, 2018, 1:02 PM

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Can't show mine but it looked differently. And I'm super curious why you can sign in up until November.

humble bough Oct 8, 2018, 1:02 PM

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¯_(ツ)_/¯

exotic barn Oct 8, 2018, 1:02 PM

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PM me with your uni if you want lol

humble bough Oct 8, 2018, 1:07 PM

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I... might have to apparently teleport across the city to get to one of my classes smh?

exotic barn Oct 8, 2018, 1:07 PM

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how come?

humble bough Oct 8, 2018, 1:08 PM

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my uni has three campuses; I have a tutorial in campus #2 that ends at 12 and a lecture in campus #3 that starts at 12

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smh these are the only offered time slots 😠

exotic barn Oct 8, 2018, 1:08 PM

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👀 that’s strange

solemn bay Oct 8, 2018, 1:08 PM

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That's for sure something to ask the student office whatever it's called about.

humble bough Oct 8, 2018, 1:09 PM

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these campuses are 30 minutes apart

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fml

viral geyser Oct 8, 2018, 1:09 PM

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Remember: When a tutorial ends at 12, it usually ends at 11:45.

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When it starts at 12, it starts at 12:15

exotic barn Oct 8, 2018, 1:09 PM

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Maybe you dont have to sign up for both?

solemn bay Oct 8, 2018, 1:09 PM

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Really?

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You have 30 minute breaks between classes? 🤔

humble bough Oct 8, 2018, 1:10 PM

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hm okay google maps says 15 minutes is doable

tight kelp Oct 8, 2018, 1:10 PM

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ah yes, academic time is called or something. I've heard about it

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in the context of german unis

humble bough Oct 8, 2018, 1:10 PM

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they're both mandatory so I think so

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at my unis in the US they would schedule breaks between classes for stuff like this I'm not used to it hahaha

solemn bay Oct 8, 2018, 1:11 PM

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Yeah, at my uni here the class starts 5 minutes late and ends 5 minutes early. Like if it's a 1pm class it's 1:05 -> 1:55

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But 15 minutes either side is a lot.

humble bough Oct 8, 2018, 1:13 PM

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well these are the only options and we basically have to take these courses this semester soooo... Imma assume the profs will understand time-wise

hidden briar Oct 8, 2018, 4:06 PM

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look for "akademische Viertel(stunde)" or c.t. (cum tempore), then classes begin at xx:15

silent pilot Oct 8, 2018, 4:08 PM

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or like at my uni, they begin at xx:00 but they end earlier, e.g. 10:00-11:30

foggy prism Oct 8, 2018, 4:34 PM

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at my uni the two campuses has different time slots; in Zentrum 8-10 means 8:15 – 10:00; at Hönggerberg it would mean 7:45 – 9:30

solemn bay Oct 8, 2018, 4:36 PM

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Wow.

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That second would so frustrate me. 😔

foggy prism Oct 8, 2018, 4:37 PM

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it’s so if you have 8–10 at höngg and then 10-12 at Zentrum you can commute since it’s a 20 minute bus ride

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and the other way round you can have 8–10 Zentrum followed by 11–13 Höngg

humble bough Oct 9, 2018, 9:33 AM

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I've gotten confirmation from others that there's a train leaving between the classes and that they usually start late so people don't have to rush so that's good I guess

dry ravine Oct 11, 2018, 5:23 PM

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hey fellas

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anyone could indulge me on applying for master's in germany?

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im mainly learning german till C1 to apply for a master's program

hidden briar Oct 11, 2018, 6:40 PM

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have you read the FAQ? https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/wiki/studying

studying - germany

Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. Get a constantly updating feed of breaking news, fun stories, pics, memes, and videos just for you. Passionate about something niche? Reddit has thousands of vibrant communities with people that share your interests. Alt...

exotic barn Oct 12, 2018, 6:47 AM

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I went to a dentist and he said he will use special fillings. When I told him I cant pay for them, he said he makes it free for students. It's not a trap, right?

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How not to get myself and my budget rekt?

sick imp Oct 12, 2018, 7:53 AM

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I don't think anything is free. mmlol
Does your insurance maybe cover it?

tight kelp Oct 12, 2018, 8:02 AM

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You could call your insurance and ask them if it seems to make sense. Not sure they would be the best party to call

exotic barn Oct 12, 2018, 8:33 AM

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Ask him for a written confirmation of that claim

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Then you're pretty safe

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But dental care is usually not free, at least I've never heard of it

exotic barn Oct 12, 2018, 10:30 AM

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TK covers dentistry but only with standard fillings

tight kelp Oct 12, 2018, 10:31 AM

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what's the difference anyway 🤔

exotic barn Oct 12, 2018, 10:31 AM

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I wrote an email to my TK Hochschulberater and he said "idk"

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dunno, standard ones must be worse

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Okay, Oxi 👀

potent pike Oct 12, 2018, 10:34 AM

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Morning folks!

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anyone knows what's the best Internet company in Nurnberg?

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cost-wise/quality-wise

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1&1, or Vodafone?

whole pecan Oct 12, 2018, 11:37 AM

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📎 Screenshot_20181012-073658.png

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👀

fleet pelican Oct 12, 2018, 11:42 AM

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what

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I dont get this at all lmao

exotic barn Oct 12, 2018, 11:43 AM

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dw, its not funny

rain panther Oct 12, 2018, 11:43 AM

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^

fleet pelican Oct 12, 2018, 12:03 PM

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YEAH UHM

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IS IT MEANT TO BE?

exotic barn Oct 12, 2018, 12:04 PM

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company: haha please dont comment with something mean
other company: haha what if we comment with something mean on this announcement

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I guess it's meant to be funny

tight kelp Oct 12, 2018, 12:05 PM

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i mean who the fuck asks the internet not to say something mean

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that's quite literally asking the internet to say something mean

exotic barn Oct 12, 2018, 12:05 PM

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^^^^ lol

tight kelp Oct 12, 2018, 12:06 PM

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if anything I'd say it went well for them

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years on the internet led me to believe the most probable outcome would have been:

Please don't say anything mean ok? Thank you very much.
Fuck you, cunt.

exotic barn Oct 12, 2018, 12:07 PM

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that almost sounds like you did some research or sth lol

tight kelp Oct 12, 2018, 12:08 PM

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if only inadvertedly

fleet pelican Oct 12, 2018, 12:08 PM

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you dont need to you just need to stay here for a year

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@exotic barn I'M REALLY CONFUSED AT WHAT THEYRE GOING FOR THEY EITHER SEEM UNFUNNY OR REALLY TIMID??

exotic barn Oct 12, 2018, 12:08 PM

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fuck you, cunt

fleet pelican Oct 12, 2018, 12:09 PM

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oh ok :c

tight kelp Oct 12, 2018, 12:09 PM

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I mean I only just finished watching steve mould explain a cool physical phenomenon and one of the youtube comments was "people in their fourties knew this happened before youngsters like you came about and now you'll taking all the credit"

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and if it sounds like it was meant to be a joke comment, I'm doing something wrong

whole pecan Oct 12, 2018, 12:38 PM

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Es ist doch ein Universität kappa

fiery spindle Oct 15, 2018, 10:32 PM

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Does anyone know what level of German is german ab initio (IB diploma)

pallid rivet Oct 15, 2018, 11:31 PM

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@fiery spindle if you get a good mark and put in effort, I'd guess somewhere around B1

fiery spindle Oct 16, 2018, 12:07 PM

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Okay

whole pecan Oct 17, 2018, 1:48 AM

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Wie hat den Situation im Köln Hbf passiert?

viral geyser Oct 17, 2018, 5:25 AM

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Person wurde festgenommen. Keine Details zu Motiven.

hidden briar Oct 17, 2018, 7:35 AM

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Zu Motiven werden Handys und Emails ausgewertet, noch offen

rich bramble Oct 17, 2018, 10:05 AM

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Hey, does any German here ? i have some questions about Fresenius University of Applied Sciences
😃

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Cus

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maybe i will go there for my master studium

solemn bay Oct 17, 2018, 10:06 AM

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Feel free to post your questions. That way it's easier for people to answer when they see your message.

rich bramble Oct 17, 2018, 10:06 AM

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ty 😃

whole pecan Oct 17, 2018, 11:31 AM

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Gab's getöteten oder was?

clear pebble Oct 17, 2018, 12:57 PM

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German ab initio means that you start from the beginning, from scratch

fiery spindle Oct 17, 2018, 3:11 PM

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Okay

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How to use verbs with meine?

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For eg

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Meine Mutter heibt Lily

foggy prism Oct 17, 2018, 3:12 PM

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#questions

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ß is not b

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it has nothing to do with b

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and just like that

hidden briar Oct 17, 2018, 3:27 PM

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If you have no option to use ß, use ss

fiery spindle Oct 17, 2018, 7:33 PM

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Okay my mistake I’m new to this

hidden cloud Oct 18, 2018, 1:45 PM

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Are there any YouTube channels focused on life in Germany? Preferably in English but if it's in German thats fine too

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If there's one for Munich/Stuttgart, that would be even better!

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Vlogging style

silent pilot Oct 18, 2018, 1:45 PM

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well, there is one called Life in Germany from an american guy who lived in southern Germany

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😅

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lemme find it for you ^^

hidden cloud Oct 18, 2018, 1:46 PM

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ahhh sounds great

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thank you!

silent pilot Oct 18, 2018, 1:46 PM

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https://www.youtube.com/user/SamWaltonMan/videos

YouTube

The Real Sam Walton

Charlotte-based commercial and fine art photographer, specializing in creative portraiture. Dedicated to perfection and in love with the craft. Department of...

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there are two playlists in there with a bit more than 100 videos

hidden cloud Oct 18, 2018, 1:48 PM

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this is perfect! thank you!

humble bough Oct 20, 2018, 12:27 PM

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so does anybody know why so many people have notebooks with graph paper in them here

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like is that normal

languid oyster Oct 20, 2018, 12:38 PM

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^ (2)

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I never really know why, I just assume it's to help them draw graphs and boxes better?

exotic barn Oct 20, 2018, 12:39 PM

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is that not a thing in america or sth?

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i use them for normal writing too tho, when i run out of lined notebooks 👀

hidden briar Oct 20, 2018, 12:44 PM

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when in school, yo need them for maths and anything that needs some kind of diagram

kindred yew Oct 20, 2018, 1:01 PM

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by graph paper you mean millimetre-ated paper?

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or just block paper (with small 5 x 5 mm blocks)

tight kelp Oct 20, 2018, 1:03 PM

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if you mean the latter, I use it exclusively 👀

foggy prism Oct 20, 2018, 1:11 PM

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We used graph paper notebooks exclusively throughout primary school, and the habit carries on

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lined paper is generally available but for the most part, graph paper is just nicer

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lined paper looks better for pure writing

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I guess

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but my notes always have drawings and stuff in them

exotic barn Oct 20, 2018, 1:12 PM

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i use clear paper without any lines nor blocks mmlol

foggy prism Oct 20, 2018, 1:13 PM

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but yea I think it’s just a consequence of them being used in primary school to learn how to write consistently; we actually had slanted graph paper for writing cursive, too

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like this

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karmic yew Oct 20, 2018, 1:14 PM

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we had slanted lined paper for learning cursive

foggy prism Oct 20, 2018, 1:14 PM

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(you write on the bold line, x-height is one block, ascenders and descenders fill the block above/below)

kindred yew Oct 20, 2018, 1:17 PM

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cursive should be banned and every trace of it deleted from history books

foggy prism Oct 20, 2018, 1:17 PM

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I don’t agree in general, it’s imo good to know two fonts

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but swiss cursive is an abomination

kindred yew Oct 20, 2018, 1:17 PM

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lol

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zeig mal

foggy prism Oct 20, 2018, 1:18 PM

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gotta write it out real quick hang on

tight kelp Oct 20, 2018, 1:18 PM

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stale meme, but I'm sure it can't be worse than Cyrillic cursive

foggy prism Oct 20, 2018, 1:18 PM

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oh it’s not

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it’s just not very optimal

karmic yew Oct 20, 2018, 1:20 PM

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nah, cyrillic cursive can be fine

foggy prism Oct 20, 2018, 1:20 PM

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I don’t remember all capital letters

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in particular, no idea how to K

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not 100% on all capitals but it's sth like this

📎 IMG_20181020_152219089.jpg

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ah fuck

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oh, found an image

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📎 ch1.png

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which for some reason is super inconsintent in the order

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starting with a capital A and then suddenly swithcnig to lowercase first

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I swear we distinguished capital I and J tho

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some cantons are however phasing this out in favour of the Basisschrift

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which is basically a model where instead of first learning Steinschrift (aka regular unconnected writing), then Schnüerlischrift (fully connected cursive), you learn one slightly modified version of the first, and then slowly develop it into an easy to use personal handwriting

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sth like this: https://www.familienleben.ch/images/Artikelbilderneu/Kind/SchuleAusbildung/Basisschrift-600(1).jpg

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first year, plain letters. second year, add little swoops, third year connect some ligatures, and then personalize

plush pasture Oct 21, 2018, 1:56 AM

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Do you use your passport or driving license as ID? @mild quiver @fleet pelican @sullen robin

fleet pelican Oct 21, 2018, 1:56 AM

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Driving

plush pasture Oct 21, 2018, 1:57 AM

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Aighti, as long as they don't test my accent we're fine GWqlabsMmLol

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Also geh schlafen wtf

fleet pelican Oct 21, 2018, 1:58 AM

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I can't

plush pasture Oct 21, 2018, 2:04 AM

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Wtf

mild quiver Oct 21, 2018, 5:43 AM

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for what? if it's more official things I use my passport. otherwise I use an Aussie driver license for everything @plush pasture

pale saddle Oct 21, 2018, 10:23 PM

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Wait there are people who dont write cursive?

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Absolutely barbaric

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On my old PC, I had my own cursive handwriting as a font

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Tbf, i write like a doctor no matter how i do it

tacit briar Oct 21, 2018, 10:26 PM

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I don't write cursive. I put every single letter separately, otherwise no one would have any chance to understand what I wrote... 🙄

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(including me...)

pale saddle Oct 21, 2018, 10:27 PM

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well for me its either barely legible (cursive) or slow as hell and still barely legible (print)

tacit briar Oct 21, 2018, 10:29 PM

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Honestly, I anyway don't write that much on paper anymore 😄 funny, how quickly the world changes

pale saddle Oct 21, 2018, 10:30 PM

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this is my superb handwriting

📎 unknown.png

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the first one took me thrice as long

cinder barn Oct 21, 2018, 10:30 PM

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I haven't written on paper since I left school two years ago 😬

pale saddle Oct 21, 2018, 10:30 PM

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uh i still have to write stuff down at uni

cinder barn Oct 21, 2018, 10:31 PM

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yea, thats where I use my notebook

viral geyser Oct 21, 2018, 10:31 PM

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I can make a photo of my handwriting, one second~

pale saddle Oct 21, 2018, 10:31 PM

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Lab Reports, lecture notes (cant bring in anything electronic) and so on

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Tests

cinder barn Oct 21, 2018, 10:31 PM

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haven't had a test yet ^^

pale saddle Oct 21, 2018, 10:32 PM

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Supposedly, some are done on a laptop

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but so far ive had 4 and always done them by hand

cinder barn Oct 21, 2018, 10:32 PM

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well, was studierst du?

pale saddle Oct 21, 2018, 10:32 PM

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Oh yeah notebook entries are also sopposed to be handwritten

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I study Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

viral geyser Oct 21, 2018, 10:33 PM

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📎 IMG_20181022_003226_662.jpg

cinder barn Oct 21, 2018, 10:33 PM

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whelp

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das wär nix für mich

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😂

pale saddle Oct 21, 2018, 10:33 PM

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ive yet to meet someone with worse handwriting than me

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Its alright

cinder barn Oct 21, 2018, 10:33 PM

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du hast echt eine schöne Schrift :0

pale saddle Oct 21, 2018, 10:34 PM

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But all the work in the labratories is mostly done by hand

tacit briar Oct 21, 2018, 10:34 PM

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📎 20181022_003348.JPG

pale saddle Oct 21, 2018, 10:34 PM

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since laptops are a fire hazard

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@tacit briar that is still nothing against me

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i should find some of my genuine lecture notes

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wait a sec

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these are actual notes i wrote down a few weeks ago

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tacit briar Oct 21, 2018, 10:36 PM

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@viral geyser Your stuff is so readable, I'm wondering how many hours it takes to write a page this way 😂 just kidding, it's great

cinder barn Oct 21, 2018, 10:36 PM

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📎 20181022_003616.jpg

viral geyser Oct 21, 2018, 10:36 PM

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Perhaps four minutes?

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It was for a Poetry Slam and I had no printer around so I copied my text by hand.

pale saddle Oct 21, 2018, 10:37 PM

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i wish i could write a page in 4 min

tacit briar Oct 21, 2018, 10:37 PM

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I wish I could write...

viral geyser Oct 21, 2018, 10:37 PM

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You write like a doctor.

pale saddle Oct 21, 2018, 10:37 PM

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i do

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i wish i could change that

viral geyser Oct 21, 2018, 10:38 PM

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"oida"

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lol

cinder barn Oct 21, 2018, 10:38 PM

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haha

pale saddle Oct 21, 2018, 10:38 PM

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Jo oida wos?

viral geyser Oct 21, 2018, 10:38 PM

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https://www.stupidedia.org/stupi/Einspruch_oida

Einspruch oida

tacit briar Oct 21, 2018, 10:38 PM

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@cinder barn yours is pretty readable

cinder barn Oct 21, 2018, 10:38 PM

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mir is fad oida ... konntest es lesen?

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really xD

tacit briar Oct 21, 2018, 10:39 PM

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das dritte Wort verstehe ich nicht "wenn jeder [was?]..."

pale saddle Oct 21, 2018, 10:39 PM

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schreibt

cinder barn Oct 21, 2018, 10:39 PM

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schreibt

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genau

tacit briar Oct 21, 2018, 10:39 PM

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ach, schreibt

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na ja, das war so offensichtlich

pale saddle Oct 21, 2018, 10:39 PM

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@cinder barn woher aus österreich?

cinder barn Oct 21, 2018, 10:39 PM

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NÖ

pale saddle Oct 21, 2018, 10:39 PM

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Welches viertel?

cinder barn Oct 21, 2018, 10:39 PM

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weinviertel

pale saddle Oct 21, 2018, 10:40 PM

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ah, die nachbarn

tacit briar Oct 21, 2018, 10:40 PM

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Was heißt "oida" eigentlich? Das habe ich schon mal gesehen...

cinder barn Oct 21, 2018, 10:40 PM

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waldviertller?

pale saddle Oct 21, 2018, 10:40 PM

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Alter

cinder barn Oct 21, 2018, 10:40 PM

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xD

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wos

tacit briar Oct 21, 2018, 10:40 PM

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ach 😄

pale saddle Oct 21, 2018, 10:40 PM

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ehem. Industrieviertler

cinder barn Oct 21, 2018, 10:40 PM

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ah die südlichen Nachbarn

tacit briar Oct 21, 2018, 10:42 PM

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Komische Namen habt ihr da in Niederösterreich 😄 Waldviertel, Weinviertel, Mostviertel xD

pale saddle Oct 21, 2018, 10:42 PM

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Jo

cinder barn Oct 21, 2018, 10:42 PM

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ja, vor allem weils im Weinviertl kaum mehr Wein gibt .-.

pale saddle Oct 21, 2018, 10:42 PM

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wie heißn die OÖ dinger nochmal?

cinder barn Oct 21, 2018, 10:42 PM

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Innviertel

pale saddle Oct 21, 2018, 10:43 PM

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Mühlviertel?

cinder barn Oct 21, 2018, 10:43 PM

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mühlviertel

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ja

pale saddle Oct 21, 2018, 10:43 PM

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ich hab früher immer Müllviertel verstanden

cinder barn Oct 21, 2018, 10:43 PM

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xD

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Hausruckviertel und Traunviertel (beides hab ich noch nie gehört)

pale saddle Oct 21, 2018, 10:43 PM

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Ich hab in unserem Viertel scho viel Wein, aber bislang wenig Industrie gesehen

cinder barn Oct 21, 2018, 10:44 PM

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hm, damit ist wohl auch nur Wr. Neustadt gemeint

pale saddle Oct 21, 2018, 10:45 PM

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aber von meinem weinhügel konnte ich damals das weinviertel sehen also wars eh knapp

cinder barn Oct 21, 2018, 10:45 PM

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lol :D

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ich bin quasi in der mitte vom weinviertel

pale saddle Oct 21, 2018, 10:46 PM

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https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/Dokument.wxe?Abfrage=Lvwg&Dokumentnummer=LVWGT_NI_20160128_LVwG_S_127_001_2016_00

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wie geil

cinder barn Oct 21, 2018, 10:47 PM

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Einspruch oida

pale saddle Oct 21, 2018, 10:48 PM

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Man kann das so gut lesen

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vtjJMTkYQc

YouTube

ikya123

Best Of Mundl (Ein echter Wiener geht nicht unter) 1/5

Teil 1/5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vtjJMTkYQc Teil 2/5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5FaV9n5fH0 Teil 3/5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8eyO9pWev...

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cinder barn Oct 21, 2018, 10:50 PM

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haha mich würd interessieren ob das wer versteht von den C2

pale saddle Oct 21, 2018, 10:53 PM

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ich bin ein Muttersprachler

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ich habe 12 lange jahre unter diesem Volk verbracht

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alles verstehe ich nicht

tacit briar Oct 21, 2018, 10:55 PM

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Ich glaube nicht, dass das an dem Niveau liegt, aber eher daran, wie oft man so was hört

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Für mich klingt das wie eine ganz andere Sprache

cinder barn Oct 21, 2018, 10:56 PM

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can confirm, he actually speaks german xD

tacit briar Oct 21, 2018, 10:56 PM

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wenn man sich konzentriert, kann man manche Wörter verstehen

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aber das ganze macht leider keinen Sinn 😂

cinder barn Oct 21, 2018, 10:57 PM

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he uses slangwords as well xD

pale saddle Oct 21, 2018, 10:57 PM

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i geb da glei a watschn, dos da vierzehn tog da schädl wockelt

cinder barn Oct 21, 2018, 10:58 PM

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:d

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naja da mundl redet schon recht ähnlich wie meine großeltern

tacit briar Oct 21, 2018, 11:00 PM

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wenn der Typ den Brief liest - dann ist er plötzlich ganz verständlich 😄

cinder barn Oct 21, 2018, 11:00 PM

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAwrgr8-TOE

YouTube

mnc1337

mim oarsch ins gsicht foarn!

Ein echter Wiener geht nicht unter, Hausabbruch

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tacit briar Oct 21, 2018, 11:02 PM

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Ich hab nur "Piefke" verstanden 😂

cinder barn Oct 21, 2018, 11:02 PM

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Piefke = Deutscher

tacit briar Oct 21, 2018, 11:02 PM

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ich weiß

pale saddle Oct 21, 2018, 11:03 PM

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die szene kannte ich gar nicht

tacit briar Oct 21, 2018, 11:03 PM

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der Typ ist aus Deutschland gekommen und deswegen redet der Andere auf Standdarddeutsch

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aber den Leuten da im Saal gefällt es anscheinend nicht

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😛

cinder barn Oct 21, 2018, 11:03 PM

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genau, damits der piefke a vasteht

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haha sie wollen die häuser abreißen

pale saddle Oct 21, 2018, 11:06 PM

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komisch sind die ösis schon

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naja, ich vertschüss mich dann mal

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pfiad euch

cinder barn Oct 21, 2018, 11:07 PM

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tschüss

tacit briar Oct 21, 2018, 11:09 PM

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Gute Nacht! Ich gehe auch weg

exotic barn Oct 22, 2018, 4:58 AM

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@pale saddle heyo mamimus, can i ask at which uni you study? And what do you think are the best unis for chemistry in germany? Is there a way to find some references/reviews? I saw some uni rankings but idk how accurate they are

foggy prism Oct 22, 2018, 6:36 AM

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uni rankings are mostly regarding to research are they not?

exotic barn Oct 22, 2018, 7:00 AM

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just dont choose siegen

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everyone seem to dislike it for some reason

exotic barn Oct 22, 2018, 10:13 AM

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Spotted in my gp's waiting room

📎 IMG_20181022_121208.jpg

pale saddle Oct 22, 2018, 2:15 PM

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@exotic barn I don't study in germany but I had been looking at german ones before I made my decision not to study there. From what I heard, the RWTH Aachen, the TU Munich and the TU Berlin are supposed to be the best in the field.

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Especially the RWTH seems to be top notch

exotic barn Oct 22, 2018, 2:16 PM

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Oh, do you study in Europe tho? :o

pale saddle Oct 22, 2018, 2:17 PM

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Yes

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I go to the TU Eindhoven in the Netherlands

exotic barn Oct 22, 2018, 2:17 PM

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Why did you decide to study there?

pale saddle Oct 22, 2018, 2:19 PM

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Because it is also one of the best in mainland Europe, it is more affordable than say Munich and because I always wanted to live in the nethetlands for a while

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But mainly it was because I've been taught in English for 8 years now and I wanted to continue that

exotic barn Oct 22, 2018, 2:19 PM

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:o i see! How affordable is berlin and aachen?

pale saddle Oct 22, 2018, 2:20 PM

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Both shouldnt be too bad i think

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Better than Eindhoven since you dont pay tuition

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There should be average living cost statistics on the internet

exotic barn Oct 22, 2018, 2:21 PM

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I heard berlin is comparable to munich in expensiveness :<

pale saddle Oct 22, 2018, 2:21 PM

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Oh really?

exotic barn Oct 22, 2018, 2:21 PM

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Someone here said that

pale saddle Oct 22, 2018, 2:21 PM

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Hmh i never really considered Berlin very strongly

exotic barn Oct 22, 2018, 2:21 PM

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How do you say cost of living in german?

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Btw, what kinda chemistry do you wanna focus on?

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Unterhaltskosten

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Thanks oxi!

pale saddle Oct 22, 2018, 2:22 PM

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Lebenshaltungskosten

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At least in austrian bureaucratic lingo

exotic barn Oct 22, 2018, 2:23 PM

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Meinst du nicht -erhaltungskosten

pale saddle Oct 22, 2018, 2:23 PM

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Ne

cinder barn Oct 22, 2018, 2:23 PM

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nop

pale saddle Oct 22, 2018, 2:23 PM

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https://www.study-in.de/pp_studyinde/de/aufenthalt-planen/geld-und-kosten/lebenshaltungskosten_28220.php

Lebenshaltungskosten - Studieren in Deutschland - Land der Ideen

Die Lebenshaltungskosten sind die Summe, die du jeden Monat benötigst.

exotic barn Oct 22, 2018, 2:23 PM

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Österreicher 😒

pale saddle Oct 22, 2018, 2:24 PM

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Dit is ne deutsche seite

exotic barn Oct 22, 2018, 2:24 PM

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Trotzdem :(

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You’re austrian, mamimus? :o

pale saddle Oct 22, 2018, 2:24 PM

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Its complicated

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My father is german, my mother is slovakian. I was born in germany but moved to austria when i was six.

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I sound very german to austrians and slightly austrian to germans

cinder barn Oct 22, 2018, 2:27 PM

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so youre bavarian eh lmao

pale saddle Oct 22, 2018, 2:28 PM

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To bavarians i sound like a saupreis

cinder barn Oct 22, 2018, 2:28 PM

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uje

pale saddle Oct 22, 2018, 2:28 PM

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Dabei bin ich in Sachsen geboren^^

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Von dem Dialekt habe ich zum Glück aber gar nichts

cinder barn Oct 22, 2018, 2:29 PM

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wah der sächsische Dialekt .-. ich weiß nicht xD ist nicht so meins

pale saddle Oct 22, 2018, 2:29 PM

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Wie bestellt ein Sachse in New York einen Weihnachtsbaum?

cinder barn Oct 22, 2018, 2:29 PM

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ka ._. wie??

pale saddle Oct 22, 2018, 2:30 PM

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A Tännschen, please

exotic barn Oct 22, 2018, 2:30 PM

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What’s saupreis?

cinder barn Oct 22, 2018, 2:30 PM

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lol

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piefke

exotic barn Oct 22, 2018, 2:30 PM

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Do you speak slovakian? :o

pale saddle Oct 22, 2018, 2:30 PM

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Seupreis ---> saupreuß

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I do speak slovakian

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Its a bit rusty

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But i understand everything thats said to me

cinder barn Oct 22, 2018, 2:31 PM

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haha noice

exotic barn Oct 22, 2018, 2:33 PM

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@pale saddle thanks for all the info!!! 💜

pale saddle Oct 22, 2018, 2:33 PM

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No problem

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Im glad to help

tight kelp Oct 22, 2018, 2:46 PM

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I heard berlin is comparable to munich in expensiveness
wuut. I heard Berlin is relatively cheap, I can't imagine Munich being anything short of prohibitive

pale saddle Oct 22, 2018, 2:47 PM

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I mean looking at all the achberlin.txts on the Internet, i always thought it must be pretty cheap living there

tight kelp Oct 22, 2018, 2:49 PM

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I've never been there but from everything I heard it's basically a city of foreigners living there or students (or often both)

pale saddle Oct 22, 2018, 2:49 PM

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Achberlin.PNG

tight kelp Oct 22, 2018, 2:49 PM

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lol

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you can easily tell who went tall vs who went wide

exotic barn Oct 22, 2018, 2:51 PM

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lmao

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germany's biggest problem is berlin

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Wtf, doesnt munich make more money than berlin tho?

pale saddle Oct 22, 2018, 2:52 PM

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Munich is an expensive place

exotic barn Oct 22, 2018, 2:52 PM

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If i understand right what gdp is i guess

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Idk, somebody here said that berlin is as expensive as munich (tho i think they were from Frankfurt or sth)

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I would actually be glad if it’s affordable

pale saddle Oct 22, 2018, 2:53 PM

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Even with Factoring in tuition fees in NL (2000€/year) and higher Transport costs, it is still cheaper for me to live and study in the center of Eindhoven then Outsider the center of munich

exotic barn Oct 22, 2018, 2:53 PM

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Oh wow

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I never even considered munic tho, cuz of the costs mmlol

pale saddle Oct 22, 2018, 2:56 PM

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Lebenshaltungskosten in Berlin sind ca. 900 Euro im monat

exotic barn Oct 22, 2018, 2:57 PM

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That’s not cheap either D:

tight kelp Oct 22, 2018, 2:58 PM

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but for a capital it's really not much tbh

exotic barn Oct 22, 2018, 2:58 PM

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For a capital Berlin is a shitty place tbh

pale saddle Oct 22, 2018, 2:58 PM

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Die in München sind anscheinend 40-50% höher

exotic barn Oct 22, 2018, 3:00 PM

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^ es geht sogar um Lebensmittel

pale saddle Oct 22, 2018, 3:01 PM

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Berlin ist trotzdem ne coole stadt

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War jetzt schon ein paar mal dort und bin jedes mal positiv überrascht

exotic barn Oct 22, 2018, 3:01 PM

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Viele Leute würden dir gar nicht zustimmen

pale saddle Oct 22, 2018, 3:02 PM

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Zwei Freunde studieren dort und meinten auch es gefällt ihnen

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Es ist ein wenig im Trend sich über Berlin lustig zu machen

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Vor allem mit BER und so

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Aber so schlimm ist die Stadt nun auch nicht

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Und für studierende ist immerhin einiges los

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Sicher mehr als in Aachen^^

tight kelp Oct 22, 2018, 3:05 PM

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@exotic barn studierst du nicht in Aachen? Vielleicht hast du was drüber zu sagen

pale saddle Oct 22, 2018, 3:06 PM

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Ich wollte mich nicht über Aachen lustig machen, aber die einzige Person die ich von dort kenne meinte schon dass es recht ruhig dort ist

exotic barn Oct 22, 2018, 3:06 PM

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Aachen und Berlin sind ja unvergleichbar

pale saddle Oct 22, 2018, 3:06 PM

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Und wo ich studiere isses definitiv langweiliger als berlin

tight kelp Oct 22, 2018, 3:07 PM

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oh ne, war nicht als Antwort darüber gemeint

exotic barn Oct 22, 2018, 3:07 PM

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Vielleicht haben manche Leute lieber Ruhe

tight kelp Oct 22, 2018, 3:08 PM

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definitiv

pale saddle Oct 22, 2018, 3:08 PM

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Ich sage ja nicht das Berlin besser ist als andere Städte

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Aber es ist jetzt auch nicht der Schandfleck Deutschlands, für den es manchmal gehalten wird

hidden briar Oct 22, 2018, 3:38 PM

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Aachen hat jede Menge Party- und Ausgehlocations für Studenten, wenn du's wirklich ruhig haben willst, dann studier in Bonn

foggy prism Oct 22, 2018, 3:56 PM

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Aachen und Berlin sind ja unvergleichbar

Aachen ist lexikographisch besser als Berlin

pale saddle Oct 22, 2018, 4:14 PM

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Ohne Zweifel

tight kelp Oct 22, 2018, 4:25 PM

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fuck the filter -.-

exotic barn Oct 22, 2018, 6:48 PM

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@tight kelp was

tight kelp Oct 22, 2018, 6:48 PM

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was

exotic barn Oct 22, 2018, 6:49 PM

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drüber was muss i was sagen

tight kelp Oct 22, 2018, 6:49 PM

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ah, nichts, kp

exotic barn Oct 22, 2018, 6:49 PM

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ob das leben in aachen ruhig ist? naja keine ahnung

tight kelp Oct 22, 2018, 6:49 PM

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ja

exotic barn Oct 22, 2018, 6:49 PM

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ich studiere 24/7 und geh zu partys gar nicht

tight kelp Oct 22, 2018, 6:49 PM

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:P

exotic barn Oct 22, 2018, 6:50 PM

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auch hab ich keine erfahrung mit den anderen städten

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soo

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ich würde sagen dass es schon okayish ist

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ich glaube dass es hier jedes wochenende partys gibt

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mindestens hab ich das von meinen kommilitonen gehört

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aber von der qualität kann ich nicht leider reden

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😄

sick imp Oct 22, 2018, 9:32 PM

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ich studiere 24/7 und geh zu partys gar nicht
@exotic barn bes fozon bery stolz auf dich

fleet pelican Oct 22, 2018, 9:47 PM

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fozo bestes mädchen GWfroggySadCat

solemn bay Oct 22, 2018, 9:47 PM

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❤

hidden cloud Oct 23, 2018, 6:19 PM

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Can someone kindly explain the difference between Universität and Hochschule?

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I'm a university student looking to go for exchange

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And one of the options is Esslingen

exotic barn Oct 23, 2018, 6:20 PM

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Universität is a Hochschule too 😉

hidden cloud Oct 23, 2018, 6:20 PM

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Is Esslingen good

cinder barn Oct 23, 2018, 6:20 PM

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Hochschule is every school that offers higher education i guess

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like Fachhochschulen and Universitäten

hidden cloud Oct 23, 2018, 6:21 PM

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Ahh I see

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Okay I guess I'm actually referring to Fachhochschule and Universität

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And not just Hochschule

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Any major differences?

viral geyser Oct 23, 2018, 7:58 PM

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Not so much than 10 or 20 years ago.

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A FH is more based on practice while a University focuses on research and applied science. Since Bologna the differences are about to vanish more and more.

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@hidden cloud

foggy prism Oct 23, 2018, 8:46 PM

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Switzerland has a threefold distinction between Universitäre Hochschule, Fachhochschule and Pädagogische Hochschule

Of the UH, all but two are called Universität (of some town) and are cantonal, and the remaining two are federal, namely the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich and its sister in Lausanne (same name but in French)

hidden cloud Oct 24, 2018, 11:33 AM

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I see, thank you!

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Im actually looking at University of Esslingen, University of Darmstadt and Technical University of Munich

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Would anyone recommend any of these over the others?

whole pecan Oct 24, 2018, 11:35 AM

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Tu Dortmund

solemn bay Oct 24, 2018, 11:35 AM

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What do you want to study?

whole pecan Oct 24, 2018, 11:35 AM

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And I heard tu Karlsruhe has a lower language requirement, but im not sure

fleet pelican Oct 24, 2018, 11:42 AM

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it does

hidden cloud Oct 24, 2018, 11:56 AM

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Im planning to do an exchange semester at either one of the three! Im studying Mechanical Engineering

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but I will be taking English modules only because I can't hit B2/C1 in time

exotic barn Oct 24, 2018, 1:16 PM

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TU Munich is one of the best unis in Germany

kindred yew Oct 24, 2018, 1:17 PM

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tu: technische Uni?

exotic barn Oct 24, 2018, 1:18 PM

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Yup

kindred yew Oct 24, 2018, 1:20 PM

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what do you study there? only engineering and so on?

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or do they also have basic scientific stuff like math, physics

foggy prism Oct 24, 2018, 1:20 PM

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I assume it's a Polytechnicum?

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all the really good schools seem to be, ETH is one too

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(which would mean all STEM stuff)

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yea it is says wiki. bunch of nobel prize holders from various fields there

kindred yew Oct 24, 2018, 1:23 PM

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hmm nice. usually here unis with tech in their name only do applied sciences

foggy prism Oct 24, 2018, 1:24 PM

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not the case here in my experience

exotic barn Oct 24, 2018, 1:35 PM

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Wer kann ts erstellen ???

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Das ist nicht der richte Ort für solche Fragen

hidden cloud Oct 24, 2018, 4:08 PM

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yes ive heard that TUM is really good! i think everyone knows that and is trying to get into TUM haha

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hopefully ill be able to get a spot

kindred yew Oct 24, 2018, 9:49 PM

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do the Swiss consider themselves Germans?

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the Swiss Germans that is

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do they consider their language as a dialect of German, or as something else

exotic barn Oct 24, 2018, 9:57 PM

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do the Swiss consider themselves Germans?
Germans are cititzens of Germany. Swiss people are citizens of Switzerland. Tbh im not sure, but id say that there is no concrete opinion on that, since its hard to draw a line when a language stops being a dialect and becomes a separate language. But ask Sascha, he knows best

solemn bay Oct 24, 2018, 9:57 PM

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That's kinda like saying, do Americans consider themselves English because they speak English?

kindred yew Oct 24, 2018, 10:00 PM

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lol

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well, the Germans that were citizens of different states in the 1800s considered themselves Germans, iirc, right?

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same for Italians before unification

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just like I as someone from Argentina consider myself part of something that includes the rest of Latin America, tho I'm not sure how to call that

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I'm not asking for a linguistic POV btw

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more for a subjective one

wary compass Oct 24, 2018, 10:08 PM

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@kindred yew As someone from Brazil, I find it hard to imagine what we would have in common except for our love of parrilla.

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But again, maybe you meant Hispanoamérica...

kindred yew Oct 24, 2018, 10:11 PM

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yeah

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stay away from my supranational fantasies -.-

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parrillaland though, might be a good idea

karmic yew Oct 25, 2018, 4:27 AM

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same for Italians before unification```

@kindred yew 
Re: Italy: As far as my limited knowledge goes, no, not really. Or, at least, only in part. It's what modern Italy wants everyone to think (as does any other nation-state). "We have made Italy. Now we must make Italians." and all that jazz is what contemporaries preferred.

Overall, nation is imaginary social construct; if you hold onto it for, like, generation, everyone will nod their heads and say that you retrospectively were a nation since 0 BC. If you don't, well, lol.

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Of course, there are degrees of it and sliding scale and it's a hella complex topic. I am oversimplifying helluva lot and have my rampant internationalist biases.

foggy prism Oct 25, 2018, 5:49 AM

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@kindred yew Switzerland fought for independence from the HRE in the 1300s

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there was no concept of a Germany in existence when Switzerland started

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and Swiss nationality is built around the idea of "There may be nothing uniting us, but at least we're not our neighbors", so no, absolutely no German feelings here

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if anything, pride not to be German

warped atlas Oct 25, 2018, 11:24 AM

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Anybody here has a Zweitwohnsitz, but an Ausländer?

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I'm trying to figure out whether or not I should get a Zweitewohnsitz, and if there's any advantages on that....

tight kelp Oct 25, 2018, 11:59 AM

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same for Italians before unification
@kindred yew as @karmic yew correctly puts it, no, there was no such thing as a universal feeling on being Italian, not before nor after the unification. And many put that concept in doubt even today (perhaps more today than a couple decades ago).
Internal racism has always been a big problem in Italy and some argue that what is uniting the people's identity now is more a consequence of general xenophobia (effectively: there must be an "us" for an "us vs. them" to exist), rather than a general feeling of belonging to the same whole (as in, it's more of an "us vs. them" rather than a general and unconditional "us")

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only the mainstream media treat Italy as being unconditionally united. You merely have to put two Italians from different parts of the country in the same room to notice the differences (which don't have to be violent or negative, but they are undeniably there)

kindred yew Oct 25, 2018, 1:11 PM

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hmm

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interesting guys

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national identity works imo somehow like a self fulfilling prophecy

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when different people live under the same state for long enough, they start to share something, that wasn't there before.

tight kelp Oct 25, 2018, 1:18 PM

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the first part of what you said might have some truth to it, but time alone won't do anything

karmic yew Oct 25, 2018, 1:37 PM

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looks at scots
looks at Ireland and Troubles

it depends

tacit briar Oct 25, 2018, 1:41 PM

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hmm, creating a bigger group out of the smaller ones (e.g. a national state) is mostly done with the obvious goal of being bigger, thus stronger on the world stage. National identity is merely a tool some try to use to achieve unity in such a bigger group.

tight kelp Oct 25, 2018, 1:44 PM

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I tend to agree with this ^

kindred yew Oct 25, 2018, 11:16 PM

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do you guys think that if i move to DE for (let's say) some years to get a master's degree, or pursue some form of higher education, I would be allowed to bring my hypothetical wife with me?

sullen robin Oct 26, 2018, 10:15 AM

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@kindred yew where are you from?

kindred yew Oct 26, 2018, 10:17 AM

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Argentina

sullen robin Oct 26, 2018, 10:24 AM

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If I remember correctly, she would basically have to apply for a residency visa and she would have to go through the same process as any unmarried person

tight kelp Oct 26, 2018, 10:35 AM

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iirc there is a program to reunite families in case only one member of the family has a visa

pale saddle Oct 26, 2018, 2:28 PM

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@kindred yew alright i looked through the internet for your question and heres what I found

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keep in mind this was me just googling some stuff, this may not be correct, I have no clue about these things

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If you already live in germany and you are already married, then your spouse would need a "Visum für Ehegattennachzug"

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The requirements are the following:

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You need to have Germany as your main place of residence and somehow show the authorities that this marriage was not arranged only to get this type of visa (how you do that I have no clue)

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Your spouse needs a passport, needs to be an adult and has to prove that she speaks at least A1 level German

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a proof of funds for your hypothetical spouse is (usually) not necessary

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the site I got this from also details some ways you can get past the A1 requirement but to be honest, i dont understand that

echo yacht Oct 26, 2018, 3:20 PM

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so you mean like if they feel part of the same race or people?. I think I get what you mean.

tight kelp Oct 26, 2018, 4:02 PM

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? o.O

sick imp Oct 26, 2018, 4:08 PM

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and somehow show the authorities that this marriage was not arranged only to get this type of visa (how you do that I have no clue)
Procreation directly in front of them of course, how else.

exotic barn Oct 26, 2018, 4:09 PM

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what if they procreate asexually

kindred yew Oct 26, 2018, 4:22 PM

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we do

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in moist air

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we just separate into new independent blobs

kindred yew Oct 26, 2018, 4:58 PM

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btw danke für die Auskunft

exotic barn Oct 26, 2018, 7:31 PM

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@pale saddle dude you have been absent for an eternity... What you been up to

pale saddle Oct 26, 2018, 7:32 PM

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Heyo chrono

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Let me catch up with you after im done shopping

humble bough Oct 27, 2018, 8:03 AM

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@kindred yew fwiw I found this https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/aamt/zugastimaa/buergerservice/faq/09-familiennachzug-studenten/606700

Auswärtiges Amt DE

Federal Foreign Office - Federal Foreign Office

Federal Foreign Office website

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from what it says, you basically just have to have already been married before you get your own residence permit, and then you can apply to have your spouse come join you

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and you probably have to prove sufficient income somehow based on the wording here but the link to further info seems broken

exotic barn Oct 28, 2018, 3:51 PM

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@royal badger

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Do you know the babyboom?

royal badger Oct 28, 2018, 3:53 PM

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no

exotic barn Oct 28, 2018, 3:53 PM

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ok so basically in the 80s people had ALOT of kids

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its known as the baby boom

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and now these kids are all 40

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and nowadays people odnt have as much kids

royal badger Oct 28, 2018, 3:53 PM

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yeah

exotic barn Oct 28, 2018, 3:54 PM

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and the people become alot oldere

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and since the working youngsters pay the "Rente" for the older people

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it has to be balanced

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ok?

royal badger Oct 28, 2018, 3:54 PM

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alright.

exotic barn Oct 28, 2018, 3:55 PM

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and the aging society is the shift of the average age

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or more like

royal badger Oct 28, 2018, 3:55 PM

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ohhh

exotic barn Oct 28, 2018, 3:55 PM

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less babies atm+ babyboomers grow older + people become older

royal badger Oct 28, 2018, 3:55 PM

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yeah

exotic barn Oct 28, 2018, 3:55 PM

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means that the current system will collapse

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becasue we dont have enough working people to pay the "Rente"

karmic yew Oct 28, 2018, 3:56 PM

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yeah, the weird 'bubble' where younger people have to support more and more older ones
In theory, can be at least partially offset via immigration of younger people to do the work, but, well

exotic barn Oct 28, 2018, 3:56 PM

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so in short term :
the "Rente" will be less and less
the young workers have to pay alot more in taxes

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that would only delay the problem

karmic yew Oct 28, 2018, 3:57 PM

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Not really. It would shift the age imbalance in opposite direction.
Granted, it's a low-key global trend

royal badger Oct 28, 2018, 3:57 PM

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aha

exotic barn Oct 28, 2018, 3:57 PM

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the immigrants are usually already 20 ish

karmic yew Oct 28, 2018, 3:57 PM

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IIRC, global projections are that world population will peak closer to 11 billion people and then shift back to ~10, but that's some while off, and is regionally dependent so far.

royal badger Oct 28, 2018, 3:58 PM

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so like the question is asking what changes does happen to people (young ) because of the aging sociaty right?

exotic barn Oct 28, 2018, 3:58 PM

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partially yes

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i think you should cover old people too

royal badger Oct 28, 2018, 3:58 PM

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stellen Sie im Kurs vermutungen darüber an, für welchen Personenkreis eine alternde Gesellschaft veränderungen mit sich bringt.

exotic barn Oct 28, 2018, 3:58 PM

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the easiest answer would be, that young people pay more taxes and retired people become very poor

royal badger Oct 28, 2018, 3:59 PM

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so basicly i should make assumption for which people or groups does the aging sociaty make changes

exotic barn Oct 28, 2018, 3:59 PM

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yes

royal badger Oct 28, 2018, 3:59 PM

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nice awesome

exotic barn Oct 28, 2018, 3:59 PM

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but yeah

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i basically already answered your task

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xD

royal badger Oct 28, 2018, 3:59 PM

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hahaha

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yeah

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thanks alot ! 😄

exotic barn Oct 28, 2018, 4:00 PM

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yw

kindred yew Oct 28, 2018, 4:02 PM

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I thought the baby boom was just after ww2

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not in the 80s

tacit briar Oct 28, 2018, 4:09 PM

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These two booms are related. People born in the 50s became themselves parents in around the 80s

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There was also next increase in the 00s to 10s because of the same reason, but much less visible (the society changes)

balmy aspen Oct 28, 2018, 4:31 PM

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Want to rent native to ask questions privately about somewhat sensitive issues to understand. Must like long walks on the beach, etc. etc.

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Danke

humble bough Oct 28, 2018, 4:32 PM

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the ones retiring are probably the ones from the 50s though, no? people born in the 80s are only in their like 30s rn

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oh wait it's something when you turn 40 nvrmind

exotic barn Oct 28, 2018, 5:10 PM

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@balmy aspen how much do you offer?

balmy aspen Oct 28, 2018, 5:12 PM

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@exotic barn I can offer information in exchange, build you a website, and hold in my heart eternal gratitude for helping a wandering soul. Oh and I will dedicate my first German poem to you.

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I also bring a lot of genaus to the table.

exotic barn Oct 28, 2018, 5:13 PM

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@glass trench gehst du gern spazieren?

balmy aspen Oct 28, 2018, 5:15 PM

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If you would like a sample of the first question, just DM lol

exotic barn Oct 28, 2018, 5:15 PM

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👀 sure, send me a sample of the first question

balmy aspen Oct 28, 2018, 5:17 PM

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Done, danke

exotic barn Oct 28, 2018, 8:04 PM

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How easy is it to cheat on an exam?

tight kelp Oct 28, 2018, 8:05 PM

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depends on the exam 👀

viral geyser Oct 28, 2018, 8:05 PM

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Don't try it.

exotic barn Oct 28, 2018, 8:07 PM

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@viral geyser could you elaborate

foggy prism Oct 28, 2018, 8:08 PM

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cheating on an exam, depending on the severity, can lead to anything from instant fail of the exam to suspension from school, straight up

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it’s just not worth it

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…that said back in high school I once saved someone’s grade by writing her exam at the same time as mine

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and in a separate class I once took a photo of my answers before handing it in and sent it to class chat. high schools are a lot easier to cheat in :P

exotic barn Oct 28, 2018, 8:09 PM

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yeah but i mean about 200 people write the same exam at the same time in a big lecture hall

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it must be easy to cheat

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not talking about high school here

foggy prism Oct 28, 2018, 8:11 PM

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yea but the stakes are much higher

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like yea, I reckon cheating would’ve been pretty easy during my big exams

viral geyser Oct 28, 2018, 8:11 PM

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I'm a teacher.

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Don't try it. 😄

foggy prism Oct 28, 2018, 8:12 PM

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but then again there were a ton of supervisors

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are you a full teacher now?

exotic barn Oct 28, 2018, 8:13 PM

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@viral geyser you literally told me nothing but your opinion on cheating

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i asked how difficult it is, not if one should do it or not

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😄

foggy prism Oct 28, 2018, 8:14 PM

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so here’s a great, foolproof way to cheat

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the night before the exam, memorize all the information. your teachers won’t even ntoice when you try to recall it

viral geyser Oct 28, 2018, 8:14 PM

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@foggy prism Nope. Aber in der Situation klang's cool.

exotic barn Oct 28, 2018, 8:15 PM

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r/wowthanksimcured

viral geyser Oct 28, 2018, 8:15 PM

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@exotic barn We talk about cheating methods on a regular basis in our teacher's room.

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So...it's really hard if the teachers are informed about it.

kindred yew Oct 28, 2018, 8:15 PM

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I never cheated myself, although I helped my friends a lot in exams

foggy prism Oct 28, 2018, 8:15 PM

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well my chem teacher in high school wasn’t aprt of those discussions :P
literally he did either not notice or not care about any cheating

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it was rampant in his class and no one ever got called out for it

viral geyser Oct 28, 2018, 8:16 PM

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lol

exotic barn Oct 28, 2018, 8:16 PM

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@viral geyser what do you teach?

foggy prism Oct 28, 2018, 8:16 PM

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but at university I don’t think anyone even dares

viral geyser Oct 28, 2018, 8:16 PM

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Seems like he didn't give a fuck.

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French and Politics.

exotic barn Oct 28, 2018, 8:17 PM

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D:

foggy prism Oct 28, 2018, 8:17 PM

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what a combination

kindred yew Oct 28, 2018, 8:17 PM

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there are some cheaters in my uni but those are only the dumb and desperate

viral geyser Oct 28, 2018, 8:17 PM

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Politics is my dream although the current situation isn't good for my health.

kindred yew Oct 28, 2018, 8:17 PM

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although I don't remember anyone ever getting caught

foggy prism Oct 28, 2018, 8:17 PM

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I’m pretty sure if you get caught cheating here it completely voids your academic record thus far and kicks you out of uni

kindred yew Oct 28, 2018, 8:18 PM

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for cheating in exams only?

viral geyser Oct 28, 2018, 8:18 PM

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Yes, I can confirm this.

kindred yew Oct 28, 2018, 8:18 PM

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what about minor crimes like cheating with assignments or copypasting wiki articles

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for reports or whatever

foggy prism Oct 28, 2018, 8:18 PM

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are they graded?

viral geyser Oct 28, 2018, 8:19 PM

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Copypasting is no minor crime, it's actively trying to cheat.

foggy prism Oct 28, 2018, 8:19 PM

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if they’re graded that’s plagiarism

viral geyser Oct 28, 2018, 8:19 PM

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You have to put effort into this and it's considered a grave fault.

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Go google "Theodor zu Guttenberg" 😄

exotic barn Oct 28, 2018, 8:19 PM

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Do you teach at a hs, jeff?

viral geyser Oct 28, 2018, 8:19 PM

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HS?

exotic barn Oct 28, 2018, 8:20 PM

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High school

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Gymnasium, I presume

viral geyser Oct 28, 2018, 8:20 PM

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If it's the same as a Gymnasium, yes.

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Not quite sure, though.

tight kelp Oct 28, 2018, 8:21 PM

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there are substantial differences that make the systems not fully comparable

foggy prism Oct 28, 2018, 8:22 PM

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so at my uni, if you get caught cheating, the exam is declared void (not passed without grade); and they can potentially take more harsh actions

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such as block you from taking part at anything in the school for up to three years, or revoke your degree

viral geyser Oct 28, 2018, 8:23 PM

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If you do not pass you simply drop out of university because you didn't make it through the exams.

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(If it was your last shot.)

exotic barn Oct 28, 2018, 8:24 PM

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kurze Zwischenfrage, heißt Wirtschaft und Politik bei euch auch so (k. WiPo) ?

foggy prism Oct 28, 2018, 8:25 PM

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Bei uns war Politik Teil des Geschichtdunterrichts

viral geyser Oct 28, 2018, 8:31 PM

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Politik heißt in jedem Bundesland anders.

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Staatsbürgerkunde, Gesellschaftskunde, Politik, Politik und Wirtschaft oder Sozialwissenschaften.

exotic barn Oct 28, 2018, 8:31 PM

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deswegen frage ich ja, wie es bei dir heißt :)

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hätte das ganze vielleicht punktierter formulieren sollen

viral geyser Oct 28, 2018, 8:31 PM

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Politik in der Mittelstufe, Sozialwissenschaften in der Oberstufe.

exotic barn Oct 28, 2018, 8:32 PM

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ah okay

foggy prism Oct 28, 2018, 8:32 PM

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"Geschichte"

viral geyser Oct 28, 2018, 8:32 PM

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Stimmt, Historisch-politische Bildung gibt es auch noch.

foggy prism Oct 28, 2018, 8:32 PM

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(Nicht zu verwechseln mit "Wirtschaft und Recht")

viscid lava Oct 29, 2018, 12:22 PM

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Alright then. The German Tax System.

Genereally, there are a few rules of thumb. But it's by no means easy. First of all imagine a huge mountain. Then go on and imagine that huge mountain being made of nothing but red tape. That's a pretty good outside view of the german tax system.

First rule of thumb: the richer you are, the more you evade. You just have to make sure that either you're not being caught or, in case of being caught, you're popular enough in public to be forgiven. Being the head of a pretty successful football team from bavaria is usually a good standing point to be forgiven evading a few millions of tax money. Ez pz so far. But I reckon those are not really the areas important to you. You should know how it's like in the middle of the society.

There is a few big taxes you have to pay as a german citizen. Most of them are fixed. For example on most products you buy in stores there's a 19% value-added tax (Mehrwertsteuer). It used to be 16% a few decades back, but now it's 19%. Good thing in Germany: all prices you see on products are always after tax. That means that if you go shopping and roughly add all the values of the items in your cart in your head, you will also roughly know what to pay at the exit. There are some weird special exceptions to this. For example you only have to pay 7% value-added tax for cut flowers, dogfood, racing horses, driving taxi or tickets to theaters. Those, for some weird reason, are "items of daily need". Whyever bread isn't, I don't know. Nobody does, probably. Next, there are some minor detail things like taxes on tabacco (every tabacco product you'll buy in Germany has a "Steuermarke", a tax label). That's also important when you try to import tabacco, even as a private person. There's a strict limit.

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Another thing that isn't really a tax and something that not every person, but every household has to pay, is ~~DIESE VERDAMMTEN ZWANGSGEBUEHREN~~ "Rundfunkbeitrag". It's a fixed amount of 17,50 Euros per household and used to pay the non-private multimedia. That includes the entire ARD with all it's local sub-stations (NDR, WDR, mdr, HR, BR...), the ZDF and many many many other radio stations and alike. In return you basically do get the best multimedia value for money you can find. Not even Netflix can offer you this much. You can stream VODs of basically everything that was produced on the internet in HD, you get all those TV stations in HD and a lot of bonus stuff I can’t even count. Everybody has to pay this (again with a few exceptions like college-students receiving benefits from the state, jobless people or people with a certain degree of disablement…).

And then, there is the biggest one for you as a private person and the one that bothers the most. The one that makes Germany a place where more work does not equal more pay. Income Tax. It ranges from 14% (above 9408 Euros per year) to 45% (above 57051 Euros per year) of your income with five steps („Zonen“) in-between. Thing is that firstly: the curve rises far too aggressive. Many people could work more, but won’t, because they’d not get more money from it. The curve rises far too aggressive and also flattens out far too early. There are people getting a bonus from their job only for it to vanish nearly completely into taxes. That’s one of the points creating a huge amount of frustration in the population and in my opinion part of the reason for many debacles in the country. Plus the entire system is far too complicated.

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At last, there is little things. Taxes for your car (dependent on engine size), taxes for street cleaning (dependent on the amount of road your house takes in, yay corner property) and so on and so forth…

And that’s basically the roughest description of the German tax system I could give you. There are many many more taxes, rules and regulations. But those are the biggest bullet points in my opinion.

warped atlas Oct 31, 2018, 8:47 AM

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I'm looking around at who had ask the question about taxes....but one thing that's forgotten to be mentioned above, which I think is one of the fundamental difference between here in Germany and the US (for example)

CMIIW...

Is that, your company deducts your income taxes directly. So if you are here only for work, don't own a house or a car, you literally don't have to do anything at the end of the month, or even the year to pay for the taxes. That means, no accounting problems, and being afraid that you had filed them wrongly.

If you're an entrepreneur, or have all those stuff, then it's getting more complicated since you do have to file your income by yourself, but otherwise, it's something like that.

You can of course apply for the Steuererklärung, in which case you get about 300-600 euro back a year (quite useful if you're a student). And as far as I understand, you can apply for that retroactively, till 5 years. That means, if I haven't applied for the Steuererklärung in 2015 until today, I can still file it and get the money back.

whole pecan Oct 31, 2018, 11:33 AM

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Geil für mich

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Ich hasse das Steuersystem Amerikas enton entong

languid oyster Oct 31, 2018, 12:16 PM

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Does anybody have any idea if Germany prohibits home chemists (amateur chemists) from performing unsupervised experiments?

exotic barn Oct 31, 2018, 12:17 PM

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I don't think so.

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At least not at a university

exotic barn Oct 31, 2018, 12:48 PM

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Does anyone have any idea if I have to repeat grade 12 if I am a foreigner from the middle east?

viral geyser Oct 31, 2018, 12:56 PM

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Are you a student having a degree similar to the Abitur? If yes, go to the office who is in charge of acknowledging your degree (differs from Bundesland to Bundesland). If your degree is accepted, that is to say, if the office says your degree is comparable with the Abitur, you don't have to repeat.
If this is not the case, you'd have to repeat the 12th class to (re)gain your degree. @exotic barn

exotic barn Oct 31, 2018, 12:59 PM

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Office? u mean embassy?

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German embassy?

viral geyser Oct 31, 2018, 1:00 PM

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@languid oyster That could be the case but I don't know which chemicals are listed in the "Chemikalienverbotsverordnung" (literally "edict for forbidden chemicals"). But nonetheless, be aware that you might get supervised by the police if you buy a whole lot of something on Amazon or a hardware store. The cashiers are obligated to tell the police anything about extraordinary amounts of chemicals being bought.

languid oyster Oct 31, 2018, 1:00 PM

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👌 Thanks.

exotic barn Oct 31, 2018, 1:01 PM

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@viral geyser wat is dat office?

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that would acknowledge wether your grade 12 certif is good orn ot?

viral geyser Oct 31, 2018, 1:02 PM

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@exotic barn No. In NRW, it's the "Landesbezirksregierung" who is in charge. I don't know if embassies do that, too, but I doubt it since it's depending on the Bundesland.

tight kelp Oct 31, 2018, 1:03 PM

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https://www.anerkennung-in-deutschland.de/html/en/recognition_of_school_qualifications.php

Recognition of school qualifications

Assessment of school leaving qualifications gained abroad

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this might be of help

viral geyser Oct 31, 2018, 1:04 PM

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(I even had to let acknowledge my degree when I signed up for my job in another Bundesland. It's quite chaotic.)

exotic barn Oct 31, 2018, 1:04 PM

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So this office in the regional German government determines whether my result is good enough or not?

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Because my dad was like you'd have to repeat grade 12, and he didn't even ask anything in germany?

tight kelp Oct 31, 2018, 1:05 PM

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yeah it's not that easy to tell. It depends

viral geyser Oct 31, 2018, 1:05 PM

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Whether it's good enough and whether the school subjects that have been taught are equal to the school subjects taught in Germany.

tight kelp Oct 31, 2018, 1:06 PM

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and for uni specifically you might have to go through Studienkolleg

viral geyser Oct 31, 2018, 1:07 PM

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Your dad might be right since I don't know where you're coming from (even if I know I don't know what to respond since I don't know anything about other school systems apart from the French, the American and the Japanese).

exotic barn Oct 31, 2018, 1:08 PM

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ah

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what exactly is Studienkolleg

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An entrace exam for uni ?

viral geyser Oct 31, 2018, 1:09 PM

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No. A Studienkolleg is a special school for foreigners who don't have a degree comparable with the Abitur but who want to study nonetheless.

exotic barn Oct 31, 2018, 1:10 PM

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Right now all I know is that I have to get a visa

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To enter Germany

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and i am doing that by studying A1, all these other stuff are hard to grasp

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am gonna continue studying language in germany, but then idk if i will have to repeat grade 12 or not

viral geyser Oct 31, 2018, 1:12 PM

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A1 isn't good enough to study in Germany. B2 should be the bare minimum which you might get by visiting a Studienkolleg.

exotic barn Oct 31, 2018, 1:12 PM

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Ye, that's why I will continue studying in Germany the language

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A1 isn't enough

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it's just to get me the visa

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to enter Germany

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Then i continue studying till b2 or c1

viral geyser Oct 31, 2018, 1:13 PM

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Wikipedia sets B1+ as a minimum for a Studienkolleg since they don't teach German basics.