#archived-culture-study-visa | German Learning and Discussion | Page 19

faint plaza May 28, 2019, 2:01 PM

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And i am working since almost 6 years now

fair talon May 28, 2019, 2:24 PM

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Well, I meant it comes together, not seperately. Mine had direct deposit as an option too, but you still had the pay stub delivered at the instant its deposited

humble bough May 28, 2019, 2:25 PM

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I mean I'm pretty sure that's what this is jake, it's just here early apparently

exotic barn May 28, 2019, 4:46 PM

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@fair talon I am doing a semester long study abroad in Lüneburg which is really near to Hamburg, and my total cost is approximately $12,000

foggy prism May 28, 2019, 5:08 PM

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I got my money in two batches (directly transferred to my bank account)

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this was only told to me after more than a month had passed

fair talon May 28, 2019, 5:22 PM

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@exotic barn Yeah, it helps that I have almost no standards for myself as far as basic human essentials (besides my phone lol)
Would be a lot more if I wanted to live like a civilized person

exotic barn May 28, 2019, 5:24 PM

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It’s funny that staying with a family is cheaper than a hotel because I definitely prefer living with a family for the immersion

fair talon May 28, 2019, 5:31 PM

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Would be nice to have that option, but I think for a 2 year program that might be an issue 😅
We did that for my Bachelors study abroad. Was pretty fun

fair talon May 29, 2019, 12:28 PM

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I feel bad for the poor folks at Student Services 😅
This is the second day ive come in with 12+ questions I need answered

faint plaza May 29, 2019, 3:15 PM

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That’s what they are there for at the end haha

fickle shell May 30, 2019, 1:06 PM

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Warum 2 Felder fuer das Niveau?

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sand cosmos May 30, 2019, 1:11 PM

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Probably the first box is for A/B/C and the second one for 1/2?

fickle shell May 30, 2019, 1:15 PM

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sounds a bit complicated

tight kelp May 31, 2019, 7:06 AM

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What would you do if you had to find an electrician for a very simple job in your vicinity (Germany)?
All the places I find on google maps seem to not exist anymore and stuff like check24 gives me results from other towns that want ~200€ for something simple

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i'm really not used to stuff I can't find with the internet xD

fair talon May 31, 2019, 7:27 AM

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Just going off small town US experience, word of mouth might be good for finding one?

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People have usually had to call an electrician at least once, and they could probably at least tell you who not to get lol

tight kelp May 31, 2019, 7:29 AM

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I'll ask around, but none of my friends lives very close to where I do, and I wanted to avoid having to pay extra for distance

fair talon May 31, 2019, 7:30 AM

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Landlord maybe? Theyd be the most likely to know

odd bison May 31, 2019, 10:45 AM

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Maybe you can ask in this app

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Eh I forgot how it's called

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Jojo?

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JODEL

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Ye

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There are folks from the area near you discussing many things

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So maybe you can ask them 🤔

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At least in Aachen the app is very popular

fair talon May 31, 2019, 11:18 AM

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What is Jodel? Second server ive heard that name on

tight kelp May 31, 2019, 11:51 AM

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@odd bison interesting, thank you

exotic barn May 31, 2019, 11:54 AM

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@fair talon it's like Yik Yak

fair talon May 31, 2019, 11:58 AM

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Oh nice

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Will have to check that out lol

faint plaza May 31, 2019, 3:37 PM

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@tight kelp you could ask in Facebook groups of ya town you live in. Works usually too

kindred yew May 31, 2019, 6:11 PM

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berzi if I was in Germany I would help you out

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I know my electrickery

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is it something complex what you need?

tight kelp May 31, 2019, 6:54 PM

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not at all, just five ceiling lights

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is 15€ per light a good price?

ashen mirage Jun 1, 2019, 3:29 PM

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Is it cheap to live in Frankfurt?

exotic barn Jun 1, 2019, 5:05 PM

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Fuck no

pale saddle Jun 1, 2019, 7:09 PM

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depends on the frankfurt i guess

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and your definition of living

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but i agree with suzu

fair talon Jun 2, 2019, 4:20 PM

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What @pale saddle said. Its kinda relative

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If you mean in comparison to most of Germany? Bit pricier

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But compared to a few other places (ex: the US) it might be a lot cheaper

faint plaza Jun 2, 2019, 4:21 PM

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Most big cities are expensive

fair talon Jun 2, 2019, 4:21 PM

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Hamburg's expensive by German standards, but my monthly Cost of Living is about the same as my rent back in the US 👀

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^just as an example

humble bough Jun 2, 2019, 4:26 PM

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deeeefinitely depends where in the US you compare to, but it's definitely cheaper in Germany than in US cities of comparable size/connectedness

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my cost of living in Berlin is about the same as it was in Ohio, but like... also I get to live in Berlin and not ohio so

fair talon Jun 2, 2019, 4:27 PM

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Mhm

humble bough Jun 2, 2019, 4:27 PM

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I don't think anywhere in Germany is like NYC or LA levels of expensive tho

fair talon Jun 2, 2019, 4:27 PM

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Definitely not SF levels 👀

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I dont have the link on hand, but theres a nice site available that lets you compare a bunch of different prices between two cities/places

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Like price of milk, price of gas, price of rent, etc

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That'll give you a good idea of where some things might be more or less expensive

tight kelp Jun 2, 2019, 4:34 PM

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https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/comparison.jsp

fair talon Jun 2, 2019, 4:50 PM

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Danke 👀 cant use the internet much off wifi

faint plaza Jun 2, 2019, 5:03 PM

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@humble bough Munich comes close to it

humble bough Jun 2, 2019, 5:04 PM

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ehhh I mean Munich's bad but I don't think it comes particularly close to NYC

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it certainly doesn't on the linked site lol

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damn tho comparing munich to berlin makes me feel real frugal tho 😎

deep parcel Jun 3, 2019, 2:43 PM

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Frankfurt ftw.

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uwu

pallid glacier Jun 3, 2019, 6:32 PM

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who has a tesla here

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i dont

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depression^2

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:C

fair talon Jun 3, 2019, 6:44 PM

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I have a train pass 👀

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Vroom vroom, much fast

dry ravine Jun 3, 2019, 6:56 PM

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Guys

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How is the engineering job field in Germany

pallid glacier Jun 3, 2019, 6:59 PM

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its good bro

fair talon Jun 3, 2019, 6:59 PM

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Gut? I mean, theyre in need enough that theres visa exemptions specifically for them

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Well, not exemptions, but the requirements are a bit less since its a "shortage occupation"

dry ravine Jun 3, 2019, 7:08 PM

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So I could realistically get a job as an engineer there

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Granted I have my B2 certificate

fair talon Jun 3, 2019, 7:14 PM

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I mean, a lot of engineering jobs are pretty international/English as is. The B2 definetely helps with standing out though 👍

dry ravine Jun 3, 2019, 7:18 PM

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My uni is part of the Erasmus Programm

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But we're not an EU country

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I need at least B1 for the Visa but I thought why not go further for B2

fair talon Jun 3, 2019, 7:24 PM

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Which Visa? The work visa doesnt have a language requirement if I recall right

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The residence one you can get after living here long enough does, but thats after a few years

dry ravine Jun 3, 2019, 7:25 PM

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We're required to study for a semester and then a 6 month internship

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I'm hoping to work after graduating

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In Germany itself, somewhere technical like the Ruhrgebiet

fair talon Jun 3, 2019, 7:28 PM

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Well, the EU Blue Card for Germany just requires the job offer you get pays above a certain salary (in the case of engineers, €39.624) and that you have a degree equivalent to a German university one

dry ravine Jun 3, 2019, 7:29 PM

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I've heard that the usual issue is that a company may not hire me if I don't have the blue card which itself needs me to be hired

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So it's like a vicious cycle

fair talon Jun 3, 2019, 7:31 PM

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Havent heard much about that. Theres also the job seekers visa you can get for 6 or so months I think so you can seek enployment/apply in person in Germany

exotic barn Jun 3, 2019, 7:31 PM

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€39.624

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wew

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also thats not true

fair talon Jun 3, 2019, 7:31 PM

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If I wasnt here as a student, id probably be doing that

exotic barn Jun 3, 2019, 7:31 PM

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you can come on a work visa

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then change to blue card

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i think

fair talon Jun 3, 2019, 7:32 PM

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Well, Im fairly sure you can change the job seekers visa to that once you found a job

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Would be silly if you couldnt

exotic barn Jun 3, 2019, 7:33 PM

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I know little about the german process, just EU rules im thinking probably apply

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I would be very happy in germany but i would like dual citizenship and that is impossible for me in germany

fair talon Jun 3, 2019, 7:36 PM

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Whats your nationality if you dont mind me asking? @exotic barn

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Ah, darn

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I was gonna say, theres a few rulings im hoping to try and use in a few years for that, but they bank heavily on how dumb the US treats its expats

exotic barn Jun 3, 2019, 7:38 PM

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yeah

frigid relic Jun 3, 2019, 7:39 PM

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LOL

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I'm curious how it works in the US. My husband has dual US/German citizenship, but that was due to his parents being from both. I wonder if I'd be able to retain my US citizenship if I applied for my German one, since he has both.

exotic barn Jun 3, 2019, 7:40 PM

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Before i answer that lemme google

frigid relic Jun 3, 2019, 7:40 PM

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lmgtfy :p

exotic barn Jun 3, 2019, 7:41 PM

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yes and no

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you can, after 3 years

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if you live in Germany

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"Are spouses or registered partners of German citizens eligible for early naturalization?

Section 9 of the Nationality Act

Spouses or registered same-sex partners of German citizens are eligible for naturalization after three years of legal residence in Germany. They must have been married or in a registered partnership for at least two years at the time of application. The general requirements for naturalization also apply.

For more information, please contact the naturalization authority responsible for your place of residence"

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I don't know if you can keep a US passport

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The general requirements for naturalization also apply.

frigid relic Jun 3, 2019, 7:42 PM

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I knew that info already, but I was referring to being able to retain my US citizenship

fair talon Jun 3, 2019, 7:43 PM

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You might, due to the increased fee and possible exit taxes faced from the US side

exotic barn Jun 3, 2019, 7:44 PM

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this is the only way i can see

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If a non-German citizen acquires German citizenship by naturalization, and renunciation of the other citizenship(s) would be "very difficult."[3] Such difficulty is to be assumed if any of six conditions apply, including unreasonable difficulties in renouncing, holding a refugee travel document, and the potential economic hardship of renunciation exceeding a cost of 10,225.84 Euros (originally 20,000 Deutsche Marks).[3][10][2] Most persons naturalised as German citizens in 2017, 61%, fell within these exceptions and were successful in obtaining approval to retain their other citizenships, with more than 81% of new German citizens from the Americas doing so.[2]```

frigid relic Jun 3, 2019, 7:45 PM

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Oh! Sweet.

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That's really helpful info.

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Thanks, Google! er, @exotic barn

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LOL that's comical though

fair talon Jun 3, 2019, 7:45 PM

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Yeah, basically it helps the US jacked up its fee from $450 to $2k something

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Plus the exit tax if you dont meat the requirements for waiving it

exotic barn Jun 3, 2019, 7:46 PM

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That's why I want to move to Europe but move to a country that allows un restricted dual citizenship in an unrestricted way

fair talon Jun 3, 2019, 7:51 PM

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(Also, side note. Kinda got strongly hinted today to apply to work at my uni once the residence paperwork is all taken care of 👀)

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So thats something 😅

exotic barn Jun 3, 2019, 7:57 PM

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ongratulations GWseremePeepoGGERS

true citrus Jun 3, 2019, 9:14 PM

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Yo

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For me to go to DE i'd have to give proof of B1 in deutsch. But I've seen people who went to DE without the language and spent a year studying it before going to the uni

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Is that possible?

pale saddle Jun 3, 2019, 9:36 PM

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Well I think we need a few details

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The requirements for staying germany depend on your citizenship and on your reason for immigration.

fair talon Jun 3, 2019, 9:57 PM

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^
What youre talking about @true citrus at the end there sounds like the requirement for joining a Bachelors degree in germany.
Youre required to shownproof of sufficient German in that case, or none in available, arranging a 'Studienkolleg' course meant to bring you to sufficient level for study

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If your degree program is taught in English (more common with Masters programs), theres no German language requirement

true citrus Jun 3, 2019, 10:10 PM

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Really?

fair talon Jun 3, 2019, 10:10 PM

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Yeh

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Mine is in English, so all I had to do was prove I had sufficient English for that. No German needed

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(Still taking a language course for German tho just cause I want a social life)

true citrus Jun 3, 2019, 10:11 PM

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That's so convenient

fair talon Jun 3, 2019, 10:13 PM

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Its a lot less common at the Bachelor level. Most of the ones I saw that were English were mixed (German electives)

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So for those you had to demonstrate by graduation that you had reached a sufficient level of German

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But thats several years to learn it in the country. Ya gotta be really bad at it to not meet that point by then 😅

true citrus Jun 3, 2019, 10:15 PM

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I have my bachelors this year

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I want to study masters

fair talon Jun 3, 2019, 10:18 PM

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DAAD had a listing of (basically) every English masters program I believe

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Would highly reccomend giving it a look over if youre interested in doing it in Germany 👀

sterile prairie Jun 4, 2019, 4:13 AM

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The competition for those spots at fully English (no German needed) Masters courses is very difficult, as there's so many people from around the world that apply for those seats (not just native English speakers but also lots and lots of people that know English as a foreign language). I tried once for an English-only Computer Science master's degree and they said that something like 90% of the people get rejected just because there's just too many qualified people applying.

fair talon Jun 4, 2019, 6:26 AM

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Yup. Most of my collegues at my program arent even UK/US

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A lot of people know English already as the international/internet language, so for them its easier to do a degree in that than learn a third language (Deutsch)

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Doesnt mean you shouldnt apply if theres a program that catches your eye though 👀

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Just means take the application seriously, since its not a guarenteed thing

thorny swallow Jun 4, 2019, 12:35 PM

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Eine Frage: Was bedeutet eigentlich Halbpension?
Eine Lehrerin hat mir vor Jahren gesagt, dass es Frühstück + Mittagessen bedeutet.
Aber in meinem heutigen Kursbuch gibt es ein Gespräch, in dem der Gast sagt, dass er nur Frühstück will und die Rezeptionistin sagt, „Also Halbpension“.

pale saddle Jun 4, 2019, 12:40 PM

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Interessanterweise ist der Begriff Halbpension klar in der DIN (Deutsches Institut für Normung, ähnlich wie die ISO) definiert. Nach der von ISO Normen abgeleiteten DIN EN ISO 18513 beinhaltet Halbpension Frühstück plus entweder Mittagessen oder Abendessen, also zwei der drei täglichen Mahlzeiten.

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Ich persönlich hab darunter eigentlich immer nur Frühstück verstanden aber was weiß ich

tight kelp Jun 4, 2019, 12:43 PM

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interessant, denn der gleiche Begriff für mich (und alle Italiener, die ihre Sprache kennen) bedeutet "nur Frühstück", weil eine "Pension" eine Menge Geld beschreibt, die für Frühstuck und ein weiteres Mahl bezahlt. Und ich hatte auch keine Ahnung, dass derselbe Begriff auch auf Deutsch gab

pale saddle Jun 4, 2019, 12:46 PM

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Wie gesagt ich hätte auch gesagt nur Frühstück aber offiziell ist es anscheinend zwei Mahlzeiten

thorny swallow Jun 4, 2019, 12:47 PM

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Das ist ja interessant. Ich habe auch gestern einem Deutschen gesprochen, und er erwähnte, dass der Begriff nur Frühstück bedeutet. Ich bewundere mich jetzt, warum es eine "inoffizielle Bedeutung" gibt.

pale saddle Jun 4, 2019, 12:47 PM

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Naja ISO und Menschen sind sich nie ganz einig

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Die ISO sagt auch dass man beim Tee die milch zuerst reintut

tight kelp Jun 4, 2019, 12:48 PM

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obvious episode of imperialism by the ISO team if you ask me ⚔

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Die ISO sagt auch dass man beim Tee die milch zuerst reintut
fucking wot

pale saddle Jun 4, 2019, 12:48 PM

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Ich glaube irgendein ISO mensch war einfach sauer und hat sich so ein extra Mittagessen gegönnt

thorny swallow Jun 4, 2019, 12:48 PM

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Was? Tee mit Milch? 😮

tight kelp Jun 4, 2019, 12:48 PM

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lmao

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tee mit milch ist gut

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milch vorm tee ists nicht

pale saddle Jun 4, 2019, 12:49 PM

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thorny swallow Jun 4, 2019, 12:49 PM

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Tee mit Milch? Oder Milchtee?

pale saddle Jun 4, 2019, 12:49 PM

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after the milk

thorny swallow Jun 4, 2019, 12:50 PM

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Das ist wie eine Wissenschaft, wie man das vorbereitet.

tight kelp Jun 4, 2019, 12:51 PM

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i love the caution they put in specifying "unless this procedure is contrary to the normal practice in the organization concerned"

pale saddle Jun 4, 2019, 12:51 PM

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To be fair to ISO, this is not meant to be the offical way of making tea

tight kelp Jun 4, 2019, 12:52 PM

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it's their official way

pale saddle Jun 4, 2019, 12:52 PM

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just a standarf reference so researchers can conduct experiments in the same conditions

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that being said theyre wrong af in this case

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which monster puts in milk first

tight kelp Jun 4, 2019, 12:52 PM

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ISO monsters apparently

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btw they fail to mention the temperature of the milk

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thereby annulling whatever value there would be in specifying that it should be added when the mixture is at 65 to 80 degrees

pale saddle Jun 4, 2019, 12:58 PM

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lemme check

tame forum Jun 4, 2019, 1:53 PM

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What is ISO exactly?

tight kelp Jun 4, 2019, 1:54 PM

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an organisation for the standardisation of... stuff

tame forum Jun 4, 2019, 1:54 PM

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Its wierd that they r standardising how one makes tea loleyes

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Maybe it will be usefull when aliens visit us...

hardy wren Jun 4, 2019, 1:57 PM

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ISO = international organization for standardization. if you wonder why the letters are wrong order, french

tight kelp Jun 4, 2019, 1:57 PM

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as Mami mentioned, it's just so researchers can adhere to the same standards and make sure every study happens under the same conditions

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nah the real reason is that otherwise they'd have been called IOS

hardy wren Jun 4, 2019, 1:58 PM

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lol

tight kelp Jun 4, 2019, 1:58 PM

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and as we know, apple is about as far from anything standard as anything can get

hardy wren Jun 4, 2019, 1:59 PM

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i feel like ISO is older than iOS

tight kelp Jun 4, 2019, 1:59 PM

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really :^)

odd bison Jun 5, 2019, 8:16 AM

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Ist es okay nur für eine Stunde früher kommen, als man abfliegt, wenn es ein Flug in der Schengenzone ist?

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Eine meine Freundin meinte, dass sie immer so nur ne Stunde vor dem Flug zum Flughafen kommt. Sie ist auch nicht EU Bürgerin.

fair talon Jun 5, 2019, 8:19 AM

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(Sorry for the English) I think that sounds a bit reasonable. I think thats the rule of thumb my family follows in the US (hour and a half for local, 3 hours for international)

odd bison Jun 5, 2019, 8:20 AM

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🤔

fair talon Jun 5, 2019, 8:20 AM

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And the EU doesnt have the TSA shenanigans to delay things

odd bison Jun 5, 2019, 8:20 AM

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🤔

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Hmmm

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I'm just kinda afraid cuz I'm not a citizen :(

tight kelp Jun 5, 2019, 8:21 AM

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instructions should be clear on your ticket or whatever else the company you're flying with gave you

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i usually try to be there at least 2h/1.5h before the flight just to be safe

fair talon Jun 5, 2019, 8:23 AM

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Yeah, im paranoid about that stuff, so I always tried for two. but 99% of the time ive ended up waiting around for over an hour 😅

tight kelp Jun 5, 2019, 8:27 AM

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bring a book ;)

tame forum Jun 5, 2019, 8:37 AM

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According to my dad its either 3 hours before or nothing

fair talon Jun 5, 2019, 9:06 AM

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Why do movie theaters here have so few showings?

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In Germany*

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In the States, thered be showings on loop from open to close, but ive yet to find a theatre with more than 5ish showings per day?

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Like, what does the theater do all day here?

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pale saddle Jun 5, 2019, 9:13 AM

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There are larger cinemas in germany i can assure you but some are just small businesses that only show a handful of movies a day

fair talon Jun 5, 2019, 9:34 AM

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Eh, just weird to me to run so few showings of whats essentially just managing a projector 😅

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Like, the family one back home only had two or so people there on slow days and still played back to back

pale saddle Jun 5, 2019, 9:50 AM

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I think it has something to do with licensing the movies and paying more for more showings

fair talon Jun 5, 2019, 10:14 AM

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Sounds likely enough. Think they pay per ticket or a flat fee in the US

foggy prism Jun 5, 2019, 10:18 AM

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also, if you have only one room, you have to factor in clean-up times, which I imagine can be quite long if the room is large enough

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so like, a 2h movie will have the theatre open 20 minutes before the showing, then first show ads for another 10 minutes, then play the movie, and then clean up, so I reckon you’re looking at 3-3.5h of room occupation for a single movie

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say you have the first showing at 1400, then the next at 1700, and a last one at 2000

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if you want more, you have to add another room

fair talon Jun 5, 2019, 11:30 AM

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Oh yeah, sounds like Germany for it to be a one room theater 😅

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That makes more sense I suppose

foggy prism Jun 5, 2019, 11:43 AM

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most theatres I’ve seen here are either 1 room, 2-3 or like 10

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and nothing in-between

tight kelp Jun 5, 2019, 11:46 AM

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in italy i'm used to seeing ~5 rooms ones

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in fact, i've never seen a theatre with just one room except in germany

fair talon Jun 5, 2019, 11:56 AM

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Yeah, they like their neat and tiny operations here 😅 even the family one back in the states had 10+ rooms

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I had just assumed multiple movies = multiple rooms. Didnt think about swapping out movies between showings

exotic barn Jun 5, 2019, 3:13 PM

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@tame forum ISO is basically the measure of a photographic film's sensitivity to light

tame forum Jun 5, 2019, 3:23 PM

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Yh i am sure thats correct too... But i think these guys were refferering to an another iso

tight kelp Jun 5, 2019, 9:09 PM

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ISO is associated with several things because they're the ones making the standard for different things

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it's the sensitivity to light (and not of film, because it matters for digital cameras as well), but it can also be character encoding and a lot of other stuff

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stating stuff like that when people already discussed it makes it sound like you think your narrower point of view is the only correct one

latent rain Jun 6, 2019, 3:29 PM

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ay gang i needto get a phone and a plan. can anyone reccomend a network that doesnt blow donkey dick or a hole in my wallet the size of one?

hidden briar Jun 6, 2019, 3:43 PM

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alditalk is cheap and good enough in most areas

sharp moth Jun 6, 2019, 3:49 PM

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Whatsup guys, does anyone here have any knowledge about studienkollegs? I need help urgently

latent rain Jun 6, 2019, 4:06 PM

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What do you need to know?

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Also I should mention im in austria

sharp moth Jun 6, 2019, 4:12 PM

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I think the laws are different but anyway

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I want to know more about tye externe feststellungprufung

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Meaning taking the final assessment exam without going through tge studienkolleg

latent rain Jun 6, 2019, 4:14 PM

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like how to do that?

sharp moth Jun 6, 2019, 4:16 PM

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Yeah

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The application process and everything

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I couldny find much information about this online

latent rain Jun 6, 2019, 4:17 PM

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I suppose just going through the studienkolleg isnt an option

sharp moth Jun 6, 2019, 4:20 PM

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I would like to skip it

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And prepare for the exam myself

tame forum Jun 6, 2019, 5:24 PM

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Yah i don't think thats legal lol

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Even though the concept totally makes sense.......in an ideal world this would be totally perfect.

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But i have a feeling this attempt to cheat out of a studienkolleg year isnt gonna go well

sharp moth Jun 6, 2019, 9:38 PM

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@tame forum ita not cheating, google externe feststellungprufung, you are allowed to prepare for it by yourself without visiting a studienkolleg

tame forum Jun 6, 2019, 9:40 PM

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Oh. I guess i was wrong. Sorry 👌 . Its good that this exists

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I wasnt expecting that becox in some cases... Students from countries who have schooling for only 12 years instead of 13 are also required to do the studienkolleg i think.... Even though they have already covered the content....

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In their schools

sharp moth Jun 6, 2019, 9:42 PM

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Yeah, I didnt know this exists either, I just found out yesterday, its really great

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And the entire concept of the studienkolleg is to "complete" the one year to reach 13 years like the german system

tame forum Jun 6, 2019, 9:43 PM

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When does this take place?

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The exam?

sharp moth Jun 6, 2019, 9:44 PM

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I think in the usual dates, meaning in the end of each studienkolleg semester

tame forum Jun 6, 2019, 9:44 PM

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And that is?

sharp moth Jun 6, 2019, 9:45 PM

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I think july and mars or maybe april

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But dont quote me on that, im not sure

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It also depends on which uni the test takes place in but roughy thats the period of year that students take it

tame forum Jun 6, 2019, 9:46 PM

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Hmmm... Danke

fair talon Jun 6, 2019, 10:42 PM

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@latent rain Theres basically three 'phone' networks if I recall, that most of the companies share. If you want the best coverage, T-Mobile is the way to go. But plans on the O2 and (other network I cant recall) are a good amount cheaper and I've yet to have a problem with coverage (guess it depends on where you are)

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If youre going cheap tho, Aldi-talk is okay. I personally went with one of the turkish companies since their plans include more data (12GB prepaid w/ unlimited talk/call in Germany for 25€ 👀)

faint plaza Jun 6, 2019, 10:44 PM

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The best one would be Vodafone

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Imo

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Never had trouble with them and they are cheap

fair talon Jun 6, 2019, 10:44 PM

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Got mine at a Vodafone store lol, they just sold a turkish plan

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Ay Yildiz is the one im with atm

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Might go to Allnet after this one, their ratea look even cheaper

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Allnet ortel*

faint plaza Jun 6, 2019, 10:45 PM

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Congstar is cheap too if I recall that correct

fair talon Jun 6, 2019, 10:46 PM

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Yeah. Think Ortel was ~10GB for 15? Whatever it was, it was slightly less data for 10€ less

faint plaza Jun 6, 2019, 10:46 PM

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Yeah that is top notch for Germany

fair talon Jun 6, 2019, 10:47 PM

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Either way, after looking at the plans the official lines have, honestly might just stick with a prepaid the whole two years 😅

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I'll haggle a bit and see if I can find something better, but the official rates were kinda shit

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Their only benefit seemed to be after the 4ishGB limit, you had unlimited still, just slow

faint plaza Jun 7, 2019, 5:30 AM

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Yeah the prepaid cards are the cheapest and best

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You almost don’t have any other chance besides a contract for 2 years when it comes to a mobile plan

fair talon Jun 7, 2019, 6:24 AM

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I was saying that its looking like itd be cheaper/better to just keep adding more credit to the prepaid card than to sign up for a contract. Havent found any that offer better data plans than the prepaids... @faint plaza

faint plaza Jun 7, 2019, 6:24 AM

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Ahhh gotcha sry man haha

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Lebara is pretty nice

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Had them as a throw away sim

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For a year

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Was cheap and good

fair talon Jun 7, 2019, 6:24 AM

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Yeah, it just seems weird since theyre supposed to be cheaper

faint plaza Jun 7, 2019, 6:25 AM

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Yeah

fair talon Jun 7, 2019, 6:25 AM

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But the closest ive found is O2 having 6gb for 20€

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And I get twice that right now

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I'll haggle with em and see if the rep cant find something better tho. Just odd 😅

faint plaza Jun 7, 2019, 6:26 AM

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Don’t ever do O2

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you will never have any good call connection

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Or WiFi connection

fair talon Jun 7, 2019, 6:28 AM

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The company my card is through (Ay Yildiz) uses O2 & E-Plus

faint plaza Jun 7, 2019, 6:28 AM

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Oh shit

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Rip boy

fair talon Jun 7, 2019, 6:28 AM

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My signal's been great 😅 (albeit I'm in a city and dont intend to ever leave it)

faint plaza Jun 7, 2019, 6:29 AM

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If you should ever go to the rural part of Germany

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Why so ever

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You Are fucked

fair talon Jun 7, 2019, 6:29 AM

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Honestly, had the same problem with my network back in the states for that lol
I just assume rural areas will be crap

faint plaza Jun 7, 2019, 6:30 AM

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They are.
Atleast here

fair talon Jun 7, 2019, 6:30 AM

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Thankfully, my phone supports wifi text/call (not an app, through the network)

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So as long as I can find a hotspot 😅

faint plaza Jun 7, 2019, 6:30 AM

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Same with mine haha

fair talon Jun 7, 2019, 6:31 AM

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Yeah, I dont see myself going out into rural parts except to visit other urban areas

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So I'll take my quantity over quality network :p

faint plaza Jun 7, 2019, 6:31 AM

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Hahahaha enjoy it :p

latent rain Jun 7, 2019, 7:54 PM

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Anyone reccomend me some good bars in vienna. I live on ullmanstrasse for reference, so nothing absurdly far away

pale saddle Jun 7, 2019, 8:31 PM

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Which Bezirk is that again?

tame forum Jun 7, 2019, 8:40 PM

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@sick imp guide ur fellow austrian

latent rain Jun 7, 2019, 8:42 PM

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15

sick imp Jun 7, 2019, 8:48 PM

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bars
Given that I've never had a drop of alcohol, I'd say you're asking the wrong person.

latent rain Jun 7, 2019, 8:51 PM

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You live in austria

tame forum Jun 7, 2019, 9:10 PM

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ya but he doesnt drink

agile sleet Jun 7, 2019, 9:29 PM

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Has anyone taken TestDaF?

sick imp Jun 7, 2019, 9:30 PM

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@vital glade mmlol

tame forum Jun 7, 2019, 9:30 PM

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@tight kelp

tight kelp Jun 7, 2019, 10:18 PM

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i tend not to answer questions that aren't asked mmlol

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someone may or may not have taken testdaf, yes. What is the actual question

tame forum Jun 7, 2019, 10:22 PM

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@agile sleet u heard her^

tight kelp Jun 7, 2019, 10:23 PM

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(i know that i come off as a twat but i really don't see the point in people asking preliminary questions to questions, and for some reason it happens a lot)

agile sleet Jun 7, 2019, 10:30 PM

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I asked if someone has taken TestDaF, @tight kelp I've been doing a bunch of practice tests and I'm confused about the grading. How many writing, hearing, talking, and reading parts are there?

tight kelp Jun 7, 2019, 10:34 PM

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what i meant was that you could have asked this last question, which is what you actually wanted to know, right from the start and you'd have gotten an answer earlier.
There is just one part of each, but some have multiple "things" in it. For example, you have to do multiple recordings for the speaking part, but they're all done in a row. You can try taking their mock exams (they have a couple free to download on their website) to get a clear idea of what it looks like. If you time yourself you can get an idea of that constraint too, which I would advise doing

agile sleet Jun 7, 2019, 10:37 PM

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Yea that's what I've been doing. My timing is alright. I just wasnt sure about the grading part. What did you score?

tight kelp Jun 7, 2019, 10:38 PM

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i did it quite some time ago and never bothered retaking it, so it wasn't very good overall, but it did surprise me in that i thought my speaking was abysmal but i actually got a 4/5 there

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i think the reading part is what would naturally come easiest to anyone, so aside from practising vocab I wouldn't focus too much on that, but personally I did find the listening part challenging at the time

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and as i said, in my experience the speaking part can be scary but i think they're quite tolerant in how they grade it. I suppose they only care for how relatively fluent you sound, not caring for accent or (as they explicitly mention somewhere) grammatical correctness

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writing can be hard too if you need a high grade, so i would practise that a lot

agile sleet Jun 7, 2019, 10:47 PM

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Thanks!

true citrus Jun 8, 2019, 8:22 PM

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Guys, I got delayed because of some problems to get my bachelor's certification.

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Do you know if there are any masters in english that have a deadline for application to the winter program that is at least 2 months from now?

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I would like to not sit on my hands for 8 months just because my chancelor lost my certificate...

fair talon Jun 8, 2019, 8:53 PM

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Wuppertal has one or two in English that are July 15th

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But at least in Social Sciences, thats the latest I saw in English only (dont know about the more sciency fields). This is after making a spreadsheet of programs on DAAD 😅 (again, just in Social Sciences)

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I'd say it might be good to look through theirs since the other programs probably have similar deadlines 👀 (most programs are either mid june or mid may though)

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Some unis also do admission on a case by case basis after that (mine does for exampke) If you make your case, you might have luck with that 👀 @true citrus

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Example:

📎 Screenshot_20190608-225719_Opera.jpg

true citrus Jun 8, 2019, 9:09 PM

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Nice, they're pretty rare though. I have a bachelor in economics

fair talon Jun 8, 2019, 9:27 PM

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The one with the July 15th deadline was "Applied Economics and International Economic Policy" 👀

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https://www.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/3956/

tame forum Jun 8, 2019, 10:18 PM

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@true citrus , try asking your uni for atleast a paper that states that they lost ur certificate? And perhaps try aapplying with that? This situation is astounding....

fair talon Jun 9, 2019, 8:41 AM

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^ id reccomend doing that as well, and trying for the June 15th deadline unis (ive got a few programs in my spreadsheet if yoh need them)

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It sounds like a rather unique situation, so I wouldnt be surprised if they were willing to allow you time to provide that document provided you could provide everything else (transcripts, letter of motivation, etc)

fair talon Jun 9, 2019, 3:40 PM

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Ugh, anyone got any tips for apartment/flat hunting? Im using the websites and the facebook groups, but getting nowhere :/

faint plaza Jun 9, 2019, 4:49 PM

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Makler

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Should help

fair talon Jun 9, 2019, 5:20 PM

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Makler?

icy sandal Jun 9, 2019, 5:20 PM

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Hallo! Anyone went for the Master Program in CS at these universities (Saarland, Bonn, Freiburg)?

faint plaza Jun 10, 2019, 9:13 AM

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@fair talon yes look for a Makler he will help you finding a place

fair talon Jun 10, 2019, 10:00 AM

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@faint plaza I meant what is a Makler?

exotic barn Jun 10, 2019, 10:01 AM

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it's an estate agent

pale saddle Jun 10, 2019, 11:20 AM

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A Makler is one who maklers

fleet pelican Jun 10, 2019, 11:59 AM

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Maklemore

pale saddle Jun 10, 2019, 1:38 PM

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Maklermore*

compact slate Jun 10, 2019, 3:35 PM

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to anyone who applied using uni-assist, when I apply for the uni I need to scan all the docs and in addition to that I need to send the hard copies of the language certificate and school leaving certificate(translated) through mail right?

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so basically do all the steps on the online portal + independently mail them the physical copies?

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please @ me

fallen sedge Jun 11, 2019, 1:06 AM

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you need to seek out mr makler, and he will give you a secret key when you achieve the 5th heart level with him. This is his highest level.

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This key will open up your new apartment.

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Once you accept the key, mr makler may disappear.

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do not be alarmed! We have allowed mr makler to go home and see his wife and kids.

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He will be back shortly to makle with you.

hardy shell Jun 11, 2019, 8:52 AM

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Leben unter der Treppe

humble bough Jun 11, 2019, 5:17 PM

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@compact slate yes

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you gotta scan everything and then physically mail everything

fair talon Jun 11, 2019, 5:21 PM

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Oh, woops. Didnt even see that. Yeah, had to do the same for mine. Was super annoying since every program charged money to mail an offficial copy

compact slate Jun 11, 2019, 5:22 PM

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@humble bough thanks!

humble bough Jun 11, 2019, 5:23 PM

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np

compact slate Jun 11, 2019, 5:23 PM

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They also mentioned you need to mail only once even if applying for multiple unis

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Is that right?

fair talon Jun 11, 2019, 5:24 PM

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If its uni-assist, I think? Would double check that for sure though

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I remember the fee was one time, not sure about the documents

compact slate Jun 11, 2019, 6:00 PM

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Yes uni assist

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And I only mail the ones that need a certified copy right? The rest I just scan

fair talon Jun 11, 2019, 11:00 PM

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Keep in mind, if it asks for a certified copy, thats a little different from originals. You can get them certified by a licensed notary person for fairly cheap and send those certified copies instead

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@compact slate https://www.uni-hamburg.de/en/campuscenter/bewerbung/bachelor-staatsexamen/zulassung-einschreibung/amtliche-beglaubigung Uni of Hamburg had a good page on it

Certification information

compact slate Jun 12, 2019, 5:51 AM

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@fair talon I know that, my question is what documents I need to mail hard copies of

tame forum Jun 12, 2019, 4:10 PM

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"Final grade or final grade point average:"
a hochschule is asking this on their application and they say to only input a number
i did A levels and we get grades...... what m i supposed to do guys

tight kelp Jun 12, 2019, 4:21 PM

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i suppose convert it, but i don't know what scale they expect

fair talon Jun 12, 2019, 4:26 PM

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Depends. What country is your school?

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There was a generic conversion scale for US ones that I used for my application

tame forum Jun 12, 2019, 4:32 PM

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A- levels is a UK Board. but i havnt studied in UK>

slim fulcrum Jun 12, 2019, 6:33 PM

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Question for the ladies:

Does anyone have experience just having an IUD in Germany? I'd like to DM with someone about it 😁

keen copper Jun 13, 2019, 3:55 PM

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I'm not familiar with the expression leben unterm dach. Is it like "daily life" or something?

tame forum Jun 13, 2019, 4:05 PM

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Life among/under @keen copper DACH countries

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actually it might be "Living under/among DACH countries. not sure

keen copper Jun 13, 2019, 4:06 PM

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Oh, German speaking countries!

tame forum Jun 13, 2019, 4:07 PM

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i am not sure if that means german speaking countries

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oh nvm i ooked it up

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ur right

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D= germany
A= Austria
CH= swizterland

keen copper Jun 13, 2019, 4:08 PM

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Specifically Austria, Switzerland and Germany right

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Yeah

tight kelp Jun 13, 2019, 5:09 PM

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no room for liechtenstein because nobody ever showed up from there to complain

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i'm not even sure they even exist. They're their own Bielefeld

dry nacelle Jun 13, 2019, 5:29 PM

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Then where did i go when i believed to visit vaduz? movingeyes

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But i guess one could easily make it DACHL and have a diminuitive form, perfect for something with liechtenstein in it thinkaboutit

tame forum Jun 13, 2019, 5:39 PM

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DALCH sounds better tbh

tight kelp Jun 13, 2019, 5:40 PM

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it would miss the point because it doesn't mean the same

hidden briar Jun 13, 2019, 5:50 PM

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#archived-media für die beste Abkürzung

ashen mirage Jun 14, 2019, 6:06 PM

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Does anyone here live in Frankfurt

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I want to know a bit about living costs

muted ferry Jun 14, 2019, 6:10 PM

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@ashen mirage I know people who’re in Stuttgart & Munich, not sure if that would help, are you currently staying in Germany?

ashen mirage Jun 14, 2019, 6:11 PM

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Next year I'll enroll in the summer semester

sand cosmos Jun 14, 2019, 6:11 PM

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I lived in FFM for three years and am originally from the area.
It's really expensive if you want to live in the center of the city. Rent is not a joke. But public transport is really good so even living not close to the city center does the trick. Oh, and FFM really has a center, meaning the 'city' part of Frankfurt is actually very small and since it's only very busy during working hours it can get kinda dead at night time, not gonna lie. But there's still a fairly nice nightlife going on if you're interested in that. Especially Dribbdebach (dialectal for 'on the other side of the river', referring to the part of FFM south of Main) has nice bars.
Is there something you're particularly interested?

muted ferry Jun 14, 2019, 6:12 PM

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Oh nice! Are you going to stay in school accommodations? I know some schools offer cheap accommodations and give you a pass to take public transport for free

ashen mirage Jun 14, 2019, 6:13 PM

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@muted ferry yes i definitely want to!

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@sand cosmos apartments mostly

muted ferry Jun 14, 2019, 6:15 PM

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You should probably see if they have some sort of welcoming committee by the school that would help out in getting you settled when you’re in school 😊

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Also I’m not that knowledgeable on this thank you for all the info @sand cosmos

sand cosmos Jun 14, 2019, 6:15 PM

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expensive af, it's not uncommon to pay around 400-550€ for a fairly small room in a shared appartment as a student.

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Which uni will you be going to?

ashen mirage Jun 14, 2019, 6:16 PM

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Goethe uni

sand cosmos Jun 14, 2019, 6:16 PM

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Which subject will you be studying (I'm only asking because the campuses are widely spread all over the city)?

ashen mirage Jun 14, 2019, 6:17 PM

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Mathematics

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Bachelor's

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@sand cosmos also i heard in expensive cities with high rent the payment of jobs is also high

sand cosmos Jun 14, 2019, 6:24 PM

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Oh, it's in Bockenheim then. I lived 5min away from that campus. You can contact the AStA (General Students' Committee) of Goethe Uni beforehand to get more information and help with apartment hunt. They're very helpful with that kind of stuff. <3
As a low-wage earner I don't know that much about the general adjustment of wages according to the area prices but there are many fairly well paid job for students you can do.

ashen mirage Jun 14, 2019, 6:25 PM

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Aw thank you so much for the info

sinful temple Jun 14, 2019, 6:29 PM

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can anybody give me a few tips on how to avoid the touristy areas near münchen?

tame forum Jun 14, 2019, 6:52 PM

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dont go to the areas

faint plaza Jun 14, 2019, 8:24 PM

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Tourist areas @sinful temple

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What ya wanna do in Munich?

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Tell me what you wanna do and I tell you where you shouldn’t go

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Easy

exotic barn Jun 14, 2019, 8:25 PM

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für ne sekunde dachte ich, aus raus sei n neuer spruch von dir lmao

faint plaza Jun 14, 2019, 8:25 PM

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Ne 😂

sinful temple Jun 14, 2019, 8:27 PM

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ich möchte da leben

faint plaza Jun 14, 2019, 8:28 PM

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That will get expensive @sinful temple

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<@&305455824174710787>

sinful temple Jun 14, 2019, 8:28 PM

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im going there for a vacation first though

exotic barn Jun 14, 2019, 8:28 PM

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@exotic barn please refrain from such remarks

faint plaza Jun 14, 2019, 8:28 PM

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Yeah I know Munich pretty good

sinful temple Jun 14, 2019, 8:29 PM

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then living there after saving x amount of monez

faint plaza Jun 14, 2019, 8:29 PM

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What ya wanna do is the question tho

sinful temple Jun 14, 2019, 8:29 PM

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idk anything

exotic barn Jun 14, 2019, 8:29 PM

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@exotic barn ich verstehe nicht deutsch

faint plaza Jun 14, 2019, 8:29 PM

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We got dachau near by

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The English garden

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Odeonsplatz

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Beer gardens

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Paintball

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🤷🏼‍♂️

sinful temple Jun 14, 2019, 8:30 PM

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yeah im up for anything really

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i just want to see the area and enjoy it

faint plaza Jun 14, 2019, 8:30 PM

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Don’t go to the Marienplatz. Main hotspot for tourists.

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Same with the BMW world

sinful temple Jun 14, 2019, 8:31 PM

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i just dont want to be surrounded by non natives or get scammed or something

faint plaza Jun 14, 2019, 8:31 PM

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Yeah skip those too places

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Most natives will chill at the Isar

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English garden

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Or beer gardens

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Small beer gardens tho

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And not the big common ones

sinful temple Jun 14, 2019, 8:32 PM

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thanks for the info 😃

faint plaza Jun 14, 2019, 8:32 PM

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You Are welcome :))

fleet gale Jun 14, 2019, 9:57 PM

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I'm studying in Austria next year, is it very hard to get a part time job in Salzburg talking English/Norwegian?

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I'm learning German, but I really don't think I'll be fluent/very good by next year

tight kelp Jun 14, 2019, 10:02 PM

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with many jobs you don't need terribly good german skills to work

fleet gale Jun 14, 2019, 10:06 PM

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oh that's a relief

exotic barn Jun 15, 2019, 8:16 AM

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What's this channel for? I've never messaged here before.

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fringe trail Jun 15, 2019, 8:18 AM

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Wie einfach ist es für ein Australischer in Deutschland zu studieren/arbeiten?

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Meine Mutter ist deutsch und ich kann eine Staatsbürgerschaft bekommen

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Ich möchte Informatik/programmieren lernen und dann ein Beruf hier in Australien anfangen

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Aber meine Deutsch ist nicht so gut und deswegen muss ich mein Uni in Englisch machen

exotic barn Jun 15, 2019, 8:25 AM

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Ooh

dry nacelle Jun 15, 2019, 8:42 AM

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@fringe trail ich glaube du brauchst mindestens level B1, um an einer uni zugelassen zu werden

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zumindest ists in österreich so

hidden briar Jun 15, 2019, 9:02 AM

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98% aller Bachelor-Studiengänge sind auf Deutsch, und die meisten der restlichen 2% sind an teuren Privatunis

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Auf Master-Niveau sieht es besser aus, mit vielen Studiengängen auf Englisch

foggy prism Jun 15, 2019, 9:11 AM

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ich glaub für die meisten Bachelors sogar eher B2 oder C1

tight kelp Jun 15, 2019, 9:18 AM

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^

dry nacelle Jun 15, 2019, 9:18 AM

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ahja B2 ists glaub ich

tight kelp Jun 15, 2019, 9:19 AM

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aber dein Deutsch scheint eh nicht so schlimm zu sein, also mit ein bisschen Zeit solltest du kein Problem damit haben, B2/C1 zu erreichen @fringe trail

dry nacelle Jun 15, 2019, 9:19 AM

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B1 war zum arbeit bekommen 😛

faint plaza Jun 15, 2019, 3:06 PM

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B1 musst du nicht zwingend haben um Arbeit zu bekommen.
Reicht meistens schon das du Hallo und Tschüss sagen kannst das du nen Job in DE bekommst

tight kelp Jun 15, 2019, 3:21 PM

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naja, kommt drauf an, welchen Job du meinst

faint plaza Jun 15, 2019, 3:25 PM

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Hab nur gesagt Arbeit im allgemeinen

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🤷🏼‍♂️

mystic anvil Jun 16, 2019, 11:59 AM

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mystic anvil Jun 16, 2019, 12:50 PM

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vestal pewter Jun 16, 2019, 5:50 PM

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hey guys, is here anyone from germany or austria who could help me with some of my questions?
it regards schools and what profession you can do after some german secondary schools (especially Ingenieurmittelschule - für Bauwesen or für Verkehrswesen)

exotic barn Jun 16, 2019, 5:52 PM

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Just post the questions

faint plaza Jun 16, 2019, 6:02 PM

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Post the question and I can help you maybe @vestal pewter

vestal pewter Jun 16, 2019, 6:31 PM

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ok 😃 so the question is I have a similar school to Ingenieurmittelschule - für Bauwesen and I can design houses and supervise construction site in my country, would I be able to do it in Germany or Austria? (if I somehow managed to get recognition of my education in germany)? Right now I am not going to move or something I am just interested in possibility @faint plaza

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thank you, i really appreciate it

faint plaza Jun 16, 2019, 6:35 PM

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Yes yes and yes haha

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Of it get recognized here in Germany you can do that

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But as far as I know it is a long process

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From which country are you? @vestal pewter

vestal pewter Jun 16, 2019, 6:36 PM

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@faint plaza i am czech, we should have similar system

faint plaza Jun 16, 2019, 6:37 PM

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Should be easy than

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You need a decent lvl of German like b2 or c1 i believe

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I gonna search something for you later about that topic

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Right now I am at work

vestal pewter Jun 16, 2019, 6:38 PM

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@faint plaza of course, german is a must - thank you very much!! i really appreciate it

faint plaza Jun 16, 2019, 7:44 PM

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https://www.arbeitsagentur.de/fuer-menschen-aus-dem-ausland/auslaendische-abschluesse-anerkennen-lassen

So lassen Sie Ihre ausländischen Abschlüsse anerkennen - Bundesa...

Die Anerkennung Ihrer ausländischen Abschlüsse ist für die Stellensuche oder das Studium wichtig. Wir zeigen Ihnen hier, welche Schritte notwendig sind.

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That is one of the main things I found

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Sadly it is in German

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It it is an official site @vestal pewter

vestal pewter Jun 16, 2019, 7:56 PM

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@faint plaza thank you very much!!! thats ok i am actually learning german

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i actually learn german*

ashen mirage Jun 16, 2019, 8:09 PM

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Any students in Germany who can tell me a bit about health insurance?

odd bison Jun 16, 2019, 8:16 PM

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If youre in a studienkolleg you must be private insuranced afaik

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if youre in a uni, just pick TK or AOK

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those are government insurance companies

fair talon Jun 17, 2019, 1:14 AM

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Is there a difference between the two? A lot of my classmates have TK, but my friend has AOK

tight kelp Jun 17, 2019, 6:07 AM

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i have no experience with aok (aside from the fact that i know they bombard you with werbung in the mail) but my experience with tk is good

faint plaza Jun 17, 2019, 6:22 AM

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Aok is nice too

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Had that since I was little and can’t complain

odd bison Jun 17, 2019, 9:04 AM

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TK is good

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no problems so far

tame forum Jun 17, 2019, 12:58 PM

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GOETHE CERTIFICATE
Passed a Goethe Certificate in accordance with the Rahmenordnung über deutsche Sprachprüfungen für das Studium an deutschen Hochschulen (Download, PDF) (framework for German language tests to pursue a degree at a German university).

https://www.kmk.org/fileadmin/Dateien/veroeffentlichungen_beschluesse/2004/2004_06_25_RO_DT.pdf

guys on TUM's website, the above link is given for ^ the requirements from a goethe certificate. what does it mean exactly? which certificate do they exactly require. please ping me.

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it seems they might have changed/ increased their german requirements. they used to be B2 from goethe earlier.... but now "TELC C1 Hochschule" and "TDN 4 in all parts". thats why i am a bit confused that perhaps the goethe certificate requirements might have increased too.

faint plaza Jun 17, 2019, 2:05 PM

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Seems like it is different with each test.
For example: with the telc Test you would need c1
With the testdaf b2 is enough but I can’t find a point the Goethe one tho @tame forum

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I mean you could call them and ask

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Because I can’t find a point for the Goethe thing.

tame forum Jun 17, 2019, 2:06 PM

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Hmm. I will definitely try calling then tomorrow. Its a bit confusing because i think they mentioned earlier that B2 from Goethe is enough... And now maybe they suddenly updated their website

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Thanks for explaining what it was

faint plaza Jun 17, 2019, 2:06 PM

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No problem man.
I seriously can’t find a point which Goethe lvl they want

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Or maybe I am just to stupid to see it

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But if it is about the Rahmenbedingung than I would guess Atleast b2/c1

tame forum Jun 17, 2019, 2:07 PM

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Yah i tried searching too using "ctrl F" command .... But then i thought to jus ask here cus i might br missing something that a native german could see

faint plaza Jun 17, 2019, 2:07 PM

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Yeah understand you

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Better call them and ask

tame forum Jun 17, 2019, 2:08 PM

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Yeapp. Sure will. dankee🤗 🤗

faint plaza Jun 17, 2019, 2:08 PM

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Bitte 🤗

exotic barn Jun 17, 2019, 2:52 PM

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@sharp moth over here

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Alright so

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@sharp moth ?

sharp moth Jun 17, 2019, 2:57 PM

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@exotic barnhey

exotic barn Jun 17, 2019, 2:57 PM

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Yo

sharp moth Jun 17, 2019, 2:57 PM

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Its less crowded here

exotic barn Jun 17, 2019, 2:57 PM

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Lol yeah

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Okay, whats the difficulty level in german univs?

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Like

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Throw me some stuff you learned there

sharp moth Jun 17, 2019, 2:58 PM

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I actually didnt start yet myself

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But I know plenty of people there

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It is nothing too difficult from what ive heard

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But the language is a huuuuge deal

exotic barn Jun 17, 2019, 2:59 PM

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Oh okay

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Okay regarding the difficulty

sharp moth Jun 17, 2019, 2:59 PM

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And plenty of people underestimate how good your german should be to study

exotic barn Jun 17, 2019, 3:00 PM

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I taught myself parts of programming

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And other stuff

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Oh

sharp moth Jun 17, 2019, 3:00 PM

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@exotic barnpython?

exotic barn Jun 17, 2019, 3:00 PM

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@sharp moth c/c++, java, node.js

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And c#

sharp moth Jun 17, 2019, 3:00 PM

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Didnt you start with python?

exotic barn Jun 17, 2019, 3:00 PM

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And im starting to move towards AI

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No

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I didnt

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Thats why i chose node

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Idk, the first thing i was exposed to is node so

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And i know a few concepts in os, theory of computation and other stuff

sharp moth Jun 17, 2019, 3:02 PM

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I see, how long have you been learning?

exotic barn Jun 17, 2019, 3:02 PM

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Idk my learning level/rate in comparison to germany

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Oh

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Umm

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Its been a year and a half ig

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Ive been focussing on my skillset for the past year

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And now to the universities

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I think i can handle them

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Or at least i will

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So, coming to the point

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@sharp moth, what are the univs that you know of in there

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What are the costs of living in those cities?

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How long would it take for an average person to learn german?

sharp moth Jun 17, 2019, 3:04 PM

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The costs are pretty damn high tbh

exotic barn Jun 17, 2019, 3:04 PM

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Ohh

sharp moth Jun 17, 2019, 3:04 PM

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You need a side job

exotic barn Jun 17, 2019, 3:05 PM

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Up for anything

sharp moth Jun 17, 2019, 3:05 PM

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Is it possible to earn money prigramming online?

exotic barn Jun 17, 2019, 3:05 PM

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Idk, maybe yes

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I can pick up concepts pretty fast tho

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And what kind of jobs would i possibly do in there?

sharp moth Jun 17, 2019, 3:06 PM

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Anything, there are plenty of part time jobs for students over there

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But again

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Ou need german

exotic barn Jun 17, 2019, 3:06 PM

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Yes

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Im aware of it

sharp moth Jun 17, 2019, 3:06 PM

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It all comes down to your language skills

exotic barn Jun 17, 2019, 3:07 PM

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There are a bunch of german classes in here, i can attend them

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Okay

sharp moth Jun 17, 2019, 3:07 PM

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Did you check to see if indians need the preparatory year?

exotic barn Jun 17, 2019, 3:07 PM

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I think we do need it

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Coz we study at school for 12 years, not 13

sharp moth Jun 17, 2019, 3:08 PM

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Ok, one sec let me check to make sure

exotic barn Jun 17, 2019, 3:10 PM

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@tame forum

📎 image0.png

sharp moth Jun 17, 2019, 3:10 PM

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Yep, you do need it

exotic barn Jun 17, 2019, 3:11 PM

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I suppose

sharp moth Jun 17, 2019, 3:11 PM

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@exotic barnyeah, you have to study the preparatory year

exotic barn Jun 17, 2019, 3:11 PM

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Alright, thats nice

sharp moth Jun 17, 2019, 3:11 PM

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It is actually a good thing

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So, lets start over

exotic barn Jun 17, 2019, 3:12 PM

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Okay

sharp moth Jun 17, 2019, 3:12 PM

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You need at least b1 to enroll in the preparatory school

exotic barn Jun 17, 2019, 3:12 PM

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I see

sharp moth Jun 17, 2019, 3:12 PM

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And you need the preparatory year to study in univeristy

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So, what you need to do now is simply start learning german

exotic barn Jun 17, 2019, 3:12 PM

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So i have to focus on two things:
Choosing a course and univ
And living costs

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Okayy

sharp moth Jun 17, 2019, 3:13 PM

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@exotic barnlol, living costs and courses and unis and all of that is still far away from now

exotic barn Jun 17, 2019, 3:13 PM

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Oh well

sharp moth Jun 17, 2019, 3:13 PM

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Just go sign up for a german course

exotic barn Jun 17, 2019, 3:13 PM

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I'll start learning german now, what next?

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Yes i will

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Thats decided

sharp moth Jun 17, 2019, 3:14 PM

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You take the b1 in india, if you succeed you apply for a studienkolleg (the prep school)

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You get an admission

exotic barn Jun 17, 2019, 3:14 PM

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Oh okay

sharp moth Jun 17, 2019, 3:14 PM

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You apply for a visa

exotic barn Jun 17, 2019, 3:14 PM

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So the studienkolleg is separate from the university?

sharp moth Jun 17, 2019, 3:16 PM

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@exotic barn yes and no, you usually have to apply to the uni, but since you only have 12 years as opposed to 13 they will send you toa studienkolleg

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Some unis have their own studienkolleg, some will sebd you to another stidinekolleg that is based In Another uni

exotic barn Jun 17, 2019, 3:16 PM

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Okay so i apply for a univ and before i start the course, they'll send to their studienkolleg

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Okay

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I get that

tame forum Jun 17, 2019, 3:17 PM

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@exotic barn ... Fuck they changed it to C2?

exotic barn Jun 17, 2019, 3:17 PM

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So, the next problem has part of its solution with the one after that

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@tame forum oh, okay so it's c2 instead of just b2?

tame forum Jun 17, 2019, 3:18 PM

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*b2

exotic barn Jun 17, 2019, 3:18 PM

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Oh okay

tame forum Jun 17, 2019, 3:18 PM

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Earlier i think it was B2

sharp moth Jun 17, 2019, 3:18 PM

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@tame forum b2 for what?

surreal ermine Jun 17, 2019, 3:18 PM

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Depends on the Uni, doesn't it?

exotic barn Jun 17, 2019, 3:18 PM

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So theres a1, a2, b1, b2, c1 and c2

sharp moth Jun 17, 2019, 3:19 PM

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@exotic barnyeah, that is the order

tame forum Jun 17, 2019, 3:19 PM

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@sharp moth german

exotic barn Jun 17, 2019, 3:19 PM

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Okay

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Okay we'll get to the levels later

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So now, lets talk university

sharp moth Jun 17, 2019, 3:20 PM

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@exotic barnwhat do you wanna know?

molten hearth Jun 17, 2019, 3:20 PM

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It was B2 before and goethe was first listed lol thats a huge jump

exotic barn Jun 17, 2019, 3:20 PM

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I'd like to know about some good univs that you know of

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I already looked up the internet, but this time i wanna know the living costs in their cities as well

tame forum Jun 17, 2019, 3:21 PM

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@molten hearth exactly..... Smh.... TUM did us dirty

exotic barn Jun 17, 2019, 3:21 PM

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TUM?

sharp moth Jun 17, 2019, 3:22 PM

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@exotic barnunis in germany are usually pretty equal

tame forum Jun 17, 2019, 3:22 PM

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Wasted my cash applyung there too. 70 Euros

exotic barn Jun 17, 2019, 3:22 PM

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Okay thats very good

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Now moving on to the student cities

sharp moth Jun 17, 2019, 3:23 PM

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@tame forumdid you take the feststellungsprufung?

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Did you go to an stk?

exotic barn Jun 17, 2019, 3:24 PM

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??

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Guys?

tame forum Jun 17, 2019, 3:25 PM

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@sharp moth i forgot what that meant.... Aptitude test?

exotic barn Jun 17, 2019, 3:25 PM

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Oof

tame forum Jun 17, 2019, 3:25 PM

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@exotic barn learn to wait a bit.

sharp moth Jun 17, 2019, 3:26 PM

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@tame forum the final assessment test after finishing the studniekolleh

exotic barn Jun 17, 2019, 3:26 PM

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Okay lol

tame forum Jun 17, 2019, 3:26 PM

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He is taking his time to explain stuff to u

sharp moth Jun 17, 2019, 3:26 PM

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Studienkolleg

exotic barn Jun 17, 2019, 3:26 PM

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Okay

tame forum Jun 17, 2019, 3:26 PM

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Ahhh.... I never took a studienkolleg.... I think my A-level qualifications are enough to skip it

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13 years of education....

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Abitur equivalent I guess

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If they arent at this point m fuked lol

sharp moth Jun 17, 2019, 3:27 PM

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@tame forumah I see, you are not required to take it, not even allowed actually

tame forum Jun 17, 2019, 3:27 PM

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The thing is big name unis are increasing the bar for the students they take.....

exotic barn Jun 17, 2019, 3:28 PM

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I see

tame forum Jun 17, 2019, 3:28 PM

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Rwth aachen introduced cumpulsory TestAs for internationals

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From this year

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So yeah

sharp moth Jun 17, 2019, 3:28 PM

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@exotic barnmate, stop thinking so far ahead, study german, then go to a studienkolleg, then you can move to a different city

exotic barn Jun 17, 2019, 3:28 PM

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@sharp moth yeah, but i have to worry about where im gonna stay and how much i have to spend as well

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And my parents wont fund me till i tell them a detailed plan of action

sharp moth Jun 17, 2019, 3:29 PM

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Damn,I just heard of the testas, is it difficlt? Most unis just have it as a plus. It is usually optional, it never was a requirement

exotic barn Jun 17, 2019, 3:29 PM

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Thats why

tame forum Jun 17, 2019, 3:29 PM

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@sharp moth one of my friends did it ... And nah it aint tough.... Its literally jus like an IQ test

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No preparation needed to give it

exotic barn Jun 17, 2019, 3:30 PM

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Ohh

sharp moth Jun 17, 2019, 3:30 PM

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@exotic barn yeah, but it is actually impossible to predict where you will studybe or live at the moment, germany is huge with plenty of unis

exotic barn Jun 17, 2019, 3:30 PM

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Yeah

tame forum Jun 17, 2019, 3:30 PM

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But there are no centres herr and its kinda expensive too

sharp moth Jun 17, 2019, 3:30 PM

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@tame forum where do you live? Are you in germany?

tame forum Jun 17, 2019, 3:30 PM

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Nah.. dubai

exotic barn Jun 17, 2019, 3:30 PM

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Okay, so all i need to focus on is to study german for two years from now
Right?

sharp moth Jun 17, 2019, 3:30 PM

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@tame forum oh, are you emirati?

tame forum Jun 17, 2019, 3:30 PM

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I wish😂

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M indian

sharp moth Jun 17, 2019, 3:31 PM

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@tame forumhabibi haha

tame forum Jun 17, 2019, 3:31 PM

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An expat here

exotic barn Jun 17, 2019, 3:31 PM

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So, are there other requirements beside that?

tame forum Jun 17, 2019, 3:32 PM

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@exotic barn unis change their reauirements on a whim.... No use asking us since if we say something and it sticks in your mind.... It will mess up ur application

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Mine did kinda too

sharp moth Jun 17, 2019, 3:32 PM

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@exotic barnyou just need b1 at least, so one year In india, then after getting a b1, you move to germany for the studinekolleg

tame forum Jun 17, 2019, 3:32 PM

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From somehwere it had stuck in my mind unis didnt need uni assist...

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And outta nowhere i checked yesterday and all unis were asking for vpds and stuff

exotic barn Jun 17, 2019, 3:32 PM

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Move where? Thats the question, and i gotta fix a location, right?

sharp moth Jun 17, 2019, 3:32 PM

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@tame forum exactly, germany in general is changing their rules for everything whenever the feel like, eveb stuff like visas and such

tame forum Jun 17, 2019, 3:33 PM

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Yah.... Its kinda messrd up. This incident taught me to plan as much in advancr as i can

sharp moth Jun 17, 2019, 3:34 PM

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Yep, what is your level in german?

exotic barn Jun 17, 2019, 3:35 PM

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Alright then, I'll check you guys out in two years xD

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(Jk)

sharp moth Jun 17, 2019, 3:35 PM

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@exotic barnmessage me

exotic barn Jun 17, 2019, 3:35 PM

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Okay

sharp moth Jun 17, 2019, 3:35 PM

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So, I can keep your account

tame forum Jun 17, 2019, 3:44 PM

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@sharp moth m B2 on paper.... Got my goethe B2 a few days back

exotic barn Jun 17, 2019, 11:01 PM

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What would you say would be a proper level for me to be on for me to apply to work at a German supermarket?

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I'm going to apply to a couple anyway to see where I can get, but it's probably useful to see if I can test myself a bit before getting into an interview

faint plaza Jun 17, 2019, 11:41 PM

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b1

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minimum

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or even b2

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every thing under that wont work

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@exotic barn

odd bison Jun 18, 2019, 7:36 AM

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Depends on what you do I think 🤔

true citrus Jun 18, 2019, 8:31 AM

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The deadlines for applications are 15 july

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Uni-assist takes at least 6 weeks to process but they get the document siwthin 2 weeks

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Is it okay as long as my docs arz in uni-assist's disposale?

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@tame forum did you apply yet?

tame forum Jun 18, 2019, 8:33 AM

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yah i applied 2 days before to uni assist.

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i think m a bit late

true citrus Jun 18, 2019, 8:35 AM

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Same..

tame forum Jun 18, 2019, 8:36 AM

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@true citrus depends if your university needs a VPD or no

if it doesnt need a VPD: the moment the documents reach Uni-assist, and if that date is before July 15, then its counted as being in the deadline
if it does: then when it reaches them is useless......... when they issue the VPD, u habe to apply with the VPD to the uni..... and if they issue it near july 15...... then it snearly impossible to meet the deadlines becoz u have to mail the vpd to the uni again

true citrus Jun 18, 2019, 8:37 AM

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What are vpd's?

tame forum Jun 18, 2019, 8:37 AM

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preliminary document, where they check your studies are equal to abitur

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if they somehow are able to get back to me in 3 weeks, it would be nice....
i read on their website for Europe they take 3 weeks...... i amm not sure if they mean for the certificates or they mean the place from where the application is coming from....... because my certificates are from UK..... but i myself live in middle east

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VPD's basically confirm that your certificates are equivalent to Abitur

true citrus Jun 18, 2019, 8:42 AM

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They say in the webskte if they require vpd's?

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Messed up by thinking I had time, I don't have the freedom of choice now 🤷🏻

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I'll just go for any school in my field that doesnt require vpds

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@tame forum is it okay if I DM you?

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I'm from MENA too and still confused about some stuff

tame forum Jun 18, 2019, 8:45 AM

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yah sure dm me

tight kelp Jun 18, 2019, 10:16 AM

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I'll be acting as translator for a friend at the jobcenter. Any words or topics i should familiarise myself with?

dry nacelle Jun 18, 2019, 10:17 AM

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probably legal and finance stuff if that friend is foreign

tight kelp Jun 18, 2019, 10:22 AM

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if they need translation at the jobcenter by a non-native like me, they're most definitely not german themselves :P

dry nacelle Jun 18, 2019, 10:26 AM

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maybe they only speak plattdeutsch 😛

odd bison Jun 18, 2019, 2:11 PM

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Is it worthy getting a stationery computer when youre a student?

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🤔

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i think that my laptop is fine so i dont want a new one but im studying architecture and itd be handy to have a pc to make some cool renderings

dry nacelle Jun 18, 2019, 2:12 PM

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if you have a laptop as well but wanna play games sure 😛

odd bison Jun 18, 2019, 2:12 PM

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and work in a lot of programs simultaneously

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nah not for games

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the thing is i will either buy a better laptop or buy a pc

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😩

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but what is cheaper and easier to do

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is the question

dry nacelle Jun 18, 2019, 2:13 PM

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well its hard to tell just like that 😛

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we dont know what specs you already have and need

odd bison Jun 18, 2019, 2:15 PM

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mmlol idk

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tell ya later

ashen mirage Jun 18, 2019, 4:48 PM

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@exotic barn i can explain to you about the process. I've researched for a year and a half already. Do let me know if you need some help

exotic barn Jun 18, 2019, 5:09 PM

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@ashen mirage sure mate, dm me the info

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maybe you should post it here instead so other people in need can also read it

ashen mirage Jun 18, 2019, 5:52 PM

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It's a lot of info thou

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You can tell me what you need to know about and I'll try to help

solemn bay Jun 18, 2019, 8:19 PM

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It may be convenient but you can probably use such resources at uni too. @odd bison

brisk lotus Jun 18, 2019, 8:52 PM

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has anyone tried buying online from idealo.de ?

worn fable Jun 18, 2019, 9:14 PM

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i could use some advice...
i am an american trying to become a student; i just got a letter saying my grades are just barely too low to qualify me for university, or even for a Studienkolleg. i have heard that there is another test i can take that is very difficult, is this true? and if not, what are my other options for getting an education? can foreigners apply for apprenticeships, for example?

vestal pewter Jun 18, 2019, 9:26 PM

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Wissen sie das es gibt andere channels welche sind auch nur deutsch? Zum Beispiel "The lingosphere" oder " https://discord.gg/txkcqx "

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sorry

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i meant to post it elsewhere 😄

hardy wren Jun 18, 2019, 9:27 PM

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lol

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use discord.gg/german tho

vestal pewter Jun 18, 2019, 9:28 PM

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danke!!

fringe trail Jun 19, 2019, 2:53 PM

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Yo

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Ich komme aus Australien und ich möchte in Deutschland studieren. Ich möchte ein Bachelor in Computerwissenschaft oder software engineering machen aber ich weiß nicht wo ich das machen kann

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Ich würde es vorziehen, zu einer öffentlichen Uni zu gehen, weil es günstiger ist

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Ich habe alles durch dem Internet gesucht aber ich habe garnichts gefunden.

faint plaza Jun 19, 2019, 2:58 PM

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LMU and tu Munich

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Berlin

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Leipzig

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Hamburg

fringe trail Jun 19, 2019, 2:58 PM

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Aber ist es auf Englisch? Mein deutsch is nicht so gut haha

faint plaza Jun 19, 2019, 2:58 PM

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Bachelor no

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Only German

fringe trail Jun 19, 2019, 2:58 PM

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Ich habe gelesen, dass ich C1 erreichen muss und ich bin nur B1

faint plaza Jun 19, 2019, 2:58 PM

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Master is mostly in English tho

fringe trail Jun 19, 2019, 2:59 PM

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rip

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ah

tame forum Jun 19, 2019, 2:59 PM

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u can find a few proggrames on DAAD

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which are in english

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for CS

fringe trail Jun 19, 2019, 2:59 PM

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yeah ill check there again

tame forum Jun 19, 2019, 2:59 PM

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just put the filters for English

fringe trail Jun 19, 2019, 2:59 PM

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yeah, it didnt come up with much though haha

tame forum Jun 19, 2019, 3:00 PM

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yah u wont find tonnes.... but still there are 1 or 2

exotic barn Jun 19, 2019, 11:07 PM

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I do groceries in Germany at least once a week and I've been wondering something

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In the Netherlands our supermarkets have these posts where people will just put up their own advertisements

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I haven't seen anything like that in any German supermarket I've been in (I might've seen one at a Penny, but I haven't been there in ages)

hearty wadi Jun 19, 2019, 11:08 PM

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I’ve seen those in Billa in Austria. I think some stores here do that

exotic barn Jun 19, 2019, 11:08 PM

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So it's not unheard of, interesting

hearty wadi Jun 19, 2019, 11:09 PM

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Idk about Germany though. Never noticed them

exotic barn Jun 19, 2019, 11:09 PM

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It looks kinda like this over here depending on the supermarket

📎 20160208_135123.png

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And people use them for literally everything from selling scootmobiles to offering help with homework to looking for bandmembers

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I was hoping to see if there's any specific supermarkets that usually have them in Nordrhein-Westfalen because I was thinking they might be useful for me to get in touch with German people who speak Platt

faint plaza Jun 19, 2019, 11:33 PM

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@exotic barn only penny so far

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We have them here at my penny

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And Rewe i believe

exotic barn Jun 19, 2019, 11:37 PM

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Oh yeah I should keep my eyes open next time I visit Rewe

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I don't go there often 'cuz they hella expensive compared to Netto or Penny or Aldi

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lol

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They're just great because they're open 'till 22:00 in the evening even on saturdays

faint plaza Jun 20, 2019, 12:01 AM

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👌🏻😃

humble bough Jun 20, 2019, 10:04 AM

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I haven't seen any of those at supermarkets but I've definitely seen stuff like that at uni

faint plaza Jun 20, 2019, 10:31 AM

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mostly penny

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tbh

exotic barn Jun 20, 2019, 10:35 AM

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ich liebe der Pennymarkt, weil er ein nostalgische Qualität hat für mich

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Rewe ist aber auch cool, weil man da auch Bücher und soweiter bekommen kann ohne ganz nach ein Buchhandlung zu fahren.

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@exotic barn *hackfleischhassender
den Markt
eine Qualität (would leave out the article tho)
ohne zur Buchhandlung zu fahren

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Aja, zu + der, genau, danke

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Hackfleischhassende hätte ich einfach von Spongebob übernommen

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Aber ich habe die episode selber nicht gesehen.

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entweder der hackfleischhassende oder hackfleischhassender

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Ah so

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und "nach ein" ist völlig falsch

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Danke schön

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gerne

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Ja, das ist ein Niederlandismus

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Gibt's keine Konstruktion womit man zeigen kann das die spezifische Buchhandlung keine Rolle spielt

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?

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Oder ist das sowieso eingeschlossen?

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zu einer/irgendeiner Buchhandlung

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Aja, super!

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Vielen dank

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kann, dass*

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gerne

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Aja, das dass mit doppel-s

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Ist es das dass oder der dass?

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das Dass

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Danke 😄

faint plaza Jun 20, 2019, 12:10 PM

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Rewe und Edeka sinde beide Nice

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Bei Edeka lohnt sich aber nur ein Center mit 10000qm Fläche

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sonst sinnlos

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bei rewe geht sonst jeder laden eigentlich fit

vale wasp Jun 21, 2019, 3:00 PM

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Wenn ich nach DE fahr kommt mir Edeka immer ein Stange teuer vor

tame forum Jun 21, 2019, 3:29 PM

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what?

faint plaza Jun 21, 2019, 4:23 PM

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Geht so @vale wasp

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Rewe und Edeka nehmen sich da nicht viel

tame forum Jun 23, 2019, 8:25 PM

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international students / anyone who has experience opening blocked accounts., is fintiba the best option?

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i visited 2 websites and both of them seemed to be shitting on deutsche bank for their beurocratic procedures and lauding fintiba for thier lack of it and other stuff. it jus sounds like they might be paid for it.

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jus ping me

tight kelp Jun 24, 2019, 9:30 PM

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so there is the possibility that i'll be landing three different part-time jobs in addition to the one i already have. As far as I know, if I get over 450€/month they get taxed.

What do I have to do in that case, how do I pay those taxes?
Is there a way to find out how much I would get from it net, to see if it's worth it?
Do parts of the aforementioned "taxes" go to my rentenversicherung at all or is it all to the state?
Ping if you answer pls and thank you

sick imp Jun 24, 2019, 9:30 PM

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1., 2. and 3.: tax evasion ezpz.

tight kelp Jun 24, 2019, 9:34 PM

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i am lawful good shut up

exotic barn Jun 24, 2019, 9:51 PM

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Might just want to get yourself an accountant

tight kelp Jun 25, 2019, 5:40 AM

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I wanted a general idea before that, or else i might end up spending more than i earn 😅

fiery edge Jun 25, 2019, 4:35 PM

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@tame forum Deutsche Bank is really difficult to deal with, but it's your safest option

tame forum Jun 25, 2019, 4:35 PM

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yah i have heard that that its the safest and there are no hassles to make another accountthere....

fiery edge Jun 25, 2019, 4:36 PM

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Which city would u be going to, if I may ask?

tame forum Jun 25, 2019, 4:36 PM

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not decided yet..... since m stilll awaiting uni confirmations

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i have seen some people saying that Deutsche Bank has declined account confirmations and then there isnt enough time to get visas

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really dont wanna be in that boat

fiery edge Jun 25, 2019, 4:39 PM

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Yes that is true. My application got rejected twice for stupid reasons

tame forum Jun 25, 2019, 4:39 PM

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something similar happened to u too?

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and how much time did they take to get back to u?

fiery edge Jun 25, 2019, 4:39 PM

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Yeah. The first reason was that my passport copy was unreadable. Which was bs. I got the copy done at the local German embassy itself, and I don't remember the second time

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It takes a couple of weeks I think for them to respond

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I ended up getting a Sperrkonto with PSD Bank

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Got confirmation within a few days

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Had no problems with it

tame forum Jun 25, 2019, 4:40 PM

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yah. and through fintiba has the hassle of making a second account there........ it still seems more reliable than going thru the bs with DB

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*though FIntiba

fiery edge Jun 25, 2019, 4:41 PM

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That does seem inconvenient

tame forum Jun 25, 2019, 4:41 PM

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yep it is. cna i make an account somehow before reaching there?

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*can

fiery edge Jun 25, 2019, 4:41 PM

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If youve narrowed down some cities , I suggest looking at the other common banks there and what they offer

tame forum Jun 25, 2019, 4:42 PM

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hmm i had never thought of that...... so local banks offer this stuff too?

fiery edge Jun 25, 2019, 4:42 PM

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Yep

tame forum Jun 25, 2019, 4:43 PM

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i guess i gotta dig deeper then.

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any experience with Duisberg or rostock?

fiery edge Jun 25, 2019, 4:43 PM

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Make sure you're well-informed. But in case you still have doubts after research (try contacting the banks), might be safer for u to go with fintiba. Don't have experience with it myself tho

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Nope

tame forum Jun 25, 2019, 4:45 PM

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ahh okay. i wil look for local banks then thnaks

fiery edge Jun 25, 2019, 4:45 PM

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Wait by local banks I mean the ones in Germany lol

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Just to avoid any possible misunderstanding xd

tame forum Jun 25, 2019, 4:45 PM

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yah obviosuly lol

fiery edge Jun 25, 2019, 4:46 PM

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Good luck

ashen mirage Jun 26, 2019, 7:38 AM

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@tame forum i saw good reviews on fintiba's google app and they're reasonable too

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They're a branch of a bank called Mawista

tame forum Jun 26, 2019, 9:01 AM

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nah its actually Sutor bank

thorny swallow Jun 26, 2019, 11:19 AM

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Gibt es einen Unterschied zwischen Ausbildung und Praktikum?

molten hearth Jun 26, 2019, 11:26 AM

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Apprenticeship vs internship

exotic barn Jun 26, 2019, 4:58 PM

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Wie muessen die Unterlagen fuer die Bewerbung an einer Hochschule aussehen? Es soll ja keine Bewerbungsmappe usw. geben oder? Vielleicht gibt es welche Stichwoerter zum googeln? Ich muss jezt alle die Papiere vorbereiten, aber weiss gar nicht wie das in Deutschland ueblich ist.

molten hearth Jun 26, 2019, 5:27 PM

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Depends on each uni, so check their websites. @exotic barn documents needed usually given under “zulassung” section

exotic barn Jun 26, 2019, 5:36 PM

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I know, but the question was about, well, "appearance" of the documents, what exactly should be put in an envelope before sending it, in which order and so on.
For example, i didnt know that a cv should be signed. Thats why I ask if there are other paperwork rules. I dont want some triftle to affect my application.

tame forum Jun 26, 2019, 8:06 PM

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@TᕼOT EᖇᗩᔕᑌᖇE ,1) the order in which u put ur documents isnt important.

depends on uni to uni. Some want signatures. Some jus normal photocopies, and some of them need attested copies.
stuff like Cv's and motivation letters- u can sign on them if u want. Official documents shud be attested if the uni asks that

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Okay goddamn i tried. I cant tag u

molten hearth Jun 26, 2019, 8:12 PM

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@exotic barn

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You can right click/tap the name to mention

exotic barn Jun 26, 2019, 8:18 PM

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thanks for the answers
so tired of the whole bureaucracy thing tbh
Nase voll, so zu sagen

tame forum Jun 26, 2019, 8:26 PM

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bruh u r jus getting started

exotic barn Jun 27, 2019, 10:14 AM

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oof

molten hearth Jun 27, 2019, 1:20 PM

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Does anybody know what does Zustellungsbevollmächtiger or c/o means?

dry nacelle Jun 27, 2019, 1:21 PM

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Someone whos entitled to deliver something

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never seen c/o

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No sorry, someone whos entitling someone to deliver something 😅 🔫

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A single letter can change it completely ahaha

molten hearth Jun 27, 2019, 1:25 PM

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enton I'm trying to fill a form about Persönliche Angaben so that would be me? @dry nacelle

exotic barn Jun 27, 2019, 1:30 PM

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einfach leer lassen

dry nacelle Jun 27, 2019, 1:30 PM

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Youll only need that if someone else hands it in for you

molten hearth Jun 27, 2019, 1:31 PM

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oh dumbo me, thanks guys

exotic barn Jun 28, 2019, 1:34 PM

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if i got several sheets of one document, do i staple it?

pale saddle Jun 28, 2019, 1:35 PM

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For government purposes?

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Maybe use a paperclip instead

tight kelp Jun 28, 2019, 2:19 PM

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^
also if you have to send them off you can just put them all into an envelope

foggy prism Jun 28, 2019, 2:23 PM

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folded once, with the opening upward so letter openers won’t damage it

exotic barn Jun 28, 2019, 4:45 PM

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there are several documents and some have 2 or more sheets
ok thanks guess i'll be using paperclips

odd bison Jun 28, 2019, 5:35 PM

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when it comes to german bureaucracy - dont staple it

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ive heard workers might get annoyed

exotic barn Jun 29, 2019, 12:03 AM

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Im Anschluss an die Online-Bewerbung müssen alle erforderlichen Dokumente einschließlich dem zweifach ausgedruckten und unterschriebenen Zulassungsantrag zusätzlich postalisch  gesendet werden.

Was ist da mit "zweifach" gemeint?

exotic barn Jun 29, 2019, 12:19 AM

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it means you need two printed and signed copies of your Zulassungsantrag

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kinda strange but ok, rules are rules
thanks for the answer

dry nacelle Jun 29, 2019, 12:27 AM

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i guess theyll have to send it to 2 different institutions

exotic barn Jul 1, 2019, 6:06 PM

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Wie ist es eigentlich möglich dass Getränke so billig sind in Deutschland? Wenig Steuer oder?

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z.B. 2 liter Cola ist nur etwas von 90 cent oder sowas beim Penny

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In den Niederlanden bezahle ich fast 2 euro für 1.5 liter

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(Coca Cola)

tight kelp Jul 1, 2019, 8:04 PM

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wahscheinlich Steuer, ja

odd bison Jul 1, 2019, 9:10 PM

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die Niederlande sind in der tat viel teuer als Deutschland

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habt ihr gesehen wie teuer Käse da ist??

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wtf und das ist die Heimat von dem besten Käse - Gouda

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😒

exotic barn Jul 1, 2019, 9:11 PM

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Did you go to some cheesefarmer on some big cities market? lol

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Cheese in Germany isn't really much cheaper than it is over here

odd bison Jul 1, 2019, 9:13 PM

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no just to Albert whatever his lastname was

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its like 12 euros for a normal cut of cheese?

exotic barn Jul 1, 2019, 9:13 PM

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Literally the most expensive supermarket in the Netherlands

odd bison Jul 1, 2019, 9:13 PM

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i was personally attacked by its price

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whatever

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compare it with Rewe

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for instance

exotic barn Jul 1, 2019, 9:14 PM

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It's worse than the Rewe or the Edeka of Germany

odd bison Jul 1, 2019, 9:14 PM

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still much much more expensive

exotic barn Jul 1, 2019, 9:14 PM

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Yeah, like I said, because you went to the most expensive supermarket in the Netherlands

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We have Aldi and Lidl too, y 'know

odd bison Jul 1, 2019, 9:16 PM

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what is the most expensive in germany then lol

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i mean compare and it is still way too much

exotic barn Jul 1, 2019, 9:17 PM

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Comparing the most expensive doesn't make sense

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A country can have a cheese that is more expensive than the most expensive in another country whilst in the meantime still having the cheapest cheese of the two as well

odd bison Jul 1, 2019, 9:19 PM

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It does make sense to compare prices of the same products in different countries

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in supermarkets of the same "quality" range

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If it doesnt make sense, how are you comparing stuff anyway?

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like you are even contradicting yourself
'Wie ist es eigentlich möglich dass Getränke so billig sind in Deutschland? Wenig Steuer oder?
z.B. 2 liter Cola ist nur etwas von 90 cent oder sowas beim Penny
In den Niederlanden bezahle ich fast 2 euro für 1.5 liter"
you took the product - Cola, took a supermarket - Penny and compared the prices

halcyon storm Jul 1, 2019, 9:25 PM

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Moz

exotic barn Jul 1, 2019, 9:25 PM

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Yeah, except I literally live in the Netherlands and do my groceries in both the Netherlands and Germany in a variety of different supermarkets and I know for a fact that the prices for pop are comparable everywhere. At the same time I know how big the differences can be between supermarkets when it comes to cheese. Prices per kilo for for example foliekaas are only 10 to 15 cents cheaper in Germany which is not at all comparable to the 1 to 200 percent markup for Coke

halcyon storm Jul 1, 2019, 9:26 PM

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Gotta love them Pfands in Germany

odd bison Jul 1, 2019, 9:27 PM

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and I know for a fact that the prices are comparable everywhere
what does it mean

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elaborate please

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i also live like 15 mins away from Vaals

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which is located in the NL

exotic barn Jul 1, 2019, 9:27 PM

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Ya think

odd bison Jul 1, 2019, 9:27 PM

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excuse me?

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im not into this conversation

exotic barn Jul 1, 2019, 9:28 PM

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Why'd you assume I wouldn't know where in the bloody hell Vaals is?

odd bison Jul 1, 2019, 9:28 PM

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if you are being rude over some cheese shit

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im out

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lmao

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get a life or smth

exotic barn Jul 1, 2019, 9:29 PM

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Ciao

tight kelp Jul 1, 2019, 10:07 PM

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@odd bison >besten Käse - Gouda
pffft, bitte

exotic barn Jul 1, 2019, 10:15 PM

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Die orangefarbigen plastiken Läppchen sind ja halt viel besser als Gouda

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Die kann niemand übertreffen

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📎 433548797.png

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👌

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Einfach himmlisch

shut gorge Jul 2, 2019, 6:46 AM

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Die schauen aus wie die verpackten Käsescheiben zum Toast machen :^)

true citrus Jul 3, 2019, 11:36 AM

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hey, in uni-assist

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Do I have to upload the translations? Or should I just send them by post?

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they'll take a while to be ready and I'm wondering if I can apply online with the scans of the orginals first

tame forum Jul 3, 2019, 12:10 PM

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if the translaitions r documents that also need notarisation/ attestation then u will have to send by post and jus uploading scans wont work. atleast thats what i have read on uni assist website.

limpid oyster Jul 4, 2019, 5:16 PM

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Is there an income limit for student jobs for internationals in Germany? I know you only get to work 120 full days a year but I only heard of a 450€ cap recently

faint plaza Jul 4, 2019, 5:32 PM

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450€ is a mini job where you don’t have to pay taxes

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You can work part time and not more than 20h a week as a student and earn more in Germany @limpid oyster

limpid oyster Jul 4, 2019, 5:33 PM

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That makes sense

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I was reading up on it

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But mini jobs are good insurance incase I can't get a normal part time job

faint plaza Jul 4, 2019, 5:34 PM

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Yeah

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And you will find Minijobs everywhere

limpid oyster Jul 4, 2019, 5:35 PM

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I figure finding a part time job as CS student shouldn't be hard tho, right?

faint plaza Jul 4, 2019, 5:35 PM

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Nope

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Should be easy

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Go for a student job if it is in your field

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Way better than a normal part time job

limpid oyster Jul 4, 2019, 5:37 PM

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There's a legal difference?

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And yea that's what i want but I thought they just gave you a part time job with hours that help with your studies

faint plaza Jul 4, 2019, 5:52 PM

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Correct

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Student jobs helps with the studies

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Normal Standart part time job not

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^^

fair talon Jul 4, 2019, 6:23 PM

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How hard would you say it is to find minijobs with little/no German (English)?
Curious if it would be harder or easier than a normal job

faint plaza Jul 4, 2019, 6:23 PM

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Depends on what type of job

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I know some jobs that are full time where you don’t need any german 🤣

fair talon Jul 4, 2019, 6:26 PM

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Just trying to figure out what im gonna do with the rest of summer 😅
Showed up early because I was told housing is a nightmare, found a place in two weeks

faint plaza Jul 4, 2019, 6:30 PM

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Okey so

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What kinda work you wanna do ?

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Got a plan or nah?

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And where are you located at

tame forum Jul 4, 2019, 6:34 PM

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@limpid oyster can u share the link with me where u read about mini jobs and part time jobs? i dont know the difference between them 😅 and wanna know more