#archived-culture-study-visa | German Learning and Discussion | Page 25

vague brook Sep 15, 2019, 8:24 PM

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still

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what a ripoff

tame forum Sep 15, 2019, 8:25 PM

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vahti. make ur own telecom company

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with cheap packages

vague brook Sep 15, 2019, 8:26 PM

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why make it cheap if you can apparently ripoff and people still buy it

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mmlol

tame forum Sep 15, 2019, 8:26 PM

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nooo. thats cuz german ppl dont have other options

fair talon Sep 15, 2019, 8:26 PM

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4.99, 751mb :p

tame forum Sep 15, 2019, 8:37 PM

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@fair talon I found an even cheaper one from lidl
https://www.lidl.de/de/classic/s7373642

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why didnt u go for this one

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they say its free i think

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lol

vague brook Sep 15, 2019, 8:42 PM

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i dont have a grundgebuhr either

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they just threaten me to turn my number off twice a year

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if i dont plop a few euro on the account

tame forum Sep 15, 2019, 8:44 PM

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yah this lidl classic also no basic fee. and its not like u cant call and sms and stuff. [which i almost never do but still important for emergencies]

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so seems perfect

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i think the 10 euro which i will get with the card would last me all year

fair talon Sep 15, 2019, 8:45 PM

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@tame forum I need at least a little data lol

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I actually hardly use the text and call

faint plaza Sep 15, 2019, 8:46 PM

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21gb with the newest phone for 60€ a month

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Lmao

tame forum Sep 15, 2019, 8:47 PM

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dex is too damn loaded lol

faint plaza Sep 15, 2019, 8:47 PM

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🤷🏼‍♂️

fair talon Sep 15, 2019, 8:47 PM

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Already got the newest 🤷

faint plaza Sep 15, 2019, 8:47 PM

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I work so I can afford it

tame forum Sep 15, 2019, 8:47 PM

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wait i thought u were a teenager

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and living on sweet parents money

faint plaza Sep 15, 2019, 8:47 PM

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I am 23 and a night hotel manager.

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Lol

tame forum Sep 15, 2019, 8:47 PM

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oh frick

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my bad

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ohhh thts why u are awake whole night

faint plaza Sep 15, 2019, 8:48 PM

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Yeah

vague brook Sep 15, 2019, 8:50 PM

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i think my waifu has something like 70€ with the newest samsung

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plenty of data too

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meanwhile im using J7 samsung because its dualsim

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and i dont really need anything better

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i never understand the need for having an expensive phone because 150€ android phone can pretty much handle anything id need

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🤷

molten hearth Sep 15, 2019, 8:53 PM

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GWaobloChildPepeShrug

tame forum Sep 15, 2019, 8:53 PM

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reeeee apple never get virus

faint plaza Sep 15, 2019, 8:53 PM

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1k€ iPhone says otherwise

vague brook Sep 15, 2019, 8:54 PM

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iphone is for animals

faint plaza Sep 15, 2019, 8:54 PM

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Am animal than.

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🤷🏼‍♂️

tame forum Sep 15, 2019, 8:54 PM

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and white girls

faint plaza Sep 15, 2019, 8:54 PM

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Did you just assumed my color????

vague brook Sep 15, 2019, 8:54 PM

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i mean the only reason for me to ever use apple is osirix

faint plaza Sep 15, 2019, 8:54 PM

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😡

tame forum Sep 15, 2019, 8:54 PM

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yes

vague brook Sep 15, 2019, 8:54 PM

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and thats the only reason i ever used it

tame forum Sep 15, 2019, 8:54 PM

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n m pretty sure m right

faint plaza Sep 15, 2019, 8:55 PM

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I am green goblin wizard

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Not a white girl

tame forum Sep 15, 2019, 8:55 PM

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send selfie

faint plaza Sep 15, 2019, 8:55 PM

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Ok

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📎 image0.jpg

tame forum Sep 15, 2019, 8:57 PM

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ur sexy

faint plaza Sep 15, 2019, 8:58 PM

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Yes thanks

tame forum Sep 16, 2019, 11:46 AM

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@fair talon my ausländerbehörde replied with the docs i need to bring. its reall wierd, they didnt ask for photographs, or asked to fill any forms

fair talon Sep 16, 2019, 12:22 PM

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Interesting 🤔

tame forum Sep 16, 2019, 12:29 PM

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Zur Anmeldung bringen Sie bitte folgende Unterlagen mit:

gültiger Reisepass
gültiger Aufenthaltstitel / Fiktionsbescheinigung / Visum (ggf. inkl. Zusatzblatt)
Einzugsbestätigung (siehe Anhang)
Nachweis Sperrkonto mit einem Guthaben i.H.v. 10.236,00 € (ggf. Verpflichtungserklärung oder Nachweis über ein Stipendium)
Immatrikulation der Hochschule

this is all that they asked. nonetheless. since my appointment is on 22nd october, i will still ask my uni if they auslaenderbehoerde needs a form.

vale junco Sep 17, 2019, 12:48 AM

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can someone explain to me like im an actual 3 year old what they know about going to german university as an international student. I am very confused

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like literally anyone who knows anything

tropic edge Sep 17, 2019, 1:26 AM

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There is so many questions to answer. There are a million ways!

vale junco Sep 17, 2019, 1:34 AM

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Like if I’m an American and I wanna get a bachelors in Germany right, there’s this thing called studienkolleg and that confuses me. What is it why is it how is it

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And what level of german proficiency do I need for that

tropic edge Sep 17, 2019, 1:44 AM

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I'd suggest grab a cup of tea and set a timer for an hour. Sit down and research for the time, come back with concrete questions. Please don't take this in a rude way, just it'll help you better.

solemn bay Sep 17, 2019, 1:45 AM

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https://www.studying-in-germany.org/studienkolleg/

Study in Germany for Free

Studienkolleg in Germany (Prep Course) - Study in Germany for Free

If you want to study in Germany as a non-EU international student, you must first check if your previous qualification is recognized at German universities. Every school-leaving certificate attained in your country must be compared and translated into German qualification ter...

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And use this: https://www.daad.de/deutschland/nach-deutschland/voraussetzungen/en/57293-daad-database-on-admission-requirements/

DAAD database on admission requirements - DAAD - Deutscher Akademi...

The DAAD database on admission requirements allows international students to check whether they meet the requirements for the degree programme of their choice in Germany.

tropic edge Sep 17, 2019, 1:49 AM

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Thanks a lot Base

solemn bay Sep 17, 2019, 1:49 AM

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Np.

tame forum Sep 17, 2019, 8:38 AM

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in german supermarkets people bring their own bags, or supermarkets give plastic bags?

fleet pelican Sep 17, 2019, 8:41 AM

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Both usually

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But afaik they'd either sell paper bags or reusable bags, few have plastic for more than veggies

icy mist Sep 17, 2019, 8:45 AM

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you go to the grocery store. you check out. the cashier does not put your groceries in a bag. there are no baggers. there is the option to buy individual bags, which are usually under the conveyor belt or nearby. you put the bags you want to buy on the conveyor belt with the rest of your groceries. if you have a shopping cart you or the cashier will place the groceries directly in the shopping cart.

tame forum Sep 17, 2019, 8:46 AM

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ohkk. i guesss i will carry my own bags then

icy mist Sep 17, 2019, 8:47 AM

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they only sell paper or hard reusable plastic bags, unless its for like loose fruit and veg

tame forum Sep 17, 2019, 8:48 AM

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hmm. thanks brooby_sweaty_uwu

tight kelp Sep 17, 2019, 9:20 AM

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if you have a shopping cart you or the cashier will place the groceries directly in the shopping cart.
i doubt the cashier would do that

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and they usually don't have enough room to do so if they were so inclined, which they generally are not and have no obligation to be :P

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they don't only sell paper or hard plastic bags. In fact, plastic bags are practically nonexistent in that form anymore. They'll sell paper bags or cloth bags, both of which are meant to be reused

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but many germans shop with their backpacks or with trolleys (the latter is very popular especially among older people). Plastic bags were a thing of years ago before europe enforced laws against waste and plastic consumption; i'm not even sure shops still use them sometimes, but supermarkets certainly don't anymore

foggy prism Sep 17, 2019, 9:43 AM

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in Switzerland, throw-away plastic bags are sadly still a thing though they cost money now

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a whole 5 cents

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and good reusable ones like a frank or sth

vague brook Sep 17, 2019, 9:44 AM

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i just have some huge plastic aldi ones we always keep in the car

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as in plastic = reusable

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https://www.troisdorf.city/var/ezdemo_site/storage/images/auf-der-koe-unternehmen-geschaefte-mehr/aldi-sued/am-21.03.-bei-aldi-kostenlose-aldi-tragetasche/67819-1-ger-DE/Am-21.03.-bei-Aldi-Kostenlose-Aldi-Tragetasche_koe_eyecatcher.jpg

tame forum Sep 17, 2019, 9:46 AM

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they luk pretty smol

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wait they are free

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👌🏻

vague brook Sep 17, 2019, 9:46 AM

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seasonal, normally they cost a tiny bit

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but you buy it once and they last quite a long time

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for drinks/etc we just keep the Pfandkisten and keep drinks in them, when one gets empty we just pack it in a car and replace drinks at the store and refund Pfand for the old bottles

tight kelp Sep 17, 2019, 9:50 AM

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must be nice, having a car :^)

vague brook Sep 17, 2019, 9:51 AM

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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Sprudelkasten_fcm.jpg/800px-Sprudelkasten_fcm.jpg

tight kelp Sep 17, 2019, 9:51 AM

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luckily i basically don't drink when at home. As in, no beer or anything that requires a "kiste"-like container to transport

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yes i know how they look like

vague brook Sep 17, 2019, 9:51 AM

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yea im posting for the other boi

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:P

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we dont buy any alcohol either, last time i drank was like 2 or 3 years ago

tight kelp Sep 17, 2019, 9:52 AM

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oh wew then you beat me

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but anyway in terms of drinks i only buy like one or two bottles of stuff at a time

vague brook Sep 17, 2019, 9:52 AM

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yea and my wife never ever drinks either, i don't think she ever drank more than a glass of champagne, and even that was a nightmare for her :D

tight kelp Sep 17, 2019, 9:52 AM

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and they're never in glass bottles

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wow

tame forum Sep 17, 2019, 10:43 AM

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i dont drink alocohol / beers too

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so i dont think i will need the Kiste

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lucky for me

tight kelp Sep 17, 2019, 2:14 PM

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So i just found some afd flyers inside my building (someone put them through the letter hole) and I'm wondering whether it's illegal to just dump all of them in the bin :)

hidden briar Sep 17, 2019, 2:57 PM

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I doubt anyone would care

fair talon Sep 17, 2019, 3:14 PM

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Yay, the landlord is arguing louder and louder with her son 👀 meanwhile, im hiding in my room wondering how long til we get a noise complaint

tame forum Sep 17, 2019, 3:54 PM

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why dont u take the initiative and do the complain

fair talon Sep 17, 2019, 4:06 PM

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Because its my landlord, and thin walls go both ways 👀

tight kelp Sep 17, 2019, 5:32 PM

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So the VRR is trying to sell me their ticket2000, and it says "verbundweit gültig, montags bis freitags ab 19 Uhr, ganztägig an Wochenended etc etc". Do you guys know if their ticket covers Münster as well?

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their website kinda sucks and i find it hard to track stuff down

hidden briar Sep 17, 2019, 5:41 PM

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probably not, Münster belongs to WestfalenTarif and not VRR

tight kelp Sep 17, 2019, 6:03 PM

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fucking hell why must my friends go live in the most inconvenient places

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also, why the fuck does nrw have to have a trillion companies for train connections. It's such a pain and so expensive

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but i have to use at least two zusatztickets a week anyway so i guess i'll just get the ticket2000 either way

sullen robin Sep 17, 2019, 6:48 PM

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PRIVATISATION BEST

tame forum Sep 17, 2019, 6:48 PM

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fuck no

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lol

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🇬🇧

tight kelp Sep 17, 2019, 6:54 PM

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honestly, fuck capitalism tbh

kindred yew Sep 17, 2019, 7:53 PM

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real DDR hours

exotic barn Sep 17, 2019, 7:54 PM

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*Echte Ossi Stunden

fair talon Sep 17, 2019, 8:07 PM

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American here: Whats a train? 👀

exotic barn Sep 17, 2019, 8:08 PM

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What do you mean xd
@fair talon

tame forum Sep 17, 2019, 8:11 PM

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he is being sarcastic

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cuz they have sheit transport

odd bison Sep 17, 2019, 8:38 PM

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@tight kelp try blablacar

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I used it twice and had an excellent experience

tight kelp Sep 17, 2019, 8:39 PM

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wait, what for

odd bison Sep 17, 2019, 8:39 PM

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To go to Munster?

tight kelp Sep 17, 2019, 8:39 PM

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ohh

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i know it but i never tried it. For some reason i didn't consider it

odd bison Sep 17, 2019, 8:42 PM

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I had to go to Quedlinburg (Richtung Nordhausen) and I would pay about 46 Euros (Quer-durchs-Land Ticket) one way if I travelled with DB and it would take me 7 hours to get there happy

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But instead I travelled in an Audi Q3 for 15€

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😌

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I was alone with a female-driver and it was soo convenient

tight kelp Sep 17, 2019, 8:43 PM

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nice

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do you know if it's as easy when travelling as a couple? And did you have luggage with you?

odd bison Sep 17, 2019, 8:44 PM

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no I had just a backpack

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I think it shouldn't be a trouble

tight kelp Sep 17, 2019, 8:44 PM

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was there any spoken or unspoken rule? Like an "obligation" to converse with the driver or whatever

odd bison Sep 17, 2019, 8:44 PM

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You should book 2 places and talk to the driver about your luggage

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Nah

tight kelp Sep 17, 2019, 8:45 PM

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is communication done through the app before meeting up?

odd bison Sep 17, 2019, 8:46 PM

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I had a nice small talk with the first driver and during the ride back home I just listened to music and didn't talk. The car was full and no one spoke a word.

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Yeah, through the app

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I wouldn't use Blablacar in Russia but I think it is quite safe in Germany

tight kelp Sep 17, 2019, 8:48 PM

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yeah i don't know why i'm asking so many questions tbh 😂

odd bison Sep 17, 2019, 8:48 PM

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Just make sure to choose a driver with lots of reviews

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Also I want to go to Münster too

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happy

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Take me

tight kelp Sep 17, 2019, 8:48 PM

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the botanical garden there is so nice

odd bison Sep 17, 2019, 8:48 PM

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You nerds

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Are you there already?

tight kelp Sep 17, 2019, 8:49 PM

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friend of mine lives basically in front of the lake

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i've been there once due to the aforementioned

odd bison Sep 17, 2019, 8:50 PM

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We should do a meet up before my semester starts

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I've never been to Dortmund 👶

tight kelp Sep 17, 2019, 8:52 PM

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do you like parks :D

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because we have two very nice ones

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i'd love to meet up again

vague brook Sep 17, 2019, 11:06 PM

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blablacar is awesome, was using it as a student

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including 11 hours trips poland-germany :D

molten hearth Sep 17, 2019, 11:09 PM

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Woah

vague brook Sep 17, 2019, 11:10 PM

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and about conversing/rules during the transport, on the internet site the driver has a profile, where it's stated whether he likes to talk, listen to music and stuff like that

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it's worth it to take a longer look at it, because you can often guess how reliable the person is (sometimes you see the guy makes the same trip every single week for years, the chance you'll be stood up is quite minimal then)

tropic edge Sep 18, 2019, 12:00 AM

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Why does Uni-assist say that the university has intake for the summer semester but the university website doesn't show it?

tropic edge Sep 18, 2019, 1:09 AM

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Okay scratch all that, I'm applying to Berlin.

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I have a few certificates that are not stamped but they're originals with a seal. How do I get these attested?

tame forum Sep 18, 2019, 8:04 AM

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@tropic edge scan the certificates, print them out, go to the nearest governement office that is recognized for attesting documents. Carry your original certificates and the photocopies. The government office will cross check photocopies with original. If both are same, the office will stamp the photocopies, thus certifying that the photocopies match the originals.

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And u can now send the photocopies to the uni

warped atlas Sep 18, 2019, 8:37 AM

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Hmmm

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If you don’t have it in German, you need to have them translated

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Otherwise, you can go to the Bürgeramt and have them begläubigt

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Bring your passport btw

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And your Aufenthaltstitel, just in case

tame forum Sep 18, 2019, 8:48 AM

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@warped atlas afaik they shud either be German or english. If they r in English too its fine

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So translatiom not mecessary if english. [Which i am sure ezioms cambridge certs will be in english]

tropic edge Sep 18, 2019, 12:14 PM

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Yup they are in English

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So that's what the whole attestation/notarisation is?

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Wait lemme see if I could share images of that

tame forum Sep 18, 2019, 12:31 PM

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No its nothing to do with the fact that ur docs are in English

tropic edge Sep 18, 2019, 12:31 PM

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I mean in the sense that there are no stamps on the original certificate

tame forum Sep 18, 2019, 12:31 PM

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Uni/governments allow german and english. But unis ask for attestation so they know u didnt do photoshop or something and changed the grades.

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Yah thats fine eziome

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U dont need stamp

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Theres a seal though right?

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The cambridge seal?

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Which shines at the bottom?

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That shud he there otherwise the person wont attest ur photocopies

tropic edge Sep 18, 2019, 12:33 PM

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Aha okay fantastic, it's just that I got them attested at the Bürgeramt like 6 months ago and felt like it was such an easy process that I it didn't feel like an attestation

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Yeah the seal is there the shiny one

tame forum Sep 18, 2019, 12:34 PM

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Lol

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Yah.... One of my friends went with provisional certificate (lacks shiny seal) and they didnt attest

tropic edge Sep 18, 2019, 12:35 PM

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In my head attestation is visiting 15 government offices and traveling across the country

tame forum Sep 18, 2019, 12:35 PM

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Same.

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Sounds complicated

tropic edge Sep 18, 2019, 12:35 PM

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God bless Germany

tame forum Sep 18, 2019, 12:36 PM

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https://www.tum.de/en/studies/application/notarization/

@tropic edge even though this is TUMS website...... It has guidelines about notorization

TUM

Notarization

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Which tell how the doc shud look

fair talon Sep 18, 2019, 12:37 PM

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Legal question:
So one of the neighbors informed me as I was unlocking the door to my apartment that they filed a noise complaint about my landlord from the drama the other day. Anything I need to worry about/watch out for on my end? (I wasnt involved in the yelling/door slamming, I was hiding in my room with noise cancelling headphones 😅)

tame forum Sep 18, 2019, 12:39 PM

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If your neighbour complained about ur landlord, why would you be worried?

fair talon Sep 18, 2019, 12:41 PM

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Never been involved with something like this, wasnt sure if itd be something aimed at the whole flat if they dont know the second person (her son came to visit for a weekish)

tame forum Sep 18, 2019, 12:41 PM

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Ohhh its a Wohnung?

fair talon Sep 18, 2019, 12:42 PM

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Yeah, shared flat

tame forum Sep 18, 2019, 12:42 PM

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Idk much about the legalise sry. Maybe someone else can reply

heady crane Sep 18, 2019, 1:07 PM

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@fair talon It could be that the police or a lawyer will turn to you as you are a neighbour, so the information means "okay, I did something and it could be that you get involved and asked for something --- so you know what it is about".
It is nothing to worry about, just an information so in case the police or lawyer turn to you, you know what it is about in case they think you are a witness.

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---> sorry, shared flat you wrote.
So just forget the "neighbour" part. As far as I understand, you are in the same flat but did not notice what was going on?

fair talon Sep 18, 2019, 1:08 PM

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My landlord and I live in the same flat. She was arguing with her son and I was staying quiet in my room in the flat

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Shared flat, different rooms in the flat

heady crane Sep 18, 2019, 1:13 PM

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I see - then it is the same as I said, just without the neighbour and "flat mate" instead.
You might be asked as a witness so it is good to know when someone knocks on your door, what it is about.
You do not have to do anything so far but I would make a note in your calendar that your neighbour (name...) informed you (date...) about what he did. And make a short note what was going on and when you decided to have yourself protected from all this by headphones.
that is all.
It is not nice to get involved in this but the most important thing is to keep calm :)
((everybody keep calm and lie on the floor...)

tame forum Sep 18, 2019, 1:15 PM

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Jake prolly wishing rn his flatmate was calm in the first place

fair talon Sep 18, 2019, 1:24 PM

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Yup 😅 Looking for a new place, but the contract says itll need 2 months notice

amber perch Sep 19, 2019, 12:26 PM

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I'll be starting my goethe institute a1.1 course in October
Hope I can reach b1 after 4 years and move to Germany by then

tight kelp Sep 19, 2019, 12:29 PM

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if you also study by yourself, you'll reach b1 way faster than that

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don't rely on courses alone though

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(advice from someone who teaches language courses)

solemn bay Sep 19, 2019, 12:30 PM

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Agreed! You could probably get to B1 (or good enough to start a B1 course, at least) in about 6 months just self-studying.

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Though if you feel you need to take courses, or if that's more comfortable for you, of course that's fine.

tight kelp Sep 19, 2019, 12:32 PM

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taking courses can be a very good resource for finding out the path you need to take

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if you have initiative, you can then build on the typical structure a course would have to learn by yourself, which is much more effective and intensive

tame forum Sep 19, 2019, 12:44 PM

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@amber perch look up the "Nicos weg" course on DW [deutsche welle]

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For self study

amber perch Sep 19, 2019, 12:45 PM

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I watched the whole thing in 1 go on youtube

tame forum Sep 19, 2019, 12:45 PM

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After completing their b1 course, u will be a solid A2.

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Loll

tight kelp Sep 19, 2019, 12:45 PM

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it's not just videos though is it

tame forum Sep 19, 2019, 12:45 PM

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Nope

amber perch Sep 19, 2019, 12:45 PM

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Human interaction is important though

tame forum Sep 19, 2019, 12:45 PM

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Their are excercises and vocabs throughout

amber perch Sep 19, 2019, 12:45 PM

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That's why duolingo is not perfect

tame forum Sep 19, 2019, 12:45 PM

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It took me like 4 months to go thru that thing

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And i was able to pass the goethe b1 [real life A2] exam

tight kelp Sep 19, 2019, 12:46 PM

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if someone were already a little more than A1, how easy would it be to jump ahead and 1. find a good point to continue, 2. follow the rest of the series without being confused?

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duolingo is less than "not perfect", it's "not good"

tame forum Sep 19, 2019, 12:46 PM

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@tight kelp its very convenient, they give recaps of tthe story

tight kelp Sep 19, 2019, 12:47 PM

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ah nice

tame forum Sep 19, 2019, 12:47 PM

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For people starting from thr middle

amber perch Sep 19, 2019, 12:47 PM

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Oh ok

tame forum Sep 19, 2019, 12:47 PM

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Their vocabs list and grammar explanations are solid too

amber perch Sep 19, 2019, 12:48 PM

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I also watched harry

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It was pure cringe

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Deutsche welle harry

tame forum Sep 19, 2019, 12:49 PM

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Yes thats shit

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Kinda

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Idk actually i never went thru it, but it was old, and the exercises werent as comorehensive

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Othervise their vocabs list and grammar explanations were good. But since the exercises were lacking I switched to nicos

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And tbh its the best free course one can do to get started on the entire internet for german imo. I like getting hand held when i am starting something.

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N the course does that

amber perch Sep 19, 2019, 12:52 PM

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So should I stop using duolingo?

tame forum Sep 19, 2019, 12:52 PM

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I mean i never used it and directly started with nicos..... U can do that too.

amber perch Sep 19, 2019, 12:53 PM

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Ok

tame forum Sep 19, 2019, 12:53 PM

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Duo is jus good for getting some starting vocabs, which u can get anyways in nicos too

solemn bay Sep 19, 2019, 12:53 PM

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You don't have to stop if you don't want to. But it's not a good use of time.

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95+% of your study time should be something else, at least.

amber perch Sep 19, 2019, 12:54 PM

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Ok

solemn bay Sep 19, 2019, 12:54 PM

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Duo is more like something you use when you're sitting on the bus/train or in bed.

amber perch Sep 19, 2019, 12:54 PM

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Yeah

solemn bay Sep 19, 2019, 12:54 PM

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But then I prefer Memrise for that anyway. 😄

amber perch Sep 19, 2019, 12:55 PM

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Mmkay

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Danke

tight kelp Sep 19, 2019, 12:56 PM

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duolingo is basically a palliative

tame forum Sep 19, 2019, 12:58 PM

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Imagine a duolingo employee stumbling upon this server n reading this stuff lol

tight kelp Sep 19, 2019, 12:58 PM

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we actually had that once

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actually can't remember whether it was here or on the italian server but he was really easy to spot

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he basically wrote about his experience with duolingo every time he could and it was so fake it hurt the eyes

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and when confronted he admitted to being paid to do that

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makes you wonder about the company and the product itself when they feel the need to do this sort of advertising

amber perch Sep 19, 2019, 1:02 PM

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sounds bad

tame forum Sep 19, 2019, 1:07 PM

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@tight kelp this might be a stretch but it miiiiight be possible that it was a reverse physchology tactic by competitors.

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Because if he actually was an employee, i don't think he wud emhave ever admitted.

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And simply left the server

tight kelp Sep 19, 2019, 1:09 PM

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he did leave the server once he saw it backfired

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i guess you could be right but eh, it's a stretch as you say

leaden tendon Sep 19, 2019, 4:35 PM

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Sorry for the off topic question but do any of you know a good website to buy and sell used cars in germany?

tropic edge Sep 19, 2019, 6:16 PM

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So I'm going on vacation and don't have a long term apartment yet. Is it possible I could store my stuff in a storage box/room? Does anyone have experience with something like that?

tropic edge Sep 19, 2019, 6:31 PM

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I've found lagerbox but I'll keep looking. If anyone has any ideas, let me know. Even something outside a storage room would do.

fair talon Sep 19, 2019, 7:22 PM

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Oh yay, landlord's back to arguing with her son lol

tame forum Sep 19, 2019, 7:23 PM

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what are they arguing about?

fair talon Sep 19, 2019, 7:23 PM

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Something in French lol, im just trying to cook

tame forum Sep 19, 2019, 7:24 PM

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rip

fair talon Sep 19, 2019, 7:25 PM

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📎 YouCut_20190919_212358762.mp4

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Casually recording my alibi like

vague brook Sep 19, 2019, 7:25 PM

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now i need to wipe my desk of awkwardness

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why are you staying there? O_o

fair talon Sep 19, 2019, 7:27 PM

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2 month notice in the rent contract

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her son only just came home a week or so ago from England

vague brook Sep 19, 2019, 7:28 PM

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is he leaving again or going to make your life hell for the remaining time?

fair talon Sep 19, 2019, 7:28 PM

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🤷 I dont even know. Maybe depends on Brexit? No idea

odd bison Sep 19, 2019, 7:28 PM

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Lmao

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Keep updating

vague brook Sep 19, 2019, 7:29 PM

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when i studied biotechnology i lived with a family

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a brother and his crazy sister

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that used to throw plates around

fair talon Sep 19, 2019, 7:30 PM

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Well, the landlord came into the kitchen and tried to drag me into it, so I just put on headphones and told her im not getting involved 😅

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Landlord walks in
loudly starts talking (clearly so he can hear
"Oh Jake, that boy, he never does anything for his mum!"

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"I'm not getting involved in this"

grand socket Sep 19, 2019, 8:55 PM

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https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/342427411541000192/615666216647917589/swissmeme_-_Bw96JTylKMW.jpg

tight kelp Sep 19, 2019, 8:58 PM

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übersetzung bitte :D

grand patio Sep 19, 2019, 9:07 PM

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Sie müssen die Medizin jeden Tag einnehmen

"Döffi trotzdem no go schaffe?"
"Darf-ich trotzdem noch gehen schaffen?"
"Darf ich trotzdem noch schaffen gehen?" (schaffen hier = arbeiten)
@tight kelp

tight kelp Sep 19, 2019, 9:09 PM

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ohh nice

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i went through switzerland this year and a customs officer started speaking with my bus driver

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i literally only understood bahnhof

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also he kinda looked like russel crowe but his voice was a total enttäuschung in that sense

foggy prism Sep 19, 2019, 9:22 PM

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das go ist hier übrigens kein Verb

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sondern ein Partikel

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es kommt zwar vom Infinitiv von gehen, aber verhält sich anders und wird (zumindest von mir) auch anders ausgesprochen

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der Infinitiv wurde in dem Satz ausgelassen (was recht häufig gemacht wird)

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vollständig wäre der Satz Döffi trotzdem no go schaffa go

tight kelp Sep 19, 2019, 9:32 PM

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would the average (swiss-german-speaking) swiss find that last sentence natural?

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not sure why i switched to english

foggy prism Sep 19, 2019, 9:32 PM

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yes

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es ist basically äquivalent zu deutsch “Darf ich trotzdem noch zur Arbeit (gehen)?”

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einfach mit einem Verb

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hochdeutsch hat bei der verwendung von gehen als “modal”verb keinen Infinitivmarker (also halt “ich gehe arbeiten“ und nicht “ich gehe zu arbeiten”), schweizerdeutsch hat dort go

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mit kurzem, unbetontem o

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der infinitiv ist lang und betont

tight kelp Sep 19, 2019, 9:36 PM

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achso

soft spoke Sep 19, 2019, 9:37 PM

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hallo! was würdet ihr als Betreff einer Email für die Zusage eines Jobangebots schreiben? "Zustimmung"? "Annahme"? ich bin nicht so sicher, was hier am besten passt meowsmilesweat

solar kestrel Sep 20, 2019, 12:48 AM

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Welches Universität ist das beste für Biologie studieren?

patent vale Sep 20, 2019, 3:33 AM

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In welchem Land?

solar kestrel Sep 20, 2019, 4:54 AM

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Deutschland

tame forum Sep 20, 2019, 7:21 AM

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Try looking CHE rankings

odd bison Sep 20, 2019, 7:21 AM

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Bachelor - any is good
Master - choose by projects the uni is doing

tame forum Sep 20, 2019, 1:27 PM

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@fair talon @warped atlas jus a very small question. considering that once i have completed my appointments at aleins office, how many days did it take for the resident visa to come? or is it an immediate process?

warped atlas Sep 20, 2019, 1:27 PM

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2 weeks

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oh wait, the resident visa?

tame forum Sep 20, 2019, 1:27 PM

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hmm.

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yah the resident visa

warped atlas Sep 20, 2019, 1:28 PM

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it's from Berlin

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will take awhile

tame forum Sep 20, 2019, 1:28 PM

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as in wherever ur in germany it will only come from berlin?

warped atlas Sep 20, 2019, 1:28 PM

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give an 8 weeks period

tame forum Sep 20, 2019, 1:28 PM

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holy

warped atlas Sep 20, 2019, 1:28 PM

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The center is in Berlin

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I wanna say that's where they issue it all

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dunno how backed up it's gonna be

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could be really fast

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could be slow

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by fast, a month, maybe

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the two weeks is the Meldebescheinigung by mail, if I recall

lunar garden Sep 20, 2019, 1:29 PM

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guys I have a question, I have a vorfach studium next winter semester

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and I have nothing to do next summer semester

warped atlas Sep 20, 2019, 1:30 PM

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My Blaue Karte took awhile because apparently my home country got labeled "dangerous" and needed to be double triple checked

tame forum Sep 20, 2019, 1:30 PM

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oh and btw, my city does meldebesceinigung and the resident visa at the same place

lunar garden Sep 20, 2019, 1:30 PM

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how do I prolong my visa for this situation? 😦

warped atlas Sep 20, 2019, 1:30 PM

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You could apply for a Feriensemester, @lunar garden , I think

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or just apply for the semester by itself, just don't do any Klausur

lunar garden Sep 20, 2019, 1:31 PM

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^you can do that!?

warped atlas Sep 20, 2019, 1:31 PM

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yes

lunar garden Sep 20, 2019, 1:31 PM

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YES PROBLEM SOLVED

warped atlas Sep 20, 2019, 1:31 PM

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Ask for the Feriensemester thing

lunar garden Sep 20, 2019, 1:31 PM

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this is exciting, thank you very much!!! 🙂

warped atlas Sep 20, 2019, 1:31 PM

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that's normal to be done here in Germany

lunar garden Sep 20, 2019, 1:31 PM

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now to focus myself on learning German

warped atlas Sep 20, 2019, 1:32 PM

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But what are you doing now, @lunar garden ?

lunar garden Sep 20, 2019, 1:32 PM

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right now, nothing at all to be honest lol

warped atlas Sep 20, 2019, 1:32 PM

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I find it weird that the university doesn't have anything for you on the summer semester

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as in what are you doing this semester? how are you enrolled?

lunar garden Sep 20, 2019, 1:33 PM

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I was a double degree student last year

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finished it this summer semester

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now im just living in Germany like a potato 😉

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while waiting for my vorfachstudium

warped atlas Sep 20, 2019, 1:33 PM

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but you're technically no longer a student now

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so, technically as well, you literally are living in Germany illegally, or? 🤣

lunar garden Sep 20, 2019, 1:34 PM

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im living here legally

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hmm... good question

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🤔

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well, my entrance test is at next week so

tame forum Sep 20, 2019, 1:36 PM

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@warped atlas btw u were fluent in german when u went to mannheim for ur uni studies?

warped atlas Sep 20, 2019, 1:37 PM

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not to make you confused and afraid or anything, but technically once you're finished with your study, the German government are supposed to revoke your student visa.

But as a Germany educated Ausländer, you would have a for example, Jobssuchende Visum, which allows you to stay in Germany for up to 18 months until you find a job

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I guess what I'm trying to say is, you can definitely stay here in Germany, but you need the proper papers 🙂

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@tame forum Officially A2

lunar garden Sep 20, 2019, 1:38 PM

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technically speaking though, before I finished my studies I already got a zulassung to another study, that is how I manage to do it I guess 🙂

warped atlas Sep 20, 2019, 1:38 PM

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Skill-wise B1 overall, I think

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had to learn extremely fast in 1 year to get to C1

tame forum Sep 20, 2019, 1:38 PM

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holy damn

warped atlas Sep 20, 2019, 1:38 PM

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because all the classes are unfortunately in German

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after 1,5 year, I officially became C1

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would it have helped my studies? Not really, because Fachdeutsch is not taught at the Deutschkurs

tame forum Sep 20, 2019, 1:40 PM

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it is surprising that you were successful in securing admssion with A2 in a full german course

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lol

warped atlas Sep 20, 2019, 1:40 PM

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@lunar garden Sure, but if the uni starts next year, I really have no clue how that works

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unless you can enroll right now

lunar garden Sep 20, 2019, 1:40 PM

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my uni vorfachstudium is literally next semester lol

warped atlas Sep 20, 2019, 1:40 PM

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in this case, I can't help you anymore

lunar garden Sep 20, 2019, 1:41 PM

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but my studium is next year

warped atlas Sep 20, 2019, 1:41 PM

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you better ask the International Office

lunar garden Sep 20, 2019, 1:41 PM

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im enrolling around next week so, I guess you are right 🙂

warped atlas Sep 20, 2019, 1:44 PM

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Yeah, because if Iwere a an official, I'd see you as an Ausländer that I can just kick out, @lunar garden , because your study is next year

fair talon Sep 20, 2019, 1:44 PM

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@tame forum sorry, just saw your message. The Aüslanderbehörde told me 3-4 weeks is about when I could expect it

lunar garden Sep 20, 2019, 1:45 PM

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but like I said, my vorfachstudium is starting this october so... 🤔

warped atlas Sep 20, 2019, 1:45 PM

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@tame forum it was according to the HS website, an international course, and according to the syllabus, most of them are 50% German 50% English, when I saw it the first time

tame forum Sep 20, 2019, 1:45 PM

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yah same m joining a similar couse

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in engineering

warped atlas Sep 20, 2019, 1:45 PM

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and the addmission for the IT Studiengang was a minimum of A2. Heck, even a fellow student from the same country came in WITHOUT any A2 cert

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he came only with A2 and B1 hours

tame forum Sep 20, 2019, 1:46 PM

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but its not 50/50 lol more like 1/3 eng and 2/3 Deutsch

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for me

warped atlas Sep 20, 2019, 1:46 PM

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you'd be surprised

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I'm just saying, be prepared

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because my course, I had basically 90% German, 10% English

tame forum Sep 20, 2019, 1:47 PM

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wait as in? they might start from the first year it self u mean?

warped atlas Sep 20, 2019, 1:47 PM

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I can of course answer the professor in English or answer the questions in English as well

tame forum Sep 20, 2019, 1:47 PM

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yah they keep throwing that 50/50 everywehere

warped atlas Sep 20, 2019, 1:47 PM

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that is possible, but the language used is German overall

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a friend of mine was enrolled in TUM for its IT course, and she told me it was "full English"

tame forum Sep 20, 2019, 1:48 PM

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kinda expecting a switcharoo in the story rn

warped atlas Sep 20, 2019, 1:48 PM

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but frankly AFAIK you CAN do full English the first year, because you have all the subjects for that, but in order to finish, the third semester you have to finish all the subjects that are held in German

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I have never spoken to her again since I last met her two years ago

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but judging from her FB photos, that pops up everynow and then, although mostly #throwbackthursdays of her travelling in Europe, she's still here

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not sure which company

tame forum Sep 20, 2019, 1:51 PM

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yah for my uni the first year is common for all engineering students. so i guess they are mostly gonna stick to eng. nonetheless thenks for the headsup

humble bough Sep 20, 2019, 1:51 PM

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this is only for bachelor's you're talking about, right?

warped atlas Sep 20, 2019, 1:51 PM

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I was talking about Master's

tame forum Sep 20, 2019, 1:51 PM

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oh m bachelors

warped atlas Sep 20, 2019, 1:51 PM

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Bachelor's that I've seen in my old HS

humble bough Sep 20, 2019, 1:51 PM

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okay well you're just wrong then, you can highkey do full English master's

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I'm in one

warped atlas Sep 20, 2019, 1:51 PM

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they CAN of course do full Enlgish in the first semester

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no problem, that one's all English

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but I think starting from second year onwards, you have everything in German

humble bough Sep 20, 2019, 1:52 PM

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there definitely exist plenty of programs that are full English throughout

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for master's

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one of my friends is about to defend her thesis and she's still A2

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granted, obvs this depends on field, outside of computer science it would be significantly harder

warped atlas Sep 20, 2019, 1:54 PM

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In the final Thesis

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depending on the professor, you can of course do it all in English instead of German

humble bough Sep 20, 2019, 1:55 PM

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you are not allowed to do your thesis in German in my master's program afaik because it is an English program

warped atlas Sep 20, 2019, 1:55 PM

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I've met a few people in my current project who'd done their courses in English instead of German

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All I can say is, they're missing out

fair talon Sep 20, 2019, 1:55 PM

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Im currently doing an all-English masters program.

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Id be dead trying to learn this stuff in German 😅

humble bough Sep 20, 2019, 1:55 PM

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doing my program in German would be kinda counterproductive imo

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the industry's all in English anyway

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all-English master's programs are becoming more popular afaik because they bring in so many international students

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so for fields where you want that, they're more in-vogue ig

fair talon Sep 20, 2019, 1:57 PM

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Yeah, the one im in is roughly 50% international

warped atlas Sep 20, 2019, 1:57 PM

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"the industry's all in English"

Ehh....idk, man

humble bough Sep 20, 2019, 1:57 PM

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it definitely is bruh

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I do data science/machine learning

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it's very English-dominated

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tho of course speaking german if you end up working in Germany doesn't hurt

warped atlas Sep 20, 2019, 1:58 PM

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yeah, but which company?

humble bough Sep 20, 2019, 1:58 PM

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lots... of them?

warped atlas Sep 20, 2019, 1:58 PM

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Nope

humble bough Sep 20, 2019, 1:58 PM

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I'm not talking about a specific company

warped atlas Sep 20, 2019, 1:58 PM

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not in Germany

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unless you're one of those guys who wants the degree and then leave?

humble bough Sep 20, 2019, 1:58 PM

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lol literally people from my degree who don't speak German have been hired at a variety of companies in Berlin

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some places require some German but plenty don't

warped atlas Sep 20, 2019, 1:59 PM

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yeah, Berlin has plenty of startups, and in English, I'd give you that

humble bough Sep 20, 2019, 1:59 PM

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well yeah and if you wanna work in machine learning/data science/NLP, which are what I study, you'll probably end up in Berlin if you're in Germany

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Yeah, the one im in is roughly 50% international
same with mine, but afaik ours has in the study regulations that each class has to be 50% international students

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at least I think I remember reading that

warped atlas Sep 20, 2019, 2:01 PM

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idk why I get a bit worked up about this

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but I guess if it's possible, why not

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more interantional experience for Germany as well

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but for some reason, I'm also getting a bit bothered now

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maybe I'm too Germanized

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lol

humble bough Sep 20, 2019, 2:03 PM

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lol I mean not sure why it would bother you that a degree in an English-dominated field that's trying to import talented students would be offered in full English

warped atlas Sep 20, 2019, 2:05 PM

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Maybe the "English-Dominated" field thing is what bothers me

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I currently work in Image Processing and Data Science as well, in semi-conductor industrie

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but it's heavy on Physics

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and EVERYBODY speaks German

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All the technical stuff are also in German

humble bough Sep 20, 2019, 2:06 PM

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I mean, that's a different and highly specific field tho

warped atlas Sep 20, 2019, 2:06 PM

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journals we read are in English, sure

humble bough Sep 20, 2019, 2:06 PM

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and I mean speaking German isn't gonna hurt for sure

warped atlas Sep 20, 2019, 2:06 PM

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when we talk with customers in the Netherlands, we use English, sure

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or when other partners from China, Taiwan, Italy, US

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but "English-Dominated" is what bothered me there somehow

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or maybe I'm having jealosy and Old-man syndrome

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🤣

humble bough Sep 20, 2019, 2:08 PM

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I mean I'm sure you can get plenty of internships and jobs at companies where you speak to each other in German in my field, and I'm sure there are some that require German fluency, but it also would not be difficult to find one with nothing but elementary German knowledge, and that's what makes it count as English-dominated in my book

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you probably couldn't get super far in my field without speaking at least B2/C1 English

warped atlas Sep 20, 2019, 2:09 PM

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"Well, back in my day, I had to work my ass off to study the language and assimilate as well! You foreigners don't get it what it means to be a citizen here"

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*Jealousiy, Old-Man and Xenophobic syndrome"

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🤣

humble bough Sep 20, 2019, 2:10 PM

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smh I mean not needing to speak German isn't the same as not learning German

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I'm literally sending this from my DaF course

warped atlas Sep 20, 2019, 2:10 PM

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I'm just trying to say something about my frustration that is somehow nagging at the back of my head

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it's not because of you personally, I'm sorry

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it's just something that's naggig for some reason

humble bough Sep 20, 2019, 2:13 PM

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I mean I can see how it would seem somewhat entitled for people like me, who are native English speakers, but this also benefits people from other countries who have already learned English and haven't yet reached a high level of German; there's lots of people from Asia and Latin America in tech here

warped atlas Sep 20, 2019, 2:14 PM

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I'm not gonna argue with you. You're right, it does benefit those that have learned English and haven't yet reach that high

amber perch Sep 20, 2019, 2:14 PM

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So this only applies to CS people?

humble bough Sep 20, 2019, 2:14 PM

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that's what we're largely talking about, yeah

amber perch Sep 20, 2019, 2:15 PM

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oh

warped atlas Sep 20, 2019, 2:15 PM

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Anything to do with CS, IT, and I guess DS, yes, you could say that

humble bough Sep 20, 2019, 2:15 PM

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other fields may have English-language master's as well but not nearly to the same extent as tech

amber perch Sep 20, 2019, 2:15 PM

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well i have 4 years to improve my german before trying to move there

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my field is not CS unfortunately

leaden tendon Sep 20, 2019, 2:16 PM

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Sorry for the off topic question but do any of you know a good website to buy and sell used cars in germany?

humble bough Sep 20, 2019, 2:18 PM

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it's not necessarily off-topic but unfortunately I don't

foggy prism Sep 20, 2019, 2:20 PM

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yea no it’s on-topic (nor do I)

warped atlas Sep 20, 2019, 2:22 PM

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@leaden tendon

📎 image0.png

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Seemed to be that ones

humble bough Sep 20, 2019, 2:23 PM

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I've seen cars on ebay-kleinanzeigen but I can't speak for how good it is for that stuff

warped atlas Sep 20, 2019, 2:23 PM

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^ And yeah, that‘s possible as well

leaden tendon Sep 20, 2019, 2:23 PM

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ok thanks

fair talon Sep 20, 2019, 2:38 PM

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Ive seen a few on Facebook buy sell trade groups as well

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Used cars *

heady crane Sep 20, 2019, 3:12 PM

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@leaden tendon there are several pages, like "wirverkaufenihrauto" usw. --- just use the custom search engine and write "used cars selling and buying Germany"

leaden tendon Sep 20, 2019, 3:23 PM

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will do

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thanks

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:D

young iron Sep 20, 2019, 7:51 PM

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I've somehow managed to pass the DSH exam but it seems that Uni Heidelberg doesnt accept any external DSH results

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Does anyone have any knowledge about Uni Heidelberg's DSH rules?

tame forum Sep 20, 2019, 8:06 PM

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@young iron your best bet is mailing,calling the university itself. Noone can give u a better answer.

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Afaik, some unis dont accept DSH [dont ask me why they hate it] u can try giving thr Goethe c2. Theur results r quick but they r on the exoensive side. But u can be damn sure every uni is gonna except Goethe tests

solemn bay Sep 20, 2019, 8:13 PM

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Really? I thought some unis don't accept goethe also.

tame forum Sep 20, 2019, 8:15 PM

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No its never that they dont accept it, BUT if for example a uni needs C1, they will write "Telc - c1, ösd- c1, goethe c2 cert"

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Basically some unis will ask for a higher cert because Goethe certs are easier to get

odd bison Sep 20, 2019, 8:16 PM

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Yeah

tame forum Sep 20, 2019, 8:16 PM

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But some unis will also accept goethe c1 if they ask for c1. I.e. they will consider it equal to the telc c1

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Jus depends from uni to uni tbh

solemn bay Sep 20, 2019, 8:18 PM

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Are you sure you're not allowed to use an external dsh qualification? Who told you you can't? @young iron

tame forum Sep 20, 2019, 8:19 PM

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And goethe knows this. Maybe thats y they r a bit on the expensive side

solemn bay Sep 20, 2019, 8:19 PM

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https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/courses/prospective/admission_int/knowledge_german.html#dsh

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This seems to imply you can use external certificates including DSH-2?

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Or if you don't have one, you take their test.

tame forum Sep 20, 2019, 8:24 PM

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Yah i think the person jus read wrong

solemn bay Sep 20, 2019, 8:30 PM

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Maybe. But like you said, it's always best to just ask the uni directly, of course.

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Sometimes multiple times just in case the first person told you nonsense. 😄

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I mean, you never know.

tame forum Sep 20, 2019, 8:32 PM

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This sounds like something my dad would say.

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But if u have an email, and if they backtracked, cud u sue?

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I mean an email is their word right?

solemn bay Sep 20, 2019, 8:33 PM

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Maybe, but are they legally obligated to do what they say in an email? That's the real question.

tame forum Sep 20, 2019, 8:33 PM

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True

solemn bay Sep 20, 2019, 8:34 PM

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Since unis are usually allowed to pick and choose who they accept (I think?), then there's no obligation from them even if it's their screw up, probably.

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But I'm not sure really how that kind of thing works.

tame forum Sep 20, 2019, 8:35 PM

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We need a german lawyer on GlaD

young iron Sep 20, 2019, 10:06 PM

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Thanks for the replies guys,

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My knowledge about it is solely based on what my friends said

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I couldnt the page Base sent before

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Now that i read it, i think im fine

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Its just that in my Acceptance Letter the line "DSH muss bestanden werden" was marked

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Thats what made me suspicious in the first place

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I passed the Uni Mannheim DSH with a DSH-3

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I have to take part in the "mündlicher prüfung" now

solemn bay Sep 21, 2019, 5:52 AM

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Ohh okay. Good luck.

young iron Sep 21, 2019, 10:48 AM

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Thanks!

tropic edge Sep 21, 2019, 1:47 PM

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Guys question, so on my Aufenthaltstitel it says this line:
Beschäftigung im Kalenderjahr der Erteilung nur während der Ferienzeit erlaubt.

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Like I don't have language classes anymore, could I start working or like how does this work?

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I gave a language test and waiting on the result atm, applied for a second language test but it's just a second try at the same. Don't feel like working illegally as well.

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Please advico

faint plaza Sep 21, 2019, 7:15 PM

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Only in the school holiday time you can work @tropic edge

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Or for you in the Semesterferien I believe

tame forum Sep 21, 2019, 7:29 PM

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smol question: when a person outside from EU buy sim card. [m gonna buy one from ALDI/Lidl] everyone has to give a verification thingy. do i jus have to show my passport/student visa? or provide photocopy of my passport/student visa for them to keep?

vague brook Sep 21, 2019, 7:30 PM

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i just showed some funny guy my ID on a webcam

tame forum Sep 21, 2019, 7:30 PM

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yez, but ur EU n stuff.

tight kelp Sep 21, 2019, 7:30 PM

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ah yes, postident, the thing that non-eu citizens can do, and specific EU citizens can't

tame forum Sep 21, 2019, 7:31 PM

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the mobile thing is called Postident?

tight kelp Sep 21, 2019, 7:31 PM

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if it's postident as i think, you have to show them your passport

tame forum Sep 21, 2019, 7:31 PM

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well, i can provide them with photocopies too if they want idm.

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but do they normally?

tight kelp Sep 21, 2019, 7:32 PM

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i never had to do anything of the sort for mobile stuff so i don't know, but everything else (online banks, credit cards ordered online) uses postident

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they just ask you to show your face and your passport clearly

tame forum Sep 21, 2019, 7:32 PM

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ohkk. and if i go in the store and buy it?

vague brook Sep 21, 2019, 7:33 PM

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Welche Ausweisdokumente benötige ich für die Legitimation?

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Folgende Dokumente müssen von unseren Mitarbeitern geprüft werden, um Sie zu identifizieren:
Personalausweis oder Reisepass
Nicht-EU-Bürger: gültige Meldebescheinigung oder gültige Aufenthaltsbescheinigung

tight kelp Sep 21, 2019, 7:33 PM

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you won't need any online procedure if you buy in person

tame forum Sep 21, 2019, 7:33 PM

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ohkk

vague brook Sep 21, 2019, 7:33 PM

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if you buy it at the store

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you get simcard and you have to do it anyway

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either at their point or online

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many points that sell simcards dont do the identification thing

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like markets

tame forum Sep 21, 2019, 7:34 PM

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yah idm doing that. and since i will be living in an airbnb the first few days i cant trust delivery and stuff

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so i will prolly jus find an aldi

vague brook Sep 21, 2019, 7:34 PM

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i bought mine at rewe i think and then i just called them on video-chat and went with the procedure online

tame forum Sep 21, 2019, 7:34 PM

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Rewe?

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is that a supermarket like aldi?

tight kelp Sep 21, 2019, 7:35 PM

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it's a supermarket chain

vague brook Sep 21, 2019, 7:35 PM

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yea its just a supermarket like aldi or whatever

tame forum Sep 21, 2019, 7:35 PM

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ohh

vague brook Sep 21, 2019, 7:35 PM

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a chain

tight kelp Sep 21, 2019, 7:35 PM

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(way better than aldi btw)

vague brook Sep 21, 2019, 7:35 PM

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yea but also more expensive

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i think

tame forum Sep 21, 2019, 7:35 PM

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ok this is insider info, in what aspect is it better?

hardy wren Sep 21, 2019, 7:35 PM

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rewe has free wifi

tight kelp Sep 21, 2019, 7:35 PM

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yes but not for everything. Also aldi lacks several items human beings kind of need

hardy wren Sep 21, 2019, 7:35 PM

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idk if aldi does

tight kelp Sep 21, 2019, 7:35 PM

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rewe is also the same chain as penny, which is a discounter version of it basically

vague brook Sep 21, 2019, 7:35 PM

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never really went to rewe to surf on the internet

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but good to know

tight kelp Sep 21, 2019, 7:36 PM

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and penny is pretty good in my experience

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i don't think my rewe has free wifi 🤔 should check

vague brook Sep 21, 2019, 7:36 PM

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i just go rewe because its close

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🤷

hardy wren Sep 21, 2019, 7:36 PM

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same tbh

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we recently got a rewe close to us, before that i never went to rewe

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makes sense, right

tight kelp Sep 21, 2019, 7:37 PM

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aldi sucks so much btw. The other day I went there and they just didn't have any sugar at all, except for the one for cakes

hardy wren Sep 21, 2019, 7:37 PM

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oof

tight kelp Sep 21, 2019, 7:37 PM

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and they have no topfreiniger

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and and and

hardy wren Sep 21, 2019, 7:38 PM

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lol

vague brook Sep 21, 2019, 7:38 PM

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https://www.focus.de/finanzen/news/unternehmen/viele-regionen-betroffen-aldi-geht-das-brot-aus-nach-pleite-drohen-leere-regale_id_10974250.html

FOCUS Online

Aldi geht das Brot aus: Nach Pleite drohen leere Regale

Discounter-Gigant Aldi spürt die Pleite der Großbäckerei Kronenbrot. Derzeit kommt es in vielen Filialen zu leeren Regalen. Mit Aushängen versuchen die Filialleiter Kunden auf dem Laufenden zu halten.

hardy wren Sep 21, 2019, 7:38 PM

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OoF

tight kelp Sep 21, 2019, 7:39 PM

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it feels like it's stocked by a single man who eats only ready meals and occasionally gets some cake by his granny

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like wtf

vague brook Sep 21, 2019, 7:39 PM

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arent they closing

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that may be the reason :D

tight kelp Sep 21, 2019, 7:40 PM

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which aldi tho, i'm in the aldi nord part of germany

vague brook Sep 21, 2019, 7:40 PM

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or was it some other tho?

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i know some supermarket chain had plenty of problems

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and was going pleite

tight kelp Sep 21, 2019, 7:40 PM

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they don't look like they're closing but if they're going to be replaced by like, penny, hopefully they will

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like, it's the only supermarket i can reach by foot and i hate that it's shit

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the other one is a turkish supermarket which has interesting stuff too, but not everything i need, and it's expensive overall because it's mostly imported stuff

vague brook Sep 21, 2019, 7:43 PM

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ok i mixed informations up

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its real going pleite :D

tight kelp Sep 21, 2019, 7:44 PM

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haven't seen one in dortmund i don't think 🤔

tropic edge Sep 21, 2019, 7:44 PM

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Aldi has the best hazelnut cream tho

tight kelp Sep 21, 2019, 7:45 PM

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hm, see if i can find it next time then

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but i found a dark chocolate cream at rewe and 🤤

tropic edge Sep 21, 2019, 7:45 PM

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Hands down. I've tried rewe, I've tried Kaufland, none of them have it as good as Aldi. Aldi is by far the least oily in comparison to all the others, also least creamy.

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Take a pic ploxo

tight kelp Sep 21, 2019, 7:46 PM

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but generally i use nutella so ¯_(ツ)_/¯

tropic edge Sep 21, 2019, 7:46 PM

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Nutella is too oily for me, it's sweetness is pretty nice tho

tight kelp Sep 21, 2019, 7:48 PM

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Do try it out if you visit another country because the recipe changes

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Anyway i misremembered, i actually got the dark cream at müller. Here's a pic

📎 JPEG_20190921_214928.jpg

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As a bonus, random other stuff from my kitchen

tropic edge Sep 21, 2019, 7:51 PM

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What's a Müller

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Nice counter

tight kelp Sep 21, 2019, 7:51 PM

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thanks it was rather expensive cough cough

odd bison Sep 21, 2019, 7:52 PM

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God I just bought a Nutella today and it's almost empty

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...

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shoobro happy

vague brook Sep 21, 2019, 7:52 PM

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ugh

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i bought nutella 2 years ago and its still there

odd bison Sep 21, 2019, 7:52 PM

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Throw it out wtf

tight kelp Sep 21, 2019, 7:52 PM

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ok that's not healthy fox xD

vague brook Sep 21, 2019, 7:53 PM

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why would i, then i would buy a new one and put it there

tropic edge Sep 21, 2019, 7:53 PM

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Someone on Berlin's expat group was giving away a big jar of Nutella that he opened and found out it would make him fat

vague brook Sep 21, 2019, 7:53 PM

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lul

odd bison Sep 21, 2019, 7:53 PM

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I'm not a healthy human being 😞

vague brook Sep 21, 2019, 7:53 PM

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i cant just throw it away out of respect for the monkeys that got kicked out of their homes during the production of palm oil

tropic edge Sep 21, 2019, 7:54 PM

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I concur

tight kelp Sep 21, 2019, 7:54 PM

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donate it to someone who wants stomach ache and diarrhoea

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i could have spared you that last, though relevant, thing, but i just like typing it out to flex my british spelling privilege

vague brook Sep 21, 2019, 7:55 PM

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https://photos.mongabay.com/j/Rudi-Delvaux-DGFC-SWD1.400.jpg

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think about them everytime you eat nutella

tight kelp Sep 21, 2019, 7:55 PM

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fuck they're ugly tho

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i once saw a statement by nutella, or actually maybe it was an FAQ on their website, "why do you use palm oil" and the answer was basically "everything else sucks, we tried. Deal with it"

hardy wren Sep 21, 2019, 7:56 PM

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lol

brazen crest Sep 22, 2019, 11:04 AM

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hallo, was denkt ihr über das http://www.heimarbeit.de/heimarbeit/heimarbeit-geld-verdienen/

Heimarbeit.de √

Heim Arbeit

I❶I Geld verdienen von zu Hause: Geprüft | Heimarbeit.de √

Im Internet schnell Geld verdienen mit Online-Umfragen. Bis zu 15 Euro pro Umfrage. Empfohlen ⭐ von Verbraucherschutz.de.

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geld verdienen pro umfrage

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sieht aus nach Betrug

tame forum Sep 22, 2019, 11:17 AM

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U can try it out. But no way u will be earning 15 euroa

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*euros

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Maybe 50cents or sth

foggy prism Sep 22, 2019, 11:30 AM

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bis zu 15 Euro: es gibt manchmal eine Umfrage, wo man 15 Euro machen kann. 5 Leute können sie ausfüllen. alle anderen sind 5 Cents

hardy wren Sep 22, 2019, 11:44 AM

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mhm

brazen crest Sep 22, 2019, 11:59 AM

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als Aufgaben, soll ich auf jeden seiten betreten und sich registrieren, finde es nicht gut

foggy prism Sep 22, 2019, 12:04 PM

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ignorier so sachen am besten einfach

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ich würd den Link auch ehrlich gesagt wieder löschen

heady crane Sep 22, 2019, 6:42 PM

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Diese Angebote sind zum größten Teil dafür gedacht, Daten abzugreifen. Emailadressen, Kontodaten oder Paypaldaten usw. Und um Kundenbindung zu erzeugen(unsere große Umfrage von Aldi...) usw.
Finger weg davon. Du wirst da kaum nennenswerte Gelder bekommen, dafür erhalten die dein Profil zum Schleuderpreis.

tame forum Sep 22, 2019, 6:52 PM

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damn. ich habe immer gedacht, wie diese firmen und webseiten einen Profit gewinnt

heady crane Sep 22, 2019, 10:00 PM

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sie verkaufen deine Profile und geben dir ein paar Kröten (sorry, ihr Kröten...) und verdienen weitaus mehr daran. Also von solchen Angeboten bitte die Finger lassen. Alles, was sich so einfach anhört und damit anfängt, dass ihr ganz viele Daten angeben sollt: vergesst es. Bitte besser vorher überlegen, was ihr könnt und wofür ihr euch eignet. Es finden sich sicher Leute, die euch helfen. Aber schmeist solchen ....... nicht eure Daten in den Rachen.

tame forum Sep 23, 2019, 8:29 PM

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someone hypothetically doesnt register at the Einwohnermeldeamt in 7 days, and does it in 21 instead. what happens/ how do they get punished?

exotic barn Sep 23, 2019, 8:35 PM

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You usually have to pay a fee of 20-30€ if you can't provide a sufficient reason for delaying your registration
Source: https://umziehen.de/an-ab-ummelden/wohnsitz-anmelden-192#h2_summary_3 (this is a gov source)

tame forum Sep 23, 2019, 8:46 PM

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oh okk. i kinda have a good reason tho. my alien office was like they do both the City registration [Meldebescheinigung] and the issuance of "Aufenthaltstitel". i have an email from them too. however since alien offices are fully booked i Got an appointment which would make me 22 days late than what the official law says.

but idk what else i can do. Alien office is saying come 22 days later and register. Law is saying do it in a week

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n also a tiny bit confused since i dont think any website or video i have ever seen says that u can get Meldebscheinigung at an aliens office loll

exotic barn Sep 23, 2019, 8:47 PM

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I'd just let the Meldeamt know. You can provide any kind of correspondence as proof, which should be enough

tame forum Sep 23, 2019, 8:47 PM

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right now i am just writing it up to me prolly not being an EU national

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@exotic barn the funny thing is, i tried asking them too. and somehow the ausländerbheorde answered me. i didnt even send them the email

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lol

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but yah thanks for the link

warped atlas Sep 24, 2019, 4:33 AM

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The worst that can happen AFAIK is you get a mouthful and also you need to pay that fee

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Otherwise, I had registered one month after I came into Stuttgart, but I had told them on the spot as I was registering, that my passport was on hold by the Irish embassy due to visa application, and therefore not possible for me to register

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Just got a “oh okay okay, no problem” from the lady, and I didn’t pay anything

tight kelp Sep 24, 2019, 6:57 AM

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i registered late because there was just so much stuff to get done and i wasn't sure about anything, and some fundamental stuff kept going wrong. I don't remember paying any fee though, maybe i'm so cute that they let it slide. Uwu.

odd bison Sep 24, 2019, 8:06 AM

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I'd say that's because you're a European

tropic edge Sep 24, 2019, 8:19 AM

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if you're smiling and being nice, you're basically going to do pretty well. Being honest is also important, obviously.

fair talon Sep 24, 2019, 4:05 PM

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Yeah, from what ive heard/experienced, its more of something they use to punish the arrogant/defiant. Most people who have a reason or show some sort of effort to address it dont have a problem

humble bough Sep 24, 2019, 4:36 PM

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I am a non-european and I registered late -- in fact, I actually showed up without an anmeldung for my ausländerbehörde "appointment" (aka waiting in line outside the place from 3am) for my student residence permit on my last legal visa-free day because I couldn't get an early enough appointment at the bürgeramt. I did, however, bring the documents I would need for an anmeldung. The lady I spoke to at the ausländerbehörde was annoyed and told me I could wait at the bürgeramt without an appointment just like I'd done for my residence permit, but they still granted my residence permit without much fuss since I had all the documents showing I legally lived in Berlin.

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The Bürgeramt where I got my anmeldung did not react negatively at all because I'd made my appointment well within two weeks of moving there and it's hardly my fault they were swamped

tight kelp Sep 24, 2019, 7:03 PM

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I've never made an appointment, I just went there when i needed every time :^)

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for my ummeldung after changing place i had to basically run across the whole city to a different office because they were about to close when i found out they were too swamped, but i lucked out and did it even though I had to wait like four hours in line

humble bough Sep 24, 2019, 7:11 PM

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lol making an appointment is how you don't have to wait in line 😉

tight kelp Sep 24, 2019, 7:42 PM

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except when making an appointment makes something happen in two months' time

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4h < 2 months

humble bough Sep 24, 2019, 7:49 PM

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lol I'm not sitting in a waiting room for 2 months and when I don't need the thing literally immediately ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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or you do the actually smart thing and schedule well before you need the thing but we can't all be like that

tropic edge Sep 24, 2019, 8:48 PM

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In Berlin it's nearly impossible to book everything online. You had to wait from 3 am at the Ausländerbehörde too, right? Sometimes waiting those four hours is the smart thing to do. I mean story books and newspapers exist for a reason😅

humble bough Sep 24, 2019, 9:28 PM

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in fact, I actually showed up without an anmeldung for my ausländerbehörde "appointment" (aka waiting in line outside the place from 3am) for my student residence permit on my last legal visa-free day

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waited longer than four hours for that tho lol

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but for an anmeldung? I'd rather just book it in advance and get in and out of the bürgeramt in 15 minutes

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they're not gonna do anything to you time-wise if you book an appointment as soon as you're able to get one, and unless you literally just moved to germany and it's your first anmeldung that you need for like a bank account and shit, it's absolutely not time-sensitive to get it

fair talon Sep 25, 2019, 8:14 AM

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I mean, I did the exact same thing (showed up without an appointment on the last day of visa free period)

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You dont need a bank account for a short term visa (in my case, one to last until my actual appointment a month later)

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Think I needed my Anmeldung and there was a small fee of like 15-20€, but thats its 🤷🏻‍♂️

humble bough Sep 25, 2019, 9:14 AM

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I didn't need a bank account for my visa, the bank account was so I could like... pay for things and get my stipend deposited

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they were fine with just a copy of my lease rather than an anmeldung, just acted kinda pissy that I didn't have the anmeldung yet

warped atlas Sep 25, 2019, 10:41 AM

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For a tourist visa or a student visa?

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Because for a student, I thought it‘s obligatory....

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Or with a Verpflichtungserklärung

humble bough Sep 25, 2019, 10:46 AM

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Student visa

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for a student, it's obligatory to have proof of finances, and I have a stipend so I didn't need to do blocked account stuff

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I just had to bring my letter of award where it says how much my stipend is

warped atlas Sep 25, 2019, 1:08 PM

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Oh yeah that‘s what you need to do 🙂

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You didn‘t mention about the stipend, which made it confusing (I also got in without any proof of blocked account, only stipend letter)

humble bough Sep 25, 2019, 1:10 PM

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yeah no I didn't bring it up before cause didn't think it was super relevant to the anmeldung requirement

tame forum Sep 25, 2019, 1:14 PM

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a stipend is kinda like a scolarship from the state yeah? which covers ur food and stuff?

humble bough Sep 25, 2019, 1:40 PM

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I mean you can get a stipend from a private organization, doesn't have to be from the state, but mine is from the state yes

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the distinction between a stipend and a scholarship, in my book, is that a stipend is paid out more regularly (in my case, I'm paid monthly) whereas a scholarship is usually a lump sum

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but idk if that's a formal distinction or not

warped atlas Sep 25, 2019, 2:24 PM

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For the German government, as long as you have the monthly income or a lumpsome that covers the requirements, you‘re all clear 🙂

sturdy shore Sep 25, 2019, 5:39 PM

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How do Germans feel about those who fly other country’s flags outside their house?

warped atlas Sep 26, 2019, 6:11 AM

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I personally find it tacky, sorry to say @sturdy shore

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I think EU people are more or less ambivalent towards their flags, and will only have them during official times

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It‘s VERY easy to spot which house/WG is American...

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I can tell you that in Indonesia we‘re also only have it up at houses during independence day, or the day of heroes, where we have it half mast.

worthy vector Sep 26, 2019, 6:14 AM

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*other countries'

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Lu org indo juga? :0

warped atlas Sep 26, 2019, 6:17 AM

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Ach du Scheiße, ich wurde ausgesetzt

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Ja ursprünglich aus dort

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But except for family ties, I have no cultural ties to the country whatsoever anymore

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Been away for close to 8 years. Pretty much a foreigner there nowadays

worthy vector Sep 26, 2019, 6:19 AM

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Haha, ach so

tight kelp Sep 26, 2019, 7:17 AM

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basically the only flags I'd expect to see randomly hanging anywhere here are the american one (but there aren't many americans in my city) or the turkish one (people even have it printed on their cars or clothes lol)

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as someone whose family doesn't even fly its own one on important national days in my home country, it looks rather stupid if i'm honest

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germans will probably have a similar view to rainforest_runner

foggy prism Sep 26, 2019, 7:34 AM

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meanwhile, my home town

📎 768px-Chur-Poststrasse.png

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switzerland definitely has a very different attitude to flags than germany

tight kelp Sep 26, 2019, 7:34 AM

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~~swiss people are turkish people who stay at home~~

foggy prism Sep 26, 2019, 7:35 AM

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(the flag with the ibex at the bottom and a blue/yellow thing in the corner is the canton, the one with an ibex under a gate is the city)

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we personally hang the cantonal flag out of the window at national day

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and that’s it

tight kelp Sep 26, 2019, 7:36 AM

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yep, I know that. But I can't guess the canton :D

foggy prism Sep 26, 2019, 7:36 AM

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wait you know the cantonal flags but not which cantons they belong to?

tight kelp Sep 26, 2019, 7:36 AM

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no i can tell that if it isn't the national flag it's going to be the cantonal flag

foggy prism Sep 26, 2019, 7:36 AM

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but there’s also a city flag featured

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all three are in the picture

tight kelp Sep 26, 2019, 7:37 AM

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but the answer to that question could easily be "yes". I have decent visual memory but not as good an ability to link what i see to, say, names

foggy prism Sep 26, 2019, 7:38 AM

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here you go

📎 unknown.png

tight kelp Sep 26, 2019, 7:39 AM

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yep, i was sure i remembered it from somewhere. I've been through graubünden recently

foggy prism Sep 26, 2019, 7:40 AM

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smh didn’t even come visit me (I wasn’t there anyway probably)

tight kelp Sep 26, 2019, 7:40 AM

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i was just passing through with the bus :D

foggy prism Sep 26, 2019, 7:40 AM

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italy-germany via the A13?

tight kelp Sep 26, 2019, 7:40 AM

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and had slept a grand total of maybe 2 hours between dortmund and there

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yes

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but the other way around

foggy prism Sep 26, 2019, 7:41 AM

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I thought most people preferred to go straight through gotthard for that

tight kelp Sep 26, 2019, 7:41 AM

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actually it was dortmund to messina by bus. An experience i will not easily want to repeat

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yeah but the bus probably had stops planned thereabout

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i say probably, i was there. It had stops planned

foggy prism Sep 26, 2019, 7:42 AM

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oof that’s a journey

tight kelp Sep 26, 2019, 7:42 AM

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and a half

foggy prism Sep 26, 2019, 7:42 AM

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at least

tight kelp Sep 26, 2019, 7:42 AM

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but hey i got to finally see with my own eyes how overrated milan is and boy

foggy prism Sep 26, 2019, 7:43 AM

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well, a friend of mine drove a car from Oslo to the Pyrenees, picking me up halfway along the way

tight kelp Sep 26, 2019, 7:43 AM

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i didn't expect it to be this overrated

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by car it's a bit different, though still tiresome

foggy prism Sep 26, 2019, 7:43 AM

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and then on the way back he dropped me in paris and I took a train home

tight kelp Sep 26, 2019, 7:44 AM

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but how do swiss people feel about foreign country flags hanging about from private homes? I don't expect that to be a welcome sight

foggy prism Sep 26, 2019, 7:44 AM

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I think he was on the road for 5 days

tight kelp Sep 26, 2019, 7:44 AM

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alone? Wow

foggy prism Sep 26, 2019, 7:44 AM

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I absolutely don’t mind it, it’s a pretty common thing

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no

tight kelp Sep 26, 2019, 7:44 AM

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oh k

foggy prism Sep 26, 2019, 7:45 AM

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he had two friends with him since oslo (flew in from finland and albania, don’t ask) and then me and another friend for the last two days on top

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so actually opposite problem from being alone

tight kelp Sep 26, 2019, 7:46 AM

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alright, that's nice

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i wanted to go by car as well but eh, money

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alright, that's nice

fair talon Sep 26, 2019, 7:47 AM

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Sooo, apparently ING Diba rejected my application for a Girokonto?

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📎 Screenshot_20190926-094705_Docs.jpg

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What do I do now? 😅 I kinda need a German account for my Expatrio to send money to

tight kelp Sep 26, 2019, 7:49 AM

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sounds like you weren't applying for just any girokonto but one with some benefits. All banks in germany must offer a basiskonto that they can never refuse to anyone, so if all else fails, you will always have that option

fair talon Sep 26, 2019, 7:51 AM

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Hm. Any reccomendations besides ING? They were kinda my first choice 😅

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Was just trying to get a nice and simple online account

tight kelp Sep 26, 2019, 7:52 AM

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they should offer a basiskonto as anyone else. I don't know if it's different for online banks but it would be weird

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unfortunately i can't open an online account in germany for other (memey) reasons so i don't have much experience in terms of online banks

fair talon Sep 26, 2019, 7:53 AM

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I think ING is Netherlands based. I just saw it reccomended a lot for German accounts and it had nice features

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No idea if that makes a difference

tight kelp Sep 26, 2019, 7:56 AM

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not a lawyer but surely it depends on whether they operate in germany rather than where they're based. The law is intended to prevent discrimination

fair talon Sep 26, 2019, 7:59 AM

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Idk, Im just trying my best to navigate all the german webpages 😅
Deutsche Bank has an English one, but already fought with them for 2 months trying to open one

tight kelp Sep 26, 2019, 8:00 AM

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note that i also don't know whether you need a specific type of account for that blocked account business, i don't know if it can be done with a basiskonto

fair talon Sep 26, 2019, 8:00 AM

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Not trying to open a blocked account

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Expatrio is my blocked one

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But it requires a normal one to deposit into

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(Also, already got my visa 👌)

tight kelp Sep 26, 2019, 8:01 AM

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https://produkte.banking.ing.de/pub/basiskonto?x=skTXBQu2pq-c

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you can also try other less basic options to see if they work first

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checking of course whether you match the requirements. But basiskontos have none by definition

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they are intended, among other things, to solve the problem of homeless people formerly not being able to open accounts and thus not being able to get out of their situation

fair talon Sep 26, 2019, 8:15 AM

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🤷 I guess I can try again with em. Not sure what I did wrong the first time though

exotic barn Sep 26, 2019, 8:26 AM

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How does one get a Hausarzt in Germany? I want to get a check-up done but whenever I call and ask, I hear "wir nehmen zurzeit keine neuen Patienten auf"

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Would it help to call my Krankenkasse and ask them to find someone for me? Do they even do that

warped atlas Sep 26, 2019, 8:39 AM

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No, it‘s best that you call them. But in my personal experience I‘ve never been refused as I called them. I guess they just still had space for me.

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Btw, do I have to tell my old Hausarzt that I moved away?

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I never had that done before, I could be taking some poor sod‘s chance to go to a doctor 😅

fair talon Sep 26, 2019, 8:40 AM

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Okay, think im going to just go with N26 and open a "real" bank account another day.

Anyone got a "refer a friend" code they want me to use? Think a few people here have an account with them

humble bough Sep 26, 2019, 9:06 AM

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@fair talon you been given one yet?

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if not I'm ready to pounce

warped atlas Sep 26, 2019, 9:09 AM

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I have, but Spark can take this one

tropic edge Sep 26, 2019, 9:09 AM

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Yess

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Oof

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Go get em spark

humble bough Sep 26, 2019, 9:09 AM

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woot

fair talon Sep 26, 2019, 9:10 AM

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@humble bough nupe, hit me up

tropic edge Sep 26, 2019, 9:10 AM

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Lunch money

fair talon Sep 26, 2019, 9:10 AM

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Or here, its not confidential info lol

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15€ to be exact :p

humble bough Sep 26, 2019, 9:10 AM

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lmao yah it's bethanyt9028

fair talon Sep 26, 2019, 9:10 AM

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Done 👌

humble bough Sep 26, 2019, 9:10 AM

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god that's like 3 döner holla

fair talon Sep 26, 2019, 9:11 AM

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Dont think the reward goes out til I make my first deposit, but the codes all good

tropic edge Sep 26, 2019, 9:11 AM

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Your Döners are 5€ each?

humble bough Sep 26, 2019, 9:11 AM

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nah usually 4

fair talon Sep 26, 2019, 9:11 AM

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The big ones 👀

humble bough Sep 26, 2019, 9:11 AM

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but I get cheese so 4.5€

tropic edge Sep 26, 2019, 9:11 AM

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I get mine for 2.5 now and they are the perfect meat taste

humble bough Sep 26, 2019, 9:12 AM

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goddamn where are you

tropic edge Sep 26, 2019, 9:12 AM

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Didn't believe I had to pay less for tastier meat

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Wedding

fair talon Sep 26, 2019, 9:12 AM

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Theres a nice 3€ one in Hamburg I like

humble bough Sep 26, 2019, 9:12 AM

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ah see I'm in Wilmersdorf we're bougie down here

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the one closest to me is v mediocre but it's like right next to my apartment

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favorite place so far is spicy döner in Charlottenburg

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they're a lil cheaper I think but idr exactly

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def not 2.5€

tropic edge Sep 26, 2019, 9:14 AM

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Yeah this doesn't sell to anyone almost just regulars

humble bough Sep 26, 2019, 9:14 AM

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oooh nice

tropic edge Sep 26, 2019, 9:14 AM

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Me and another old man basically

lilac orchid Sep 26, 2019, 9:14 AM

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for some reaeson i thought 4 euro was a national price

tropic edge Sep 26, 2019, 9:15 AM

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But Wilmersdorf should have more shawarma places right?

humble bough Sep 26, 2019, 9:15 AM

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my local one was 3.5€ until later this year smhhhh

fair talon Sep 26, 2019, 9:15 AM

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For the chain brands, thats what they charge here @lilac orchid

humble bough Sep 26, 2019, 9:15 AM

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uh maybe but not at the bit of it I'm in

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there are a fair few but they're over more central, I'm like right at the edge of Wilmersdorf

tropic edge Sep 26, 2019, 9:15 AM

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3.8 seems to be what I see now, got so angry that they upped it from 3.5 idk why

lilac orchid Sep 26, 2019, 9:16 AM

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lmao

humble bough Sep 26, 2019, 9:16 AM

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I literally once showed up to my local one, ordered, and then was 50 cents short because the price changed while I was gone

tropic edge Sep 26, 2019, 9:16 AM

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Yeah with döner/shawarma accessibility is key regardless of price and taste

humble bough Sep 26, 2019, 9:16 AM

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but they just gave it to me anyway

lilac orchid Sep 26, 2019, 9:17 AM

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dont wanna lose a customer over upping their prices

humble bough Sep 26, 2019, 9:17 AM

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lmao they couldn't lose me they're like the only thing in my neighborhood open late

lilac orchid Sep 26, 2019, 9:17 AM

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lmao

tropic edge Sep 26, 2019, 9:17 AM

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Yessss

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Whenever its like 3 am and I get that stomach growl

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Boom instant trip to Döner place

humble bough Sep 26, 2019, 9:18 AM

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when my bf from norway visited I took him to get döner and when I translated him the price for ours (he wanted to pay) he was all like "wait, for both?"

lilac orchid Sep 26, 2019, 9:19 AM

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LOL

humble bough Sep 26, 2019, 9:19 AM

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it was hilarious ngl

tropic edge Sep 26, 2019, 9:19 AM

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Hahaha

foggy prism Sep 26, 2019, 10:11 AM

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meat is definitely too cheap in Germany

tight kelp Sep 26, 2019, 10:13 AM

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well, we don't have customs charges so that's probably a big factor in that

warped atlas Sep 26, 2019, 10:28 AM

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€5 for 200 gram of Impossible meat/Bug protein meat is a bit expensive tho @foggy prism

foggy prism Sep 26, 2019, 10:28 AM

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that’s what, 20 euro for a kilo? that’s cheap

warped atlas Sep 26, 2019, 10:28 AM

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Eh, really?

foggy prism Sep 26, 2019, 10:28 AM

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well it’s cheaper than what meat should be

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and also cheaper than what I’m used to for meat ^^

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meat here starts at sth like 30/kilo except for garbage stuff

grand patio Sep 26, 2019, 10:29 AM

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What makes meat garbage stuff?

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What is the criteria?

tight kelp Sep 26, 2019, 10:29 AM

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meat that isn't good

grand patio Sep 26, 2019, 10:29 AM

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Cause I would call common meat garbage stuff

foggy prism Sep 26, 2019, 10:30 AM

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low controls, high amounts of needless antibiotics, inhumane conditions to keep the price low

tight kelp Sep 26, 2019, 10:30 AM

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but those 5€ weren't just for the meat, a döner includes more than just the meat so i think we're getting a bit out of scope here

foggy prism Sep 26, 2019, 10:30 AM

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that sorta things

grand patio Sep 26, 2019, 10:30 AM

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That's most common thing then I guess

foggy prism Sep 26, 2019, 10:30 AM

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indeed

grand patio Sep 26, 2019, 10:30 AM

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I agree with it being not how it should be

foggy prism Sep 26, 2019, 10:31 AM

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it’s one of those things where democracy is just failing

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cause people see that a new law would raise their food prices

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and revolt against it

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completely ignoring other things

grand patio Sep 26, 2019, 10:31 AM

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It would be easier, if people would be confronted with it more openly

tight kelp Sep 26, 2019, 10:32 AM

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i don't think it ever got to that point, sasha

grand patio Sep 26, 2019, 10:32 AM

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Almost no one would do that stuff themselves, but if they get served it, it's fine

tight kelp Sep 26, 2019, 10:32 AM

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we have extra costs on fuel and if that hasn't lead to revolts...

grand patio Sep 26, 2019, 10:33 AM

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True GWchadThinkeyes
But I think revolt is just an exaggeration here

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Like

tight kelp Sep 26, 2019, 10:33 AM

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even just protest tbh

grand patio Sep 26, 2019, 10:34 AM

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if you say let's raise the fuel prices, there will be a lot of objection

tight kelp Sep 26, 2019, 10:34 AM

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as there always is

grand patio Sep 26, 2019, 10:34 AM

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I think that's what Sascha meant

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blobhmmm

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You have a point there

tight kelp Sep 26, 2019, 10:35 AM

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current politics revolve around finding the stuff most people won't object to in order to gain voters, that's why the policies end up being so ineffective and half-arsed

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in fact, protests seem to be the way to go to get stuff done, rather than reject policies you dislike. So i don't think it's realistic to say extra taxes on meat for environmental and ethical reasons would fail. In fact, that's exactly what does work in our current society when doing the right thing means going against convenience and economic interests

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it's not the people who reject these policies, it's the companies who would lose from them, and they have more leverage

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it takes a lot of people to get a government to do something, without even the guarantee that it will be done right. So much so that stuff tends to go wrong before their needs are met, and it potentially degenerates into terrorism-like conditions (see: jilet jaunes, hong kong and others)

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where so much momentum was needed in order to cause any change at all, that once that change happens it's not even worth it to stop, and the demands just increase because at that point, the protesters can afford to keep going and ask for more

kindred yew Sep 26, 2019, 12:49 PM

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The need for worldwide proletarian revolution is greater than ever

tropic edge Sep 26, 2019, 1:11 PM

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Is it allowed to post a wg-gesucht ad here?

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I am so desperate that I found one where I'd basically get a rent cut gegen Mithilfe

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and actually might take it up

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Please talk me out of it

serene kraken Sep 26, 2019, 1:16 PM

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@tropic edge what does mithilfe include or mean?

tropic edge Sep 26, 2019, 1:18 PM

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Quite a bit. Renovieren, streichen, mit Recycling helfen,Teppichfliesen auslegen, Bett Bauen. Something along the lines of 8 hours a week of work.

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60 year old lady 🙂

serene kraken Sep 26, 2019, 1:18 PM

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every week?

tropic edge Sep 26, 2019, 1:19 PM

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She says the house is an absolute mess, so yeah I guess

serene kraken Sep 26, 2019, 1:19 PM

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so are you supposed to help out in other apartments aswell

tropic edge Sep 26, 2019, 1:19 PM

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nope just her's

serene kraken Sep 26, 2019, 1:19 PM

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i see

tropic edge Sep 26, 2019, 1:20 PM

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walk her dog when she's sick and take care of him too 🙂

serene kraken Sep 26, 2019, 1:20 PM

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how much will you pay for rent?

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or rather how much is the cut?

tropic edge Sep 26, 2019, 1:22 PM

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I don't know it will be calculated after I move in and start working. She wrote something around like 160 a month

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Die Kaltmiete wird nach Arbeitsstunden berechet und beträgt 32 Arbeitsstunden monatlich, bzw 8 Stunden in der Woche.
Alle Verbrsuchskosten wie Heizung etc Strom Gas Mietnebenkosten werden zu 59% geteilt.

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I'm only staying a month anyway

serene kraken Sep 26, 2019, 1:23 PM

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32 hours a month is atleast 300 euro worth

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and she might force you to do more than that

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i would not take it

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what kind of contract would that even be anyway? 😅

tropic edge Sep 26, 2019, 1:25 PM

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I need to find a place in 4 days and the options aren't looking so hot

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I'm not getting replies and almost no one is posting ads

serene kraken Sep 26, 2019, 1:25 PM

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in that case it might be an ok temporary solution

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don't think there is too much of a risk

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the question will be if you have the time to help her out 8 hours a week

tropic edge Sep 26, 2019, 1:30 PM

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Yeah kind of free, was looking for work anyway

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this is actually a good option now that I think about it

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Thanks ai, I'll actually take this up seriously.

sturdy shore Sep 26, 2019, 2:05 PM

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@warped atlas thanks for the direct answer. I don't plan on doing it myself at all (I personally find patriotism annoying)

tight kelp Sep 26, 2019, 2:14 PM

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note that none of those who answered are German xD

warped atlas Sep 26, 2019, 2:17 PM

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🙈

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Better ask r/de

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🙊

tight kelp Sep 26, 2019, 2:18 PM

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i doubt german redditors represent their country very well on average

heady crane Sep 26, 2019, 3:36 PM

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@tropic edge be very very careful if it comes to the contract. And hence that the monthly hours will be like absolute ripping you off or just avoid paying minimum wage etc.
Just ask her to show you how much an hour of work would be paid for.
I personally would not recommend that kind of contract, not even for a short time....
I mean - what if you, for example, do something wrong while working for her and she says you have to pay for your mistake etc. or she is not satisfied at all?

tropic edge Sep 26, 2019, 3:41 PM

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Oh yes I am worried about that too, I sent her a message for more details and pictures. Waiting on the reply now, but really first person to get to me will be the person I move in with.

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I leave everything to the last minute and now I deal with it's consequences. Can't find a single good place.

vague brook Sep 26, 2019, 4:39 PM

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meat is definitely too cheap in Germany

lol

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how can something be "too cheap"

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and how does increasing the price through law regulations increase the quality, the cheapest will still be the worst :')

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or do you want to put some more regulations ontop of it, and create Fleischpreisbindungsgesetz? :D

faint plaza Sep 26, 2019, 4:47 PM

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@tropic edge uhhhh i hope you didn’t sign that contract

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Cause this shit smells illegal

tropic edge Sep 26, 2019, 4:48 PM

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Really that bad?

faint plaza Sep 26, 2019, 4:48 PM

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Imo yes

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Working for rent?

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I never ever heard of that

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Even if she is 60 year old

tropic edge Sep 26, 2019, 4:49 PM

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Idk it's a good deal for me

faint plaza Sep 26, 2019, 4:49 PM

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Get the contract checked at a lawyer

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Imo

tropic edge Sep 26, 2019, 4:49 PM

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I'll probably not sign one, I'm only staying for one month

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It's so confusing

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And I can't find someone to move in with from friends or anything

faint plaza Sep 26, 2019, 4:51 PM

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Oh shit dude
If it is only for a month do it

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But don’t sign that shit

tropic edge Sep 26, 2019, 4:52 PM

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100% let me just wait for a reply from her

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She might not get back to me

faint plaza Sep 26, 2019, 4:52 PM

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Yeah ok haha

fair talon Sep 26, 2019, 7:14 PM

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Is there anywhere on this server I should go for help with making a German CV?

solemn bay Sep 26, 2019, 7:17 PM

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Sure, you can ask here.

fair talon Sep 26, 2019, 7:22 PM

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Aight, still working on my draft, just wasnt sure what was the right channel for that

lunar garden Sep 26, 2019, 7:56 PM

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guys

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I want to study in Jena for Informatik but I realised that it has Numerus Clasur

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and my Abitur note is super bad, what do I do? 😦

faint plaza Sep 26, 2019, 8:08 PM

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@fair talon I can help if you need it

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I made way to much CV’s in my life haha

fair talon Sep 26, 2019, 8:08 PM

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Well, first thing I need to do is update mine lol

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Worked the same job for two years, havent touched it since I started that

faint plaza Sep 26, 2019, 8:09 PM

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Than just add the old job to it

fair talon Sep 26, 2019, 8:09 PM

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Also, I heard German CVs have you include your picture?

faint plaza Sep 26, 2019, 8:09 PM

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Yes it should

fair talon Sep 26, 2019, 8:09 PM

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Or is that only sometimes

faint plaza Sep 26, 2019, 8:09 PM

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But mine doesn’t

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Never added a pic there

fair talon Sep 26, 2019, 8:10 PM

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Well then, im not going to add one until I get around to paying for/taking a nice photoshoot 😅

faint plaza Sep 26, 2019, 8:11 PM

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Yeah

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Most don’t even want one

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It’s just an extra basically imo

foggy prism Sep 26, 2019, 8:31 PM

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mine doesn’t have a pic either but I’d include one if I ever needed one seriously, like for a job application and not just pro forma

fair talon Sep 26, 2019, 8:31 PM

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I plan to get a fancy one eventually. Just not at the moment

foggy prism Sep 26, 2019, 8:31 PM

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I currently just have a CV to send to HR every semester when I get a new contract :P

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since at that point I already have my job and they just need it to have it on file somewhere I don’t care enough to get a good image taken

fair talon Sep 26, 2019, 8:46 PM

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Fun trivia: I actually wrote the job description for my last job 😅
They didnt have one (no one did it before me)
So I wrote the "official" duties of it

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(At HR's request*)

fair talon Sep 26, 2019, 9:39 PM

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So should I just plop a screenshot of the CV down here, drop a pdf or what? 🤷

tight kelp Sep 26, 2019, 9:40 PM

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whatever you do, hide the personal data :P

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it's best if you find someone who can help you in private with things like these

fair talon Sep 26, 2019, 9:41 PM

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Already took care of that lol

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Got an anomized version

faint plaza Sep 26, 2019, 9:47 PM

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Like I said I can help haha

fair talon Sep 26, 2019, 10:00 PM

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Well, this is what I got xD I had forgotten I had already tried to "germanize" it for the uni (they asked for it for some reason), so not much editing was needed. If theres stuff I could improve/Germanize, let me know though 👀 (thanks for any help you can give!)

faint plaza Sep 26, 2019, 10:06 PM

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@fair talon do you need this for normal work or university?

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This is the question now

fair talon Sep 26, 2019, 10:07 PM

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First job im looking at is a Student Research Assistant job at my university

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(already admitted to the university lol)

faint plaza Sep 26, 2019, 10:07 PM

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ahhh than this is fine