#archived-culture-study-visa

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high lodge
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@olive summit warum?

olive summit
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Frankfurt is a financial capital, its very modern but soulless. Hamburg just feels more historic and cultural.

exotic barn
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Hello there, I have been trying to send requests for WGs through wg-gesucht to people for an accommodation. Since I've had to type everything out in German, I was wondering if anyone here wouldn't mind reading my request (Ad) that I've been wanting to send out. It'd be a great help since maybe I can somethings which I may have missed out. I'm open to discussing the inputs. Please do let me know. It'd be helpful

glad current
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Would I need a resident permit? I already live here and registered months ago :)

maiden moon
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maybe

deep vessel
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Yes you will

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Germany has opted for a "declaratory" system for registering its British residents, meaning Brits living in Germany (with Anmeldung!) at the end of this year - therefore having exercised their right to freedom of movement afforded with EU membership - will need to seek a residency permit in the form of a card from their local Ausländerbehörde to confirm these rights will continue. The process to apply isn't open yet, but it will last until at least the end of June 2021. Officials say the first permits will not be issued until January 2021.

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relevant paragraph

glad current
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Ahh what do I need ti prove for that like I've never seen or needed one efore

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Before

deep vessel
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so long as you've been registered and living at an address in germany before the end of december

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a Meldebescheinigung and / or a tenancy contract will likely be plenty

glad current
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I live with my bfs parents :( so no contract

deep vessel
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are you registered at that address?

glad current
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Yeah

deep vessel
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you should be fine then

high lodge
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How often you get some offers from recruiters in Xing? Because so far i got only 1. I know it is pandemic time but i thought that IT sector will have some recruiting process

tight kelp
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Don't just try on xing, try linkedin too and job boards, and send applications actively don't wait for them

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Especially if you're junior

high lodge
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@tight kelp i am not junior tho, and i do have linkedin. As for boards i only know glassdoor atm and ofc aforementioned websites boards

bold stump
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Frankfurt is a financial capital, its very modern but soulless. Hamburg just feels more historic and cultural.
@olive summit Well, Hamburgers are definetely more rude than Frankfurters. 😉 But Frankfurt not being historic or soulless is just untrue.

olive summit
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well I wouldn't call them "rude" North Germans just aren't talkative or extroverted. And I'm not denying any trace of historical importance in Frankfurt but its absolutely overshadowed by the towering modern skyscrapers.

bold stump
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So, you don't like skyscrapers?

olive summit
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Yeah generally, just a personal preference. They don't really reflect a country's culture since they look the same everywhere.

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Not to say Hamburg doesn't have modern buildings but they don't dominate the cityscape.

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I'd argue Bremen has the better Altstadt out of all these places anyway.

bold stump
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O.o

olive summit
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highly recommend a visit, especially to Schnoor

bold stump
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Anyway. Frankfurt and Hamburg are somewhat similar. Frankfurt has some other cities nearby that are worth a visit (Mainz, Darmstadt, Wiesbaden). It's a bit warmer. But honestly, very similar and international cities.

olive summit
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tbf I haven't been to that part of the country very much

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much more familiar with the north so i have my bias

bold stump
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Yeah. I noticed...

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And you can walk a level downstairs to the historic roman settlements beneath 😉

high lodge
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okay but..

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can someone answer my last question xd

bold stump
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uh... what was your question?

elder flume
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So for continuing

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German have a historic value than Canada (for me)

high lodge
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oh wait i didnt post a question damn. So i was more like to ask if there more worth to look websites with job boards than XIng, Linkedin and Glassdoor?

exotic barn
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I mean if you're looking for a job you might as well use as many resources as you can

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Try indeed too

bold stump
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stepstone and monster

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set your linkedin to "available for hire"

humble bough
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indeed exists as well but idk how good it is in germany, I just know it exists

high lodge
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@bold stump can you pass some links? Stepstone is kind of company but not a job board. Also i do have set LN to hire i believe

bold stump
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if you are looking for IT jobs you can also drop me your cv and i can have a quick look at it

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(we are mostly hiring german speakers but i did hiring and some other corps so can maybe tell you if that's what german recruiters are looking for)

high lodge
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okay thx

glad current
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Am I able to learn from home if someone I'm living with is a person at risk of (what we cant talk abt) I'm gonna ask teacher once I know what to say and have a break (cant rn because on way to school)

quasi stone
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Well far as i know if u have someone who would be in danger if they got covid then yes you can learn from home, a friend of mine has that situation because she lived with her grandmother and thus has to learn online. Idk if u live in germany but thats what its like here @glad current

glad current
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Yeah I live in Germany,

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My course leader said that the risk is over bc we quarentined

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Which ididnt get because it could happen again

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And what if it does happen again? I was safe last time bc I wasnt in the 2 days someone with it was in class

exotic barn
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Well far as i know if u have someone who would be in danger if they got covid then yes you can learn from home, a friend of mine has that situation because she lived with her grandmother and thus has to learn online. Idk if u live in germany but thats what its like here @glad current
@quasi stone That' s right. But the problem that many families have when their children participate in homeschooling because their family members are at risk is that parents and siblings or flatmates are also (or should also) not allowed to go to work/school/university.

glad current
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yeah my bfs brother is off school because of his mum and his sister too. bf isnt in school hes looking for apprentiship and the dad is a truck driver and only here 2 days a week

split kraken
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Can someone help me with a bit of time? I need to read a document about applying to a particular university, but i can find it only in German.

cloud anchor
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Morning everyone, i got stopped by police today and he said i need to fix some things on my car but i didnt get a fine

I got a small paper saying i have till 1.12. To fix these things. It also says it can be approved in the police office or through technical inspection for cars.
Its a postcard that I can send back to them probably

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Do I have to fill this in or the person that repaired/checked the car?

glad current
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Just to add on from my previous post. I dont see why my course leaders say the risk is over when clearly it's not even when we have a class of 13 theres 2 people who dont wear their mask and one of them had the virus and now thinks they're exempt from wearing a mask. I'm scared for my boyfriends mother as shes a person at risk and no one gives a single care about safety measures in this school/class

exotic barn
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Hi! I am from Europe and am looking for a traineeship (Ausbildung) in Germany. I looked for network administrator (netzwerkadministrator) offers on the arbeitsagentut.de website but I don't find any good results. I tried to looked for the exact job name on internet but I haven't found something that could match it. Is someone more in the known about IT jobs in Germany?

exotic barn
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try using more sites. Try a Google search too. In Germany, Xing is a good option for job / Ausbildung searching

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Nice, thanks !

bold stump
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@exotic barn Look für Systemadministrator or devops for the more fancy side. Also include OS-administrator, e.g. Linuxadministrator oder Linux admin. Also keep in mind there is a difference between traineeship and vocational training (Ausbildung) and internship. For vocational training, look for Fachinformatiker, especially Fachinformatiker für Systemintegration if you wanna go in the network admin direction and not in the software dev dir

exotic barn
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@bold stump vielen Dank für deine wunderbar Antwort ! I will look into it :)

earnest stone
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Hi

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How much is a pair of jeans in Germany

cold aspen
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@earnest stone

earnest stone
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I'm asking because I just bought a pair of jeans which was supposedly imported from Germany, but it was only 10€

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Profoundly good jeans, unbelievably cheap

cold aspen
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They are starting at 6€

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Maybe the quality isn't that bad

earnest stone
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This website is on my jeans

cold aspen
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Yeah, ESPRIT jeans are usually a lot more expensive

earnest stone
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Weird

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That would imply that my jeans are a rip off

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But I have just been totally fascinated with their quality

cold aspen
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hmm

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well then I wouldn't worry too much

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Maybe not german, but perhaps ripped of with intense care and love for their craft... you'll never know

earnest stone
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Yeah, that's literally what's written on the inside minus the ripped off part 😂

random shore
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So I've been doing a bit of research on studying in Germany, and apparently being a student in the US requires you to take 4 AP exams to qualify for direct entry into a university, so my question is: is it usually more common for foreign students to first go to a Studienkolleg, or are those for "underperforming" people (like me, apparently)

deep vessel
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I think it's pretty common both on the matter of language skills and also because there are many countries where a high school diploma isn't considered sufficient for entrance into US iniversity

random shore
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Alright, I see

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Thank you!

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So if I wanna take that route I'd have to apply to a Studienkolleg separately, correct? And then apply to university again when I finish the Studienkolleg

deep vessel
random shore
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👍 ty

tropic edge
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life in Germany is very different I reckon, unless you come from a neighbouring european country. A year where you get the hang of things in the Studienkolleg, speaking German and moving around Germany is definitely what I would recommend. Whether you've covered the content before or not, the content being in German is definitely a step up. However, it does tend to get competitive in some courses at the Studienkolleg

olive summit
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air purifier recommendations?

olive summit
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where do I get all those in Germany?

humble bough
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not sure about the filters, but you can probably get a box fan at saturn or any similar electronics store

little perch
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Should I bring my sunglasses for a stay in Germany in December?

toxic frigate
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yes especially if you plan to drive. the very low angle of the sun means more intense UV light and if you are walking south, the sun on a winter day at that latitude can shine right in your face

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and if it drops below zero, crystallized water in the sun is also painfully bright and reflective

verbal linden
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agree, i was driving today and my eyes were massacred by the sunlight reflected by the streets 😔

winged quiver
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Einmal hab ich einen Sonnenbrand auf den Augen bekommen

verbal linden
exotic barn
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👀

little perch
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🔥
eyeslol

glad current
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How easy is it to get a job in hannover with English and basic german(learning it nearly learning a2)

cold aspen
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I guess it depends on the job

exotic barn
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Just apply and see. No need to speculate. Too many factors.

glad current
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How much is a Rona test? In Germany. Just incase I need one. I dont have proper healthinsurance yet either (sorry if this steps on the rule)

tame forum
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nah it doesnt violate the rules

little perch
glad current
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Even without KK?

little perch
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I don't know what kk means. But this free thing is probably for people arriving to Germany from a "risk area"

exotic barn
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I assume kk stands for Krankenkasse bzw Krankenversicherung

little perch
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Just tell them you are privat and pay for it.

glad current
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Yeah then I live here in the process of getting Kk

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No ones respecting the rona rules in my class talking like 40cm apart coughing without masks

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One person already had it, I had a fever the other day I'm fine today

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Just I live with someone at high risk

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And my schools responce is the risk is over

hallow oyster
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I think it varies by lab (or maybe time), and there are two tests, one is for antibodies to see if you had it, I saw numbers from 20 (my GP, so I guess with public KK) to 80, and for test if you have it now, 80 and up
I think highest I saw was 150? But I think those guaranteed results in 24h, in Berlin (latest average waiting time I've heard was like 3 days, in times where you had to give mit oder than 2 days for travel purposes)
And price could definitely depend on the city and how busy the labs are
In Berlin it looks very busy

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@glad current

glad current
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Ahh yeah ty! I know the rly fast results is like 150

hallow oyster
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Those at the link might be fast ones, since I think link shared someone who needed 'less than 48h old' test

exotic barn
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I basically lost my faith in humanity because of the pandemic.

glad current
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Yeah idk man like ok we all wear masks when teachers in

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When she leaves people take theirs off

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Like theres no virus

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Only when teachers there

mild quiver
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"Tax Category VI : For employees who have more than one employer, receiving wages from different employments will need a second or third, or… tax card of Tax Category VI. Ideally the employment with the lower income will get Tax Category VI."

Let's say I have a full-time job and a part-time job. The full-time job pay is less than the part-time job per hour, but double the hours per month. As a result, with the full-time job I'd earn more per month. Here it says that ideally the employment with the lower income will get tax category VI. In this scenario would it mean the part-time job, or the full-time job? Since full-time per month income > part-time per month income even though part-time per hour income > full-time per hour income.

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I know no matter what, I earn the same money after the tax income return is done, but then I'd have to wait until the end of the year to claim that money back. So it's better for me to have the ideal first.

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And also for Germany wage calculators, if I wanted to calculate the total income of both together, would I just have to use the calculator to calculate them individually and then add the result together? (For example, plug in the first job as tax bracket one, calculate the gross income, then reset it, plug in the second job as tax bracket six, calculate the gross income, then add both results together. Or is there a way to use the calculators to do it all at once? Having issues with this.

tight kelp
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don't take my word for it but the one with lower income would be the one with lower total monthly wage i think

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And also for Germany wage calculators, if I wanted to calculate the total income of both together, would I just have to use the calculator to calculate them individually and then add the result together?
yes

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if there's a calculator that allows calculating multiple jobs at once, i'm not aware of its existence and all it would do would be to reuse most of the settings for both and then simply add them up

tropic edge
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yo, so I just got some books from the library. I was wondering if I can take pictures or scans of these books and share them with friends/family for no profit or anything like that, just as educational sources. Is that allowed, legally speaking, in Germany?

exotic barn
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Of course it's illegal.

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If you wanna do that, skip the pages that identify the library/you.

tropic edge
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really, I thought it was fine😅

tight kelp
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private and personal use should be allowed

mild quiver
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even if it was illegal i can't imagine anyone caring unless you uploaded it online for others to see

tropic edge
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like i want to share it with some people here on the server, so we could work through its exercises

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and would this rule be different if I owned the book?

tight kelp
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should be the relevant part

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anyway practically speaking everybody does much worse than this on a daily basis and it would be costly and almost impossible for anyone to identify and prosecute you

tight kelp
tropic edge
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Thank you so much brzrkr!!

tight kelp
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np

tropic edge
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from what I understand it should be allowed that I take pictures from the book(lets say 1 Kapitel) and make it available to other people for no commercial reasons. So I am in the clear

exotic barn
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If you go to libraries in Germany, there'd be a warning next to the scanner about what's legal and not.

tropic edge
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You're right! I completely forgot to check that sign while i was there. Thank you!

tropic edge
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I'm looking into it a bit more and it seems that I'm out of luck, I am not allowed to make such copies.

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the short of it is, I can photocopy these books (up to 75 percent, because they are still in print and are more than 25 pages) but only keep them for me. I cannot pass them on, even if there is no monetary gain.

glad current
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Anyone work at a supermarket in Germany? Or what is the hourly pay for them type of jobs? Gotta calculate how many hours I need to work to have enough money to cover stuff

hallow oyster
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By googling 'gehalt lidl verkäufer' I got

Min 12.5eur/h for lidl
11eur/h for rewe

From one article from this year
Nach den Ergebnissen der Studie verdienen Lidl-Mitarbeiter mit einem durchschnittlichen Jahresbruttogehalt von 41.780 Euro mehr als die Konkurrenz. Den zweiten Platz belegt Aldi knapp vor Rewe: Der Discounter zahlt 37.780 Euro, die Supermarkt-Kette zahlt mit 37.224 Euro im Jahr etwas weniger. Edeka schafft es mit einer Auszahlung von durchschnittlich 27.269 Euro nicht mehr auf das Treppchen. Am schwächsten schneidet Kaufland ab: Hier bekommen die Angestellten für ein Jahr Arbeit nur 26.777 Euro. Unklar ist bei den Zahlen, ob Bonusauszahlungen wie Urlaubsgeld und Weihnachtsgeld in die Analyse einfließen.
Zum Vergleich: Das durchschnittliche Jahresbruttogehalt von angehenden Bankkaufmännern- und -frauen direkt nach der Ausbildung liegt bei 38.084 Euro. (Quelle: Statista 2018, Paid Content). Laut Business Insider liegen alle fünf Einzelhändler unter dem durchschnittlichen Jahreseinkommen von 47.928 Euro in Deutschland
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.chip.de/news/Aldi-Edeka-Rewe-Kaufland-oder-Lidl-Ausgerechnet-ein-Discounter-zahlt-am-meisten-Gehalt_182694879.html%3Flayout=amp

All numbers are brutto, so you need this one to get the netto

https://www.brutto-netto-rechner.info/

If you're single and without kids, put Steuerklasse 1

Hope this helps
@glad current

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tight kelp
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Wtf rewe pays less? The bastards

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It's the more expensive of the two

dry ravine
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lol rewe are cunts

glad current
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I mean in the UK big supermarket Tesco was 9.10 an hour for me and another dif store 9.10 too and aldi in the UK was like 10.50 because u gotta scan a certain amount of items an hr

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And ty !!

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How do I write an application letter for a job Haha never had to back in England;-;

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It was online forms then an interview idk here

dry ravine
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damn that's easy no way

mild quiver
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i hate writing those things too so i simply don't

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just tailor your cv to match the german format and it should be sufficient, i believe

odd coyote
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hello, my flight to germany is after 2 weeks. should i get pcr test before? when i got my visa they gave me instructions paper but it has not cleared anything about corona test.

dry ravine
mild quiver
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i wouldnt consider anything engineering related as entry level lol

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that's a bit specialised

bold stump
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@dry ravine it's actually more important for junior positions to have a cover letter because the CV usually is kinda empty 😄

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but the bigger corps have web forms anyway and sometimes they ask for cover letter but only the CV is forwarded

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For engineering internships just write "yes/no matlab; yes/no simulink; yes/no solidworks; yes/no electronics; yes/no metal working" 😛

dry ravine
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i still have to write cover letters

bold stump
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yeah, i mean, for interns i would actually read the cover letter... so i would recommend to put some work into them.

glad current
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Mines just for a job at np markt

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They want like an application letter posted to them so I'm guessing like a cover letter of somesort

hexed anvil
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Hey, I have a question, would an American born citizen moving to Germany in hopes of becoming German, have to renounce their American citizenship when attempting to earn German citizenship?

exotic barn
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If you checked toytown, there are workarounds to keep both.

humble bough
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would be useful to actually post links to those workarounds rather than telling them to check toytown

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I've only heard of a few pretty limited exceptions to the rule that americans have to give up german citizenship, so any additional info on that from toytown would be news to me

olive summit
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both the US and Germany allow dual citizenship

tropic edge
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For real? as far as i know,(legally) that only works if you born in Germany or with parents who are citizens

vestal estuary
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hi all and sorry, can i ask this? is it easier to find a job though online job sites while im in my current country or i have to be in Germany first to look for a job there?

olive summit
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@tropic edge I know there are multiple ways to obtain German citizenship and one is by blood. An american friend of mine is currently going through this process so I doubt she will have to revoke her US citizenship at the end

humble bough
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unless there have been recent legislation changes, Germany only allows dual citizenship if you are born with it, if the other country is in the EU, or if the other country does not allow its citizens to get rid of their citizenship. I've heard that it might be possible to keep one's old citizenship if one can argue that they cannot afford to give up their old citizenship (relevant in the case of the US) but I don't know of anyone who has done that. I've also heard some people suggest just lying to the German government and telling them you'll renounce it and then never do it, but that's both probably not recommended and also certainly not within what's legal in Germany.

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Those of you claiming that there are workarounds or that it's simple to keep one's American citizenship when gaining German citizenship, please post literally anything to back that up and explain how this is done, both so that people here can benefit from that information (for instance, me, an American living here who would love the opportunity for dual citizenship) and so it's clear you're not disseminating demonstrably false information

amber perch
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i wonder if you have to renounce first before getting citizenship
or do you get it first and afterwards you are compelled to renounce your old citizenship

olive summit
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I'm not "disseminating demonstrably false information", one of her parents is of German origin (and nationality) which entitles her to dual citizenship--she just did not receive it at birth

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and yes sometimes exceptions can be made for hardship, but I assume that is for countries with despotic governments in which you could be punished for renouncing your citizenship. For instance, my uncle maintained his Iranian citizenship when becoming a German citizen.

tight kelp
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I knew one American who kept both

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So it can definitely be done

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It sounded like it wasn't a walk in the park though

tight kelp
humble bough
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it definitely doesn't happen automatically, 'cause you have to pay to renounce your citizenship (at least as an American) and the American government def doesn't automatically get rid of it if you get a foreign one

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I remember hearing that you have to sign something promising to get rid of your old citizenship but I'm not sure

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A guy in Democrats Abroad apparently kept his US citizenship when getting Spanish citizenship back in the day by telling them he'd get rid of it and never doing that, and he claims this would work here in Germany to younger Dems Abroad members, but I wager this is probably not a recommended course of action

small hatch
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Im sure Spain doesnt allow dual citizenship with the US

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Only with iberoamerican countries, andorra, portugal, equatorial guinea and maybe philippines

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Maybe its a thing for puerto ricans

dry ravine
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I feel it's better to keep an american citizenship tbh, just my own advice

small hatch
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For example, if a U.S. citizen acquires Spanish citizenship, Spain requires the person to renounce U.S. citizenship, but this is usually insufficient for the American to lose U.S. citizenship. In this scenario, Spain will view the person as solely a Spanish citizen, whereas the U.S. will still treat the individual as an American citizen. Practically, the individual will hold U.S. and Spanish dual citizenship.

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Maybe its similar in germany

dry ravine
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as i wish i could work in the US since they got a shitton of engineering jobs but no citizenship, no thank you

amber perch
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thanks

humble bough
exotic barn
vestal estuary
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hi all and sorry, can i ask this? is it easier to find a job though online job sites while im in my current country or i have to be in Germany first to look for a job there?

exotic barn
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Woah, deja vu.

amber perch
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are many music videos on youtube blocked in germany
or are they not blocked anymore

exotic barn
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You're talking about GEMA?

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Not anymore.

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Most popular songs have legal version on youtube now.

amber perch
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very nice
thanks

exotic barn
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You plan to move here or something?

amber perch
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yeah

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after i graduate in 2023

olive summit
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I just use a VPN whenever something is blocked

vivid anchor
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I'm from the USA, and I'm hoping to apply to Germany for university. I checked the DAAD and it says I need one more AP test in science, but a lot of the courses I have been taking are above the AP level of courses. Would that factor into the 4 required AP tests or would I have to take an AP test regardless?

humble bough
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what do you mean by "above the AP level"? What sorts of tests/paperwork/certification do you have of your performance in them?

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my instinct is that they'll require the AP test but if it's IB or something it's possible that wouldn't be the case

vivid anchor
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Well, currently in Math I'm taking Mutlivariable Calculus, and I will be taking other college-level math courses next semester and year. They're graded as regular high school courses, as in they show up on my transcript and I have received a letter grade and a teacher evaluation on them

humble bough
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how is it documented that they're college-level? Are you taking them at a university for high school credit? Or is it something else?

glad current
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Do employers not care what grades u got in school or what

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Like for a supermarket job

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Not or a high end one

humble bough
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in my experience they care very little even for jobs where it's more relevant lol

glad current
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Yeah bc when my bf transferred my CV and made it into a German one, like he didnt take the grades because he said they dont rly want a list of all ur subjects and grades

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Highschool in UK I took uh 10 subjects

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And got 10 grades

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Then a level /abitur equivalent? I took 4

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Well 4.5 since one grade is like half a course

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I'm like do they not wanna see all my good grades ;-;

vivid anchor
pastel terrace
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Is this text channel strictly for living in Germany or about studying at a Studienkolleg, cause I not sure where to ask question about that?

solemn bay
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Anything related to stuff like that.

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If you want to work, live, study, etc. in DACH.

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Or if you have a question about those ideas.

pastel terrace
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Not sure if they are actually any good though, I'm v passionate to learn German

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If anyone did courses in Germany in a Studienkolleg or even in their home country that they think really helped them improve their German I'd love to know

olive summit
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@vivid anchor uni-assist is another good website to check your qualifications since many German unis use it as a portal for their international applicants

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ngl 500+ euros is pretty insane for a simple German course, but since it's a Studienkolleg and might give you a certificate it could be worth it

glad current
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what level does that course get u to?

pastel terrace
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Supposedly it does one level in a month if I understood correctly

glad current
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my 0 to b1 is 195 a month, its around uh 10 months

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but u need c1 for uni i believe

olive summit
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well heres some perspective, a typical semesterfee for an actual uni is around 300 euros

pastel terrace
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I'm at A2 roughly at least according to a Goethe Institut from the level my school in our country teaches it

olive summit
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500+ euros just for a month of courses is more than rent for lots of single rooms tbh

pastel terrace
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Well said but it is meant to be an intensive course which I thought was why the ramped up fees

olive summit
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imo only take this if you need it to fulfill a missing requirement that a uni needs

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that's the point of a Studienkolleg

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like a program you're applying to requires B2 or what have you

pastel terrace
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Ah okay I understand

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I currently doing college in my country but its more so for my 3rd year abroad is what I'm concerned about

olive summit
#

There are better (and cheaper) ways to improve your German imo

glad current
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whats the dif from a1 to a2

olive summit
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Usually when someone does a Studienkolleg it's to get the proper math, science, etc. qualifications they didnt achieve in high school

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This is especially common for Americans because our diplomas arent equal to Abiturs

pastel terrace
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I understand a Studienkolleg is directed for that sort, but I'm unsure as to what's a better method of learning in a short period (like over the summer of next year)

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I live in Europe too btw

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Since next Summer is my best shot at getting up to speed

olive summit
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Oh you're in Europe but not Germany?

pastel terrace
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I live in Ireland yes

olive summit
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Well I think it's good to keep up daily self study, once you get there a lot of stuff comes naturally (that's how it worked for me)

pastel terrace
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Ah that's fair enough, yeah I'm being persistent with daily German just not sure if I'll be up to speed

olive summit
#

intensive courses can be good but a lot of what's taught you can also learn on your own

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then there are the various intricacies that you pickup once you get there

pastel terrace
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That is v fair, I can only imagine tho that in Germany it'd be picked up much quicker given full immersion

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Or at least as much immersion as you can have

olive summit
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Yeah that is true, so you're doing a program abroad or something?

pastel terrace
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Well my course allows for 3rd year to be spent abroad or a project, obv abroad and Germany is where I'd love to go

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From the colleges I looked at, I require a B2

exotic barn
#

I see. What's your level now?

pastel terrace
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Uhh I never got officially tested but A2 pretty sure

exotic barn
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How long do you have?

olive summit
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oh so it's an exchange program but it requires a certain German level

pastel terrace
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Yes and I have until the end of the upcoming Summer to be at that level

exotic barn
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Well.

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That sounds difficult to do on top of your study/other courses.

pastel terrace
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B2 afaik is quite high so that's my concern yeah

olive summit
#

there are no other programs which dont have such a high requirement?

pastel terrace
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Not for my course sadly

exotic barn
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Can't you just take English courses? Like from the master programs.

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In Germany I mean.

pastel terrace
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The universities my university partnered with only allow for it to be in German

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I checked to see if any English courses but all in German

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It is primarily taken by the language students but I wanna go to Germany so

olive summit
#

You can't seek out other programs and ask your uni if they satisfy similar 3rd year requirements? My uni allows that sometimes.

exotic barn
#

What do you study?

pastel terrace
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Computer Science and I could try but I doubt I'd get much luck

exotic barn
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Interesting.

pastel terrace
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There is a computer science with language option but I didn't take that since it has less comp sci related modules and I know I can learn German myself and don't need it integrated into my degree

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As a degree I meant

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Here I am tho lol

exotic barn
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What are the options? The unis in Germany I mean.

olive summit
#

might just be worth asking: "I'm not a language student but still would like to study in Germany, I dont have the time to get my German to b2 for the programs the uni is partnered with"

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or something like that lol

exotic barn
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^

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Was going to say the same thing.

olive summit
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in the US at least study abroad is pretty flexible but even here STEM students have a tough time fitting it into their degree plan

pastel terrace
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There's a lott of unis in Germany it is partnered with but the one I'd love to go to is Technical University of Munich given its great for comp sci and tech related degrees plus Munich seems really nice. Hm that is fair yeah I'll have to try but the uni will most likely just tell me to go to another country instead if I wanna pursue, I had a friend who finished degree and he couldn't go to the country he wanted to given he didn't have the language requirement

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It's kind of a joke of a system imo

exotic barn
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I mean I'm pretty sure TUM offers a lot of Informatik courses in English.

pastel terrace
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I think so too, they just only allow for it to be taken auf Deutsch

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Its seen as improving another language

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rather than the experience itself

olive summit
#

B2 is pretty lofty especially for people who have never been there or arent even language students

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well with all this new info I'd say the intensive course is probably a good option but I'm afraid you'll be rushing to meet a deadline and it could interfere with your degree

pastel terrace
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Yeah I can understand that, hence I have thought about a Studienkolleg

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Well thats a shame but yeah the uni doesnt really allow for flexibility unforunately

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Would a Studienkolleg be best bet of that option or is there a better type of course?

olive summit
#

Well I know it can be difficult with the current situation but in person is always preferable for language courses

pastel terrace
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My course only requires a B2 and not a W-course or whatever they call it in a Studienkolleg for Science

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Hm that's fair yeah I really don't wanna touch an online format for a course

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I can afford to for a course in Germany provided I work from here until then so that's not a major problem just what is a concern is finding a course that is worth it

olive summit
#

Perhaps the language department or some of the students taking German at your school have some advice

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Because im really only familiar with what I've taken and it's nowhere near Düsseldorf or München

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and the US system differs greatly ofc

pastel terrace
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Yeah I'll give that a shot, did you take any course in Germany or have you learnt from the US?

olive summit
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I took a few courses in the US and did alright but they weren't intensive or anything. I had a decent foundation but a lot was learned once I arrived there. My program itself was mostly in English but gave us the option to take some courses entirely in German.

pastel terrace
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"there" as in Germany?

olive summit
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It was an exchange program but heavily catered to Americans

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Yeah

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so no language requirement just highly advised I guess lmao, since some people didnt know any german coming into it

pastel terrace
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Ah damn yeah I'd really love to visit Germany and I don't wanna let my language level be a barrier especially since I do wanna learn it and it is possible, just quite expensive. lmao well at least you benefited from it

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Do you know your German level?

olive summit
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probably B1, I've never taken the test since no programs I've taken required it. I work with farmers now so lofty German isnt exactly expected.

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Yeah it really is a shame it appears your uni is restricting your options severely, definitely worth consulting them about other possibilities though

pastel terrace
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Hm that's fair yeah, I'll have to do that. It's quite awkward for sure. Would you say a Studienkolleg is the fastest method of learning however?

olive summit
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I've never taken one but if it only lasts a month and brands itself as "intensive" then probably

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for what you need to learn at least

pastel terrace
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I've about 4 months over summer and can take it then

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And in meantime I'll be practicing my German

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From A2

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and need to get to B2

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9 months at home learning and 4 months (if necessary) in Germany at a Studienkolleg

olive summit
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I think it's entirely possible, just don't let it comprimise your degree

exotic barn
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^

pastel terrace
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That's true, thank you both v much! I appreciate the help!

olive summit
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Yeah np here to help

exotic barn
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Studienkolleg?

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Aren't you in uni?

pastel terrace
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I am

olive summit
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Also I know this isnt what you want but you could wait until after you graduate and do your masters in Germany, since most masters program are in english

exotic barn
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Or you know just get a job.

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In Germany.

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Why waste time doing masters.

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And no, most masters are not in English.

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Even for CS.

pastel terrace
olive summit
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Well theres certainly a larger selection than Bachelors

exotic barn
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So you're considering to study German in Germany? In that Studienkolleg or some VHS or some language school?

pastel terrace
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Yes

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I feel like its my best shot at getting up to the level of German I need

exotic barn
#

How about your courses?

pastel terrace
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But then again that's why I'm here

exotic barn
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Just take a leave?

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I mean at your CS program.

pastel terrace
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Like a year off college?

exotic barn
#

I mean that Studienkolleg is a language course in Germany, right?

pastel terrace
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Yes

exotic barn
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So you can't be doing both your uni in Ireland and this at the same time.

pastel terrace
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It can be done over a summer tho afaik

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Which is what I planned on doing

exotic barn
#

Enough to shoot to B2?

pastel terrace
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I was hoping so, I have from now until then to improve from A2 to be able to hit B2 after

tropic edge
#

you can definitely make it up to b2 before summer

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thats like what 6 months from now?

pastel terrace
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Yes, I need to have until end of Summer

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So after Summer I need to be B2

tropic edge
#

that's quite an easy goal

pastel terrace
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It is? That sounds quite difficult

tropic edge
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naah, not at all

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b1 and b2 are done comfortably in 8 months

pastel terrace
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Mind I ask what level you are right now? And damn

tropic edge
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b2-c1

pastel terrace
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Ah fair enough then

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So no need for Studienkolleg you reckon?

exotic barn
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But he has his university too.

pastel terrace
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I do yeah

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Fulltime student(it is online for this whole year however)

tropic edge
#

i scored for c1 after 9 months of intensive learning( with a little too much lollygagging ), and I started from scratch

pastel terrace
#

Damn, that's impressive

tropic edge
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if you get a teacher recommendation at said nice school, you could make leaps and bounds for the summer you spend in Germany

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like as in, someone recommends a nice teacher to you

pastel terrace
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Attending two courses at once would be quite difficult from here until the end of the year

exotic barn
#

How can you show your B2 qualifications? A test or just finishing a course like the ones in language school?

pastel terrace
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Do you mean attending a whole language school?

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I can do a Goethe test which is the idea

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Once I return from college

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from the course*

tropic edge
#

it is very doable

exotic barn
#

One thing I'm a bit confused about. I though you EU guys have Erasmus program for exchange.

pastel terrace
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We do yes

tropic edge
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B2 is an exam, that one can prepare for beforehand. You got this chief!

exotic barn
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Because the way you described it to me this exchange program you're interested in are for language majors.

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It's weird they don't have more normal program for CS students.

pastel terrace
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Ay I appreciate it! Well see it isn't for language majors just usually only done by language majors or people who are good at a language

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It is

pastel terrace
tropic edge
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I attended a language school in Germany

pastel terrace
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Were you there for the whole 9 months?

tropic edge
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yeah, basically

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i took 8 months of class, and one month spent preparing for the TestDaF

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went from a1.2 to b2.2 in those 8 months

pastel terrace
#

I'll be in Germany likely at a B1.1 or B1.2 level and need to have my B2 in 4 months, that should be fine yes? I'm currently living in an English speaking country

tropic edge
#

I mean you could take a look at the tests now and have a crack at it. I mean, I could go on and on about test prep and language learning but the short of it is this: You definitely can make it! For the test, at the very least. But your actual language ability, that is really the one that only time can amend.

pastel terrace
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That is fair, thank you! I'll just have to crack away at it for the test

exotic barn
#

Why do you want to spend a year in Germany?

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At uni.

pastel terrace
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Well my 3rd year offers a project or a year abroad

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I love German and always wanted to visit Germany and learn the language so

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Decided I'll spend a year there for my 3rd year

exotic barn
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I mean it seems applying for a summer internship in Germany seems like it'll be less stressful.

pastel terrace
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True but I'm not sure if I'll have the language up to scratch

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Or that I'll even land a job

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In Ireland at least its almost impossible to grab a job

exotic barn
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Alright, good luck.

pastel terrace
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Thank you!

exotic barn
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If you don't care about quality, the cheapest option for a summer language course would most likely be a VHS in some cheap city.

pastel terrace
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Quality of learning or quality of where I live

exotic barn
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Because the other guy above recommended you to find a good language school.

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Quality of teaching.

pastel terrace
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Would leaning at language school in Ireland be pretty bad?

tropic edge
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i mean, i studied in a really cheap school that turned out to be great up until b2. I paid 215 per 4 weeks, 4 days a week and 3 hours per day.

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It's a mixed bag with teachers, some are great and some aren't. But you could always learn if you ask the right questions, I guess.

pastel terrace
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Hm that's fair, I just am currently in uni as a fulltime student so can't go to another country except for during Summer

exotic barn
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Just try everything.

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Google around, there are probably some summer school option in Germany too.

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Or research internships and such.

pastel terrace
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Thank you! I'll just look into it all yeah

static lark
#

Hey Leute, gilt noch die Regel, dass man nicht über Corona reden darf? Hätte nämlich ein Paar fragen zur Situation und Leben in Deutschland

olive summit
#

Normalerweise ist es in diesem Kanal erlaubt. Wir haben über Tests gesprochen.

dry ravine
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i havent realized how bad kfc is here

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until i saw their bucket offers

exotic barn
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where

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( German KFC is the best KFC spicy_meatball )

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pitchfork_but_its_a_regular_fork ilikecars pitchfork_but_its_a_regular_fork
I'm prepared to fight for that opinion

dry ravine
#

bro

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comapred to my home it's horrible

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i cant buy proper buckets, they're all a mix of wings crisps bites and whatnot

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i just want 9 chicken pieces for me and my friend, how hard can that be

olive summit
#

McDonald's kinda better in the US too but the German ones gave away free socks once

exotic barn
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The only good thing from German KFC is Hot Wings Tuesday.

humble bough
#

I've never been to KFC here, haven't noticed any major difference in quality between McDonalds in the US and here. Norwegian McDonalds has garlic sauce though and I'm mad German McDonalds doesn't

dry arch
#

Egal in welchem Land ich bin vermeide ich meistens immer McDonald’s acid_do_mathematics

exotic barn
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I just avoid eating out in general in Germany.

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Food is not very good. Or more correctly, the ones I can afford are not that good.

icy mist
#

i love falafel

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falafel always good

sullen robin
#

@waxen spire please continue the conversation here.

waxen spire
#

Sure

sullen robin
royal lagoon
#

Wie geht's euch

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Ich bin ein Flüchtling aus Kurdistan

sullen robin
#

That''s probably what you want. You can probably go in and ask them about it.

royal lagoon
#

Und habe deutsch in 30jahren gelernt

icy mist
#

is your knowledge completely 0? can you at least say the numbers and alphabet and colours? @waxen spire this is like a1 + learning to introduce yourself and your hobbies

royal lagoon
#

@cosmic pagoda i just want to teach german :(

waxen spire
#

It doesnt take too long to study those also

royal lagoon
#

@lavish cave sag mal ich will nur beibringen

icy mist
#

they will do a placement test at the VHS usually, to see what course to put you in. this is called ein Einstufungstest

waxen spire
icy mist
#

i doubt any courses will start in December though, maybe after the Christmas break in January

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Integration classes are usually like a year long and go to b1 and include a citizenship test

waxen spire
waxen spire
waxen spire
icy mist
#

Sprache > Deutsch als Fremdsprache > Kurse maybe

waxen spire
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The website is a bit complicated

icy mist
#

if you're okay privacy wise you can send me the link and i can try to help

waxen spire
#

I clicked Deutsch für die Hochschule but

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Okey Im sending it

glad current
#

Falafel so dryyy

exotic barn
#

Why Münster?

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There are probably cheaper cities.

hallow oyster
mossy jacinth
#

Anyone who took the DSD2 exam this year?

pastel terrace
spring veldt
#

Ich hab ein Zimmer in Deutschland ab 1.12 fürs Studium gebucht (hab dem Vermieter meinen Reisepass (ohne Reisepassnummer) und Unterschrift geschickt) aber wegen des Lockdowns kann ich nicht kommen. Jetzt sagt er dass ich die Miete für Dezember bezahlen muss oder ich bekomme keine Mietschuldenfreiheit. Ist das schlecht für meine Zukunft? Wird mein Personalausweis irgendwie "schlecht markiert"? Ich muss vielleicht später im Semester nach Deutschland kommen aber jetzt nicht.

icy mist
#

du hast einen Mietvertrag unterschrieben, oder? aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach bist du verpflichtet, die Miete sowieso zu bezahlen, auch wenn du nicht in Deutschland bist

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war das Zimmer nur für Dezember gebucht oder was?

spring veldt
#

Für ein Jahr aber er hat einen neuen Mieter ab Januar gefunden und will Zahlung für Dezember haben

icy mist
#

es kommt darauf an, was genau du unterschrieben hast, denke ich

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im schlimmsten Fall könnte er ein Inkassobüro oder einen Anwalt beauftragen

humble bough
#

Wenn du niemals nach Deutschland kommen würdest, könntest du vielleicht es ignorieren, weil es wahrscheinlich zu schwerig für ihn wäre, die Mietzahlungen von Ausland eintreiben. Wenn das der Fall wäre, würde ich dir empfehlen, ihn nicht zu bezahlen. Aber wenn du vielleicht später nach Deutschland kommst, könnte er es dir schwer machen. Ich glaube, est ist am besten, ihn zu bezahlen oder einen Anwalt zu finden, der den Mietvertrag überprüfen kann.

exotic barn
amber perch
exotic barn
#

yesss that would be amazing

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Not the same thing, but theres a "wohnen für Hilfe" thing where students can live with some senior citizens at their home and help them out and live really cheap or rent-free

wraith hazel
#

Does that crown have a function in the government or is it only aesthetical? (I hope my question fits into the channel)

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olive summit
#

probably just for the states which were historically monarchies, never seen it for NRW or Niedersachsen

bold stump
#

@wraith hazel these are Volkskronen and have no relation to government function.

wraith hazel
#

I see, thank you both

nova creek
#

hello i have a question , it's about DHL

glad current
#

Then ask

nova creek
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Does someone know how much does the L Box in DHL coast? I don't have one myself and i want to buy it directly there

exotic barn
#

Doesn't the website list the price?

nova creek
#

only how much the sending coast but not plus the Box

exotic barn
#

This one?

young iron
#

Is there anyone using the Deutsche Bank studentenkonto here?

mild quiver
#

how do I cancel a wifi contract? can it be done by email or must it be done via writing like most things in germany? for reference it's with unitymedia and I'm just doing it before the contract renews

olive summit
#

probably just by calling the customer service line, you might have to sign something however

bold crag
#

I just recently canceled my sperrkonto with deutsche bank.

young iron
#

What was your experience like with Deutsche Bank? @bold crag

hidden briar
mild quiver
#

frickin germans and their letters

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😠

odd coyote
#

im going to study language for like 8 months before i start my postgraduate program. can i do praktikum during language studies?

exotic barn
#

What do you mean with Praktikum? Internships? Or part-time?
Doesn't language-learning visa/residence permit has regulations about the hours of language class you need to do per week/month?

olive summit
#

If its unpaid it's not really an issue

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I'm sure it can vary based on the employer though, I'm working on a farm to prepare for my Ausbildung next year since no spots were left this year

exotic barn
#

Actually the other way around is probably easier. Get an internship in Germany. Get your visa/permit based on that. Then enroll in the local language school.

olive summit
#

keep in mind a praktikum visa only lasts the duration of the praktikum

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also I'm technically on a whole different Visa, rn my boss is trying to figure out if I'd be considered part time

odd coyote
#

I have a visa which says conditional admission in a university

exotic barn
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Wait you're in Germany?

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Then just ask the ABH.

odd coyote
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Not yet, but my flight is in a few days.

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What’s the ABH? So I know what to google

exotic barn
#

Ausländerbehörde.

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The foreigner/immgration office.

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I guess your master program has a language requirement. So you probably are enrolled in some language class, perhaps to pass the DSH.

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In that case, I'd guess you don't have a language learning visa, but a normal student one that will allow you some part-time.

odd coyote
#

Ah yes like Ausländeramt. Ye it’s a student visa

olive summit
#

well you can work on a student visa anyway, but typically only part time

odd coyote
#

Internship counts as part time?

timber kraken
#

Study Group 3

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Kommen sie mit uns sprechen

rapid pumice
#

Where do you guys think one could apply for a job in München with excellent English skills,A2/B1 Deutschand and average IT skills + a lot of more experience in technical stuff?

olive summit
#

@odd coyote my boss is gonna call the Ausländerbehörde and ask, I'll let you know what he says.

odd coyote
#

Danke schön

olive summit
#

could be actually based on how much you work or maybe all internships are considered part time, I'm not sure. Internships typically have no contract if theres no pay like with mine and you can end it at any time so it's hard to categorize.

random thunder
#

guys is there anyone here who did computer science in university
or also anyone who went to eth zurich
i would appreciate talking to anyone who did one of those since i really am short on time and need some first hand info about things like grades i should get and stuff
i would appreciate the help thank you

grand patio
# random thunder guys is there anyone here who did computer science in university or also anyone ...

You're greatly limiting the amount of people that will think that they are able to answer. I might be wrong, but in my experience the stuff you plan to ask can be answered by many more people than only those studying computer science or at ETH Zurich.

Besides, if you just asked and specified, someone could answer without having to tell where they study and also without having to commit to it with a 'here'.
So my suggestion is that you ask your question and just include your plans of Zurich and computer science.

exotic barn
exotic barn
exotic barn
#

Imo, it's always best to ask the ABH, rather than secondhand info from online strangers.

olive summit
#

when I had a student visa it was max 40 hours every 2 weeks I believe, but as he said the ABH has a definitive answer

random thunder
exotic barn
#

As far as I understand, doesn't ETH basically admit everyone?

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Then kick them out when they don't do well in the big exam.

odd coyote
#

Thanks, I’ll ask when I get to Germany

tropic edge
#

depending on the type of visa you'll get

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(3) The temporary residence permit entitles the holder to take up employment totalling no more than 120 days or 240 half-days per year, and to take up a student job. This does not apply in the first year of residence during a stay for the purpose of preparatory measures for a course of study, except during holidays.

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Section 16b
Further education

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This is in reply to @odd coyote

olive summit
#

For Turkish citizens a maximum of 28.80 euros
bruh I'm turkish now

tropic edge
#

cries in 100€

olive summit
#

think it was 50 for me

tropic edge
#

really? I probably paid 93, they seem to have hiked it up

olive summit
#

well for my student visa it was actually around 100 iirc, but the latest one I got which was only for student applicants was half that

tropic edge
#

i mean im probably misremembering how much i paid

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was too long ago

olive summit
#

yeah same lol, in any case I wish i could get a discount based on my nationality

odd coyote
#

Oh nvm it’s the Berlin branch

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Thanks for the information

tropic edge
#

No problemo

verbal linden
#

no

#

depends on who u meet ig

tight kelp
#

no people are pretty accepting in general

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of course, cunts exist, as everywhere, but they're not the norm

exotic barn
#

Even if you can afford it, getting a therapist or a psychiatrist appointment will probably take months to a year.

#

I'm sorry to say that.

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And even if you get one, therapy and medication take time to work their job.

#

And it's not like if you have public insurance, these will be automatically covered. There are some rules about it. Not very straightforward ones.

#

I was going to suggest the counseling service the Studentenwerk/university usually offers.

#

But I guess you're not qualified for that.

#

Btw don't self-diagnose yourself with ADHD.

#

Have you considered talking to a doctor/shrink from your home country? Through skype or similar software.

#

Just curious, have you contacted your local psychiatrist?

#

Some of them usually has a disclaimer that their service is not covered by the public insurance.

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The ones that work with the public insurance fall under Kassenärztliche Vereinigung.

mild quiver
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in the case of arbeitslosengeld, will the time i've spent unemployed be compensated even /after/ i've found a new job? have a weird situation where i was unemployed from the 22nd to today. during this i applied for arbeitslosengeld but it was delayed due to my old job not sending in the arbeitsbescheinigung and the agentur für arbeit told me they have a time limit of 3 weeks to send it in before they can complain on my behalf with legal action. so due to no fault of my own i had to wait until the deadline (the 13th of this month) without being paid the money but have found and begin my new job right before the deadline

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will obviously give them a ring regardless, but i still have to wait until the 13th before the official three weeks time is up

exotic barn
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Perhaps ask toytown or /r/Finanzen ?

olive summit
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chiropractor checkups covered under TK?

tight kelp
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they do cover some alternative medicine but i don't know about chiropractics specifically

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It's probably easy to find out on their website

olive summit
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alright thanks I'll take a look

exotic barn
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Ask TK.

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They'll answer.

bold stump
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Hope you are doing alright mate. Are you with the TU Kaiserslautern? Most german universities offer services that will help you out with mental health issues 🙂

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Just call them up. Even if they are not technically allowed to help you, they'll still give you some support and can probably direct you to the best place for support 🙂

humble bough
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the "if you can afford it" is of course the catch there though

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finding a therapist with an open spot can also be a bit of a struggle, but I got quite lucky with that

alpine dock
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This is about job in Germany posted by German company for English speakers but 3/1/2021 is Sunday while 1/3/2021 is Monday. I'm confused about the date format and as it makes huge difference for me I'm asking for clarificaiton

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alpine dock
exotic barn
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Good luck.

humble bough
icy mist
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i don't think that's odd

humble bough
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it's not impossible but I haven't usually seen postings go up that far in advance when I've looked

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England and other English-speaking countries use DMY like Germany, so if they wrote the ad with the date in MDY it'd be targeting Americans specifically which seems a bit odd

dry ravine
humble bough
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maybe it's different for internships

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I've mostly applied to like job jobs so it's possible there are different trends between those

hidden briar
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With long Kündingungsfristen (often at 3 months), it's common for anything but low qualification jobs to be advertised up to 6 months in advance

icy mist
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that's what i was thinking, it takes 3 months just to leave a job. 3 months to apply in advance seems reasonable

humble bough
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Most of the unbefristet stuff I've seen listed has had a very "start as soon as possible" mindset so 3 months in advance seemed weird; maybe it's an industry thing though

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I've been mostly applying to tech stuff so maybe things just move faster for them

exotic barn
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How to find the radio stations available to you?

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For example, I can find the list of radio stations and their frequencies that are available in my state.

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But there are several of them for each frequency. What determines which one I get?

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In Germany.

exotic barn
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Never mind. Found some old list of available stations in my city.

alpine dock
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For anybody interested, it was March and I passed first round, did very good in 2nd but waiting for answer

exotic barn
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I see. Good luck.

exotic barn
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Any good DRM-free ebook store in Germany? Or elsewhere for German ebooks.

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buecher.de's books usually says they are ohne Kopierschutz

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Even for popular titles. Kinda weird.

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Because thalia.de, etc. list the same books with "family sharing" for the same price.

glad current
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My teacher said were still in till friday :s

dusk phoenix
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Hi I wanna study bachelor in Germany as a conditional admission. Is there any chance for me to be a student in Germany. I barely know German but I could improve my German level if I would be accepted. I really need your help

tropic edge
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where are you currently studying/going to school?

robust hazel
tight kelp
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Never heard of a uni requiring A1

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It's either B2 or C1, rarely something one step higher or lower. Bachelors are usually taught in German

icy mist
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ive seen a few accept b1 for the studienkolleg, but for actual study it's b2 or c1. trying to study and not knowing german well would be hell

glad current
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What about ausbildung

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Do they accept b1?

icy mist
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depends on which i think

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im not sure if most Ausbildung have a formal way of recognising language certificates or rules surrounding them

tight kelp
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I think by most they'd simply judge from your application and interview

olive summit
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and obv if the program is in English there is no German requirement

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There are no formal language requirements for an Ausbildung but they expect you to have a good grasp of the language otherwise you wouldn't be able to function

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Well that's not entirely true since the local Kammer sets the requirements, so it can vary depending on the field. I know stuff like Baker and Farmer have no language requirement.

glad current
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Ahh okay

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Since after getting b1 I wanna maybe start an ausbildung

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But idk hwich

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Which

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Or work to pay to learn b2

olive summit
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Just keep in mind the Ausbildungsjahr begins at various times depending on the field, for Landwirt (farmer) its 1. Aug for example.

glad current
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Yee I'm finished with b1 in June:D then maybe b2 or work a bit while I find an ausbildung

icy mist
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i got to b1 and i felt i still couldn't speak well so then i did b2 and c1 and still feel like i can't speak well

olive summit
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sometimes I conduct a conversation nearly perfectly and other times I struggle I think it's very much a context and setting thing

icy mist
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some things i lack the vocabulary for. like the other day i got into an argument about abortion with someone and i didn't know any of the words i wanted to use

dry ravine
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just my advice as someone doing an exchange semester with a B2, you should not go to germany to study in german without a C1

icy mist
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@dry ravine are you having problems understanding people day to day or is it only with your studies that you're having issues?

dry ravine
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just studies

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day to day even B1 is sufficient

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but studying, you definitely need C1

glad current
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Im a1 rn how long would it take me to get to b2 I finish my course to b1 in June

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My course is 5 days a week thing for 5h so not just here n there

tight kelp
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I don't think anyone can give you a precise time

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But that sounds intensive so it should be relatively fast

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You'd best ask at your course, they probably have some expectations on how long it would take. Whether you can trust what they say depends, of course, but it'd be even worse here

glad current
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Yeah my course teaches up to b1 but I can also take another course after they said to get to b2

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But didnt say how long or how much it would cost

icy mist
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they start getting more expensive after b1 i think from my experience

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i think some new rules were passed this week that raised the requirements of people teaching german as second language in language schools, idk, my teacher was telling me this

glad current
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Yeah only a few people only got to do German in my high school like

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U had to be picked to take german

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U couldnt pick it yourself

haughty oyster
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Hi, is there anyone studies law in Germany?

exotic barn
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Hi I'm an international student in Germany from a non-EU nation and have an "Aufenthaltstitel" for my studies. However, I recently acquired EU citizenship and now I'm not sure what to do with my Aufenthaltstitel. Should I return it to the local Bürgeramt? Or do I need to apply for a new one?

exotic barn
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Ask the ABH?

exotic barn
exotic barn
exotic barn
icy mist
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Ausländersbehörde @exotic barn

glad current
exotic barn
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I honestly forgot what I wanted to say lol.

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Do you plan to take a test like testdaf or something?

glad current
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Well I learn it at a school in Germany

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Even though were in lockdown apparently I still have to go I didnt because I live with someone at super high risk lmao and apparently its voluntary from the gov

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Or chancellor idk what it is here

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And we take a test at the Rathaus after a2 and b1 and get a certificate

exotic barn
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Interesting.

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Some kind of integration course?

glad current
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Yee it is

exotic barn
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I thought you're preparing for DSH or some language requirements for university.

glad current
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Ahh kinda but they require c1 so maybe I'd take to b2 and see anywhere else that offers c1 or start an ausbildung if b1 or b2 is good

exotic barn
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I see. Now I kinda understand your original question.

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Because integration course probably only teaches you until B1.

raven parcel
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In einer gleichen Wohnung

jaunty oasis
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was ist @raven parcel ?

exotic barn
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.

crisp aurora
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ich bin ein Österreichische Post Mitarbeiter

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wir sind zuverlässig

stable nymph
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Can anyone from Switzerland help me out? Looking to do a snack exchange with a friend of mine and was wanting to check availability of certain items so I can send unique items, please DM me if you can help!

exotic barn
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Some threads on /r/Germany too. With the usual /r/Germany's friendly responses.

tight kelp
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had trouble with my id too. And I'm a EU citizen. Postident is shit

dusk phoenix
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Hi I wanna ask you a question. I wanna study bachelor in Germany and I know I need to have 10.000 € for blocked account. I wanna know that will I have to pay the whole money or can I pay the money by months. I would be happy if you could reply this. Have a good day

exotic barn
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Unfortunately it should be the whole thing at once.

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It's a bit more flexible here after you've arrived.

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Like you can use part-time contract to offset the requirement etc.

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But ask your local German embassy.

dusk phoenix
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Ok thx

bold stump
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Just to be sure, you mean the Finanzierungsnachweis, right? You don't have to "pay" that, you just have to proof that you have that amount on one account of yours so you can reasonably sustain yourself while studying in germany 😉

bold crag
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yes

rapid spire
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Anyone preparing here for the Aufnahme Test des Studienkollegs?

exotic barn
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The change.org's petition claimed the issue has been solved. But that was not my experience. And arguing with grumpy Post office/Postbank employee was not fun.

small hatch
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Does anyone know if the european diploma supplement is recognised by german universities instead of a certified translation?

glad current
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Is there such thing in Germany like a free pads to uni? In the UK we can take a step up to uni course at some unis which gives u the skills etc to go to uni if u didnt get the grades, apparently theres a similar one like if you havent done the abitur you can get a "half abitur" which can let you go to uni (heard from someone else)

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Not asking for myself (I have equiveltny grades)

exotic barn
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There's a Studienkolleg but afaik it's just for international students

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Not sure

olive summit
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in NRW is it illegal for an internship in the public service to be paid?

tropic edge
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Anyone know what days in the next two week are holidays, where the shops wouldn't open?

dry ravine
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tomorrow you should buy food for the next 4 days

tropic edge
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Fantastic! Thanks! I'll probably do the shopping today to avoid tomorrow's rush

gusty kernel
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Kann jemand mir damit helfen?

tropic edge
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861 euro pro Monat

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Also insgesamt 10332 euro pro Jahr

tropic edge
bold crag
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Aber Semesterbeitrag ist nur 300 je 6 Monate (obwohl es auch vom Bundesland abhängt)

gusty kernel
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@tropic edge ist 861 pro monat für die ernährung etc oder müssen wir es zur uni zahlen?

gusty kernel
dry ravine
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ernährung und leben

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Miete, Lebensmittel, usw.

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normalerweise bezahlt man 300 euro pro Semester oder so

gusty kernel
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Ja wie ich gedacht habe , danke @dry ravine @bold crag @tropic edge

dry ravine
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300 euro ist oft mit einem Semesterticket

bold crag
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Ja was wirklich praktisch ist

dry ravine
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z.B. Niedersachsen oder NRW

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und auch die Uni Bibliothek

tropic edge
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Ja ok ich hab die Frage nicht ganz verstanden aber ja, Semesterbeitrag ist alle 6 Monate und ungefähr 300 Euro inklusive Semesterticket

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Es gibt aber einige Fachhochschule wo man zusätzlicher Kosten bezahlen sollte

dry ravine
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ja und Baden-Württemberg

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ich denke

olive swift
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Wo lebt man für diese 300 Euro?

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Also bezahlt man 300 Euro pro Semester für das Studenheim?

dry ravine
olive swift
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Und wie viel für das Studenheim?

dry ravine
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idk

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depends on city

gusty kernel
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Egal kann auch in wg

dry ravine
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250-500 pro Monat

olive swift
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Hast du verstanden, Thomas?

gusty kernel
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Du hast über semesterzahlung gesprochen

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Nicht leben insgesamt

olive swift
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Ich?

dry ravine
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ok so man braucht 861 Euro pro Monat in einem Sperrkonto

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das ist fürs Leben

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man bezahlt 300 Euro pro Semester an die Uni für ein Semesterticket und Immatrikulation (enrollment)

gusty kernel
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Ja

high sorrel
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hm your name was white for some reason

olive swift
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Was

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Ich bin immer noch hier

high sorrel
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Dein Name war weiß, deswegen habe ich gedacht, hast du den Server verlassen

olive swift
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Ich denke es war ein Internet Fehler bei dir

high sorrel
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Ja denke auch

undone wave
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Kann mir jmd helfen?

olive summit
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einfach fragen

glad current
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Is it hard to find an English speaking therapist in like the hannover/celle region? And would that be covered by private insurance? (For when I get my KK sorted)

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Like the ones who can diagnose u with mental disorders? And treat u

olive summit
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in my experience most medical professionals have a pretty good command of english, i've visited Celle but not familiar with the practices there

hazy saffron
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Hey! Does anyone have experience with filling the long term visa application form for Germany?

storm bramble
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bachelor in Germany is hard?

hallow oyster
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@glad current coverage might depend on the insurance, so before taking it, be sure that it really covers what you need

Also, be aware that private insurances won't take you if you have some preexisting conditions
Or maybe there's possibility, but without coverage for preexisting conditions
If you're not eligible for public insurance for some reason, then private ones have to take you under 'basis Tarif', but what exactly is covered then, I have no clue

I don't know the terms eg if mental health issues are considered, cancer and diabetes are most common that I've seen when I was looking to figure out the system

Public insurance doesn't have such limit

I don't know how diagnosis works, eg if only psychiatrist can do it, if you need some official documents about the diagnosis for example

Therapists can diagnose a bunch (if you need it for yourself), depending on their expertise, or they can forward you to someone else

I know that for prescribing medication psychiatrist is needed
(later your GP can issue medication, but most GPs from what I've heard won't give you meds without you getting them first from psychiatrist)

Public insurance does cover therapy, I don't know how many sessions though (I believe it's 'until you don't need therapy anymore')
In Berlin, finding English speaking therapist who has free spots for public insurance is close to impossible, from what people said
Finding a spot with german speaking therapist that works with public insurance is also tricky, because they're full and waiting periods are long (could be months)

I don't know how is the situation with private insured patients, if those queues are shorter

But therapists are almost fully booked

I went paying out of the pocket, for both psychiatrist and therapist, and meds are covered by my public insurance
I can't have private insurance (nor that supplemental one) because of preexisting condition

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If therapy is needed, maybe good route would be to first find a therapist that has free spot and then see which insurances they work with (public vs private or none, selbstzahler is the keyword)

glad current
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ahh yeah i dont have any actual diagnosed preexisting conditions just suspected ones via family and friends which i wanna get checked out for since it does affect my daily life and relationships

humble bough
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the queues for psychotherapy are definitely shorter if you're privately insured in my experience

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there may still be trouble, but i found a therapist here quite quickly and easily

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finding a psychiatrist has been more difficult but I only need that because I'm looking to be treated for ADHD, and the meds for that are regulated so that my GP can't prescribe them; my GP was able/willing to prescribe my antidepressants even prior to my seeing a therapist (though I didn't get them until after I'd done therapy myself)

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you definitely need to check with individual private insurance policies re: whether they cover therapy though

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mine covers 20 sessions a year but I need them to pre-approve them each year

olive summit
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@hazy saffron I arrived visa free and filled it out here what do you need help with

glad current
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Ahh okay thanks a lot i'll look into that once ive had everything sorted :D

tropic edge
humble bough
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my therapist found me some names and I've just been emailing them one by one asking if they have places

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the first one I emailed sent me to a colleague and I went down a chain of "sorry, I don't have any vacancy for adhd patients but try my colleague"

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no luck yet but I have some phone calls to make after christmas

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I'm privately insured which helps, I put that in every email

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it also helps that my therapist has given me documentation for the diagnosis, so I'm just looking for someone to do medication with rather than a psychiatrist who has time to diagnose me

tropic edge
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Oh okay. Thank you so much for this information! Hope you find one soon!

hearty wadi
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Random question. Is anyone else in Vienna and just heard a strange siren type noise?

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Or is it just something weird that happened in my neighborhood

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There it goes again. I’m very confused, like not sure what I should be doing

solemn bay
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@hearty wadi What does it sound like?

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I think if there is a real siren and you're not sure what it is, you just have to turn on TV or radio since there will be emergency information if there is any emergency.

hearty wadi
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It’s not a constant tone, it like swells and then cuts to the start

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I can’t really demonstrate it that well but it’s not like any siren that I knew existed. I looked on ORF.at and there’s nothing

solemn bay
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Ohh, I see.

hearty wadi
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I just thought I’d ask if anyone else was hearing something because I have literally never heard a siren like this before

dry ravine
hearty wadi
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it's possible. yes, austria is doing another lockdown

vestal estuary
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Hallo all, can i check for Goethe institute conducting online lessons, they will conduct the lessons in english??

dry ravine
olive summit
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are fireworks canceled this year?

verbal linden
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yes

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in germany at least

olive summit
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so public displays are prohibited this time around? Essentially no one can set them off?

verbal linden
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i think u can on private property theoretically, but they're not allowed to be sold either way

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afaik

olive summit
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some stores are rescinding their ads others arent, kinda confusing atm

vestal estuary
fair talon
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Question: Anyone have any experience extending a student visa by less than a year? My visa is up for renewal in March (got a temporary extension in Nov to sort out paperwork issues), but I graduate in August just five months later. Seems strange to set aside a blocked account for a full 12 months, was curious if smaller increments were possible.

cloud anchor
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Ich habe meinen neuen Laptop erhalten und wollte ihn ausprobieren, aber was ist, wenn ich ihn später zurückgeben möchte? wird es noch akzeptiert?

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Wenn ich etwas darauf installiere, es aber zurücksetze, bevor ich es zurückschicke

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Ich kann nur sehen, dass ich 14 Tage Zeit habe, um das Produkt zurückzugeben

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TL;DR- can i use my new laptop normally then return it? I would obiviously reset it to how it was before sending it, would they still accept it?

tight kelp
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iirc by law you can always return a product within i think 14 days from purchase. But i may be talking out of my arse here. It's always best to simply check what the seller's policies on returns are

dry ravine
fair talon
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yee, that's the plan

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Just figured in the month or two itll take them to get back to me, I could ask if anyone else had tried it lol

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(all of the offices here have been super slow with regard to non-appointment scheduling emails)

olive summit
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there should be a phone number to call, at mine it's really busy but constantly trying usually puts me through to someone

high lodge
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ohh someone is from Austria here atm?

hazy saffron
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Anyone from Frankfurt am?

bold stump
vagrant viper
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Ich habe eine Frage, nicht um die Spräche selber, doch um die Kultur; was besteht (composes, makes up, not sure about that one) die meistens der Medien? Es gibt wenige Deutche Filme, Youtube Channels, und so weiter. Vielleicht eine merkwürdige Frage, aber möchte Ich was typische Deutche Medien ist weißen, seit nicht alles geht wie so in die Anglosphäre.

brittle kindle
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@vagrant viper Ich kenn nur altes Zeuch, wie Derrick, Mitternachtsspitzen, Verstehen sie Spaß 😅

onyx totem
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Tatort

cold aspen
# vagrant viper Ich habe eine Frage, nicht um die Spräche selber, doch um die Kultur; was besteh...

Für typische Deutsche Medien findest du sicher was unter https://ardmediathek.de/ oder https://zdf.de/, also Inhalte des offiziellen deutschen Rundfunks. Darunter fallen auch NDR, WDR, MDR, BR, HR, Funk etc. Nach denen kannst du also auch mal gucken.
Zb gibt es in der Mediathek gerade traditionelle Märchenfilme wie dieses hier, die du schauen kannst:
https://www.ardmediathek.de/daserste/video/maerchenfilm-im-ersten/maerchen-tipp-haensel-und-gretel/das-erste/Y3JpZDovL3JiYi1vbmxpbmUuZGUvbWFlcmNoZW5maWxtLzIwMTMtMTItMjZUMTI6MDU6MDAvaGFlbnNlbC11bmQtZ3JldGVs/

Du wirst auf ARD und ZDF auch über sehr viele deutsche Krimis stoßen, darunter auch Tatort, der bekannteste Krimi Deutschlands. Davon sind sehr viele auch sehenswert, wie Komödienkrimis "Mord mit Aussicht", "Der Tatortreiniger".

Deutsche Filme gibt es tatsächlich wenige gute. Aber was Komödien/Sketches angeht, kannst du nach Michael Herbig (Comedyfilme), Diddie Hallervorden, Otto Walkes (Diverses), Loriot (Absolut klassische Sketches), Heinz Ehrhard (Absoluter Klassiker) suchen.
Außerdem gibt es viele Fernsehshows, wie "Verstehen Sie Spaß?" oder "Wetten Dass, .." oder Klassiker wie "Dalli Dalli" oder viele Quizshows wie "Wer weiß denn sowas", die man sicherlich auch teilweise online schauen kann.

Auch empfehlenswert sind regionale Klassiker wie "Neues aus Büttenwarder" (NDR)

Du hattest auch gesagt, es gibt wenige deutsche Youtuber, also hier einmal eine Liste von welchen, die du schauen kannst:
Malwanne, Marti Fischer, Fynn Kliemann, Behaind, Battle Bros , Sgt Rumpel, Sarazar, Alexi Bexi, NDR Doku, Zombey, Altf4Games, Gameomat, Doktorant, MalGli, gametwo, IBlali, Rahmschnitzel, Sturmwaffel, Paluten, Maudado, Peter Frahm, Tamara Wernli, Open Mind, TerraX Lesch und Co, Terra X Natur und Geschichte, Cosmic Cortex, Dorfuchs, Held der Steine, (& his second channel) Der Held, Pietsmiet, GreenRabbit, techtastisch, Marmeladenoma, HandOfBlood, Gronkh, MrWissen2Go

ARD Mediathek
Hänsel und Gretel

Ein Wald und mittendrin ein Häuschen aus Lebkuchen, Keks und Schokolade. Eine Hexe lädt die Kinder freundlich ein, doch hinter der süßen Verlockung lauert Gefahr…

vagrant viper
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thanks @cold aspen

cold aspen
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Norddeutsche Kultur findest du zB hier https://www.ardmediathek.de/ndr/sendung/hofgeschichten/Y3JpZDovL25kci5kZS80NDQ0/
, hier https://www.ardmediathek.de/ndr/sendung/die-nordstory/Y3JpZDovL25kci5kZS8xNDk1/
, hier https://www.ardmediathek.de/ndr/sendung/die-nordreportage/Y3JpZDovL25kci5kZS8xMzE4/
und hier https://www.youtube.com/user/ndr

ARD Mediathek
Die Nordreportage: Hofgeschichten

Die Reportage-Reihe erzählt vom bäuerlichen Alltag, von Typen, Tieren und Treckern auf Höfen in ganz Norddeutschland.

ARD Mediathek
die nordstory

Wunderbare Landschaften, faszinierende Tierwelten und spannende Menschen: die nordstory erzählt Geschichten aus dem Norden.

ARD Mediathek
Die Nordreportage

Die Reportage im Vorabendprogramm über ungewöhnliche Menschen und ungewöhnliche Orte in Norddeutschland.

YouTube
NDR Doku

German Documentations and reportages of the public broadcaster NDR.

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Die meisten Beiträge da haben auch Untertitel

high lodge
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okay i need help. So i am trying to get a job and i am at finishing stuff, however they request me a copy of ID document (for example password) to upload to the system they use. Is it really a must now? Speaking of course about Austria laws and stuff

sullen robin
exotic barn
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Gemeint war wohl 'passport'

high lodge
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@sullen robin passport yes, misstypo there

tight kelp
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it's not something they must do by any stretch, in fact if they store that information they also need to ensure that they do so securely since it's personal information. I don't know if there's any law against it though, probably not. At least when I worked for amazon years ago they did ask for that

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i don't consider it a particularly outlandish request, personally

high lodge
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@tight kelp problem is that with passport in eu they can literally destroy ya life or take you as hostage since passport has so much law power

gloomy ledge
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Is your passport your only form of ID?

tight kelp
high lodge
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@gloomy ledge no in my country

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@tight kelp with passport one can create bank account, make some formal staff like credit etc in eu if you are eu citizen

humble bough
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if they wanted the original of your passport, I would be very worried, but wanting a copy is not particularly weird.

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you could maybe try blacking out your passport number on the copy? I've done that when people wanted a copy of my passport for identification purposes and it was fine

wise obsidian
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if this is for right-to-work checks that is completely normal and often legally required

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i'm not sure how it is in austria, but eg. in the UK the employer has to have a (unredacted) scan of your right-to-work documentation - nothing unusual

high lodge
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@humble bough @wise obsidian i mean i get it for verification but at same time with passport copy (and data on it) you still can make false one and create bank account or get an service agreement with telecoms

wise obsidian
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i have to ask, is this your first job?

tight kelp
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you can't just present any random person's documents and make a contract in their name

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let alone by showing a photocopy of them

high lodge
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@tight kelp those documents have photography so i dont get what you mean by "my face" xd?

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also yes, you can make contract, there were already such scams

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because companies are not verifying much, like you can make bank account or phone on someone else name/data lmao

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@wise obsidian you cant be sure, HR or not, those are ppl and ppl can do bad things for sake of self gain. There were already cases where even in banks ppl were doing shady stuff (like making payments to their own accounts or making threats to others for that)

wise obsidian
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when you're working there's a certain level of trust you have to give to your employer, and one of those levels of trust is with your photo ID.

tight kelp
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it's good to be attentive and perhaps a little defensive towards these things, but in my opinion you're just being naïve to an excess

high lodge
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@tight kelp how am I being naive when not randomly throwing IDs 🤔 ? Anyhow, they agreed to cover info on copy so there is that. And things done on internet does not mean they have strickter procedures, in fact it is quite opposite

tight kelp
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by seeing dangers and malice that aren't there.

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And things done on internet does not mean they have strickter procedures, in fact it is quite opposite
listen i've worked with this stuff, it's more strict than you think. Unless the bank in question operates illegally

high lodge
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because it is not dangerous to give such information to some random company and ppl 😆

tight kelp
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sometimes it's simply necessary to accept a level of risk

high lodge
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or try and find better solution

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like I did?

wise obsidian
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if you block out the passport number they'll likely ask you to send it without it being blocked because that passport number often needs to be recorded

humble bough
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yeah I'd probably ask them ahead of time; I'd black mine out when landlords asked for it but I haven't had a job that required it

glad current
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when are resturants etc reopening in lower saxony?

hidden briar
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Nobody knows

dry ravine
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lockdown is extended till jan 31 so prolly till then

tight kelp
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not before then*

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we don't really know whether it'll stop then or will be extended again

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depends on the people's ability to stay fucking home

glad current
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is it extended for schools or are they still open

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n is there a source for the lockdown extention

wise obsidian
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schools are closed as well

glad current
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tried to look but ig im not looking good

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just because u know when schools had to close from the 16th

wise obsidian
glad current
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mine stayed open until the thursday

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not in friday bc were a languageschool

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apparently it doesnt apply

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but man people in my language school dont even follow distance or mask rules

wise obsidian
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my Volkshochschule cancelled weekend teaching at first, then all teaching when the secondary/primary schools closed too

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earlier we were exempt because language school (particularly wrt integration courses) but when all the other schools shut we shut as well

glad current
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yeah mines an intergration course

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are they still exempt?

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just im so scared going back, i took the last 2 days off cause i live with someone who had rly high risk and people in my class were showing symptoms and nothing was rly done about it

wise obsidian
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i'm not on an integration course so i don't know about those specifically, but all the communication i've got so far is that my language course isn't going forward until lockdown's over

glad current
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ahh ok hopefully same here

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is the volkshochschule good?

tight kelp
glad current
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yeah i told that to my teacher she said she'd watch them but its just in break time when shes not there

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i asked my leaders if theres anythingi can do like maybe work from home with books and teacher messages

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but the leaders said theres no risk lmao

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I might change my course to a volks one depending on the cost :s

olive summit
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costs can vary based on my experience, for intensive language courses it's usually more expensive

wise obsidian
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integration courses are subsidised to a low cost for you anyway, aren't they?

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costs should be available on the website of your nearest VHS but in my experience it's fairly cheap

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i paid €388 for 10 (?) weeks of teaching, 4.5 hours a week (Intensivkurs C1)

glad current
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yeah mines 195 per 100 hours

wise obsidian
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i just checked, my VHS has the Orientierungskurs (i think that's the last in the sequence of integration courses?) for €220

high lodge
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Is there any draft to look at of renting appartment agreement in german?

foggy drift
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Hello. Im studying in Poland and i want to move to Germany for get a Master. I've heard a lot about free studying and cheap cost of live in Deutschland. I think about live in Österreich or in Switzerland..

tight kelp
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austria and switzerland are both not germany, by definition 👀

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cheap cost of living depends a lot on where you go

high lodge
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so uhm

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should i google such contract draft xd?

tropic edge
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are you renting out your apartment ?

glad current
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on some appartment site theres appartments and it says for pets, by arrangement, what does that mean?

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like some say yes no and by arrangement

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does it mean they have to approve which pet i get

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or i have to pay extra

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because i'd like to get a rat or hamster

tight kelp
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that you have to tell them in advance and see what they tell you

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they're probably ok with things like a hamster, it might be harder with potentially noisy little buggers like cats or those atrocious small dogs that do nothing but bark all day

tight kelp
glad current
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yeah i dont rly like dogs n no space for them

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id like a cat but rn a small animal would do best

olive summit
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we have bunnies and guinea pigs and we just had to inform the Hausmeister prior to bringing them in

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they allow larger animals like cats but only after you've lived there a few months and have informed the property management, i imagine its similar elsewhere

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but yeah best to ask for more details

glad current
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yeah will they charge u cause in the uk if u have pets the owner wants like 100£ per pet

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house owner*

olive summit
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depends on the place, luckily not for us

tight kelp
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that's not a thing in germany afaik. Never heard of extra fees for pets

olive summit
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charging for smaller animals is dumb anyway because a bunny cant cause irreparable damage to the place like a cat or dog lol

glad current
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ahh ok so by arrangement is like yeah and no to some pets

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like yeah a small pet but not some massive dog

tight kelp
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it would be challenging for a cat to cause irreparable damage

olive summit
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essentially, either some pets allowed, or pets only allowed after a certain time of living there, maybe mix of both

tight kelp
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to the furniture sure i guess but that's got nothing to do with the landlord

high lodge
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@tight kelp can you post/dm me one of those websites? I just want to read in advance so i will know a thing or two before actaully having a real contract

tight kelp
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i don't really remember tbh. Maybe wg-suche

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they're websites to find (long-term) accommodation anyway. You can find them pretty easily by googling

high lodge
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@tight kelp uhm i do not search for offers but a documents drafts so i can try to translate them now so that i wont be screwed over by some bad contract

foggy drift
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Holy Molly, so make a Master in Germany is do complicated...

exotic barn
tight kelp
high lodge
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but kinda... cant

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@exotic barn thx a lot

glad current
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is there any sites to see apartments? like immobilienscout but different

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since idk if all are shown on there

olive summit
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I used imoscout just beware of scams

wise obsidian
glad current
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its just an appartment not a wg :c

olive summit
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yeah wg gesucht is also only for certain cities

glad current
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also

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whats the difference between these internet boxes: EasyBox 804, FRITZ! Box 7530, FRITZ! Box 7590

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like u need to buy one if u want internet

glad current
olive summit
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anything or anyone who claims to be from Airbnb on there is a scam, my gf and I actually lost quite a bit of money to one of those listings unfortunately

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imo its always best to rent through an actual property management agency anyway

sullen robin
glad current
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ahh just because there is 3 prices the in ascending order but all is the same? overall or does it have a certain bandwidth one box can have like if i get internet of 100mb download, would the cheaper one be able to handle it

sullen robin
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das weiß ich nicht, aber ich bezweifle, dass du tatsächlich 100mb/s bekommen wirst

glad current
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man why is my language school open despite all other schools being closed???

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@wise obsidian is your vhs school open?

wise obsidian
exotic barn
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Does anyone know approximately what the monthly costs for a (student) car owner in Germany are? including car insurance, gas, parking, etc..

olive summit
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depends highly on the car

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smaller the car, cheaper the road tax/insurance is

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if it uses LPG then fuel can be quite cheap

tight kelp
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i heard there are many incentives for electric cars and there was a record high of adoption in germany in 2020 so if there are affordable ones do look up if that may be cheaper (probably not yet)

glad current
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Wow why is mine open that use the excuse it's a language school but clearly it's not just that

tight kelp
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state-run schools must close during lockdown, but i don't know about other institutions; they may have a choice

exotic barn
olive summit
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well you can get a beater for under 1000 euros but something will inevitably be wrong with it

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so it helps to either be mechanically inclined yourself or know someone who can help

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a lot of stuff you can fix on your own tbh you just need the parts, youtube tutorials are quite helpful

tropic edge
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I've heard you can get help from people who know their way around cars, at least enough to not need to pay the price of the car in repairs. They can assess it for you and give you a recommendation.

humble bough
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I switched doctors and got my regular prescriptions from her, and she spelled my surname wrong (added one letter in a very common German way). I didn't notice until I'd already filled the prescriptions (they're not controlled substances or anything so the pharmacy didn't check my ID or anything) and I'm worried about this causing trouble with my insurance.
Would it be better or worse for this situation for me to cross out the offending letter, or should I leave it as-is and pray my insurance is kind?

glad current
unreal monolith
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If I saw an emergency in Germany, Austria, or anywhere else in Europe that uses 112, can I speak to 112 in English?

tight kelp
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i feel the experience is going to vary by country but yes, they are required to know english to work as operators afaik

exotic barn
exotic barn
humble bough
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I'm privately insured with a weird policy, so no number, but my insurance is reachable by email and I can't believe I didn't think to do that

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thanks for the advice lol!

unreal monolith
foggy drift
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Really is hard to studying in Germany like an Auslander?

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I cant believe that make Master in Germany is impossible 😦

hallow oyster
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@exotic barn
Insurance price depends on the car, driver, and bunch of other factors, like where it is commonly parked, average yearly mileage and so on
Try with check24 and deepl translator, they ask a million questions, I decided I have no clue what are some things so I picked good agent nearby with google reviews and we did it all in one place (we had hausrat with them, since that one was easy to choose online, so we did / transfered others as well, we had some done in other institutions made for us by agents when relocating)

Mazda mx5, 10 years old, 2.0l motor, 118kw
Driver more than 23 year old, class sf8 (that means 8 years without insurance claim, schaden frei, can be transferred between eu states with documentation, and supposedly it is 30% discount)

New and/or young drivers pay more

haftpflicht is 20 eur (for damage up to 150 million euros, per person 15 million)

Teilkasko with 150 eur participating, is 8.50 eur

Unfallschaden (so if something happens to you up to 25 thousand for death, 50 for disability) is 2.5

So, total recommended minimum is 22.5, for obligatory and unfall

With axa, where we also did hausrat (including glass) and Privathaftpflicht, 12.5 + 5.5 + 5.5

And motorcycle for which I don't have details around, but it's with full kasko included, total cost is 56.5, same driver, but I think sf is now 0, I think it goes per vehicle category type, it's a new vehicle and a new A licence

Eg, we got some discounts, but on what, no clue anymore, maybe on everything. That's why I'm sharing all numbers, so that you can compare.

I think hausrat and haftpflicht are like 10 eur lower than we paid previously, and car is second vehicle so there's some discount as well.

exotic barn
high lodge
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So i have a question. If i want to rent some apartment for living, how can I avoid or be sure that landlord wont come in just because (or during long period of my absence in given place, like for example vacation trip) ?

hidden briar
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The landlord doesn't have a right to have a key.

high lodge
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?