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mr_kite
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germany
#9043371 - 10/07/08 04:35 PM (15 years, 4 months ago) |
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Ive just moved to germany for a bit to study, and its a strange experience.
I have to say, Im a bit disappointed. Im a pretty open guy and I was hoping to find the "cold" german rumours to be false. However, the majority of German people I meet here, including other students, have little interest in being your friend. The majority of people I socialise with, are from the UK, South America or other European countries.
Why is this?! The people are not nasty. They are just not very open, and I find this sad. The sense of humour thing is extremely annoying!! Where I'm from, we make jokes all the time. Here, you make a joke and they presume youve made a mistake, and they try to correct your "Deutsch". Lighten Up you miserable fukers!
Does anyone else have similar experiences?
Im not bashing, Im just dissappointed
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In(di)go
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Re: germany [Re: mr_kite]
#9043388 - 10/07/08 04:38 PM (15 years, 4 months ago) |
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moved to germany in 99 and had the same thing happen to me... it gets better over time, though, especially once you get to know some people better... germans have a strong sense of boundary if they dont know you that well... what city do you live in, if i might ask... people are pretty different depending on the place you're at...
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Re: germany [Re: In(di)go]
#9043441 - 10/07/08 04:46 PM (15 years, 4 months ago) |
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North west. Yeah the boundary thing is weird. I just find it all a bit weird and am fucking glad theres other foreigners about. Im sure it well get better over time....but Ive done a lot of travelling and nowhere else have people been so unwilling to talk!
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Re: germany [Re: In(di)go]
#9043453 - 10/07/08 04:48 PM (15 years, 4 months ago) |
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es ist schade.
ich studiere Deutsch jetzt, und in meine Klassen gibt's viele deutsche Leute, die alle sehr nett sind.
ich hab' nie in Deutschland gereist, also ich kenne niemand dort.
viel glück! ich hoffe du findest nette Leute und neue Freunden.
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mr_kite
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Ja! Natürlich sind Deutsche Leute nett. Aber das ist verschieden als "freundlich". Ich mochte ein Witz zu haben!!!!! Einmal ist genug, ich bin nicht fur viel fragen...
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Re: germany [Re: mr_kite]
#9043554 - 10/07/08 05:05 PM (15 years, 4 months ago) |
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I've lived in Germany for 10 years. I'm from Munich and the people there are actually very open, active, and fun outdoor people. It really does depends on the region you live in. Berlin is a whole different feel for example, same if you're out in the country side.
Solution: Drink beer. Germans love beer. They'll pour their hearts out to you on beer.
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I have been to Germany once, in Munich and Stuttgart. Both cities the people were very nice and friendly, the people I ran into seemed more friendly than English people I met in that same trip.
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Re: germany [Re: andrewss]
#9043768 - 10/07/08 05:39 PM (15 years, 4 months ago) |
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I have been living in Germany all my life and I think you are absolutely right. Socializing is not a german art i guess. I have been to the USA a few times and the people there are ridiculously open compared to Germans, starting a conversation with a complete stranger seemed totally normal there.
But I guess I am guilty of that myself: When a stranger approaches me here in Germany, I usually straight ask: "OK, how much money do you want?" And 9 out of ten times they really only want money (to buy drugs and alcohol or stuff). Here in Germany you dont really make friends on the street, at least in my experience.
edit: damn, drugs and alcohol are the same, of course.
Edited by I_like_mushrooms (10/07/08 06:42 PM)
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Re: germany [Re: mr_kite]
#9043839 - 10/07/08 05:52 PM (15 years, 4 months ago) |
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I'm studying in the Netherlands and have found the exact same thing to be true of the Dutch.
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just go get wasted with some krauts lol
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Re: germany [Re: Leanin]
#9043993 - 10/07/08 06:25 PM (15 years, 4 months ago) |
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learn the culture. work on communication skills. it comes with the territory. befriending a foreigner isn't topping the list of people's priorities... especially when you have to suffer through horrible accents and translations. good luck!
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Re: germany [Re: mr_kite]
#9044031 - 10/07/08 06:32 PM (15 years, 4 months ago) |
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You just have to get to know them a bit longer before they open up.
They're definitely a very rigid people, but, as previously mentioned, the barriers come down once they get to know you better.
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