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You do remember correctly. Just like the online booking engine the ticket machines let you choose whatever BahnCard you have and apply the respective discount. So usually it's enough to show up at the station five minute before your train is set to leave, purchase the ticket and hop on. However, if you want to reserve a special seat (e.g. with a power outlet for your laptop computer) you will have to do that at the travel centre as the machine only lets you choose whether you want to sit in a compartment, window or aisle seat and mobile phone zone or quiet zone. Also beware that the BahnCard discount is only applied to regional and long-distance tickets. Local trains have different fare systems.
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Unfortunately. I assume you're familiar with the red blocks then.
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Oct 17, 2009 15:50
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"Materielles Liegenschaftsrecht im Grundbuchverfahren"? I do feel sorry for you now.
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Hardly. Give yourself at least three days for the major sights, five days if you really want to experience the city.
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dooshy posted:And I hardly ever see Germans traveling in the U.S. outside of new york, why not? It's cheaper for you these days, and who doesn't want to see Texas? Everything else is basically not on the map, as in nobody would get the idea to go on a vacation to e.g. Iowa because that thought never ever crosses your mind. Some states do conjure up stereotypes, e.g. Texas is "cowboys, guns, oil, Bush, rednecks, half desert half prairie, barren wasteland in cultural terms." If that's the first thing you think about would you want to go there? About the nazi stereotyping: You get used to it and usually it's not meant in a serious way but rather just as a stupid joke.
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satiat posted:What is the attitude towards tourists who can only pronounce a couple of phrases? Will people try to speak English, or just ignore the dumb tourists? quote:What kind of cultural food is there besides sausage and sauerkraut? I cannot say that I am a fan of either, but all the bakeries mentioned have my mouth watering. quote:Are there any societal dos and don’t? Such as flicking someone the middle finger as an insult, or any other taboos? quote:How much does a train ticket usually run? Say, from Munich to Berlin, or into another country? You'll have a great time in Germany! It's a beautiful country with lots to see and do, so don't worry too much about it. If you have any further questions just shoot!
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Dec 23, 2009 12:52
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palmy posted:Some friends and I are planning a year-long trip to Germany. To live there and work. If you really think you can just get a job waiting tables to cover your living expenses as you go, you have a lot more planning to do. In any city in Germany that has enough internationals to create a significant demand for English-language bars/pubs/restaurants/etc. there will be more than enough students competing for those jobs and unlike you they speak German, English and maybe a third language.
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Dec 26, 2009 12:45
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Pronunciation and the surprise that a US-American would know a rather strange word like "schnitzel"?
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Dec 26, 2009 19:19
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Gatac posted:We're not all xenophobic neonazis, honest!
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Jan 4, 2010 19:46
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Cjones posted:So what about the non-US Americans? Honestly, any visitor who knows some German and/or tries to speak some German is something totally unexpected, especially if they use rather strange words like "schnitzel". We probably think it's very flattering and the pronunciation is cute. Combine this with the fact that we know our language is very difficult and do not have any national pride or self-esteem and the result will be giggling. It's really like the fat, ugly girl in school who for the first time gets a compliment and doesn't know how to react. Or maybe I'm just talking out of my arse, I don't know...
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vanDeet posted:drat, how did that happen  ... (please, I'm not an anti-Semite, don't judge me  :germany:)
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Ah, the Swiss! I remember a few months ago I watched a documentary on German TV about some Swiss kids in one of those "send troublemakers on an adventure trip so they learn how to follow rules and behave in a social setting" programmes. All the conversations were subtitled  .Anyway, grüezi!
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Jan 22, 2010 09:04
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Others will probably be more knowledge-able but over the past few years there's been a wave of German indie bands. Have a look at "Kettcar" (video) , "Tomte" (video) and "Tocotronic" (video). Also check out "Peter Fox" (video). For electro-rap-punk (don't know how to describe it), check out "Deichkind" (video). "Anett Louisan" for chansons (video).
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Jan 22, 2010 09:55
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Insurance companies offer special tariffs for students. I pay 66 EUR per month, to give you an idea. Offers the basics that public insurance companies have to offer, so basically everything with moderate co-payments (e.g. 10 EUR for first visit to a doctor per quarter, max 5 EUR co-pay per prescription drug... more for dental work and glasses). I don't really know all the details because who cares? You're sick you go to the doctor's and usually it will cost you less than 20 EUR. Don't know how it works for a foreigner, though. Have a look if your parents' plan covers your studies abroad, that's the first step, I'd say!
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Ziir posted:I wear contacts so I'm trying to decide if I'd want to get a new batch of contacts before I left the States, or if it'd be cheaper to get them in Germany. Either way, I'd need a new checkup to get a prescription. Does anyone know how much it would cost for me to see an eye doctor and to buy contact lenses in Germany? Can't help you out with the prices, though. Maybe do a google search for "kontaktlinsen preis" or something like that.
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Ziir posted:Edit: How much does it cost for a Bahncard 25 or 50? Bahn.de simply says that a discount is available for students under the age of 27, but doesn't list prices for it. It does say a regular BahnCard 25 is €57 (I assume per year) though. Which seems like a pretty good deal. I just priced a ICE train from Köln to Berlin and it came up to be over €200 round trip without a card. I always thought train travel in Europe was suppose to be cheap :/. Train travel is generally very expensive in Germany, but there are many discounts available.
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Liface posted:BahnCard 50 is an incredible deal. I think mine paid for itself within the first two months. quote:If you do get a BahnCard, make sure to send a cancellation letter at the end of the year, or two years, or whatever. They don't really make it clear that it's a recurring charge:
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My 2 cents on some of your questions:Trowadeath posted:Some things I would like to know quote:- Language: 3 quarters at a CC is not gonna be enough, so will I be able to take German courses and get my BS at the same place? quote:- How much will it cost? quote:- Will I be able to find a job easily with my (initially) poor german skills? (to support myself while going to school) quote:- I've heard that a budget of around $1000 a month is to be expected. Is this about right for everything included (tuition/books/WG/food/transportation/fun)? And will I be able to support myself with a part-time job very well?
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Fasheem posted:The more serious problem here is that the student visa has extreme limits on the amount of work you are allowed to do. You can learn to speak German, but you can't change the visa rules.
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Apr 24, 2010 10:55
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Fasheem posted:You must be German.
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Apr 24, 2010 12:47
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No.
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Engineering, computer science, medicine are the ones that come to mind.
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Ziir posted:The vibe I'm getting from talking to my European friends that I met on vacation seems to be that there is a general shortage of engineers in Europe, and you just reinforced that (at east for Germany). Why is that? Example: My high school graduating class consisted of 40 people and only 5 or 6 of those went into any of the sciences (biology, computer science, aerospace engineering, maths, physics). schoenfelder fucked around with this message at 09:23 on Aug 14, 2010 |
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unixbeard posted:It seemed to me like studying engineering was kind of the default for Germans who finished high school and didn't know what to do. That is purely anecdotal though and based off a very small, probably biased sample (im a nerd so tend to meet nerdy people). It does seem like there is a shortage though. Will be interesting to see if the migration policy changes. The differences in the academic systems probably didn't help either.
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Tiko posted:My original plan is to start in Berlin and work our way down to Munich for the end of the trip, but I wasn't sure if it would be wise to stop in several cities along the way or just start in Berlin, make our way to somewhere like Frankfurt, and then finally end up in Munich. quote:I know the price will vary depending on where we go, transportation we choose, hotels, and a variety of factors....but what seems to be a range to aim for in terms of saving up for 2 weeks in Germany? I have other questions but I'll just start here and go from there. Thanks! Personally if I had to tour Germany for an anniversary, I would stay in decent hotels (4 star), use fast trains, eat out at a decent restaurant maybe every three days... I would budget about 120 EUR/day/person.
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Ziir posted:Why is everything in Germany so slow? Opened a bank account last week, still waiting for the bank card to be sent to me. Until I get it, I can't do anything and I'm running out of money (I have all of my other money in an online account in America, but I'm waiting for the German one to open to transfer it over).
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Ziir posted:Speaking of bus cards and busses, am I suppose to always go in busses in the front door so that I pass the driver (and then wave him my bus card as I walk past like I see others do?), or is it OK to go in on the back/middle doors too? I see people doing both, but I'm pretty sure the doors say to please go in front. quote:Also, when restaurants/cafes have tables set up outside in the plaza, can I just go sit down at one of them and a server will come to me? Or do I go to them first and tell them I want a seat like in the US? On a similar note, do people tip here? I've never tipped before when I was in Germany, but I spent a month in Switzerland where it was considered polite to tip there on top of the outrageously expensive food.
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bronin posted:Edit: beaten to it... But I like how we used the same beer example  . Also, we used the same price of 17.30 EUR for a larger sum even though I find your tip excessive (or am I just a cheap bastard ?)
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elwood posted:17,30 is a bad example because if you say 18, you might as well not tip at all, 20 is too much and I would feel silly if I make it 18,50 or 19 and get 1 or 1,50 back. Fake Edit: or do as MyLovelyHorse says.
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My Lovely Horse posted:e: it's also €40 if they do catch you
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Hungry Gerbil posted:Here is a good exercise for all people trying to learn German:
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A LOVELY LAD posted:Im going by buying tickets for me and somone and ill just check the tickets if noone else can go (ryanair ones are going mega cheap to dusseldorf, frankfurt and munich)
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Hungry Gerbil posted:Augustiner Edelstoff or
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unlock posted:Why don't you go gently caress yourself
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LaserWash posted:It's probably the old, settled down person in me talking, but my wife and I loved Germany for the small towns. We're going back this summer for more smaller towns. Munich and Würzburg for a few days each, but that's it for larger towns on our two week trip.
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Ziir posted:Got some questions about German CVs, could anyone tell me some guidelines for what Germans are/aren't looking for? For example in America, we're told to keep it short to one page unless we've got years upon years of experience to warrant the extra pages. We don't attach pictures to our resumes or CVs though I think some countries in the EU/EEA prefer that. We don't list every single job we've held, just relevant ones to the job I'm applying for, etc. Of course this always depends on whether you're applying for an entry-level job straight out of uni (all of the above applies), a part-time job flipping burgers (photo still important, copies of qualification not so much) or are changing companies sometime later in your career.
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LaserWash posted:Just running a google search pulls up a list of about 20-40 schools in Germany alone. So I suspect that it's not all that uncommon for people to send their kids to English speaking grade and high schools. Some of these look like pretty snobby schools. Are they? Edit: had a look at the ISF site now and, holy crap, they seem like a bunch of snobs: they have recommended chauffeur services in case your precious little angel cannot stomach public transport and then the 15 minute walk from the nearest train station... quote:In that vein, what do you guys know about English speaking colleges in Germany? Common/Uncommon? Do they try to hire from within EU or do they hire from around the world (i.e. EVIL Americans)? schoenfelder fucked around with this message at 12:31 on Apr 5, 2011 |
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Previously on GBS posted:PhD programs in Germany usually do not include any taught classes, postdocs never take classes, they give them. quote:Nationalities do not really matter in the academic job market, at least not with respect to immigration laws.
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Nord-Neukölln > Kreuzberg 36 > Friedrichshain > Kreuzberg 61 Disclaimer: I live in Nord-Neukölln so I might be biased.
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Nord-Neukölln is the part of Neukölln inside the S-Bahn-Ring (roughly between Tempelhof Airport in the West, Hermannplatz in the North, Landwehrkanal/Neuköllner Schifffahrtskanal in the East and the S-Bahn stops Hermannstraße, Neukölln and Sonnenallee in the South.) Neukölln goes a lot further south with the Buckow, Rudow, Britz and Gropiusstadt neighbourhoods but there is nothing there. I place Nord-Neukölln at the top of the list because: a) it has some nice, hip, counter-culture places (specifically around Weserstraße, Boddinstraße and Schillerpromenade; not many clubs, though); b) it's not over-run by tourists, yet, i.e. it's fairly relaxed and quiet; c) it's very Arab influenced which makes for a really laid-back vibe, many small cheap shops and great food options; d) it's well connected by public transport to anything of interest (U8 is especially handy if you like going out); and e) it's generally just significantly cheaper to live in than the other three neighbourhoods I mentioned. 36 (the Eastern part of Kreuzberg, roughly from U Kottbusser Tor to U Schlesisches Tor) is way edgier than 61 (the Western part). I find 61 to be a bit too "bourgeois" (for lack of a better term) for my tastes whereas 36 is just way more interesting and has a better nightlife. Personally I wouldn't want to live near U Gneisenaustraße (yes, it's 61). Some friends of mine live there and apart from the area around Bergmannstraße there are not too many options for nightlife and I don't find Bergmannstraße very interesting (too posh and the food options are basically 12 Indian restaurants). If you end up there, well, it's not far from 36, Neukölln and Friedrichshain.
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