VERASONDUBABE:
Were they given new appointment date or they will re-book? Also is it a mistake from them or your wife?
Because to wait for 14 months is not a small thing, ahhhh God

Yes, they will be given new appointment.

Yes o. I was watching a documentaryon YouTube when the person who posted the video referred to some animals being hunted by lions as deer. Then came many corrections. It is not deer it is impala,
no it is gazelle, no it is springbok, no it is antelope. I come say make I use google. I became even more confused o.

Newusername:
Jeez! They really look similar, meself confuse. But I think there are differences in there horns.

Please what are the differences between:
1. Impala
2. Springbok
3. Gazelle.

I understand they are not the same. But they all look the same to me.

This is what is meant when they say there is bounty on someone's head. He has placed a bounty on his own head.

This is part of the problem we are talking about. Why would you choose to be a saboteur?

. He was not ready for the questions I guess.

grammarnazi2:

...President doesn't value his...

Mr. I humbly disagree with the correction you are suggesting. We are not citizens of the president (Buhari). We all are citizens of Nigeria including the president. Nigeria does not value her citizens or the president does not value the citizens/masses would have been more appropriate.

NockMedia:
OP Danke.
Anyone that is interested in making friends should kindly move to the UK, precisely London.
One word for Germans - Efficient

mychellin:
The OP is correct in all points about German. I had lovely experience about Germans within my last 6 months. I have a personal parrol jobs that made me in contact with many of the Germans. My experience has been superb with below supporting facts.

1. They mostly live a personal and private life. Infact, they take time to study you before geting used to you. They can keep to trusting you in every angle immediately you get used together.
2. They are very nice people. I had several personal experience I cant share all here. I remember a lady packing beside to drop me off at an airport jus seeing my worried nature on road. She kept asking my fearing on the wheel. It was a one of the great experience with German that I cant forget.
3. They are opened minded. Very straight forward and can keep to promises. I had lots still keeping to their promises till now, even with the covid 19 lock down issue.
4. They are very friendly. Though, sometimes few may look racist due to their privacy nature. Like not trying to keep a body contact on train, standing for you when situation seems inconvient for them in bus or keep a smiling back response when trying to show a request for an excuse. Generally, they are cultured and warmly.
5. Meanwhile, they are blunt to show their dislike if they are not interested in you or your work. You will definitely know with their immediate negative remarks. They are very blunt.

Indeed, it has been a great experience as an international student.

You have hit the nail on the head. I completely agree with you. Cheers.

ariyebaba:
Op, guten avend !

Gute nachts !

Guten Morgen. It is 12:06 here.

Apologies for the late reply.

Hadampson:
Integrator

Danke dir sehr for correcting the negative stereotypes about Germans. Whenever people hear 'German' what comes to their mind is 'racists'

I always say this, racism is everywhere in the world, even in the so called greatest country in the world (USA)

Bitteschön und viel Spaß.

ProudBiafran:


Americans are fake.

Why did you say so?

Albertone:
Hallo
If one decides to learn A1 in naija before leaving.And when one gets to Germany,he enrolls in a language school.What proficiency level can one reach in two years??

I have dumped Deutsch for now.Because what i learnt isn't useful here in naija.Nobody to speak with.I learn verbs,nouns,adjectives etc, it's all in my head and i can't speak with anyone so i forget what i learn.
Also,i'm self taught via youtube but my learning pace is slow.Sometimes i dump it and Later pick it up.No teacher to give me assignments and deadlines, no teacher to put me through.Sometimes i feel I'm not learning it in proper order.

Since 2018,I haven't gotten A1.Any advice for me cos i really want to learn.
Danke schön

If you have A1 proficiency, it will be of help to you. How far you go with the language within two years depends on you. There are people who have spent donkey years in Germany with no appreciable knowledge of the language. I think first is that you must have interest in Germany and its people. This will make you like the language and put in the required effort to learn it. Who learns what they do not like? Most of the people always complaining of life in Germany understand little or nothing about the language because they do not like the language hence little or no effort to learn it. You can learn a lot in 2 years even up to B2/C1. But your school also has to be given priority so B1 is not bad if you can get to that level.

gistme24:
This thread just reminded me of something that happened to me last year.

On the day I was to be introduced to my new colleagues at work, I got lost in a remote Village on my way�. I then approached two ladies outside a cafe nearby, explained myself and asked for direction.

You know what these German ladies did ? They gave me a ride and dropped me off in front of my office building. It was out of their way too.

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That is amazing. People must know that there are exceptionally nice people in Germany. We have to do away with negative stereotypes.

Gerrard59:
I doubt it's my device but you need to be audible next time. Nevertheless, informative and thoughtful video. Can we say you're lonely because you have a YouTube channel? On the other hand, I believe you need to learn the language if you really desire to work in Germany and get PR. Unless you intend returning to Nigeria to make it great again with Buhari and his cohorts.

Apologies for the quality of the audio. Yes I am trying to learn the language. I became more serious with it quite recently. I try to learn something new everyday to improve my fluency. Thanks for your reply.

Petyprincess:
When going to a foreign country just have in your mind that it is I, myself nd me Except you have a partner,White people mind their business alot
Nice,straightforward nd informative write-up
Hadampson food is ready o

Thanks I appreciate your comment.

MrBrownJay1:
yes best thing is to enroll in a language school so you can speak the language and connect with locals, even though most Germans below 40 all speak English fluently, its the older generation that may have language issues (aka dont speak English)...

i am quite sure if you had asked these women to go for a beer someday and tell you a bit more about the beauty of Germany, they would have gladly accepted....thats how you create a circle of friends. they would probably come over with friends or invite you to come over where they hang out with their friends....within no time, you have a few people with whom to socialize. Germans are very friendly, even though many will be quick to try to paint them as racist bla bla bla

i lived for a short while in Tubingen, a student city so most people there were outsiders so very easy to meet people, but the only sad part is that during the holidays, city was a ghost town

Ich stimme zu (I completely agree). Thanks

jesmond3945:
All you said is an European thing. They are nice but not friendly unlike Americans.

You have a point.

dawnomike:
This is quite informative... thanks!

I am glad you find the information useful.
Cheers!

Greetings to my Nairaland family. I want to use this opportunity to update the house on my experience living here in Germany.
The following is my opinion about life here in Germany and also trying to learn the language on my own without attending a German language school after two years:
1. Most Germans are private people. They usually take time to make friends even among themselves (by this I mean native German to native German
friends). They are very much committed and straight forward with their friends and the relationships they enter into. Sometimes their friendships
date back to their elementary school days . I personally know of someone from India that study a course in a sister university in my city (The
programme is conducted in German). He told me he is feeling very lonely because he can not seem to be able to make friends in his class because
his classmates are mostly Germans. On the order hand, English taught programmes in Germany have mostly foreigners with few or no native
Germans in attendance as they mostly will prefer German taught programmes. It is easier to make friends in English taught programmes than in
German taught ones. But you could have a few acquaintances (Most times the relationship ends immediately you leave the school premises and
continues after you meet yourselves again in school). This young man from India also said he had to open up to one of his classmates who is a
native German about his loneliness Germany considering that in his home country they live mostly a communal life and it is a cultural shock for
him. The German guy had to sit him down to explain to him that it had little to do with him being a foreigner and more about the private life of
most Germans.
2. Most Germans I have met and asked for help have been very helpful. I mean very very helpful. I met a young lady who I wanted to show me the
tram stop after work. She walked with me to the tram stop waited for me in the early hours of the day (about 4:30 am) at the tram stop for about 10
minutes until the tram came and I boarded it then she went away. The second experience was in Hamburg I needed direction to the airport and I
asked another German lady who was walking on the street. She turned around and walked with me until the airport was visible from where we
where standing then she left. I have many other examples. Also there are crazy people in Germany just as we have here in Nigeria. In my opinion
the good far outweighs the bad even in East Germany where I live. Do not allow any body to poison your mind with stereotypes. Just try to
experience things first hand. As long as you are straightforward yourself and adhere to rules, you will have little or no problems living in Germany.
3. Germans are among the most hard working people in the world if not the most hard working. These guys do not get tired. You will think you work
hard until you encounter a German at work. Little wonder all the national teams of Germany do well in most world competitions because work is
their motto. What most German ladies in their forties and fifties do in factory even some young men from other countries will find it very difficult
to beat that output. I think that quality is worthy of emulation.
4. Some Germans will not want to share a seat with you in bus or train at least in my city: do not be surprised if you seat alone on a seat for 2 or more
people often . I have stated it before that Germans are mostly private people and take time to warm up to people. I also do not think that
everyone who does this is a racist. In every land there is the good, the bad and the ugly.
5. Learning the language: A lot of foreigners enroll in language programmes to help learn the language quickly. I will recommend this if you have the
means. But for some of us on a tight budget, there are a lot of avenues to learn the language for free. You can learn from people on the street,
from YouTube German language channels, television channels like cartoons and documentaries. All you need to do is learn something new
everyday.

You can see how well I am doing trying to learn the language in the second part of the attached YouTube video .

Conclusion is that Germany is a wonderful country with amazing people and opportunity. I will recommend it for anyone who wishes to come and study.

Auf wiedersehen!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g95XdXLWO5w

Er ist ein arsch*loch. Tief scheiße!!!

Albinoflash:
Today is my last day on nairaland and my last day on earth,this life is truely unfair to some people,i can't continue to dwell in misery.am gonna miss nairaland and football when am gone.11pm tonight the gate of hell will be opened to me.i have been the worst creature since birth and i curse that day i was born 25th december 1992.what a wasted life

Don't ever think of taking your life. You are alive today because God has plans for your life. You may not know what God has saved you from or He is doing to protect you.
Let me tell you a little about me.
I lost my both parents before I could stand on my own. My brother that was responsible for me had to travel abroad for better opportunity. Things where very difficult. After my University education I started squarting on the Mainland ( Lagos). I got a job at the other end of Lagos (Ajah) and had to squat there too because the pay was not enough for my transport. I even had to live on wooden houses over the lagoon behind Eleganza in Ikota. Squaring in different places. It was very difficult. My brother was not picking my calls because he too was trying to survive. I remember me crying in a BRT bus. Asking God why me. To cut the long story short. Life today is a lot better than then. I travelled to further my studies in Germany. When I got here I was diagnosed with a hole in the heart, pulmunary hypertension, pulmonary embolism and many more. The University teaching hospital I was operated in here in Germany told me they have never encountered this before in Germany. That it is only with infants. That they usually don't survive it to adulthood. They also said if I had not come when I came the damage would have been irreversible. You see my brother hold God tight and never ever neglect the unseen battles He is fighting for you. Peace my brother

Buhari and Corruption should not be mentioned in a sentence because it is TAUTOLOGY. Please let us all be guided accordingly.

janettee:


I don't think it's about them being Indians. You are just unlucky.

Sharing an apartment with lazy ass people is a pain in the ass and can be frustrating.

Yea I get your point. Living with dirty people is a pain in the arse. But these guys are something else. Everytime I go to the toilet I see long pubic hair all over the toilet bowl and water everywhere. Its difficult not to generalise that these people are like that. But ofcourse not every one of them is like that and that is a fact. Its just that I have not met an exception.

Just my 2 cent.
This depends on the depth of your pocket. If you can avoid shared apartments especially with Indians please do. Apologies this is not meant to be a rasist post. I am writing this from first hand experience. I have lived with four of them. HYGIENE IS NOT THEIR STRENGTH. The funny thing is that one of them has brought about 3 other people to live with him in his room. I live in a 3-room shared flat. we each have a room to ourselves. My other two flat mates are Indians. Sorry to say this they are litter bugs or should I say a mobile thrash can. They don't sleep at night, they make noise all through the night, every night. They have never for once swept the flat or wash the toilet. The electric plate they dont clean it. If I don't clean it, it will remain like that. If I clean it, they will mess it up almost immediately. I have threatened to report them to the landlord but they plead with me. They resume to their normal activity after a few days. They dont sleep and dont want you to sleep. They have turned the kitchen to a refuse dump. I have told them severally to put their thrash in a nylon i bought that I will empty the refuse when it is full. They will leave the refuse bin I provided and put their mess on the floor. They leave the main door to the flat open day and night. I have complained I am tired of complaining. I told them if there is any security breach I will hold them responsible. I close it. the next moment it is open again. They are very dirty and noisy. Although I am not saying all Indians are like this, but I have not been lucky because I have lived with four of them minus their friends that live with them. The common denominator is FILTH!!!

I wish you all good luck and success as you come to Germany.

kevoh:

Tammy Abraham is of Nigerian origin too. Delta State precisely.

And Ross Barkley

Goal Giroud

This Chelsea team has potential. With time they will sort out the defence.

Giorginho dey play ball for me. That guy is really trying

Tell me something. You don't mean it. We warned but they did not listen. Now all your land is about to be taken from you in the name of Ruga. This is just the beginning of a long four years rule of lawlessness and carnage.