Op, guten avend !
Gute nachts !

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.

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.

Ur concluding sentence says it all. I will only add that u wait till u have lived there long enough. U start seeing the edges and the abrasions.

mamajj17:


Sometimes it good when being written bk jare, thou when it gest more insultive, l change my insult to German language ....Me self dey fear insults sometimes Bruh....l go try to close Eyes. Okayoooooo l don hear. Vielen Dank für die schnelle Info.

That's good. I'd advice you to stop writing in German language. You don't want to be banned by the anti-spam bot

ariyebaba:
Op, guten avend !

Gute nachts !

Guten Morgen. It is 12:06 here.

Apologies for the late reply.

Hadampson:


That's good. I'd advice you to stop writing in German language. You don't want to be banned by the anti-spam bot

Forget that am a German Citizen dear.

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.

Hadampson:


Es. ist. abend. hier. viel. spaß. an. diesem. besonderen. Tag.

Wirklich, Wo bist du?

mamajj17:


Wirklich, Wo bist du?

I was banned few hours ago by anti-spam bot. So, I won't make a mistake of writing in German again

As for your question, I'm in Nigeria

Hadampson:


I was banned few hours ago by anti-spam bot. So, I won't make a mistake of writing in German again

As for your question, I'm in Nigeria

Eya sorry thou, l thought you stay here in Germany!!

mamajj17:


Forget that am a German Citizen dear.

Lol.. Anti-spam bot is no respecter of anybody o. That thing only know yoruba, hausa, igbo, pidgin and English. Any language apart from those mentioned languages is an automatic ban

mamajj17:


Eya sorry thou, l thought you stay here in Germany!!

Yes, in my dreams but in reality, I'm in Nigeria

Hadampson:


Lol.. Anti-spam bot is no respecter of anybody o. That thing only know yoruba, hausa, igbo, pidgin and English. Any language apart from those mentioned languages is an automatic ban

Alle klar, Vielen Dank für die schnelle Info

mamajj17:


Alle klar, Vielen Dank für die schnelle Info

Lol.. You are always welcome ma'am

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

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

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)

I literally had to scroll past all the quotes just to see urs.
The hustle is real man.
Usa is the father of racism.
Danke too

NiklauseFred:



I literally had to scroll past all the quotes just to see urs.
The hustle is real man.
Usa is the father of racism.
Danke too

Lol.. We gather dey
May God bless our hustle bruder

Some people won't agree with the emboldened

Las Las we go dey alright

true

Very informative

integrator:
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

mamajj17:


Alle klar, Vielen Dank für die schnelle Info

Happy new year to you! it's been a while i saw you here, i hope everything is alright.

Its very possible to learn German on your own. Let me tell you how I got to be able to read German. I came across a YouTube channel, where they tell shot stories in German then translate it to English, then also have a section for building sentence with important words and they teach you how to pronounce German words. Trust me, it's really fun. Free to check them out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkRMaAbvfl0

Will you like to learn to speak german here is a video that can help you.
German Conversation For Beginners | 100 Basic German Phrases to know

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR4gCT5tKL8

In this captivating German language lesson, we immerse ourselves in the daily life of Opa (grandpa) to learn German in an enjoyable and interactive manner. Join us as we discover Opa's daily routines and activities, all while improving your speaking and listening skills. This video is ideal for those at the B1 level of German proficiency who wish to immerse themselves in the language and culture. Stay tuned for fascinating insights into Opa's life and, perhaps, even learn a thing or two about the renowned German writer, Goethe.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JEqDCWRNvo