Hallo Diana, wenn du Freunde finden möchtest, solltest du in einen Verein eintreten. Sportclubs oder Tanzverein oder irgendetwas was dich interessiert. Dort kann man super Leute kennenlernen. Und versuche deutsch zu sprechen so oft es geht. Keine Angst, wir schätzen es sehr wenn es wenigstens versucht wird.
Not knowing German restricts your social life, making friends, establishing true relationships. And, honestly, learning a language is no rocket science, you just start talking a bit with limited vocabulary and then just broaden that day after day and when you didn’t even notice you speak it.
Its difficult when people (meaning Germans) default to English. I remember living in Berlin and the minute I got 2 words out of my mouth Germans would hear my English accent and default to English (this is for stores and restaurants only). I would speak German and they pretended to not understand me and ask to go to English. It wasn't until I moved to Alschwil in Switzerland that I learned German. It was a small town and no one really spoke English. If they did they had to patience to wait until I got the words together. It's a shame I learned the German in Switzerland because Switzerland has instilled their Swiss German words into me. For example I learned Chuchichäschtli for cupboard. Stores and restaurants personal don't slow down and let foreigners practice their German in larger cities. This is something a lot of Expats complain about.
@@jessicaely2521 Traurig aber wahr. I am still trying to concentrate and stay with German when I meet Asians because my brain keeps telling me there is no way they could talk or understand German. But they definitely can. Many/most do not have an accent - not even a Swiss accent (•‿•)
ollifrank: you dont know what you are talking about. the more active people in Berlin (just like most events and masses of companies etc.) speak English BECAUSE most are connected to all kind of ppl from all over the world which automatically makes everyone (as common language) speaks English, irrelevant if the one is German or not. thats pragmatism and realism. and for cities like Berlin, Amsterdam the 20. century idea of there are locals and some foreigners is NOT TRUE anymore. thats still a very 20. century thinking. the social life in Berlin, date life, work life and so on IS more and more in English. there is NOT there are the Germans and on the other side some foreigners. The social life of more and more Berliners is with ppl from all over the world, dating, working with ppl from all over the world, traveling themself to and with ppl om all over the world, watching netflix, youtube etc .in English, visiting events and stuff mostly in English etc..THIS is more and more a usual social life in 21. century Berlin (and many other non classic English native cities in the world). it is usually NOT anymore that a foreigner has to try to integrate into a German only circle, because Berliners are more and more mixed with others in their everyday life. And there is a much higher fluctuation than in the 20. century (not just due to tourism and expats who live here for a few years).
German is very difficult learn, at least it has been for me. Working in English allows for few opportunities to practice German. I live in a small village, and speaking German is a necessity. Unfortunately, I work from home, so it is more of a challenge. I am not social and do not get out much. However, for anyone who wants to live permanently in Germany, learning the language is a necessity. I, too, am uncomfortable speaking German because I don't want to make a mistake. I have found that I just have to speak and accept that mistakes will be made. Germany has so many lovely things to see. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Das ist das entscheidende, vielen tun sich mit Deutsch schwer, weil sie wissen, dass sie Fehler beim Sprechen machen. Das macht aber nichts, sondern ist ganz normal. Also: einfach sprechen und sich nicht um die Fehler kümmern. Wenn die Deutschen Euch korrigieren ist das meistens nett gemeint.
@@m.j.222 Und uns Deutschen geht es ja umgekehrt auch so mit anderen Fremdsprachen.🤷🏼♀️ Seit meinem Abi in 1984 musste ich kaum Englisch sprechen, verstehen geht, sprechen ist schwierig 😄
One of my absolut favorite words is the German "Begeisterungsfähigkeit" which can be translated to "the ability to get excited" and I love to find all the little things everywhere which are nice or special or simply different ... Berlin has those things all over the town ...
Hello. Sorry, but you are giving the completely wrong impression here as far as learning the German language is concerned. Because the fact is, even if you can get along well with English in Berlin, you will eventually have difficulties with the German authorities if you cannot show sufficient knowledge of German , which can lead to deportation from Germany. There are certain prerequisites for getting a longer or unlimited residence permit. This also includes learning the German language up to a certain level.
1. That I feel but also to my lack of efforts to actively search for friends. 2. Yes, German language is tough. Because I live in a small city here in Germany, it is so rare to find English speaking people. I guess that push me to really learn the language within the almost 2 years of living here. Through my combined language school and immersion, I reached C1 level. (But still far from fluent, however I can understand different themes). I feel that Germans are pretty forgiving when foreigners speak with incorrect grammar or words which helped me build the confidence to speak it more. Ich wünsche dir viel Erfolg und Spaß beim Deutschlernen. 😊😊
As a German native I expect every immigrant/long time visitor to learn my language, just as I tried to learn some during several vacations in Greece or France or the USA.I found that nobody expects you to master the language of where you are but some knowledge is greatly appreciated by the locals. And of course, it is a matter of courtesy as well.
Hey 👋🏻I used to live in Australia when I was young and grew up there. I was born in England 🏴 I do agree with your points. I had difficulties making friends in Sydney compared when I was living in london. I am an Arabic by origin. It was so hard because of stereotypes even though I was made in Brighton🇬🇧 in terms of accommodation, I first moved in to Canberra before moving to Sydney . It was hustle to find an accommodation in belconin going to Gungahlin. I remember searching on peak real estate years ago for my college . Then I moved to Sydney for my university. After leaving Australia 🇦🇺 to the Middle East where I am originally from due to the nature of my job as a cabin crew. It was a chaos for me and big culture shock. Now , I am in process of moving back to the UK 🇬🇧 for the foreseeable future. I would love to settle down there with my partner and enjoy life in my comfort zone. thank you for the video
I've been living in Bayern for about 6 months now since I moved from Malaysia to be with my husband, and am still nowhere close to being good in speaking nor understanding German. It's really frustrating becasue I feel like I'm missing out on so much in living in this beautiful city. Although people I've met and my in laws have been really accomodating and helpful in correcting me when I make mistakes in speaking German, I still feel that to really immerse in the culture and to enjoy living in Germany like a true local, one needs to be able to speak the language. Nevertheless, I always enjoy your videos, Diana, because they give me some sort of consolation that the struggle is real and shared by so many other foreigners like myself who has chosen to call Deutschland home 🙂
If you find it difficult to make real friendships in Germany, it could also be because you are used to the fact that it is easier to make fake friendships, as it is common in North America with their fake friendliness. And no, I don't mean to say that you can't find real friendships in North America. As a german I can proudly say, one of my best friends is from the USA. It also depends a lot on whether you're more of an extrovert or an introvert. Extroverts find it easier to make friends. Introverted Germans find it just as difficult to get in touch with other people in Germany. In addition, the German language is part of German culture. Learn their language and you will also get to know their culture. And don't worry about the pronunciation or the accent. Germans even find it very sympathetic if you speak German rather badly than not at all. This not only opens their hearts, but also their doors and you will be invited to participate in their customs and traditions. I know its hard, but worth it.
Nah. North America really doesn't make fake friends. The skeptical Germans think that Americans are fake. Therr may be a handful out of 330 million that are fake. When I was 13 I met 4 kids on a cruise ship in the Caribbean. They were from Canada, Australia, Germany, and England. We had fun for the week on the ship. We exchanged addresses and emails. The parents of the other kids especially the German parents "dont expect her to write you. That's just the way Americans are." 30 years later we are still friends. We are on Facebook instead of writing each other. We have seen each other at least every 2 years. I stood up at all of my friends weddings and was there after the birth of their children. I even lived with my German friend for a year. I moved out because all he wanted to do was practice his English and I needed to learn German.
@@jessicaely2521 You sound to me like the exception to the rule. My youngest daughter is a bit like you, still in contact with her pals from Kindergarten (25 years ago). But usually for that kind of long time relationships you have to do a lot of work to stay in contact. And if you move to new places and make new friends you usually have less time for the old friends. Most of my "old" friends I have known for more that 40 years, the "new" ones for just twenty years. Next are the colleagues, neighbours and acquaintances. I think Germans use the word Freunde a bit different than English speakers use friends. Freunde are the ones I called in the middle of the night to watch for my older daughter while I brought my wife to the hospital to give birth.
The challenge of learning a foreign language is the very point of doing it. There’s a famous quote of Charlemagne that states that to possess another language is to possess another soul. Language is the very key to a culture, and experiencing another culture should always be among the first reasons to move to another country. Heck, I live in my country of birth and I couldn’t live without reading and listening to foreign languages! If your only valid motivation would be advancing your career, moving abroad is wasted on you.
learning a language is not difficult also German you live in Berlin then you buy a CD a film CD a film that you can often see e.g. I can watch Casablanca at least a hundred times, maybe you even have to go into the how to buy the players in Berlin no problem you get them used and you let the film play on the notebook set a German language with English subtitles and with the space bar you can always watch the film pause or continue playing, and that's how you learn German without stress love your videos
Ist klar, wenn Du kein Deutsch lernen willst, ist es schwer, zu einer tiefen Freundschaft und gehaltvollen Gesprächen zu kommen. Die meisten Deutschen können etwas Englisch, aber nicht genug, um wirklich tiefe Gefühle auszudrücken. Das haben wir in der Schule in Englisch nicht durchgenommen.
Das kommt wohl darauf an welche Leute Du kennenlernen willst. Gerade in Berlin gibt es sehr viele Menschen die sehr gut Englisch sprechen können und auch wollen. Und ja es macht Sinn die Sprache zu lernen- auch wenn Deutsch sehr schwer als Fremdsprache zu lernen ist.
Don't be scared to speak German, people will try to Help you get better in IT when you try and we live when someone speaks German I live in the US and it is so hart to really lesen the grammar because No one is helping me saying words or grammar correctly Germans really try to Help you
Nobody in Berlin or Bavaria can learn German from the natives in everyday life, because neither Berliners nor Bavarians speak sensible German, but a language of which both only think that their language belongs to the German language.😱 So, please do not try to learn proper German there! 🧐It cannot and will not work. Nobody outside of Berlin or Bavaria will be able to understand you in Germany! OK, I'm just kidding! 🙂🙃Come to us in the Ruhr area, there we speak real German.😜 Wa? Ollen Wemser! 😄 Hey, don't get crazy. Even most Germans speak and write completely correct German only to a limited extent. The important thing is that you are understood and that you understand others. Just try it! And in Germany, most people overlook mistakes in pronunciation as soon as they realize that there is no native German in front of them. Usually you even get compliments because of the supposedly good pronunciation.
@Riker74 Genau, ab ins Ruhrgebiet 👍🏼😄 Wat hia Sache is krisse dann schon raus 😁. Umgekehrt geht es auch so, wer selten Englisch spricht fühlt sich dabei auch nicht wohl. Einfach sprechen, dann wird es besser.
Hey Diana, I always enjoy watching your videos! Your English ist very understandable, so I use it for training my own active English vocabulary. Usually, I have the opportunity only on journeys to foreign countries. The only thing that irritates me all the time is your pronunciation of the city name „Berlin“ with emphasis on the first syllable. Maybe, this is an american peculiarity. However it sounds very strange to my ears! I like your well balanced view on many German characteristics. Your judgments are always respectful and positive, even if you may find some of them embarrassing. As a German, it is interesting to learn how people who grew up in total different cultural circumstances perceive our ways of live. Thank you very much for sharing your impressions and thoughts!
Ich verstehe nicht, warum Deutsch für Englisch sprechende so schwer sein soll. Viele Wörter sind ähnlich. Ihr dürft nicht perfekt sein wollen. Das ist der größte Fehler. Redet einfach, wie ihr es könnt. Viele Ausländer aus Italien, Türkei, Osteuropa reden Deutsch mit Fehlern. Das ist doch völlig okay. Es hat sogar einen gewissen Charme. So wie Chris Howland in den 50ern und 60ern des letzten Jahrhunderts. Mal googeln: Chris Howland, der Engländer, den die Deutschen liebten. Mister Pumpernickel. (Nachträglich auf Engländer korrigiert).
I think what "northern americans" (at least) call friends, we would rather call "Bekannte" and not so much "Freunde". In german there's a saying: "3 mal umgezogen ist wie einmal abgebrannt" (moving three times is like burnt down once) i think that's why germans try to avoid it. i don't agree point 5: moving abroad will definitely change you as a person! (but maybe not in the way you thought) Yet I agree on the problem and escape thing...
What I found that when you live abroad, maybe you won't have the problems you had back in your home country, but they may get replaced by other ones faced with the situation living in a new country. And you might think about which are easier for you to face.
But you also take with you problems which are connected to yourself. If you hate talking to strangers - surprise, this country is full of strangers. If you hate bureaucracy - surprise, this country is full of it. If you have a way to waste money at home - surprise, you will not magically have learned to save money just because you moved. If you think they are out to get you - guess what, you will think that in another country, too. What does lessen is problems with people at home, you see them less often. What will vanish is a certain kind of peer pressure - but this will be replaced by other peer pressure. So for example the US have a Keeping up with the Joneses peer pressure. Moving to Germany that will not be much to worry about, but instead people will pressure you to "obey the laws" - like recycling, not jay walking etc. Which still is peer pressure, just not for the same reason. So all in all, problems will not be gone and you will live in paradise. Once you internalize that, prepare accordingly, work on your weaknesses - you can be happy and successful in a new country. Just do not expect magic to happen.
I honestly don't get why German should be hard to learn for an English speaking person. Could somebody explain that, please? I mean, it's not Chinese, it belongs to the same germanic family. There are so many similar words (water, fire, earth, hand, foot, nose, arm, fish, cat, all the colours, many verbs like do, make, eat, drink, love, hate, have, give sleep and so on) - so WHAT EXACTLY is that hard to learn. Perhaps the grammar? But even that's just an effort thing, isn't it?
Hallo Diana, 6 times, that's definitely a lot, did you move between different areas in Berlin or was it almost the same area. Are you happy with that area where you live now, is it well connected with public transportation for your opinion? For more German you need to go to the surrounding areas of Berlin. Maybe make a sign when leaving the house, that you like to speak more German and see what happens. ☺️😁😉 Use German TV and movies, a couple of German TV channels have German UA-cam channels, the WDR and NDR has them with subtitles for the most shows. Berlin can be very beautiful, people that say it's not, have just seen a few parts and think automatically they know everything about the city, Berlin is huge, diverse and a mix of different cities, you have for example Köpenick, Friedrichshagen, Mahlsdorf, Alt-Schmöckwitz, Grunewald, Kladow, Alt-Tegel, Alt-Mariendorf, Alt-Lübars, Rübezahl, Lichtenrade, Altstadt Spandau, Dahlem und Müggelsee, Oberspree and so much more.
I agree with you especially with making real friends and speaking German.i have been living in Hamburg for 3years sometimes I want to communicate with my neighbours and I don't know how to say what I have in mind I just keep quite and they think am not quite social
Hallo, I was wonderinng if anyone could answer a question I have, preferably someone in Germany like Diana, I am going through filling out my Resume in a german format and was wondering if I should fill it out in german or english. English is my native language and I speak german between A2 and B1. I can fill it out in German I think but was wondering if it mattered? Thank you in advance.
Keep it in English since you will most likely be applying to to english-speaking jobs and you don’t want to setup the expectations that you’re fluent i. German 😊
I disagree with Diana here. As your potential employer I will be speaking with you during the interview mostly in German until I have a feeling of how you can express yourself in my language. If you application already is in English (and I did not ask for English explicitly), you are less likely to be invited, though. If you state in your application and cover letter that you are working towards B1 all mistakes in spelling or sentence structure will not be held against you. Actually I would count it as a plus for you, because you are not taking the easy way.
Most germans know that our language is a very difficult one. But even the slightest ammount of trying to speak german will be appreciated by us. I´m pretty sure no one will laugh or make stupid comments for trying to speak german. There are also a lot of germans (who lived their hole life in germany) making mistakes.
Totally off-topic but I think you look so much like Stefani Germanotta (Lady Gaga)! Especially when she was in the movie A Star Is Born. Super pretty. 😊
@@caciliawhy5195 no it isn't. Mandates are being dropped. The government is not threatening you. We are all peasants, no matter where we go. Canada has the least amount of chaos and nonsense rules going on, compared to other countries. Grass is always greener kind of a thing... Right now we all need to be just glad that no rockets and bullets are raining down on us, rather than creating more chaos and honking to other fellow peasants who just want it to te quiet (Ottawa trucker protests)
It was Europe, look how they became peace-loving, what happened, where were you when the pimps were committing war crimes while they were making war crimes in the usa, iraq, syria, libya?
Hallo Diana, wenn du Freunde finden möchtest, solltest du in einen Verein eintreten. Sportclubs oder Tanzverein oder irgendetwas was dich interessiert. Dort kann man super Leute kennenlernen. Und versuche deutsch zu sprechen so oft es geht. Keine Angst, wir schätzen es sehr wenn es wenigstens versucht wird.
Sie findet bestimmt schnell Freunde (und Verehrer..). Diana ist total nett und so süss!
Not knowing German restricts your social life, making friends, establishing true relationships. And, honestly, learning a language is no rocket science, you just start talking a bit with limited vocabulary and then just broaden that day after day and when you didn’t even notice you speak it.
Its difficult when people (meaning Germans) default to English. I remember living in Berlin and the minute I got 2 words out of my mouth Germans would hear my English accent and default to English (this is for stores and restaurants only). I would speak German and they pretended to not understand me and ask to go to English. It wasn't until I moved to Alschwil in Switzerland that I learned German. It was a small town and no one really spoke English. If they did they had to patience to wait until I got the words together. It's a shame I learned the German in Switzerland because Switzerland has instilled their Swiss German words into me. For example I learned Chuchichäschtli for cupboard.
Stores and restaurants personal don't slow down and let foreigners practice their German in larger cities. This is something a lot of Expats complain about.
@@jessicaely2521 That’s true. I’ve experienced that in the Netherlands
@@jessicaely2521 Traurig aber wahr. I am still trying to concentrate and stay with German when I meet Asians because my brain keeps telling me there is no way they could talk or understand German. But they definitely can. Many/most do not have an accent - not even a Swiss accent (•‿•)
ollifrank: you dont know what you are talking about. the more active people in Berlin (just like most events and masses of companies etc.) speak English BECAUSE most are connected to all kind of ppl from all over the world which automatically makes everyone (as common language) speaks English, irrelevant if the one is German or not. thats pragmatism and realism. and for cities like Berlin, Amsterdam the 20. century idea of there are locals and some foreigners is NOT TRUE anymore. thats still a very 20. century thinking. the social life in Berlin, date life, work life and so on IS more and more in English. there is NOT there are the Germans and on the other side some foreigners. The social life of more and more Berliners is with ppl from all over the world, dating, working with ppl from all over the world, traveling themself to and with ppl om all over the world, watching netflix, youtube etc .in English, visiting events and stuff mostly in English etc..THIS is more and more a usual social life in 21. century Berlin (and many other non classic English native cities in the world). it is usually NOT anymore that a foreigner has to try to integrate into a German only circle, because Berliners are more and more mixed with others in their everyday life. And there is a much higher fluctuation than in the 20. century (not just due to tourism and expats who live here for a few years).
If you don't learn the language of the country you live in, you'll always stay in the guest zone.
German is very difficult learn, at least it has been for me. Working in English allows for few opportunities to practice German. I live in a small village, and speaking German is a necessity. Unfortunately, I work from home, so it is more of a challenge. I am not social and do not get out much. However, for anyone who wants to live permanently in Germany, learning the language is a necessity. I, too, am uncomfortable speaking German because I don't want to make a mistake. I have found that I just have to speak and accept that mistakes will be made. Germany has so many lovely things to see. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Das ist das entscheidende, vielen tun sich mit Deutsch schwer, weil sie wissen, dass sie Fehler beim Sprechen machen. Das macht aber nichts, sondern ist ganz normal. Also: einfach sprechen und sich nicht um die Fehler kümmern. Wenn die Deutschen Euch korrigieren ist das meistens nett gemeint.
@@m.j.222 Und uns Deutschen geht es ja umgekehrt auch so mit anderen Fremdsprachen.🤷🏼♀️
Seit meinem Abi in 1984 musste ich kaum Englisch sprechen, verstehen geht, sprechen ist schwierig 😄
One of my absolut favorite words is the German "Begeisterungsfähigkeit" which can be translated to "the ability to get excited" and I love to find all the little things everywhere which are nice or special or simply different ... Berlin has those things all over the town ...
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Hello. Sorry, but you are giving the completely wrong impression here as far as learning the German language is concerned. Because the fact is, even if you can get along well with English in Berlin, you will eventually have difficulties with the German authorities if you cannot show sufficient knowledge of German , which can lead to deportation from Germany. There are certain prerequisites for getting a longer or unlimited residence permit. This also includes learning the German language up to a certain level.
1. That I feel but also to my lack of efforts to actively search for friends.
2. Yes, German language is tough. Because I live in a small city here in Germany, it is so rare to find English speaking people. I guess that push me to really learn the language within the almost 2 years of living here. Through my combined language school and immersion, I reached C1 level. (But still far from fluent, however I can understand different themes). I feel that Germans are pretty forgiving when foreigners speak with incorrect grammar or words which helped me build the confidence to speak it more. Ich wünsche dir viel Erfolg und Spaß beim Deutschlernen. 😊😊
As a German native I expect every immigrant/long time visitor to learn my language, just as I tried to learn some during several vacations in Greece or France or the USA.I found that nobody expects you to master the language of where you are but some knowledge is greatly appreciated by the locals. And of course, it is a matter of courtesy as well.
Hey 👋🏻I used to live in Australia when I was young and grew up there. I was born in England 🏴 I do agree with your points. I had difficulties making friends in Sydney compared when I was living in london. I am an Arabic by origin. It was so hard because of stereotypes even though I was made in Brighton🇬🇧 in terms of accommodation, I first moved in to Canberra before moving to Sydney . It was hustle to find an accommodation in belconin going to Gungahlin. I remember searching on peak real estate years ago for my college . Then I moved to Sydney for my university. After leaving Australia 🇦🇺 to the Middle East where I am originally from due to the nature of my job as a cabin crew. It was a chaos for me and big culture shock. Now , I am in process of moving back to the UK 🇬🇧 for the foreseeable future. I would love to settle down there with my partner and enjoy life in my comfort zone. thank you for the video
I've been living in Bayern for about 6 months now since I moved from Malaysia to be with my husband, and am still nowhere close to being good in speaking nor understanding German. It's really frustrating becasue I feel like I'm missing out on so much in living in this beautiful city. Although people I've met and my in laws have been really accomodating and helpful in correcting me when I make mistakes in speaking German, I still feel that to really immerse in the culture and to enjoy living in Germany like a true local, one needs to be able to speak the language. Nevertheless, I always enjoy your videos, Diana, because they give me some sort of consolation that the struggle is real and shared by so many other foreigners like myself who has chosen to call Deutschland home 🙂
If you find it difficult to make real friendships in Germany, it could also be because you are used to the fact that it is easier to make fake friendships, as it is common in North America with their fake friendliness. And no, I don't mean to say that you can't find real friendships in North America. As a german I can proudly say, one of my best friends is from the USA. It also depends a lot on whether you're more of an extrovert or an introvert. Extroverts find it easier to make friends. Introverted Germans find it just as difficult to get in touch with other people in Germany. In addition, the German language is part of German culture. Learn their language and you will also get to know their culture. And don't worry about the pronunciation or the accent. Germans even find it very sympathetic if you speak German rather badly than not at all. This not only opens their hearts, but also their doors and you will be invited to participate in their customs and traditions. I know its hard, but worth it.
Nah. North America really doesn't make fake friends. The skeptical Germans think that Americans are fake. Therr may be a handful out of 330 million that are fake. When I was 13 I met 4 kids on a cruise ship in the Caribbean. They were from Canada, Australia, Germany, and England. We had fun for the week on the ship. We exchanged addresses and emails. The parents of the other kids especially the German parents "dont expect her to write you. That's just the way Americans are." 30 years later we are still friends. We are on Facebook instead of writing each other. We have seen each other at least every 2 years. I stood up at all of my friends weddings and was there after the birth of their children. I even lived with my German friend for a year. I moved out because all he wanted to do was practice his English and I needed to learn German.
@@jessicaely2521 You sound to me like the exception to the rule. My youngest daughter is a bit like you, still in contact with her pals from Kindergarten (25 years ago). But usually for that kind of long time relationships you have to do a lot of work to stay in contact. And if you move to new places and make new friends you usually have less time for the old friends. Most of my "old" friends I have known for more that 40 years, the "new" ones for just twenty years. Next are the colleagues, neighbours and acquaintances. I think Germans use the word Freunde a bit different than English speakers use friends. Freunde are the ones I called in the middle of the night to watch for my older daughter while I brought my wife to the hospital to give birth.
@@wora1111 Dein letzter Satz berührt mich angenehm.
@@helilebon614 Ja, wenn die Kinder darauf bestehen mitten in der Nacht geboren zu werden, sind erreichbare Freunde unbezahlbar.
The challenge of learning a foreign language is the very point of doing it. There’s a famous quote of Charlemagne that states that to possess another language is to possess another soul. Language is the very key to a culture, and experiencing another culture should always be among the first reasons to move to another country. Heck, I live in my country of birth and I couldn’t live without reading and listening to foreign languages! If your only valid motivation would be advancing your career, moving abroad is wasted on you.
learning a language is not difficult also German you live in Berlin then you buy a CD a film CD a film that you can often see e.g. I can watch Casablanca at least a hundred times, maybe you even have to go into the how to buy the players in Berlin no problem you get them used and you let the film play on the notebook set a German language with English subtitles and with the space bar you can always watch the film pause or continue playing, and that's how you learn German without stress love your videos
Ist klar, wenn Du kein Deutsch lernen willst, ist es schwer, zu einer tiefen Freundschaft und gehaltvollen Gesprächen zu kommen. Die meisten Deutschen können etwas Englisch, aber nicht genug, um wirklich tiefe Gefühle auszudrücken. Das haben wir in der Schule in Englisch nicht durchgenommen.
Das kommt wohl darauf an welche Leute Du kennenlernen willst. Gerade in Berlin gibt es sehr viele Menschen die sehr gut Englisch sprechen können und auch wollen. Und ja es macht Sinn die Sprache zu lernen- auch wenn Deutsch sehr schwer als Fremdsprache zu lernen ist.
German is mandatory but I'm glad that I can work and speak there in English
Don't be scared to speak German, people will try to Help you get better in IT when you try and we live when someone speaks German
I live in the US and it is so hart to really lesen the grammar because No one is helping me saying words or grammar correctly
Germans really try to Help you
Nobody in Berlin or Bavaria can learn German from the natives in everyday life, because neither Berliners nor Bavarians speak sensible German, but a language of which both only think that their language belongs to the German language.😱 So, please do not try to learn proper German there! 🧐It cannot and will not work. Nobody outside of Berlin or Bavaria will be able to understand you in Germany! OK, I'm just kidding! 🙂🙃Come to us in the Ruhr area, there we speak real German.😜 Wa? Ollen Wemser! 😄
Hey, don't get crazy. Even most Germans speak and write completely correct German only to a limited extent. The important thing is that you are understood and that you understand others. Just try it! And in Germany, most people overlook mistakes in pronunciation as soon as they realize that there is no native German in front of them. Usually you even get compliments because of the supposedly good pronunciation.
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Genau, ab ins Ruhrgebiet 👍🏼😄
Wat hia Sache is krisse dann schon raus 😁.
Umgekehrt geht es auch so, wer selten Englisch spricht fühlt sich dabei auch nicht wohl. Einfach sprechen, dann wird es besser.
Hey Diana, I always enjoy watching your videos! Your English ist very understandable, so I use it for training my own active English vocabulary. Usually, I have the opportunity only on journeys to foreign countries. The only thing that irritates me all the time is your pronunciation of the city name „Berlin“ with emphasis on the first syllable. Maybe, this is an american peculiarity. However it sounds very strange to my ears! I like your well balanced view on many German characteristics. Your judgments are always respectful and positive, even if you may find some of them embarrassing. As a German, it is interesting to learn how people who grew up in total different cultural circumstances perceive our ways of live. Thank you very much for sharing your impressions and thoughts!
Ich verstehe nicht, warum Deutsch für Englisch sprechende so schwer sein soll. Viele Wörter sind ähnlich. Ihr dürft nicht perfekt sein wollen. Das ist der größte Fehler. Redet einfach, wie ihr es könnt. Viele Ausländer aus Italien, Türkei, Osteuropa reden Deutsch mit Fehlern. Das ist doch völlig okay. Es hat sogar einen gewissen Charme. So wie Chris Howland in den 50ern und 60ern des letzten Jahrhunderts. Mal googeln: Chris Howland, der Engländer, den die Deutschen liebten. Mister Pumpernickel. (Nachträglich auf Engländer korrigiert).
@Gunther H.G. Geick Okay. Sie haben Recht. Ich war damals ein Kind. Aber meine Eltern mochten ihn, den Mister Pumpernickel. Ob er noch lebt ?
I think what "northern americans" (at least) call friends, we would rather call "Bekannte" and not so much "Freunde".
In german there's a saying: "3 mal umgezogen ist wie einmal abgebrannt" (moving three times is like burnt down once) i think that's why germans try to avoid it.
i don't agree point 5: moving abroad will definitely change you as a person! (but maybe not in the way you thought) Yet I agree on the problem and escape thing...
Do you want to marry a German man??... greeting from france...my husband is a german
What I found that when you live abroad, maybe you won't have the problems you had back in your home country, but they may get replaced by other ones faced with the situation living in a new country. And you might think about which are easier for you to face.
Yes that’s true 🙃🙃
But you also take with you problems which are connected to yourself. If you hate talking to strangers - surprise, this country is full of strangers. If you hate bureaucracy - surprise, this country is full of it. If you have a way to waste money at home - surprise, you will not magically have learned to save money just because you moved. If you think they are out to get you - guess what, you will think that in another country, too.
What does lessen is problems with people at home, you see them less often.
What will vanish is a certain kind of peer pressure - but this will be replaced by other peer pressure. So for example the US have a Keeping up with the Joneses peer pressure. Moving to Germany that will not be much to worry about, but instead people will pressure you to "obey the laws" - like recycling, not jay walking etc. Which still is peer pressure, just not for the same reason.
So all in all, problems will not be gone and you will live in paradise. Once you internalize that, prepare accordingly, work on your weaknesses - you can be happy and successful in a new country. Just do not expect magic to happen.
I honestly don't get why German should be hard to learn for an English speaking person. Could somebody explain that, please? I mean, it's not Chinese, it belongs to the same germanic family. There are so many similar words (water, fire, earth, hand, foot, nose, arm, fish, cat, all the colours, many verbs like do, make, eat, drink, love, hate, have, give sleep and so on) - so WHAT EXACTLY is that hard to learn. Perhaps the grammar? But even that's just an effort thing, isn't it?
Finding a flat in Berlin is soo hard, even harder than my city 😣
Hallo Diana,
6 times, that's definitely a lot, did you move between different areas in Berlin or was it almost the same area. Are you happy with that area where you live now, is it well connected with public transportation for your opinion?
For more German you need to go to the surrounding areas of Berlin.
Maybe make a sign when leaving the house, that you like to speak more German and see what happens.
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Use German TV and movies, a couple of German TV channels have German UA-cam channels,
the WDR and NDR has them with subtitles for the most shows.
Berlin can be very beautiful, people that say it's not, have just seen a few parts and think automatically they know everything about the city, Berlin is huge, diverse and a mix of different cities, you have for example Köpenick, Friedrichshagen, Mahlsdorf, Alt-Schmöckwitz, Grunewald, Kladow, Alt-Tegel, Alt-Mariendorf, Alt-Lübars, Rübezahl, Lichtenrade, Altstadt Spandau, Dahlem und Müggelsee, Oberspree and so much more.
Hey 😊 yea we tried different areas in the city but all central. Quite happy with we’re we are now. Definitely need to push myself with the German 😬
so basically you are too lazy to spend the time to learn German..... lol
i see you from the beginning and you look great maybe because you are a latino i love your videos they make me a good day
How to rent a flat before moving to Germany?
Last time I was this early Germany was split in two!😂
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doooood... too soon... too soon... (lets hope it wasnt "early" and that it never repeats itself)
Guten Abend 😙
I agree with you especially with making real friends and speaking German.i have been living in Hamburg for 3years sometimes I want to communicate with my neighbours and I don't know how to say what I have in mind I just keep quite and they think am not quite social
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If you dont try you cant have succes. You cant connect to a another culture if you dont try… otherwise you are just a longtime tourist…
Hamburg is especially difficult when it comes to meeting new people. You have to be the one to take initiative - the normal Hamburg dweller will not.
Hallo, I was wonderinng if anyone could answer a question I have, preferably someone in Germany like Diana, I am going through filling out my Resume in a german format and was wondering if I should fill it out in german or english. English is my native language and I speak german between A2 and B1. I can fill it out in German I think but was wondering if it mattered? Thank you in advance.
Keep it in English since you will most likely be applying to to english-speaking jobs and you don’t want to setup the expectations that you’re fluent i. German 😊
I disagree with Diana here. As your potential employer I will be speaking with you during the interview mostly in German until I have a feeling of how you can express yourself in my language. If you application already is in English (and I did not ask for English explicitly), you are less likely to be invited, though. If you state in your application and cover letter that you are working towards B1 all mistakes in spelling or sentence structure will not be held against you. Actually I would count it as a plus for you, because you are not taking the easy way.
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In Germany ONE MUST know German language. English is not enough in Germany.
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Hello, nhìn bạn xinh quá.🌹💞💖
I have learned German language long time ago. Also ich spreche Deutsche Sprache aber es ist schwer zu finden einen Job
Moving to Canada! Any tips?
Go by plan, swimming is to hard
Keep enough money as a reserve for spending for at least 6 months...
Try searching online for accommodation...
German proverb: 3 times moved is once bunt to the ground.
You always take yourself with you.
Do you know Nena? Your look reminds me of her.
Danke für das ehrliche und herzliche Video.🦋
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Stay in Germany, Diana.
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Most germans know that our language is a very difficult one. But even the slightest ammount of trying to speak german will be appreciated by us. I´m pretty sure no one will laugh or make stupid comments for trying to speak german. There are also a lot of germans (who lived their hole life in germany) making mistakes.
Very honest nice video
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Welcome
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Like the new haircut and colour!
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Totally off-topic but I think you look so much like Stefani Germanotta (Lady Gaga)! Especially when she was in the movie A Star Is Born. Super pretty. 😊
Du siehst sehr hübsch aus 😊😊
Aaah beautiful video
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Diana I’m from Iran and I am going to immigrate to Canada in September, I think your country is the best country in the wide world🇨🇦🇨🇦😁CANADA
It is a dictatorship now.
@@caciliawhy5195 no it isn't. Mandates are being dropped. The government is not threatening you. We are all peasants, no matter where we go. Canada has the least amount of chaos and nonsense rules going on, compared to other countries. Grass is always greener kind of a thing... Right now we all need to be just glad that no rockets and bullets are raining down on us, rather than creating more chaos and honking to other fellow peasants who just want it to te quiet (Ottawa trucker protests)
It's been 2 months since I moved to Berlin. The friendship part is so true. I dread not having meaningful and deeper friendships
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You dread?
Worthwhile observations. Like your new hair colour too.
Thank you 😊😊
I didn't recognize you.
You look like lady Gaga Omg 😍 so beautiful
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It was Europe, look how they became peace-loving, what happened, where were you when the pimps were committing war crimes while they were making war crimes in the usa, iraq, syria, libya?
Off topic, but like your new hairstyle. Kind of 80s like Lady Gaga in House of Gucci 😉
Thank you 😊😊
Beautiful video nice
a worth watching channel, very inspiring and thanks for sharing wonderful videos. Subbed and liked ! a fellow creator