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> But your generalizations based on that are wonky as hell.. Apologies if my experience does not reflect the reality of the situation but That's all I have to
by demonshalo 10y ago
> But your generalizations based on that are wonky as hell..
Apologies if my experience does not reflect the reality of the situation but That's all I have to go by as that is what I experienced. The "national pride" thing is something you might be able to challenge as you yourself do not feel it or see it. But I could see it as clear as the sun. It might not be as apparent as when Americans yell out loud "USA USA USA", but it is definitely there!
I am not exaggerating at all when I say that I spent 6 months in Germany and the only people I met who could speak English well are the foreigners. In fact, I could not even get a single contract (bank acct, phone, housing, insurance, etc) to be translated into English without using a lawyer or a cousin. Even my employment contract was written in German. Heck once a week I still get emails like this because when I contact the customer support for these companies they cannot speak English to terminate my contract... :D
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- darklajid 10y agoLet me know if you need help with any contracts/termination issues. For the rest: My employment contract comes in German and English, with the notice that the German one is binding in case of errors and the English one is a translation for convenience. I'd expect IT companies to provide this, even if they don't have it readily available. Talking English: Maybe that was also because most people I know hate to stumble. Some kind of 'I try to avoid sounding stupid, so I rather feign to know no $foreignLanguage'? Regarding contract issues: Let me tell you about random mails in Hebrew that I still get every now and then or my time in Israel, Tel Aviv, trying to get a bank account.. :-)
- demonshalo 10y agoMuch appreciated but I have contacted my lawyer and he should take care of that. Thanks for the offer though :) edit: > Regarding contract issues: Let me tell you about random mails in Hebrew that I still get every now and then or my time in Israel, Tel Aviv, trying to get a bank account.. :-) haha I guess we are on the same boat then!