> But of course I have to say that you should try to learn the language if you want to stay in Germany longer than just a year or two Of course. But being able

> But of course I have to say that you should try to learn the language if you want to stay in Germany longer than just a year or two Of course. But being able to at least perform basic functions while also adapting to a new country is important(and it is overwhelming already without language issues). After a while, you're doing yourself a disservice by not learning the local language. My aunt lived in Japan for close to two decades. She can't speak Japanese and knew barely enough to get by. She never really had to, as she's married to a native japanese, which doesn't help matters. But that's absolutely not the way to go.