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But what's of the OP? And, do you absolutely have to speak German?
by Koshkin 7y ago
But what's of the OP? And, do you absolutely have to speak German?
- Tainnor 7y agoI know a number of developers in Berlin who speak little German. That said: - If you go outside of Berlin, it will be harder - Even in Berlin, sometimes your baker, cab driver, etc. might not have a good command of English - dealing with authorities can be difficult (that one's even difficult if you know German because of the excessive legalese) Also, in the end, personally I think that if you want to live somewhere you should learn the language because otherwise it's kind of a shame (unless you don't plan to stay long). But you don't have to know it necessarily before moving there, and plenty of people here just stick to their expat bubbles...
- rendall 7y agoI know quite a few devs in Berlin and none of them speak German. Just be fluent in English. The demand for solid devs is so high in Europe that mediocre devs who barely speak English and nothing of the native language can still get gigs.