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Berlin seems like a particularly easy part of Germany for people who don't yet speak fluent German, which probably shouldn't be underestimated.
by rdl 12y ago
Berlin seems like a particularly easy part of Germany for people who don't yet speak fluent German, which probably shouldn't be underestimated.
- merrua 12y agoI'm reminded of (but don't really agree with) "The Awful German Language by Mark Twain". [EN] http://www.crossmyt.com/hc/linghebr/awfgrmlg.html http://www.crossmyt.com/hc/linghebr/awfgrmlg.html [DE link] http://usa.usembassy.de/classroom/Mark%20Twain/Mark%20Twain%20Awful%20Broschuere.pdf http://usa.usembassy.de/classroom/Mark%20Twain/Mark%20Twain%...
- BillFranklin 12y agoI don't know. I live in Cologne and everyone here speaks English - so well that I haven't picked up much German.
- yitchelle 12y agoMaybe so if you live right in the middle of Cologne city. We live about 20mins north of Cologne, and finds that the language barrier is very real, especially when trying to form social bonds with the local population. Having visited Berlin once, a couple of years ago. I felt that not being to speak German is less of a obstacle than in other German cities.
- BillFranklin 12y agoI imagine 20mins out of Berlin the English speaking pop also goes down. Generally in German cities people speak English. 64% of the population.
- jacquesm 12y agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxUm-2x-2dM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxUm-2x-2dM