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I have noticed that my German colleagues (some friends) really slam my car door shut- both after entering and exiting. Is this simply a German thing?
I always feel a bit of my heart breaking when they slam the door shut and I am contemplating stating that my car ain’t a Panzer to them.
Funnily enough, the one colleague who slams my doors shut also slams their own car doors shut too.

Edit: i have a BMW 1 series, built in 2022. The doors close with nominal force too, doesn’t require slamming ;)

Just passed telc B1 with no preparation lol.
Just forced myself to talk to people (sometimes had no choice but to do so) and ultimately just gave up on grammar. The day before the exam, I went through the official practice test to know the format. That’s about all the preparation I did.
I have been able to understand 75-80% of conversations and keep up with the flow for about 1-2 years now. I also actively watch German YouTube vids and some German TV series (with English subs).

Scores:
Leseverstehen: 55/75
Sprachbausteine: 27/30
Hörverstehen: 57.5/75
Schriftlicher ausdruck: 27/45
Mündliche Prüfung: 75/75

Total: 241.5/300

Just curious: workshops are always looking for people. Can I ask a workshop if I can work part time? Granted my german isn’t great but I love cars and I would love to learn about servicing and fixing things.

So I am moving to a new house, in a different state.

I am doing everything step by step. Same as when I moved into my current house, I used the "Umzug" function from o2 (DSL). An appointment was set up with an electrician and everything worked well. So I thought, I will do the same again. What can go wrong. Another item checked in my list. That's where the fun starts.

My o2 DSL contract has already crossed the 2 year min. running time, and is now cancellable monthly. I have a separate o2 mobile contract, which is also cancellable monthy. So I started the moving process for DSL to the new house over o2 Hotline chat. I chatted with a human and immediately upon mentioning moving, they offered a brand new DSL contract (min. running 2 years). It looked good, but I mentioned I need to think about it first. Cool. They even offered me a Combo-offer for my mobile, which brought the total monthly price to the same amount as I am paying now. The moving costs would be waived. Sounds good. I went ahead and accepted both the offers (DSL+mobile) on the o2 site. I did not receive an email for the moving appointment. I waited 10 days, and then visited the local o2 store in my city.

At the store is where things got interesting. The store employee, after checking my postal codes and order status, said DSL is not even possible at my new house (even though there is a DSL/Telephone port) due to Telekom not giving them access (is this kindergarten?) and obviously no glass fiber either. On the o2 site is mentioned all 3 types of internet possible btw 😃 The only thing they can offer is Kabel, which is also shared by Vodafone and is going to be a new contract anyway. The store employee literally told me that Kabel is way superior to DSL due to higher speeds (conveniently leaving out the fact that Kabel is a shared medium). They printed an offer to me and I told them I will think about it and come back 2 days later.

The next day was a public holiday, so I sat down and double checked the prices. Telekom offered a glass fiber connection at the new house, with a very similar price. Thinking it would be a great idea since I did not prefer Kabel anyway, I went ahead and placed the order (with the option of buying my own equipment), so upfront I paid nothing.

Now, 30 min. after the Telekom order, I got an email from o2 that my new DSL connection has been succesfully processed with all the details, and the service technician will come to my new place in 10 days. They even sent the contract with prices and everything 👀

I called up the o2 hotline and they told me to visit the store since they cannot do anything over the phone.

I visited the local store again the next day, and the store employee said they cannot do anything about it. What happens online stays online apparently 😃

I am at my wit's end here. I have cancelled my Telekom fiber connection (within my 14 day reverting period) to avoid any complications later. I have even sent o2 wiederruf emails about cancelling this absurd new contract. No response.

Hey liebe leute!

Ich ziehe noch in diesem Monat nach Mainz.
Ich wollte fragen, welche Autowaschanlage eurer Meinung nach die beste ist? Sowohl mit Handwäsche als auch mit Autowaschanlage. Gibt es dort auch eine Waschanlage mit Flatrate (monatliche Zahlung, so oft waschen, wie man will)?

Danke!

Every time there is a 10+° difference through 24 hours, I am extremely susceptible to falling sick. Not a full on flu/fever, but i will most certainly catch a cold or chills. Honestly it is very frustrating.

I am of South Asian origin, so the weather is different to my native however I have already lived here in Germany for more than 8 years now.

I’d love to hear some tips on how to avoid catching a cold or how do you cope with the temperature difference?