r/AskAGerman

Hello,

I am looking for answers for the following questions.

- What songs and artists are known and respected by people from all age groups ?

- What songs would make people excited no matter how many times it played before ?

- What songs would people sing along either happily or sadly ?

Thank you for your answers.

I am 20, with 2 finished high schools one is for pastry chef and one is tourism (job opportunities) I am planning to move to Germany to my boyfriend who lives and works at Saarland (2k+ monthly income from his side), right now I have saved 7 thousand euros, I will most likely save more, but for now I am wondering is this enough from my side to rent a little apartment with one bedroom kitchen and bathroom, just for a start, and that it’s apartment is furnished (just with basics), he also has a stable job and I would love to find one within a month of moving there, so the real question is what would it cost me (us) to rent place and to start life in Saarland
‼️‼️‼️ I AND HIM ARE PLANNING TO RENT AN APARTMENT TOGETHER NOT I ON MY OWN‼️‼️‼️

I am an American with a corn allergy, which is tough. Dextrose and glucose are both almost always derived from corn in the US and most sausages contain dextrose here.

I am going to Munich in a few weeks. Is dextrose (or other corn sugars) a common ingredient in sausages? Are there other foods corn sugars commonly "hide" in, other than obvious stuff like candy, soft drinks etc?

More than 12 million Germans who had lived east of that line for centuries were forced out of their homes and brutally expelled into the newly defined borders of Germany. This remains one of the largest forced mass migrations in modern history.

I came to Germany about 6 years ago. I am a german, but raised in another country. Prior to that I worked in tourism for almost 10 years. I have a degree in the same area. When I came to Germany, I had to pivot because I didn’t speak the language yet, so I started working in sales for English-speaking roles here. During this time, I studied German and got a B2 certificate. Now, because I spend my day speaking English, I can get a bit insecure with my German-speaking skills, although I am pretty much able to have conversations and get understood most of the times. What are struggle with are language capacities that you only master by practicing the spoken language a lot.

I am thinking about going back to tourism and applying to work in travel agencies. But I would love your input:

1. If you were a manager and someone with my profile showed up in your agency, would you consider me for a customer facing role?

2. If you area container, would you be ok with a sales person with a broken German?

I don’t want sentimentalism, I know most of you will be kind, but I want your real take on that. I am super nervous to go door to door and get judged. But maybe, if it’s not as a big deal as I am making it to be, I will ease my mind. Or, maybe, I will just realize that I am not ready.

Thank you!

Hello everyone,

I’m living in Germany as an asylum seeker. Last December, I completed my B1 integration course. Right after that, I started working so that I could save some money, find my own apartment and distance myself from Sozialamt.

I was always aware that B1 would not be sufficient since my goal is to get into Ausbildung. I even tried with B1 but unfortunately it did not work. Earlier this month, I requested Agentur für Arbeit to support with the costs for B2 course, but they refused. They suggested to contact BAMF if they could be of any help. I wrote to BAMF but they denied as well.
At KVHS, I was also advised to try my luck with Jobcenter even though I have literally nothing to do with them. They also did not help. Makes sense.

At the moment, I’m still working and learning cluelessly on my own with the materials available. However, it is very difficult because I only work night shifts and have very little free time. I leave home at 8 PM and usually return between 7:30-8 AM.

I even asked the KVHS administration if it would be possible to join the classes by paying the fees myself but they said the course is only available for funded participants.

Right now, I honestly don’t know whom to ask. So I writing to ask if anyone has any idea or information to solve this situation. Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you!

Edit: Guys BK clearly advertise it as 180 grams bucket sauce, can be checked on Google! secondly should I do something about it or people would be interested to do something about it ??

I was working at Burger King( which is near frankfurt am main), I saw they suddenly reduced the size of cheese sauce xxl to a very very small cup. Initially I thought BK itself might have revised the size because earlier it was really a big cup. Later when I switched my job to a different one, I saw the old cup. Their manager told me we are supposed to measure 180 grams of sauce, i mean 180 FUCKING GRAMS
The "Klassiker" Glass: It fills roughly three-quarters of a standard Senfglas (the iconic 250ml Maille or Thomy mustard glasses that everyone uses as drinking cups at home). just to give you idea.
And what we were giving earlier, a cup so small like 50g , 4 grapes you can fit in.
They are doing many illegal things which I can't even write here, i even made a complaint but i guess government agencies are also sleeping, nobody cares,
I am surprised not even a single customer objected in months!!

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?

Moin moin,

Ich möchte meinen alten Wagen loswerden (frisch TÜV und und im guten Zustand) und habe mich gefragt, ob ich diesen nicht via Verlosung (Los 2€ oder so) an der Uni anbieten kann? Spricht da irgendwas gegen? Muss ich da was beachten?

Vg und schon mal danke.

Hi everyone,

I am currently in the process of changing my last name in my home country because it does not match my father’s last name. It was a mistake since birth and I never really cared about it before, but now my father is seriously sick and my lawyer told me I should fix it ASAP for future legal reasons.

The change itself is very small (just one letter), but it changes the Latin spelling of my last name.

I live in Germany since 2021 and have permanent residence here. I am trying to understand what happens after the name change and where I should start.

What do I need to update in Germany and how to do so?
Permanent residence card?
Bank accounts?
Work contract?
Health insurance?
Rental contract?
Tax office?
Anything else important?

Has anyone here gone through this process? How difficult was it?

Thanks.

Hello, I am Cuban and currently living in Cuba. In two weeks, I will be traveling to Germany, specifically to Freiburg, for work. I will be staying for two months. I don't have the details regarding where I'll be staying or other specifics yet, as this came as a surprise just today. I have never left Cuba before, let alone traveled to Europe or Germany, so I was hoping you could offer me some advice, both regarding the trip itself and what it's like to live there for at least two months.

What do I need? Etc.

Please keep in mind that I have never traveled before, neither within nor outside of Cuba. In fact, I have never even left my hometown. I do not intend to immigrate; in fact, I was the one who set the duration of the assignment, as my employers originally wanted me to stay for a longer period. I currently work online from home.

One other thing: I don't know any German. I speak and understand English perfectly, and, of course, Spanish is my native language.

Thank you in advance.

As a non german, I wanted to ask what are the political affiliations with this song in modern day? Like i sometimes realise I’m just whistling the lyrics but stop myself coz it has nazi connotations. What I wanted to ask is if it is still considered a nazi song in modern day or no?

I stayed at a guest house in a German town that is primarily patronized by German, as opposed to international, guests.

In an area leading to the guest rooms were placed several photos of an individual dressed in a Nazi military dress uniform, including wedding photo.

As a foreign visitor who has family murdered by the Nazis, these photos obviously made me uncomfortable.

But I wanted to ask: is such a display
normal in Germany? Would German visitors be phased by these photos? And if so, what do you suggest I do about it.

Thank you.

I mean specifically in an online context (assumedly if one was speaking in person you would realize earlier that they were from another German-speaking country from their accent), if you see someone comment in an online space something like "nächstes Jahr werde ich maturieren..." (usw.) would that signify to you that they are not from Germany? Where would you then assume the person is likely from?

(Wiktionary and Duden label maturieren an Austrian word, although Switzerland also has Matura/Maturität and possibly so do other German-speaking regions outside Germany, I'm not sure if the word maturieren is used there too or associated with them as much)

I’ve traveled to a few cities in Germany and what I’ve observed is that the food scenes in big cities are quite diverse and I love that.

However, when I feel like trying local German food, I feel that many German dishes are generally more expensive than foreign food like Asian or even Middle Eastern. For example, I can easily find authentic good Pad Thai that cost roughly €12-€15 and it tastes exactly like how it’s made in Thailand. But if I want to have good Schnitzel, it would cost at least minimum €20 (if I’m lucky) but often more to even above €30. In my country, local tends to be more accessible and much cheaper even in a big metropolitan city considering the imported ingredients and stuff.

Why’s that? Don’t Germans often eat German food? And how come that in some big cities like Berlin or Cologne (and more) seem to have more foreign restaurants than German ones?

Hi all,

I’m English on holiday in Mallorca and the Germans here all seem to eat so healthily compared to what I’m used to. They are also quite healthy looking too. I’m trying to copy what they are eating as my diet is quite terrible.

I have a couple of questions:

1 - Why do you think Germans IMO eat so healthily?

2 - is eating healthily in Germany common practice?

3 - do any of you have any healthy meal recommendations to improve my health?

Bonus - I’ve just discovered your German multi seed bread and it’s fantastic! Dark brown with nuts and seeds

Cheers

Jonny 🇬🇧🇩🇪

Please hear me out, i am desperate and am starting to actually question my own sanity.

A few years ago, pre covid, Aldi in Cologne had this weird cola mix. It wasn't regular stuff, it was like a special offer kind of deal.

It was freaking Gurken Cola. In clear Glas bottles with Gurken Cola or something on a label and a pull tab kind of bottle cap.

I LOVED it. So much, I bought up all the bottles my closest aldi had and i drank as if it'd been filled directly by the fountain of youth.

I had to explain the taste to Co-Workers who'd seen me drink it. I had to explain my weird obsession with it to everybody.

But then the promotion stopped and it was gone.

Now everytime I get the Gurken Cola itch and I try to google it, nothing pops up. As if I'd imagined it.

Please, somebody, anybody... Tell me one of you remembers the Gurken Cola from Aldi. Maybe you took a picture of it.. I feel like I'm going crazy.

P.S. yeah, it sounds weird but that mix of cucumber and cola really did taste great.

Worked at our German office last year, and I still have a list of foreign complaints about Germany that some of my German colleagues quietly agreed with after a couple of drinks.

The cash-only thing is the one that got me. I've been to restaurants where the only payment option is cash, and my German colleagues will defend it as if it's a feature: faster, safer, harder to track. Sure, but I can't pay with my phone like I can in almost every other country I visit, and the hassle of carrying cash becomes inconvenient.

Germans, when a foreigner complains about something here, and you nod along with your defense, what's the one where you secretly agree?