Moving to another country is often very stressful. We are faced with a different culture, people and language. We worry that we won’t cope. In such cases, social media can be very helpful. Through them, many people show what life is like in Germany, for example. Well, how?
What is life like in Germany? “I was preparing for the worst”
Sylwia Ammon’s Instagram is full of information and advice on how she lives in Germany. In one of her posts, she pointed out a fairly common fear of many Poles who plan to move there. How do you get along with the locals? After all, they have a different language, culture, and approach to life.
In the video we see the author approaching a large boulder and the caption: “What I thought life in Germany and interactions with Germans would be like.” At that moment the boulder turns out to be a soft pillow and we see the caption: “What it looks like in reality. Especially once a person learns the language.”
I was preparing for the worst, but it turned out that the devil is not as black as he is painted, and the Germans turned out to be nice, helpful and tolerant
– we read in the post.
“I have lived in Germany for 33 years and I still don’t trust anyone here”
The comments included many statements from Polish women who also decided to live beyond the western border. Some of them are very happy about it. However, there are also some less enthusiastic voices. “Poles everywhere. At work, at home… Doctors too, in offices and schools,” laughed one of the observers. “I lived in Germany for 12 years and never encountered a hostile reception or reluctance. Quite the opposite. To this day, when I cross the border, I feel like I’m at home,” wrote another.
“For me it’s rather positive, apart from the moments when I’m faced with German bureaucracy. But at work, at the doctor’s or in a stupid shop, people are almost always nice and smiling. You can talk for a while, they always wish you a nice day/evening/weekend. When I’m in Poland and I wish the cashier a nice evening with a smile, I usually get a face like: yyyyy what?” – laughed another one.
I have lived in Germany for 33 years and I still don’t trust anyone here. I have the impression that when I want to be nice and polite, they want to lecture me on how to behave here. And when I show my claws, then they have respect. No one says anything bad out loud because they are afraid that someone will accuse them of racism, and they whisper their own words quietly. Unfortunately, they only whisper and no one speaks out loud and honestly.
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Source: Gazeta
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