10 THINGS I WISH I KNEW BEFORE MOVING TO GERMANY!

My flat owner just moved the apartment/me (a 17 year tenant) to a new housing company and I am showcked, by how bad the customer srvice is. First of all, they expect me to speak english. So I have to go out of my way to just communicate about housing problems. I dont think it´s even legal. And then they treat me differtly, because my contract doesn´t obligate me to about 1000 times the rent I rented the apartment for. My apartmen in Neukölln cost 180,- cold for 39 squaremetres, when I rented it 17 years ago. Now I pay 220,- I get, why they want me out of here. But it´s not nice, for a long time tenant.

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Do you have a link or video on what I need to be a barber in Munich Germany? I’m from the USA

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Berlin is not Germany, it's not very German at all really.

Well, the people of Berlin are known as people with Herz und Schnauze. That means they may be kind but they can be quite rude at times.

Your place is almost empty of furniture. I can tell from the sound.

Slave state

yes but you are not facing sex abuse charges, rape charges, or child support.

Customer is king, but Germany is a republic.This the motto.
I moved to Germany but I did a bit of digging and consulted expat dedicated websites beforehand. I had one issue with recycling because I was lazy, not because I didn't know. This is so well documented with charts even and every building has a schedule for picking up the recycling.
I actually love that the Germans are honest, reserved and direct. I am quite extroverted sometimes and my blood gets heated, being a Latin temperament, but I always found the bff in 10 mins attitude off-putting, if not fake.
Germany is quite nice and, even if I am still learning German, I never had a situation when I needed help and people did not offered to help.

Getting a new place every few months makes rentin far more expensive that it is and this is usually not very common for germany.

Cycling!

Especially when you move to another country you should do a little checkup first

Why do i klick this even tho i was born in germany lmao

30min before closing is not bad customer service. I worked in the service industry for a long time and I wish we could close accordingly without a bunch of spoiled ass entitled customer complain. Its expected for stores to stay open an extra 10min just to cater to people who came in close to closing. Hella dumb.

Being bubbly is a beautiful trait 🥰

Great video. Thanjs for that. And I love Berlin

Omg, that sounds like heaven

Everything you said is just common sense.

Ein Arbeitstag könnte so schön sein, wenn da nicht ständig diese nervigen Kunden wären.

Everyone I've met who's been to Germany says that they teach English in schools there and most people are fluent in English. I didn't expect language to be such a barrier for an English speaker!

Short comment to the rent and customer service topics.

When I first moved to Germany, I rented a room in a shared flat from a private landlord. It went surprisingly smooth, the guy was very kind and helpful.

Later I decided that I move to a small flat on my own. I wanted to rent the apartment through a real estate agency. That's another story... The most pathetic service I ever experienced. I almost had to go to a hotel for a week because they ghosted me for weeks even though all my application, etc. were ready.

Might be a useful note to others:)

Shalow...

Good 👍

to be honest i think an american would have these "culture shocks" if they went anywhere generally just because america is so different.

Enough with the constant hand movements!!!!!! It is extremely distracting.

I'll never move to Germany I don't wanna learn one more language. I had already plenty of them

But you've to learn German right!?

Can someone help me find the information about recycling?

What a basic chick this is.

When you travel to Germany, you need an "Allwetterjacke" because man weiß ja nie.

My guesses of the 10 stuff is bad internet. Only that

you are an immigrant, stop calling yourself expat. it s really annoying

Same with us brits in a lot of ways, especially with us older ones.. I don't like being approached in a shop but if I need help will ask, Sundays and holidays used to be a days of rest for us too, and the way we are, similar to Germans... But then we were influenced a lot by America, and still are... Well some of us

Also interesting about the quiet times cause I’m doing my research right now either go to Italy and this other gal she has pink hair, she mentioned how loud everyone is and I’m not sure if they have a quiet time but she talked about how everyone talks over each other and they’re very loud and active, I wonder about Sunday many Being catholic.

Great tips I love your honesty and I agree with you I live in Minneapolis Minnesota and we are very busy all the time people are always on the go doing activities tons of retail shops running errands all day Sunday.

Why are some people so intent on criticizing her? My visits to Berlin and information from my son who moved to Berlin about 7 years ago and is raising a family there more or less confirm what she is sharing. Does she mispronounce a word? So what? Enjoyed the video.

I find the automatic renewal thing to be convenient.

hey bist du Kanadierin?

That’s common sense, who goes to try on clothes after hours ? Honestly don’t be absurdly rude and disrespectful of the clerks time by expecting them to have their life revolve around you wanting to get a new blouse. It’s common sense.

Also Germans are really cold, take things very seriously and don’t make friends extra quick ? That’s out, North America I am OUT. No more weird friendly nonsense, it’s my dream

Point 6. The germans say the same about Berlin.

Somethings seem to be Berlin specific, but also a lot of these things are normal in European countries (lazy sundays, no noise at night time, rent deposit, learn the language before moving because English is not the first language)

I guess canada doesnt do 1st and last months rent as a deposit on a rental? They do this in america alot. Very common.

Nah, in Berlin there are quite a few bike lanes most of those very close or pretty seemless to sidewalks. Danger for bikers and pedestrians, roads are not well maintained.

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Is there poverty immigrant neighborhood, or for locals

Best way to learn german is to be in "vereinen" or at least......take
a german boyfriend :)

As far as it concerns a rent deposit (it is usually called security or damage deposit (AB), it does exist in all of Canada, except Ontario (there is the last month deposit in action), but still there some other types of deposits. Ontario is the only province that allows landlords to collect a deposit to cover the last month of rent. This rent deposit cannot be used to cover damages or for any other purpose. If there are damages to the unit, the landlord must make an application against the tenant to collect those funds. A security deposit (or damage deposit) is money that must be returned to the tenant if certain conditions are met. If a rental unit is damaged during the tenancy or the tenant moves out without giving enough notice or paying all their utility bills, the landlord can keep all or part of the deposit.