Germany- Living/ Lifestyle/ Culture???

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Hello I am going over to germany very soon to work at a dressage yard for about a month lucky me :) I am just asking for anything that any of you know about germany as I have never been before... I have been learning a bit of german as I have to cook my own food so visits to the shops shouldnt be too disasterous..

Also food prices etc simular to england or what?? etc etc etc

So yeah anything that you guys and gals want to divulge would be appreciated :)

Thanks and you get a pat on the back for helping me out :D

Jon
 
I lived in Germany until Dec 2009. Whereabouts are you going to? Food prices were fairly comparable to UK. Aldi and Lidl originated there, and there are big supermarkets such as Real and Marktkauf depending where you are.
 
Depends a lot on where you are! It's a bit difficult to extrapolate experiences in Berlin to Frankfurt. You could try ToyTown Frankfurt, although the atmosphere on that website is usually pretty poisonous.
Don't let everyone talk to you in English though - try and pick up some of the lingo. Someone on here recommended me this book:

http://www.horsekeeping.com/Collectible_Books/InterDic/InterDic.htm

There's another edition with Italian and Spanish too, I think, and it will probably help hugely. There are lots of horsey books and magazines for girls which could help - maybe even find a German translation of a favourite pony book from your youth and use it to pick up vocab.

Sounds like a great opportunity, and good luck! :)
 
I lived in Germany, granted it was a long time ago (20 years) but I just wanted to say that I loved it there. The people were lovely, everyone spoke fabulous English which was just as well cause my German was well dodgy :D Very clean, just dont jaywalk - you will be fined :D
 
jon1210 said:
Its just south of Frankfurt :D
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Frankfurt am Main or Frankfurt Oder?

Not that it makes too much difference!

I've lived in Germany since 2004, and we moved up here from Baden-Württemberg at the beginning of last November (with dog and horse in tow!).

Food prices are generally a bit cheaper then UK, as is beer and wine. Aldi, Lidl and Penny are three of the main discounters, but as for supermarkets, Kaufland is by far the cheapest. They also sell the cheapest fuel - currently paying about €1.56 for a litre of super, and €1.47 for diesel. Look out for the weekly 'Werbung' which the discounters deliver to your home - these tell you what's on special offer for the coming week.

The Germans are loud people - why speak when you can shout?! :eek::confused: So prepare to have your ears blasted from the off! And the kids scream and shout, and are allowed so much freedom, sometimes dangerously so, IMO. (Don't get me going on that one! It's a pet hate of mine! ;)) They drive like the Devil himself is on their back bumper, and consequently die like flies, not just on the Autobahns..........:( (The adults, that is!;))

As you're only coming for a relatively short visit, don't worry about learning too much of the language. Many younger people speak English, but it would help if you throw in the occasional 'Guten Tag', 'Bitte', 'Danke' and 'Tchus' now and then.

Please PM if you think I can help anymore!

Good luck, and have a good time! :)
 
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