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- From: crisar@rulcvx.LeidenUniv.nl (Anton van Rosmalen)
- Subject: Re: Germany?
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- References: <C14nHn.A45@news.udel.edu> <C16pMu.2n0@kurango.cit.gu.edu.au>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 93 15:29:18 GMT
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- In article <C16pMu.2n0@kurango.cit.gu.edu.au> ajl@kurango.cit.gu.edu.au (Alexandre Lefebvre) writes:
- >thuyan@ravel.udel.edu (Thuy-An Hartman) writes:
- >
- >>My husband and I are looking to go to Germany in May. I have heard it
- >>is not the place to be now. We have relatives there, so we really want
- >>to go. Anyone have any info?
- >
- >If you don't go to the new Laender (east), and maybe some border towns
- >in the east of the west part, the Germans are not more anti-foreigners
- >now than they were before the reunification and its troubles came.
- >
- >The German attitude to foreigners is that they are foreigners and
- >will always be. They are a bit patronizing/pedantic to this respect
- >(a bit like the Japanese).
- >Being a foreigner in Germany means that you'll be considered as a
- >foreigner, in general.
- >This is a general statement, reflecting the feelings that you might
- >have, and not the behaviour of all Germans of course.
- >
- >So I'd say there is NO problem to visit Germany as a non German at the
- >moment.
- >
- >In general, staff in shops are very unfriendly in Germany (this is
- >for everyone, and a bit more unfriendly to tourists), and when you
- >go shopping you have the weird impression that you are annoying them,
- >and that they don't have any sense of service. Get used to it!
- >
- >Beware as well that the Germans are the world champions in cheating
- >in queues (lanes). Watch your turn!
- >
- >Apart from that, the Germans in general speak pretty good English, and
- >are willing to use it, so it's not a problem not speaking the language
- >there, as soon as you're not too aggressive (try introducing and excusing
- >yourself in German first).
- >They can be really nice people, and have a good sense of enjoying parties.
- >They ARE organised, and it does make life simpler in many cases.
- >
- > alex
- >
- >PS: I left Germany 1 year ago, and I had lived there for 5 years.
- >Im French.
- >>>> Being french and living (correct me if i am wrong) in OZ <<<<
- >>>> could you not replace Germany by OZ in your description ???? <<<<<
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