germany

United States
November 26, 2006 10:22am CST
I will be moving to Germany soon and would like to know anything you can tell me about it.
2 responses
polachicago
@polachicago (18716)
• United States
6 Dec 06
Very nice country.Very friendly people. You don't have to learn German, because most speak english.Most people have at least 4 weks of vacations, and all have Medical insurance. Where are you going to be?
ReginaGY
@ReginaGY (63)
• Germany
8 Dec 06
It's not really correct, that "most people speak English". It's trut that we have a lot of anglicisms in Germany and most of the people do speak English a little bit. -Enough to explain the way to the station or to tell you were the next shop is. Maybe even enough to have a conversation, but that doesn't mean their English is good. It certainly depends on the peoples backgrounds and of course many Germans speak English (I do ;)), but if you really get along here (esspecially if you want to live here) you should at least try to learn some German. I know it's hard to learn, but if you live here you will have to visit a duty one day and I can't guarantee that the people there will fully understand you.
anonim_keloo
@anonim_keloo (449)
• Romania
5 Dec 06
Germany (German: Deutschland ), officially the Federal Republic of Germany (German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland ), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea, to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic, to the south by Austria and Switzerland, and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands. Within its borders are a portion of the Alps, the famous Rhine and Danube rivers, and the Black Forest. Germany is a democratic parliamentary federal republic, made up of 16 states (Bundesländer), which in certain spheres act independently of the federation. Historically consisting of several sovereign states with their own history, distinct German tribe dialects, culture and religious beliefs, Germany was unified as a nation state amidst the Franco-Prussian War in 1871. The Federal Republic of Germany is a member state of the United Nations, NATO, the G8 and the G4 nations, and is a founding member of the European Union. It is the European Union's most populous and most economically powerful member state. Germany has the third largest economy in the world and is the largest exporter of goods on the globe.