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I am very confused on how priority work for this type of situation? I'm the dude in the blue arrow and I got to the intersection first by like a second compared to the guy in green arrow. I was waiting for the guy with green arrow to go first since he had right turn while I have to do a left turn. Guy was pissed off waiting for me to turn so I moved first and he was tail-gating me all the way to an aldi before leaving 😭 Red are stop signs

Hello, I have a question. If a customer service representative uses the address “du” and my first name in a Email to me, can I do the too to reply to him or is it considered rude?

Hi all, With young kids, managing household chores, navigating the education system, language barriers, and honestly the lack of deeper social connection we’ve been feeling quite drained lately and even considering a move back to out home country. For those who decided to leave Germany, what were your reasons? Would really value hearing your experiences.

Im a female 19. I went to get my blood pressure checked. He kept me standing during stethoscope exam, pulled my tank top out of my jeans and slid two fingers inside my jeans waistband and pulled it and looked inside for 4 secs then said "maybe on the breast" tugged my bra to place the stethoscope. He watched my face while i looked away cause i was uncomfortable. No one else was in the room and he never asked to touch my clothes or explained what he was doing. After that he sat close for a person

Hi everyone, I’m an international master’s student in Germany and I noticed something that made me a bit confused, so I wanted to ask if this is normal or if I’m misunderstanding something. In one of our classes, our professor asked us to form groups of 4 people. We were two international students and asked two German students if they wanted to join our group, but they refused and decided to stay as a group of two instead, even though the professor clearly said groups of four. This is not the fi

So I just experienced something really weird and I’m curious if anyone knows what’s going on here. We were driving through a completely normal residential neighborhood in Germany, just regular houses, nothing special. The street is basically a loop (a small circular road), and right in the middle of it there’s a gate across the road. It doesn’t look official at all, more like something private. There’s no sign that the area behind it is restricted or anything like that. Just normal houses on b

First off, this isn’t a post meant to hate on all Germans or the country. I’ve met amazing friends, professors, and my wife here. I know "not all Germans" are like this, and I understand cultural differences exist. For context, I’m originally from East Asia, but I’ve lived long-term and studied in Italy, France, the UK, and North America. I moved to Germany purely because I got married. At first, I brushed everything off as just "cultural differences," but living here has brought up so many infu

So basically I previously had these acoustic panels on my wall and I wanted to take these down, however they left behind a lot of adhesive residue (seems to be latex based) which was completely impossible to get rid off (ive tried heat + water, rubbing alcohol, klebereste entferner but still couldnt get it off). So i tried to get rid of the paint with a spatula and before i proceed to do anything else to it, how do i go about repairing the wall? Anything special i should know about this kind of

Sorry if I’m out of the loop but why exactly are the transit workers striking again?

Has somebody looked into their score with the new rating system? Previously I had a score close to 97% and now it is "Akzeptabel". Also your score now depending on a bank account i.e. how old is your bank account kinda forces people to stay with the bank even if it has shitty service because the older it is the more score you get. Another thing is for example if you get a 0% APR from Paypal, so you think I will spread the payment and invest the money that I would have paid in lump somewhere, thi

As the title says, as per my contract, I am supposed to receive my salary by the 15th of the next month. When my colleagues received theirs on the first week of the month itself, I started asking my boss when I’ll get mine. Always the same answer “maybe tomorrow, maybe the day after, only a few days”. This month, 15th fell on a Sunday so I waited the next day as well. Once I didn’t get my salary again, I had reached my threshold and felt like I was being taken for granted. So I said that I will

That title is obvious to anyone who has lived in Germany for longer than a few weeks and after 6 months here I am continuously blown away by how Kafkaesque some things are. I had my appointment with the Ausländerbehörde in December to get my EU Blue card; I provided the relevant documents (which I had already provided when I first entered the country), received my Fiktionsbescheinigung and was told I would receive a message to pick up my Blue card within 6 to 8 weeks. It’s been 3 months since m

Just a heads-up that SCHUFA is rolling out its new scoring model tomorrow, March 17. Key changes (based on online information): • Point system: The previous percentage-based basic score and the six industry-specific scores are being replaced by a point scale ranging from 100 to 999. • 12 criteria: The calculation is now based on 12 public factors (e.g., age of oldest bank account, age of oldest credit card, payment disruptions, and age of current address). • Access: You can check the new sco

This was in my best friends town 2 weeks ago. What does any of it mean? Why ketchup? Why is it spilling everywhere? I keep thinking about it trying to figure out what they wanted to tell the world but i keep coming up empty handed

I have heard absolute horror stories from my partner who is a nurse. Alone during a night shift at a psychiatric hospital. Bosses refusing to accept a timecard if there was no break, which they cannot take because there are often people who need to be monitored 24/7. Another friend who is a doctor is working 18 hour shifts ALONG with their normal shifts in the middle of the week, every other week?? And all of that for pay that's absolute shit. BVG workers are going on a strike every other week,

Thank you all so very much for your kind comments in the first thread - it’s greatly appreciated! For me, it’s been a celebration of his life. As I’m slowly making my way through his foot locker, I’ve found a few more things that I thought may be interesting. Also, if the family of these folks happen to read these letters, as before - know he spoke highly of you. I just wish I had asked more specific questions about his time in the service before he got sick. As I mentioned, he was a rocket scie

Hello all! I am trying to find an Italian pastry shop that sells zeppole di San Giuseppe that is usually eaten this time of year. Unfortunately I will not be able to travel home to get one 🥲 I am located in Nuremberg but willing to travel really anywhere this week or weekend.

I found this capri sun, can someone tell from its design from which year it is from?

He was a rocket scientist, stationed there from 1957-1960 (I believe.) I loved him dearly. Finally had the mental strength to go through his foot locker. Clearly, he liked your beer. (Also, if this family happens to see their letter here, know that he loved and appreciated you so very much!)

Hi! I just wanted to ask if this is normal? I come from Mexico and there normally you're not allowed to take your bags inside the supermarket, we have lockers outside where you can leave your things, I think this also applies in big stores here but not every store has them. Instead, here in Germany I see that normally people go with their bags/shopping carts inside, but then the cashier checks the bags of random people, in my case it happens often, is this required by bosses? I had a bad exper

I was watching and scrolling thru Tv shows and this has to be one of the craziest hair styles i have ever seen. Is this satire or real?

im an exchange student in germany. ive been in bavaria for a few days now. i speak very little german (im still learning) but everyone ive spoken to so far have been super sweet and helpful. whatever ppl say abt germans being rude, mean, etc doesn't seem true at all. even the food is quite nice- definitely not very bland at all (saying this as someone from asia).

Hello everyone, I'm currently in Garmisch out for a walk and noticed this beacon coming off the Kandahar-Express Seilbahn station. There doesn't seem to be any other beacons shining in the area. Does anyone know the reason for it? It is pointed straight up and just disappears into the atmosphere. Its a pretty clear night out as you can see from all of the stars.

Is this just my town? This year we'll be sending my daughter to school. Very exciting. Except we now have to consider Schulranzen. Wow. Both from looking around and recommendations, it seems people are spending over €200 on these backpacks. This is bonkers to me. I don't think I ever had a school bag that cost more than about €15. First, is this normal? Or have I found myself in a strange bubble? And if so, what's the justification?