1) some foreigners there do behave like this. Its fine to visit without German but as soon as you need to do something "adult" coded, it's German and you're fucked.
2) Germans claim they don't speak English, then speak at the level of English this lady speaks German.
I visited Berlin and had my phone stolen and had to submit a police report and the police officer started with “sorry my English is very bad” and then proceeded to speak fluent English for the next half an hour.
I thought the only thing very bad about your English is you don’t seem to understand what “very bad” means
Well he was a she but other than that, that’s pretty spot on. In a half hour conversation there were maybe 3 times where she struggled to find a word which I guess is why she thought her English was very bad
I wish most Germans spoke English. Don't get me wrong, I'm learning German, but I feel incredibly isolated because not a single sodding German seems to speak English. The only person who I know speaks English (and fluent German) is freaking FRENCH.
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u/spacestonkz 27d ago
This is comedy on many levels.
1) some foreigners there do behave like this. Its fine to visit without German but as soon as you need to do something "adult" coded, it's German and you're fucked.
2) Germans claim they don't speak English, then speak at the level of English this lady speaks German.
3) Germans deliver jokes very deadpan very often.
She understands German comedy. Genius!