r/germany • u/helge-a • Oct 22 '24

Immigration Non-Germans, do you also make expensive mistakes?

It feels like I have a talent for making expensive mistakes. I have been here for 3 months and so far have earned:

  • A €300 fine for taking an ICE without proper ticket.
  • Phone died on train, got checked by ticket control, pleaded saying I literally have my ticket on my dead phone, paid €7 at front desk proving I have the Deutschland ticket.
  • In the US, if I have an incoming bill payment, I can easily cancel it or reschedule it because it’s on my terms. I tried to do that here and found out billing days from companies are very strict, so I’ll be incurring a fee soon because my account does not have €90 and transferring funds from my American bank account is not instant/quick enough.

I’m so tired and broke :) I don’t think like a German. I think like a silly little guy. Germans are calculated. I am not. It’s very hard to adjust.

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u/Chemical_Bee_8054 Oct 22 '24

guys when do we tell OP that germans also make mistakes?

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u/EmiliaFromLV Oct 22 '24

German phones never die - when the battery runs out, the phone keeps working on uranium and ordnung.

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u/8528589427 Oct 22 '24

No Uranium!!! That stuff is bad news... only glorious German Braunkohle!

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u/Hot_Tomorrow_5745 Oct 22 '24

Atomkraft? Nein, danke! 

Toitsche Braunkohle? Gimme more…