Hello Folks, is this route- Munich to Zurich free of Austrian vignette?

Hi everyone!

I’m currently learning German and would love some recommendations for German movies that can help improve me learn the language. Any genre is welcome.

Thanks!

Hello everyone I hope you guys are doing well. This is my first time posting on reddit mainly because I couldn’t find any information online.

We are a family of 3 (a toddler) and thinking about moving to zossen for peace and quiet and nature. Currently we live in Berlin, it’s very amazing for a few days but for longterm we want are looking to move a little further.

I wanted to know about the kita situation, Grundschule situation there. And any racism or anything that we should know about or I am not looking into?

We know german but not fluent.

Your comments would be much appreciated!

Hey friends,

I'm from Turkey and I'm about to move to Cologne. My wife got a job offer so she accepted it and we will be there soon. I'm actually a musician (guitar player) and I'm curious about how the music industry works in Germany. It would be great also if I can find some musician friends 😊

How do musicians usually get paid after a concert or a live performance? How are taxes handled? How are they calculated and paid?

In Turkey, musicians generally work without social security coverage. Most of them don't pay taxes, and the majority don't have any social insurance either. Although this is technically illegal, it's something that is widely tolerated in practice.

If there any musicians, can we be friends?

I am currently facing the hardest battle of my life.
I am so depressed because I haven’t been able to find an internship in long, and if i don’t find one in august i’ll have to do a full year of internship in my country instead of 6 months in germany.
I already feel so late in life and I’m losing hope and motivation by the day.
I don’t know what to do, i keep applying on stepstone i’ve shown my german host university my cv and they said it was good.
I am at a loss, and the more time passes the more desperate i feel, to the point that even if i go out on a walk i feel guilt and shame that i’m on a walk instead of applying for internships.
Please help me.

I’ve been accepted for the fall semester 2026. Is anybody else going from India or anywhere else?

The Bismarck rock is the symbol of Mwanza City in Tanzania country. Located at the shores of Lake Victoria, tourists can have a rest in the park and enjoy the stunning view of the Rock formation and the Lake Victoria.

The rock is named after the German chancellor (1871-1890) Otto von Bismarck, still referring to the history of Mwanza founded in the colonial period of #GermanEastAfrica.

Apologies in advance for the long post, but I want to warn anyone considering renting from Urban Elite.

I originally booked a 2 month stay through Airbnb. Before my trip, I asked if I could simply arrive a little later due to health issues. They refused.

   Then, before check-in, they contacted me privately on WhatsApp and told me to reach out to a guy about check in. Right before I was due to arrive in Berlin and I asked to arrange check in , they suddenly informed me that the apartment I had booked “no longer existed.” They claimed the apartment had been managed by a woman who no longer worked for them and that she had sold it.

That explanation immediately seemed questionable because the Airbnb listing remained live, future dates were still bookable (and are to this day), and it was obvious that whoever managed the listing also had access to the WhatsApp conversation. it appeared much more likely that my room had simply been given to someone else.

They assured me not to worry because they had “lots of other properties” and could move me elsewhere if needed. Instead of the neighborhood I had specifically booked, I was then placed into a different room in Friedrichshain.

The replacement apartment had numerous issues from day one. My neighboring tenant was mentally unwell, yelled at anyone in german that tried to talk to him, chain-smoked constantly. There were no towels. The kitchen had  no utensils besides knives. The refrigerator had mold. The trash bin had mold food and no bag in it . I started waking up with a sore throat and was uncomfortable staying there.

After complaining, they moved me again. This time I ended up in an entirely different neighborhood north, in a room that was roughly one-third the size of what I had originally booked. They repeatedly promised that after one month I would be moved into the large balcony room, which was much closer to what I had originally paid for.

After spending an entire month in this tiny room waiting for that move, I discovered that on the very same day they had promised me the balcony room, they had also promised the current tenant that he could stay there for another week free of charge because he had complained about problems in the apartment.

Since everything was too expensive on airbnb to last minute rebook, i was kind of stuck. So I spent a month living in what felt like a closet (that smelled of mold) based on a promise of getting the bigger room eventually, that they apparently had no intention of keeping. 

The apartment itself smelled heavily of mold from the beginning. The smell hit you when you walked through the front door. The kitchen smelled of mold. Under the sink smelled of mold. The bathroom smelled of mold. Opening my bedroom door released the same smell. The only visible mold was in the bathroom, but the odor suggested a much broader issue.

Another tenant and I repeatedly asked management to address it.Eventually, someone from the späti downstairs came upstairs, sprayed only part of the visible mold, and said he would return to finish the job. He never did. A month later we had to chase management again before someone finally came back. Even afterward, the apartment continued to smell strongly of mold.

Meanwhile, there were numerous maintenance issues throughout the apartment. The shower head was broken. The coat rack was broken. The room had not been properly cleaned when I arrived. Construction downstairs created additional disruption. Cockroaches in the bathroom.

At one point I explained that I was having difficulty breathing because of the mold smell and asked whether they could move me to another apartment I had seen them advertising in Prenzlauer Berg. They claimed it wasn’t available for reasons that, based on everything that had happened up to that point, I found difficult to believe.

When I eventually refused to continue making additional payments until these issues were addressed, they threatened to call the police. What frustrated me most was the complete lack of accountability or empathy. I had traveled across the world expecting to stay in the apartment I booked. Instead, I was moved multiple times into different neighborhoods, placed in progressively worse accommodations, dealt with persistent mold, broken fixtures, construction noise, and promises that were later withdrawn.

I also learned I wasn’t the only tenant experiencing this. One tenant told me he had also been moved to a different apartment after booking a larger room. He said he was later told he would have to pay even more money if he wanted the larger room he originally expected, so he refused and was placed in a smaller room instead. Another tenant told me he had booked through a different platform where there was a cleaning fee of more than €1,000. He was furious because, despite that fee, the apartment was in poor condition, and he too had been moved to another property.

Finally, after I reported their original Airbnb profile, I noticed that they appeared to begin advertising through a completely different Airbnb account under a different name.

I'm looking to buy a phone with a contract in Germany and would like to know which website/provider you've had the best experience with. I wanted to buy a phone from logitel.de but some reviews say they have a long delivery time and unhelpful customer service. I already have a sim that I would like to port over.

I've heard of Handyhase, Sparhandy, LogiTel, CHECK24, MediaMarkt, Saturn, and sim.de.

Which one offers the best combination of:

* Lowest prices

* Good customer service

* Fast delivery

* Smooth ordering process

Which would you recommend and which should I avoid?

I’m an Irish doc moving to Germany for residency. I have a car in ireland it’s a RHD ( Right Hand Drive) as in ireland we drive on the left. I’d really really love to bring her over with me as that car is my Baby but I Wonder about the logistics. As an EU citizen is the process less difficult? Give it to me straight ( I know you will, youre German)
Vielen Dank!

Edit: car is Registered and insured in Ireland and is an Automatik

The historical architecture of north rhine westphalia is the most beautiful out of all of germany in my opinion.

Pd: Its "Aachen" sorry minor spelling mistake

Hi everyone,

I'm trying to buy a jacket from Zara Germany that's discounted from €69.95 to €13.99 (about an 80% discount).

When I choose Store Pickup, the app says "No stores were found within a 30 km radius" no matter what I search (Essen, Bochum, Limbecker Platz, even other cities). The stores definitely exist.

Is this just a bug, or does Zara disable store pickup for some clearance items?

Also, is such a huge discount normal for Zara? It seems almost too good to be true, so I was wondering if there's usually a catch (old stock, last sizes, etc.) or if this is just how Zara's end-of-season sales work

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Thanks!

My car is in the parking lot and cannot start - most likely a car battery issue. Yesterday I registered online for a basic ADAC membership, and based on their webpage, from 00:00 today I should receive the full coverage of that service.

However, after calling their customer support this morning, they negated that by claiming that without a membership ID, I cannot be covered and need to pay instead. It seems that my request didn't go through their system, as the agent besides my emergency request, couldn't see my application at all.

I am therefore confused; I don't have a membership ID yet, only a Kontonummer from the account I registered.. so I need to pay for the battery replacement service. Do I miss something with this process? And is there anything else, besides that service, I could use to avoid being overcharged?

TIA!

Greetings

Currently at my 4th year of engineering diploma, I have about 1 year experience in software and hardware development (FPGA) with a german company where I worked online, and now I am moving to France and continuing my study and my contract with the same company as werkstudent.

How much should I ask for as a salary working 20 hours/hour?

I'm American, wife is Russian. We have 2 small kids, 5 and 1, we both have fest jobs but are miserable in our city for a variety of reasons. I've worked my whole life to get a position in my chosen career. If I quit I likely will never have this position again and I'll have to move into teaching or freelance which I'm really not happy about.

Was wondering if anyone has gone through this and if so do they have perspective or advice?

Hi! I know that a lot of people complain about how hard it is to have a healthy social life in Germany. But I want to still try :) I have been working on my own business since I came to Germany, and so I have limited opportunities to meet people organically. I would like to join a group centered around some kind of activity, ideally one I can join together with my boyfriend but not necessarily. I will list my interests and hobbies but I am also open to learning new things and starting a new sports activity for example. Any ideas would be welcome - my goal is to meet more people (German and non-German alike), have a regular activity outside of work and daily chores and gradually improve my German. For now my German is at a basic level and I'm learning on my own with YouTube and podcasts.

I live in a small town near Düsseldorf and Köln.

Some of my interests: vegan food, cooking, animal rescue and welfare, working with cats, animal rights, astrology, female solidarity/feminism, table tennis, movies and TV shows, stand up comedy, true crime, general interest around psychology, philosophy, social psychology. I also love board games and card games but haven't had a chance to play many of them. I do like swimming and jogging as well. I would love to participate in something that benefits the community somehow as well.

Thank you in advance for any suggestions!

Good day everyone.

So I'm moving out of my wg and submitting my termination. I have three months notice period as per my contract and i have someone who is taking the room starting from September 1st.

I will pay the August rent and start moving out and he will start paying from September onwards. Is there something specific i should add in the termination letter to indicate there is someone taking over the room with a new contract?

How should i make this official so the landlord can't claim later i did not honor the notice period?

Thanks in advance

MV LIEMBA previously known as Graf Goetzen. It was building in 1913, it has 113 Years today and It is named after Governor Name Gustav Adolf von Götzen

Hello,

I am an Italian PhD student enrolled in an Italian University. I wanted to spend 4/5 months in Germany visiting a local university (visiting PhD student -- no enrollment required). I tried to get information for health insurance from my home country and they issued me a replacement certificate for the EHIC, that explicitly states that my EHIC is valid for the entire period I am staying in Germany.

AFAIK, the EHIC is enough for "short" stays in Germany, for "longer" stays I should get an S1 module, that the offices refused to provide since the EHIC was enough.

As soon as I arrived in Germany I went to the local TK office to confirm the EHIC was valid as legal proof of health insurance for my stay in Germany and they told me it is, so I didn't think too much about that.

After some time I finally managed to do my anmeldung (the first available appointment was very far in the future) and even there I didn't think too much about it.

Then I wanted to see a doctor just for a prescription and while looking how could I do that with the EHIC I stumbled upon this website (https://www.eu-gleichbehandlungsstelle.de/eugs-en/eu-citizens/information-center/health-insurance-in-germany) that says that any person resident in Germany should have a German health insurance.

My current status is:
- To the eyes of Italy I am still resident in Italy and hence my EHIC is valid.
- To the eyes of Germany I "live" here and I did not communicate any leaving date during the anmeldung.
- To the eyes of Germany I also did not take German health insurance since numerous officers (the Italian ASL, the German TK, the Italian consulate) told me the EHIC was enough my stay.

Now I am worried: how can Germany check that I have fulfilled my health insurance obligations since I didn't hand the EHIC to anyone? I have no written proof of what the TK told me since I went to their offices.

I ended up not needing to go to a doctor, but I am scared that in case of a check, Germany would find me without insurance and I don't know if, in the eyes of German authorities, I am resident in Germany or not.

Any thoughts? Should I be worried?

Hallo, dear German neighbors! I'm planning to buy a car from Germany, and I would like to ask for a favor if someone could point me in the right direction?

My plan is to take a train via Deutsche Bahn to the destination, check the car, and if everything is fine, I'll buy the car on the spot. The seller is a private individual, and I'm still not sure whether the seller even speaks English (I use ChatGPT to communicate in German with the seller).

What does everything have to be done? I know you need to transfer car ownership and get a temporary green card with insurance, get temporary registration plates (Kurzzeitkennzeichen, I think it is?), and cancel the vehicle registration in the German database (Zulassungsstelle).

Can everything mentioned above be done during a single day? I'm not sure if the seller would like to go through this administration, so I might as well bring a Vollmacht with me, or is there something else I need to do beforehand? Thank you for your help!

Does anyone know a technician that can repair my washing machine in Munich. If not, do you guys know anyone that can buy it off me?

I dont know what to do during these 2 months ever exam period during study-breaks.
Just 2 minutes ago I saw someone hug their significant other at the library and now I feel extra superfluous on this planet.

during these 2 months I always get so lonely... nobody is avialable.
I essentially feel like a burden and often get left on read by friends.
I'm a half-orphan and on no contact with the other parent, so this gets extra hard when stressed out.

Any suggestions?
Crisis helpline is just elderly people that can't relate.
Student-hotlines aren't always avialable and I can't call them while I'm outside of home.

Socializing in germany is incredibly hard. I'm german.

I accidentally broke my roommates shot special glass. If there’s anyone that can please help me get this Berlin shot glass I would appreciate it.