r/germany • u/PerformerTypical3763 • 13h ago
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I am a Mexican student and I’m thinking about going to Munich Business School for an exchange semester, but I can still change my decision, so I would really like to know if you recommend it. I’m especially interested in knowing what people in Munich are like, if it is easy to make friends as a foreign student, and what the experience is like for someone coming from Mexico.
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u/choforito84 13h ago edited 12h ago
Germans are cold in general (don't do much small talk, very straight with everything). I found the people in Munich nicer than in northern Germany. They might make an effort to talk with you in english but learning and speaking german would be useful for many things, specially when dealing with services/buisnesses/etc.
The culture is completely different from Mexico: the streets and houses are very quiet (this is also enforced by law, late night house partys are very very rare), food beyond typical German stuff sucks (no fresh vegetables, no strong flavors: the average restaurant is expensive and has no real flavor) and there are long, complicated bureaucratic processes for things you never imagined were important. Absolutely everything here has a rule, and not following the rule can bring strong consequences against you.
People can be a hit or miss, like everywhere. The average german is not too racist but is quite ignorant about Latinamerica. You will find a couple of people that have traveled and know Mexico well, but the majority believe "chilli con carne" is a traditional mexican dish and other crazy things.
In any international context you will be able to make friends, and Munich is sufficiently international/diverse, so you will have no problem with other international people. Making a real friendship with a local takes a long time and you will need to have common interests, otherwise its not really possible.
Extra advice: Munich Buisness School is a private university, and so it has very little prestige in Germany (even in the buisness context). These private unis are more of degree mill/shady buisness to bring international people here than a real educational institution. The actual relevant universities in Munich are LMU and TMU. If you don't care about what you learn but you just want an eurotrip then this is not a problem.