If you want a job that is not low-income and demands communication inside germany i would say so. Low-income warehouse stuff is usually full of people not fluent in the german language. But should you strive for that for your future? It is your own decision…
DeusExKFC on
They don’t have to but it makes life way easier if you do.
xtine254 on
No. Everyone around you learns your language to make it easier for your day to day activities. They strive to make your life as comfortable as possible. ❤️
MrsBunnyBunny on
If they plan to stay in Germany full time and integrate – then yes. If they are here for few years and afterwards plan to move on somewhere else – then no
racingwinner on
you need to be able to verbally understand if someone who had no education at all whatsoever wants to buy a bus ticket. but if you work in a warehouse of an international company, english might be sufficient.
but yeah, the “Passierschein A38” situation for the german courses is worth a disapproving frown.
Zestyclose-Engine320 on
From experience – yes you have to speak German to live here comfortably.
emmmmmmaja on
Weird article.
The point that a country that is actively lobbying for foreigners to move there to work should provide language learning resources and should ensure that people at points of first contact speak English is absolutely valid.
The rest? Not so much.
>Madhushan’s first few months in Germany, he said, have been very stressful. “I thought it was going to be easy — it’s not,” he told DW.
Immigrating to a different country never is. Doesn’t even matter if you speak the local language – it’s always hard. This is a case of unrealistic expectations.
>”There’s a big gap between the monolingual public discourse in Germany — you have to learn German, and if you don’t, it means you don’t want to integrate — and the practice, where it’s often the case that you don’t need any German at all,” she told DW.
Well, which is it? Do you not need German in reality or is it a problem that you need German?
>The result, said Schneider, is that many immigrants have little incentive to learn German
If you do not have an intrinsic motivation to learn the language of the country you live in, that’s a you-problem.
This article goes back and forth between accusing Germany of being a monolingual country and claiming that in reality, the requirement to learn German is nonsense since Germany isn’t a monolingual country anymore, and you don’t need German.
How about this: Language classes are made obligatory, and companies that hire foreign workers have to finance that. Language is still one of the easiest part of integration and giving up on that will certainly not help with creating a non-divided, non-ghettoised society. At the same time, you cannot demand without providing the opportunity to fulfil those demands.
Max-_-Power on
If you move to another country it’s always beneficial to be able to read, write and speak the language. Germany is no exception.
Pistazieneis84 on
For me its a sign of respect to learn the local language where you want to live.
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They don’t “have” to, no. Next question.
If you want a job that is not low-income and demands communication inside germany i would say so. Low-income warehouse stuff is usually full of people not fluent in the german language. But should you strive for that for your future? It is your own decision…
They don’t have to but it makes life way easier if you do.
No. Everyone around you learns your language to make it easier for your day to day activities. They strive to make your life as comfortable as possible. ❤️
If they plan to stay in Germany full time and integrate – then yes. If they are here for few years and afterwards plan to move on somewhere else – then no
you need to be able to verbally understand if someone who had no education at all whatsoever wants to buy a bus ticket. but if you work in a warehouse of an international company, english might be sufficient.
but yeah, the “Passierschein A38” situation for the german courses is worth a disapproving frown.
From experience – yes you have to speak German to live here comfortably.
Weird article.
The point that a country that is actively lobbying for foreigners to move there to work should provide language learning resources and should ensure that people at points of first contact speak English is absolutely valid.
The rest? Not so much.
>Madhushan’s first few months in Germany, he said, have been very stressful. “I thought it was going to be easy — it’s not,” he told DW.
Immigrating to a different country never is. Doesn’t even matter if you speak the local language – it’s always hard. This is a case of unrealistic expectations.
>”There’s a big gap between the monolingual public discourse in Germany — you have to learn German, and if you don’t, it means you don’t want to integrate — and the practice, where it’s often the case that you don’t need any German at all,” she told DW.
Well, which is it? Do you not need German in reality or is it a problem that you need German?
>The result, said Schneider, is that many immigrants have little incentive to learn German
If you do not have an intrinsic motivation to learn the language of the country you live in, that’s a you-problem.
This article goes back and forth between accusing Germany of being a monolingual country and claiming that in reality, the requirement to learn German is nonsense since Germany isn’t a monolingual country anymore, and you don’t need German.
How about this: Language classes are made obligatory, and companies that hire foreign workers have to finance that. Language is still one of the easiest part of integration and giving up on that will certainly not help with creating a non-divided, non-ghettoised society. At the same time, you cannot demand without providing the opportunity to fulfil those demands.
If you move to another country it’s always beneficial to be able to read, write and speak the language. Germany is no exception.
For me its a sign of respect to learn the local language where you want to live.
Bruder Bruder bitte. Only at the Bahnhof