German learners&#x27; society

Meela

Ich habe gerade gelernt, dass Mettlach neben Schinkenloch liegt^^

Für wie lange denn? :smile:

6 Monate.
Ist Schinkenloch ein Ort, oder?

Reply 7221

Ja, ein Ort mit einem lustigen Namen :smile:

Ach, machst du einen deferred entry?

Reply 7222

Ja. Im Moment denkt die Uni, dass ich in October dort gehen werde aber ich werde sagen, dass ich nächstes Jahr gehen werde (naja, wenn ich die Noten treffen.)

Reply 7223

hannah_dru

2

SpiritedAway

I've been offered a job in Germany :woo:

In Mettlach :awesome:

War dass einer der Firmen, die wir schon darueber gesprochen haben oder eine andere? (Google Suche)

Reply 7224

hannah_dru

War dass einer der Firmen, die wir schon darueber gesprochen haben oder eine andere? (Google Suche)

Ja es war die Familie in Saarland, die wir darüber gesprochen haben.

Reply 7225

Another job offer. This one is in St. Wendel :woo:

(I believe that is the same state as the previous job offer, so I'm doing ok here :teeth:

).

Reply 7226

hobnob

14

SpiritedAway

Another job offer. This one is in St. Wendel :woo:

(I believe that is the same state as the previous job offer, so I'm doing ok here :teeth:

).

Durch dich lerne ich lauter Ortsnamen kennen, die ich vorher noch nie in meinem Leben gehört habe. :p:

Reply 7227

3rd Job acceptance :woo:

This one is in Dresden.
Hmmm, I am a little confused now. I mean the pay is much better for the Mettlach job (€400 pcm) whereas these other 2 jobs are only €280 pcm- however, the latter two are willing to pay for my travel expenses so I think after plane fares to visit home I imagine there won't be much different between the two. The first household (Mettlach) has 3 boys (3,5 and 8) so I imagine the house will be pretty hectic, whereas the second house (Sankt Wendel) is a single father and his 6 year old son (who will almost certainly be at school most of the time anyway), and then the third household (Dresden) will be a boy (8) and then two brand-new twins -- however, with the latter family, the mother will be at home as well on maternity leave, so it's not as if I'd be on my own with two babies all day. However, I have never taken care of babies before, only children, so I guess I'd feel a little thrown in at the deep end. However, this latter family seem really outgoing. :s-smilie:

Reply 7228

KwungSun

13

Dresden you get the benefit of living in a city, the other two places sound pretty rural (ie dull).

Reply 7229

I am actually swaying for that. In fact the only thing that's stopping me from writing an email back saying I'll have it, is the whole new-born babies thing :|. I haven't got the slightest clue how to look after a new born baby :|

'pcm'?

SpiritedAway

I am actually swaying for that. In fact the only thing that's stopping me from writing an email back saying I'll have it, is the whole new-born babies thing :|. I haven't got the slightest clue how to look after a new born baby :|

But the mother's still there so you won't be on your own anyway. Take it, Dresden is great! (but don't get their accent, please :wink:

).

Reply 7232

hobnob

'pcm'?

per calender month

Reply 7233

Meela

But the mother's still there so you won't be on your own anyway. Take it, Dresden is great! (but don't get their accent, please :wink:

).

Is their accent really that bad? It can't be as bad as the woman who interviewed me over the phone from Tirol :eek:

. Whatever language she was speaking, it wasn't the same one I'd been learning for the past 5 years.

Reply 7234

SpiritedAway

Is their accent really that bad? It can't be as bad as the woman who interviewed me over the phone from Tirol :eek:

. Whatever language she was speaking, it wasn't the same one I'd been learning for the past 5 years.

Not worse but definitely uglier.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYqJdoZ6DZE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUyY-6tOpwY

Reply 7235

Si_G

2

SpiritedAway

Is their accent really that bad? It can't be as bad as the woman who interviewed me over the phone from Tirol :eek:

. Whatever language she was speaking, it wasn't the same one I'd been learning for the past 5 years.

God year southern dialect sounds like a different language IMO. What's wrong with the Dresden accent?

Reply 7236

Meela

Not worse but definitely uglier.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYqJdoZ6DZE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUyY-6tOpwY

I thought it was OK :indiff:

he seemed to speak slower than what they did when I was in Unna (NRW) and there was some words which I really didn't catch, like in the second clip at 16 and 17 seconds :indiff:

. It was different to what I am used to, but not awful :P

Reply 7237

SpiritedAway

I thought it was OK :indiff:

he seemed to speak slower than what they did when I was in Unna (NRW) and there was some words which I really didn't catch, like in the second clip at 16 and 17 seconds :indiff:

. It was different to what I am used to, but not awful :P

lol it's probably the same with me when it comes to English accents. Everyone tells me that this or that accent is awful but I think that they don't sound too bad.

But ask 100 Germans what they think about "sächsisch" and 90 will tell you that it's one of the worst accents :wink:

Reply 7238

Meela

lol it's probably the same with me when it comes to English accents. Everyone tells me that this or that accent is awful but I think that they don't sound too bad.

But ask 100 Germans what they think about "sächsisch" and 90 will tell you that it's one of the worst accents :wink:

hehe OK, if I do decide to take it, I will attempt not to pick up the accent :P.
My German teacher lived in some part of Austria for 13 years and so according to our language assistant, who comes from the Saarland, has a hideous accent, and he makes fun of her for the way she says some words. Or if she says some words which differ...like she'd say "Nachzapf" (when referring to our January resits) and "Fußgeher" and he's correct her in German German :P

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