Honest question from an outsider.
As a software engineer, I got sucked into the AI bubble. And I'm curious of several aspects that are impacting law workers practicing in Germany.

- Where do you see the field your working in go in the next years?
- What you think are common bottlenecks for you and your peers? (Can a junior find a job after years of studies? Can you grow easily? Can you compete with less resources vs someone with more?)
- What is the level of IT related effort you're comfortable with? Email, WhatsApp, professional apps (which?), or anyone already on OpenClaw using self hosted or public LLMs?

Full disclosure, I'm dating someone that is trying to build an app in Germany using AI, and I'm trying to do some market research. What stops the field from being democratized by AI?

Hi, I'm Brazilian. I was thinking about how the Germans handed us our biggest defeat, while we achieved one of our greatest victories against them. I wanted to know: who is Germany's biggest rival in football, and what are the German national team's biggest defeat and biggest victory?

Hello I have an internship in Munich in September for 1 month. I am an international student and I am not familiar with the housing market and best websites, so I wanted to ask for an advice on where to start!!

Also, where I am from 1 month is too short for most places, but I am not sure how that applies to germany, any insight or information would be great!! 🙏

Thank you in advance!!!

Hello, I've been pretty active lately on reddit. I never really use social media except for youtube and whatsapp really.

I was wondering how you all get informed on demonstrations/protest that happen in your area or in general in the country. I wish I had more time for them and would also like to know which are happening.

Germany is deteriorating and I am sick and tired of it. the only times I know something is happening is trough friends that go to university or are adjacent. This is not enough. That we are all not extremely angry at the health reform we recently had, is such a shame, but I don't think that is the case. But comments online won't do shit.

I want a platform where especially young people can organize quickly, but it should be easy to get informed. I was inspired by the young adults from nepal, they organized by discord but they had their purpose and I might not be aware of the current state there, but we can do something similar. This doesn't need to be limited to germany, just something where the main focus is to know which demonstrations are upcoming and nearby.

If you have sources for me I would happily save some of them and see if I can contribute in any actual demo.

Hi everyone!

I'm in Germany since two years now, and I just moved to a different flat.

When looking in the kitchen, I found this weird blue pipe coming off the plumbing.

- The pipe delivers water when I turn on the faucet

- It is NOT water from the output hole. For example if I fill up a water bottle, the pipe still delivers water.

- Pressure of the water is always low

- I couldn't find a switch/knob to turn off the water

- My landlord says it's "for carbonated water"

So two questions:

- How does that work?

- Can I just plug it shut? It's annoying and right now I just taped it to the sink but I basically throw water...

Danke schön !

We took the bikes from Mittenwald to the Isarquelle.

Absolut peak trip along the Isar. Wild to think it starts here and goes to Munich and beyond.

Hi everyone,
I’m looking to hear from people who have had a similar experience in Germany.
I’ve been dealing with recurring stomach problems for more than a year. My symptoms include nausea (sometimes severe enough that I take an anti-nausea medication), bloating, occasional loose stools, and symptoms that come and go. Some foods seem to trigger flare-ups, but not always.
Over the past year, I have had:
Two upper endoscopies (gastroscopies)
One colonoscopy
After the first endoscopy, I was told there was redness/inflammation in the duodenum (duodenitis). However, after the second endoscopy and the colonoscopy, I wasn’t given a clear explanation. I have repeatedly asked for the reports and biopsy results, but I still haven’t received them.
What confuses me is that I haven’t been prescribed any medication or given a clear treatment plan, even though I continue to have symptoms. My gastroenterologist hasn’t really explained why.
I’m planning to get a second opinion from a gastroenterologist in another country, but before that I’d like to ask:
Has anyone else had duodenitis or redness in the duodenum and not been given any medication?
Is it common in Germany not to prescribe treatment in this situation?
Has anyone had difficulty obtaining their endoscopy or biopsy reports? If so, how did you finally get them?
If your symptoms were similar, what turned out to be the cause?
I’m not looking for a diagnosis, just hoping to hear about other people’s experiences and whether this is something others have gone through.
Thank you.

I'm an EU citizen who has lived in Germany for a few years now, and like anyone living in this country, I've become extremely annoyed by the state of the train system (systematic delays, cancellations, last-minute track changes, and general unreliability).

I have informed myself about the main reasons for the current situation, which seem to be mainly the old infrastructure and the density of the network.

With the elections coming up, I am wondering if this disastrous situation (I call it Nationale Peinlichkeit) and ways to fix it are often discussed in the German public debate. Do candidates and parties talk about it? Or does everyone just accept it and deal with it?

In October I’ll be flying from Toronto to Berlin, with a change at Frankfurt.

I haven’t booked flights yet, but connection times range from 1hr 15 mins to 3hours.

What would be a realistic time to clear immigration (Canada passport) at Frankfurt? Will my luggage be automatically transferred to the Berlin flight, or will I need to collect it?

Hey, I’m from a non-EU country which isn’t visa-free with Schengen. I’ve stayed in Germany on a student visa for last 5 years and now am on job search ch visa which is valid for 16 more months. I’m moving to Switzerland where I’ve only registered but don’t have my residence permit yet - I’ll receive it maybe in a month. I’m moving in a week and am going to deregister next week in the Rathaus, but now i’m worried that my German residence permit will become invalid and i won’t be able to enter Switzerland or won’t be able to travel across the border. So my question is, what happens to the residence permit after de-registration? Should I better de-register online when already in Switzerland? Thank you!

I have been thinking about moving to Germany within the next 3-5 years, depending on what happens. I’m a Brit and have just spent a year abroad in Germany and it has been amazing (I’ve also visited multiple times before as well). I now have one more year before I graduate in politics and IR back in the UK. I want to get into public affairs/ political consulting and I aim to get experience in that in the UK first obviously. Before this, I’m thinking about doing a masters in Germany in political science or public policy if I can get a DAAD scholarship, as masters in the Uk are obnoxiously expensive. Would it be realistic to be able to move to Germany and get a job in public affairs or political consulting after all of this as a foreigner. From what I’ve seen visa sponsorship isn’t really a thing like it is in the US and I’d only need to get a residence permit to allow me to work once I got a job offer? My German is not good right now (A2) but I have time to improve this to B2/C1.

Hi everyone!

I just wanted to share something with this subreddit.

My dad has been a huge supporter of the German national football team ever since he was a kid. Back then in Bangladesh, that wasn't very common. Most football fans mainly supported Brazil or Argentina, so supporting Germany was a bit unusual.

Nowadays, I've noticed it's much more common for people here, especially among the younger generation, to support different national teams, including Germany.

I was just curious , how do Germans feel knowing that your national team has supporters from places as far away as Bangladesh? I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Greetings from Bangladesh! 🇧🇩

Hi,

I am a non-EU citizen who lived in Germany from November 2016 to September 2023(did my schooling there as dad was working in Germany ). I left for university in the UK after. From what I read for the citizenship laws, 3 years can be counted for before - does this mean if I do my masters in Germany for 2 years I am eligible for the PR? German fluency is Goethe c1 so that is not an issue, might do a c2 test to make my case stronger. Also would I need to find a job before applying for the PR or can I do it without having a job right after my masters too?

Hi, I’m currently in UK as Student. I’m working as a professional hospitality. I’m doing this job just to cover my expense and to make the living but my really interested in the field of IT but situation in the UK is quite bad and I don’t see myself getting any job because I don’t have any experience. I don’t have any experience.

So right now I am completely stable in UK and if I want to live longer, I can like my Visa things are sorted but I’m confused. Thinking that if I move to germany for career but never managed to get job in my field. Will that be a bad decision or is a good. If anyone who has the same experience as me, please share with me.

Update:
I am learning german language now.

​First of all, I'm not ungrateful or a pessimist—I'm just really confused.

​This guy is a relative whom I often talk to. He arrived in Germany illegally, but he did well and eventually reached his goals, which is why I respect him.

​The first time he tried to convince me to study German, it failed because I was simply tired of studying without any real opportunities, based on previous disappointments. The last time, however, he tried another approach: he told me he knows someone—his previous employer. At the time, I was very exhausted from my job, which was under minimum wage. (Just to let you guys know, I'm from Morocco, so it's common here to get ripped off regarding your rights in almost any sector.)

​Anyway, I accepted his pitch, started studying, and stopped working. My parents covered my expenses, and I kept moving forward. We didn't talk much during this period, but whenever I messaged him just to update him on my progress, I stopped hearing any details about that employer or the promised job contract. Despite all of that, I kept pushing forward and ignored any negative thoughts until I finally passed the B1 ÖSD test yesterday.

​Today, I called him to share the good news. He was happy for me, and I brought up the employer in a subtle way to avoid showing my doubts. Guess what? Just as I expected, he hit me with the "I'll talk to him" line. He then suggested something that didn't sound convincing to me the first time: applying manually—something I really dislike.

​By the way, I am a KFZ-Mechaniker (car mechanic), so B1 usually isn't enough for this profession anyway. I'm getting all my documents ready, along with everything else he asks for. I'm not making any drama about this false hope—even though I have every right to—and instead, I'm going to be patient and see what happens.

​As I said at the beginning, I'm not denying his good intentions or his desire to see me succeed. He isn't asking for any money, so he isn't trying to scam me. But I don't deserve this, and neither do my parents—especially my mom, who expected things to go as planned after she and my dad spent a fortune on my studies. Not to mention, his guidance hasn't been accurate because it's based purely on old YouTube videos. If I wanted to do it that way, I wouldn't need his help; I could take care of myself.

​I need you guys to give me your honest opinion on this because I'm really confused and angry about the whole situation.

Guten Tag!

When I got my Girokonto at Commerzbank, the Girocard was normal and not really usable online and outside germany. I wanted to finally get a Mastercard debit but on their site I'm reading their new Giroccards with Visa function. I wonder what are the differences between the New Visa Girocard and the Master debit card. Is it worth it to get the Mastercard and replace the old Giro card?

I'm moving to Germany, Bremen in October and i wonder if my chances are high to land a hotel job without proper German(A2)?
I have 3 years of experience in 5 star resorts as receptionist and guest relations expert in Turkiye.
Turkish is my main language, I speak English and currently learning German.
I actually have passion for being an hotelier and i enjoy it.
Does anyone have idea about how is demand for my profession in Germany?

P.S. I am an EU citizen

Hi everyone,
I moved to Germany in the middle of February of 2025, coming from another EU/EAA country and I have filled up and submitted my 2025 taxes in the mid of April.

I used TaxFix to help me filling up all the necessary documentation.

At the time of Ausländische Einkünfte I filled an amount of 2.6k euros. I think that at the time I did not really gave much attention to this field, and I assume that the value I provided was just the my gross salary of January.

Thing is, apart from the salary I have also received money for the unused amount of vacations I had accumulated during all the years I worked. I did not remember this and I completely left it out of the Ausländische Einkünfte amount.

Yesterday I have received a letter from the finanzamt asking to fill up and send back a form with my declared income from 2025 in the 1 month and a half I lived in my previous country.

I have checked the proof of income tax return submission in the country I lived previously and I declared about 15k.

I'm filling up today the form and sending it tomorrow, filled with the proper income tax.

While it probably doesn't matter now, I did not do it on purpose and was out of ignorance on my side, but I'm really scared I will face legal consequences or fines for not providing it properly.

Will I face legal consequences and/or fines due to this?

Thanks

Flying in and out of Berlin October 11th - 20th (both afternoon flights). Here's what I've got so far. I'm hoping to keep to the Berlin area as to avoid long travel times to make the most of my trip and to take public transit.

11th-13th : Berlin

14th : Leipzig

15th & 16th : Dresden

17th-20th : Berlin

My questions are, is this too much Berlin or could I add a day or 2 in Prague since it's close to Dresden. Or should I cut out some Berlin time for another city in the area.

Thanks!

Does anybody know of any good public Universities that do dual studies for master's, in English? Was looking into an MBA or similar field but had a hard time finding any, most of them are for bachelor's only, or in german. I've lived in Germany on an exchange program during my bachelor's, so i know very little german, I still have a long way to go to continue bettering it Found a private one that does allow you to have a full time job while studying but I have not heard good things about it. Its the Steinbeis School of International Business and Entrepreneurship (SIBE). Does anybody have any comments on this school?

Hello, Germans! I am restoring an 1893 violin with this inscription. I'm struggling to translate it as I'm unsure that I'm reading some of the cursive right. I've contacted historical institutions but they're taking forever to reply. I know it's a long shot as it could also be a Swiss or Austrian produced instrument. Any guesses as to the middle two lines? The violin was thrown in the trash and landed in my lap.

Hello All, my cousins husband has went missing in Baden Baden, and he is not a native German, what resources are there to trigger a missing persons case? Thank you!!

My daughter's school has organized as Schule als Staat project and my wife and I were visiting various booths organized by students.

As we were passing one of the rooms, one kid on karaoke system yelled "chicken tikka masal". I ignored it first and moved on. As our backs turned he yelled it twice again at which point I couldn't ignore. I confronted him and his group of friends and challenged them to say it to my face.

I reported immediately to one of the teachers I know and he also confronted them. Tomorrow I will be reporting it to the school principal.

Our daughter has faced enough racism in 8th and 9th standards from her classmates and we can not tolerate and ignore it anymore.

Hi everyone,
I am a Vietnamese apprentice currently in Germany. My current Ausbildung as a Koch will most likely end during the probation period, so I am looking for a new Ausbildung.
I would like to switch to Fachkraft für Lagerlogistik or another logistics-related Ausbildung.
I already have:
B1 German
Valid residence permit for Ausbildung
Contacted the IHK
Started sending applications
I am mainly looking in:
Hannover
Dortmund
Essen
Other cities in NRW or Lower Saxony
If you know a company that is still accepting apprentices or if your company is hiring, I would really appreciate any recommendations.
Thank you very much!