Wednesday, August 18, 2004

What I don't like about Germany

Okay, I've been thinking a while about saying what I think or not. Nowadays there are too many jobs where they check your name on the internet to try and find out about the person applying for the job. But then - I am who I am and I don't exactly like Germany... So you either take me as the person I am or you leave me alone - that's your decision...

Now back to the topic. I have been thinking about how to make this easy to understand and I've come to the conclusion that it's easiest if I just number them...
So here it goes:

1. I don't feel at home here. I can't really explain it, but I've never felt German and I don't think this will change. I've hoped so for the first 17 years of my life and nothing changed, so I then decided I had to accept it. Now I'm looking for an alternative...

2. Okay, as I already wrote, I'm going to go to university in October and therefore I will have to move in an apartment - either on my own or with other students, depends on what's cheaper and better (no way am I going to live with some freaks!!!). But Germany is Germany and it's actually impossible for students to work besides attending courses - unless it's Saturday night at a bar/club (and I'm don't go to clubs in my free time). That's cause it is possible that the first course starts at 8 something (a.m.) and teh last ends sometime in the evening with other courses spread all over the day and possibly even a couple hours (2 or so) off. So I can only place an ad in a newspaper and search for students I can give extra tuition and work in the semester vacations... So I will have to hope my parents can pay the apartment and the regular stuff (electricity etc.) and I can work to pay food and part of the books.

3. Well, I already said that I have to rely on my parents' help with the rent and other payments I will have to make during my time at the university. Right now I have no clue where I'm going to university and therefore I don't have an idea as to where I'm going to live this October. Yet, my parents announced 2 months ago already that they were going to visit me as soon as possible. I was like: 'Hello?!? I'm 20 years old, I'm going to university and I'm trying to become more independant!!! How's this supposed to work when you're coming to visit me all the time???' Of course I didn't say this loud, I just thought this - everything else would have been rude.
But still - I'll possibly be 5 or more hours away from home and they always fuss about me wanting to visit my friends who live 20 minutes away (by car)... Does his make sense? Not to me... So no matter where in Germany, I couldn't become independant as long as my parents are alive and I don't want them to die, so I am the one who has to leave!!!

4. Germany economy - bad, worse, the worst!!! Well, it might not be the worst yet, but it's on the way to there. I've never ever seen a country being ruined by politicians and company owners that quick - at least not in countries that are said to be a democracy...

5. I just don't see a chance for me to get what I want - though I'm not asking or much and I'm willing to work so that I really deserve it.

to be continued...

2 Comments:

Blogger Unknown said...

An English-speaking country if possible. I don't think my French is good enough. I've been thinking about the USA, Canada, New Zealand and Australia - not necessarily in this order. It's quite difficult, though... We'll see!

10:17 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

One reason I don't like Germany is that the land is soaked with the blood of many innocents, like my grandmother and 5-year old aunt.

Joseph Nerenberg
(joseph.nerenberg@med.va.gov)

11:33 AM  

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