Moving toHamburg for 10 months

jlsherr · 2010-12-13T20:04:56+01:00

Explore tips and insights on everyday life in Hamburg for English speakers relocating for work. Discover what to expect during your 10-month stay.

jlsherr Member

Member since 13 December 2010

jlsherrMember13 December 2010 18:04:56

My company is sending me to Germany. I am OK with this but not sure what to expect. I only speak english.

Yud ViP

Member since 08 November 2010

YudViP14 December 2010 06:17:24

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Welcome to Expat-blog, jlsherr

Your discussion has been redirected to the Hamburg forum for effective networking.

I have not understood your query, can you please elaborate, so that we can help you!

Regards

Hanse Guest

HanseGuest25 December 2010 17:28:24

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All the best,
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Courtney81k New member

Member since 09 March 2010

Courtney81kNew member02 January 2011 22:44:11

Hi! Also new to Hamburg and don't know a lot of people. Let me know if you'd like to grab a drink or something sometime!

~Courtney

GroundedTraveler New member

Member since 06 January 2011

GroundedTravelerNew member06 January 2011 07:55:47

English should be fine in the bigger cities like Hamburg. I have never been in a situation where English was completely useless. Learn a few words and be polite about asking things in English and you should get a good response.
Most Germans that I know do speak English and are happy to practice, but will be "shy" about it if you come off either arrogant or overly fast. They don't want to jump right into the deep end of loud fast slang-filled English.

peppino Member

Member since 22 March 2011

peppinoMember03 April 2011 10:37:20

Hello,

I agree with the post from GroundedTraveler. Most of the people here speaks english. Me included :-D

lavallejo7 Member

Member since 03 May 2011

lavallejo7Member11 May 2011 09:02:27

Hello I麓m new in Hamburg and to be honest I was surprise because I found a lot of people speaking English. I don麓t have friends yet but when you need some directions is easy find somebody who talk to you in that language. Good Luck.