Lyzko
28 Mar 2015
Work / How to find work in Warsaw "if u don't speak Polish" ! [176]
OK, JollyRomek. Let's just concede you're right! Is it a "must" to know German to integrate into German society?
In my long experience, whenever I've decided to do Germans a favor and speak in English with them (..only for their practice, of course), the results have often been questionable, at best:-) I've never really understood them, and they've never really understood me. As civilized humans, we've merely ended up being polite to one another. We've ALWAYS had to resort to speaking German. They felt weird, granted, but at least I understood exactly what they meant and they could express themselves naturally.
When last in Poland, in Szczecin (Stettin to you), I was invited to a journalist's talk. If I hadn't spoken Polish, the entire evening would have been an exercise in futility.
Perhaps the problem lies in the fact that you don't quite understand what I mean:-)
OK, JollyRomek. Let's just concede you're right! Is it a "must" to know German to integrate into German society?
In my long experience, whenever I've decided to do Germans a favor and speak in English with them (..only for their practice, of course), the results have often been questionable, at best:-) I've never really understood them, and they've never really understood me. As civilized humans, we've merely ended up being polite to one another. We've ALWAYS had to resort to speaking German. They felt weird, granted, but at least I understood exactly what they meant and they could express themselves naturally.
When last in Poland, in Szczecin (Stettin to you), I was invited to a journalist's talk. If I hadn't spoken Polish, the entire evening would have been an exercise in futility.
Perhaps the problem lies in the fact that you don't quite understand what I mean:-)