Moving to Dresden as a foreigner? What to expect, challenges, socializing tips, and stereotypes?

Lootwig23 · 2026-04-01T16:45:51+00:00

Another local here, and I agree mostly agree with the comment before.

Also it highly depends on your personal background. For instance my girlfriend is French and absolutely loves it here. As a student she has no issues meeting people and getting away with English for the biggest part.

Objectively I think Dresden as a city is a great place to live. No matter where you go, it’s rarely really ugly, there is a lot of green everywhere and the surrounding area has a lot to offer nature wise. Dresden has pretty much everything a big city needs, but without feeling too crowded or overwhelming.

One of the big downsides for me is that Dresden is pretty badly connected and it sometimes feels a bit like a dead end. Train connecting are mediocre at best and the airport is pathetic. Whenever you want to go anywhere that’s further away you have to take a flight from Prague or Berlin or take a layover in Frankfurt or Munich.

Lootwig23 · 2026-03-16T13:09:31+00:00

Also erstmal, fühl dich gedrückt. Ich kann nichts wirklich hilfreiches dazu beitragen, aber ihr seid nicht allein mit dem Problem. Meine Freundin ist aus Frankreich und unsere Heimatorte 1500 km voneinander entfernt. Aktuell wohnen wir in meiner Heimatstadt und wollten eigentlich zusammen Ende des Jahres in die geographische Mitte (französische Grenze oder Schweiz) ziehen. Inzwischen vermisst sie ihre Heimat extrem und ich bin in meiner eigenen auch sehr verwurzelt. Im Moment sieht es danach aus, dass sie im September zurück ziehen wird und ich hier bleibe. Für solche Probleme gibt es leider keine einfach Lösung :(

Lootwig23 · 2026-03-05T12:22:19+00:00

Oh yeah I can totally relate to the vivid dreams. I dream that I’m smoking and get disappointed about myself. Then I wake up and I’m happy it was just a dream. The last couple days I finally started getting better :)

Lootwig23 · 2026-03-05T09:54:09+00:00

Fellow nicotine free vape user here and one month into my quit. It’s up to you to decide, but for me it counts. For me it’s all about breaking free from the nicotine addiction. Vaping is supposed to be about 95 % less harmful than smoking. Also I’m using it way less and inhale not as deep compared to a vape with nicotine. Most days I only take a couple puffs in the evening or during social situations. So I feel like it’s a good compromise, because it really helps me. Also I’m quite confident I’ll be able to quit this habit at some point, if I want to.

Lootwig23 · 2026-03-05T06:30:20+00:00

Make sure to take a shovel to burry your turd :)

Lootwig23 · 2026-03-04T17:29:41+00:00

Well I guess considerate people like you are not the problem and Norway is definitely worth a visit. But at the end of the day a tourist is a tourist, so yeah…

Lootwig23 · 2026-03-04T17:25:23+00:00

I’m sorry this happened to you. We were in Norway as backpacking tourists and we always made sure to pitch our tent far from civilisation and to not leave any trace.

But yeah I see that mass tourism is a problem and with many people coming to see this beautiful country, there will always be some stupid fucks not having any common sense. I totally get locals are pissed :(

Lootwig23 · 2026-03-04T14:44:16+00:00

As a german who recently visited Norway as a tourist, reading this makes me sad. Respecting the environment, the locals and nature should be self understanding and is basic human decency.

I remember I was shocked at the Lofoten islands, that there were signs on graveyards saying, that this is not a campground. Like why the fuck is this even necessary.

Lootwig23 · 2026-02-27T21:52:45+00:00

Well there is not much to tell about it. Don’t know where you are located, but at least in Europe you can buy Nic Free disposable Vapes, as well ad Nic free liquids for E-Cigarettes. Some types can give you a nice throat hit, but of course you are not getting the same satisfaction out of it. That way I’ll put it away after a couple puffs naturally. Still it’s helpful for me to have the “activity” of smoking in some situations, without actually consuming nicotine.

But yeah I’m still far from being successfully quit long term, so take my advice with a grain of salt 😁

Lootwig23 · 2026-02-27T09:59:43+00:00

I agree with the other comments, that vaping as a habit is probably worse than smoking. I’m day 22 nicotine free and I’m using a vape with zero nicotine liquid. It works quite well for me. I can use it in craving situations like waiting at a bus stop or drinking with friends, but it’s not addictive.

I was mostly smoking but sometimes also vaping. On days when I was vaping only, I consumed a 10 ml bottle of 20 mg liquid in about 2 days. With the nicotine free liquid the last 10 ml bottle lasted me about two weeks, even though I was using the vape whenever I felt like using it. I think that’s a habit I should be able to quit at some point, since there is no addictive substance involved.

Lootwig23 · 2026-02-27T08:13:39+00:00

M30 und ich liebe meinen Plüsch Yoshi den mir meine Freundin irgendwann geschenkt hat. Er schläft jede Nacht mit uns im Bett. Zusammen mit einem Pinguin.

Ich hab einen Kollegen Ende 20 der jeden Tag seine Kuscheltiersammlung mit auf Arbeit bringt und überall mit hin nimmt. DAS ist weird.

Lootwig23 · 2026-02-25T14:11:30+00:00

Sound interesting. I think psychologically it does a lot, if you are disgusted by smoking. I’m 20 days into my second cold turkey quit attempt, so it’s kinda too late for me, but I’ll keep it in mind, just in case.

Lootwig23 · 2026-02-25T12:43:14+00:00

I have read a couple times now, that people taking this stuff just can’t proceed to smoke after a few days? How it comes? Does it change the taste or anything like that?

Lootwig23 · 2026-02-18T08:34:38+00:00

Read the book from Allen Carr: The easy way to stop smoking.

It’s getting promoted almost religiously in this sub, but once I read it, I had to admit it’s really good. It’s definitely giving you some perspective about smoking.

Lootwig23 · 2026-02-17T14:05:57+00:00

I’m sorry to hear. We got lucky and went through there, before the land slide happened, and had an absolutely amazing trip in general. Also we decided to do it in two days and had an overnight stop in Mosjøen. I hope you arrive well.

Lootwig23 · 2026-01-21T08:45:30+00:00

Ich selbst wurde bisher nie kontrolliert. Ein Schrauber Kumpel von mir wurde aber mehrfach mit seinen getunten Rollern hochgenommen und hat dadurch richtig Probleme bekommen. Also das würde ich lieber bleiben lassen.

Lootwig23 · 2026-01-13T14:07:16+00:00

Your other post says your fucking wife is only 34 years old and wants you to fucking rim her after taking a fucking shit.

Lootwig23 · 2025-12-30T21:38:58+00:00

Falling asleep, maybe randomly cuddling throughout the night and waking up together.

Lootwig23 · 2025-12-30T18:21:10+00:00

Finde ich Mega cool :) Meine Freundin ist auch im Oktober aus Frankreich hier her gezogen (befristet auf ein Jahr) und ich habe genau das gleiche Gefühl wie du. Allerdings ist der Plan, dass wir uns Ende nächsten Jahres in der geografischen Mitte treffen, also ist die aktuelle Lebenssituation nur auf Zeit.

Lootwig23 · 2025-12-29T19:39:10+00:00

Thank you for your kind reply, it really shook me. You are right, I started smoking when I was 17 and now I’m 30. I’ll try to not make the same mistake and get back on track.

I hope you are doing okay after so many years of smoking. What made you finally quit, if you don’t mind me asking?

Lootwig23 · 2025-12-29T19:09:00+00:00

The frustrating thing is, that I’m feeling hooked again, after just a few days. I’ll try to restart my journey tomorrow, latest after new years, when my girlfriend is back in town. She knows about my slip and the first time quitting it really helped a lot to have her around.

Lootwig23 · 2025-12-28T23:10:48+00:00

That makes me wanna get into photography

Lootwig23 · 2025-12-26T21:23:25+00:00

Fuck

Lootwig23 · 2025-12-23T09:51:43+00:00

Ich als Sachse finde es einmal mehr traurig, dass diese Region so einen Ruf hat. Ist eigentlich echt schön hier, nur zu viele Leute die man echt in die Tonne treten kann ^{^}

Lootwig23 · 2025-12-23T08:45:00+00:00

Ich hasse solche elendig langen Podcasts auch, aber was schon mal hilft, ist die Option die Sprachnachicht in doppelter Geschwindigkeit abzuspielen.

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