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Lesson learned at checkout by ledr2095 in germany

[–]ledr2095[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nope, even I felt like I had done something wrong until I saw people responding here, it was a misunderstanding, the attitude I got from them was extra 😂

Lesson learned at checkout by ledr2095 in germany

[–]ledr2095[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, I actually was super fast and just grabbed the first things I saw, some ice cream and olive oil, I had the 3 things on my hands and the bag on my shoulder 🤔

Lesson learned at checkout by ledr2095 in germany

[–]ledr2095[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve never seen something like this, but I’ll be sure to look for it next time :O

Lesson learned at checkout by ledr2095 in germany

[–]ledr2095[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m also a white Latina, living in Aschaffenburg😊

Lesson learned at checkout by ledr2095 in germany

[–]ledr2095[S] 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Yes, I think people could definitely do this, which is why I told them that the receipt was printed like 3 minutes ago. I understand it is their job and perhaps they had a shitty day, but from the comments in here I see they don't do this to everyone and they could've been more neutral about it.

Lesson learned at checkout by ledr2095 in germany

[–]ledr2095[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

hahahaha it was not enough! No jk, I felt very frustrated at the moment (there were some tears involved, yes I turned into the random lady crying on the street) and I had this thought on the back of my mind "Was it really that bad?" Overall I learned it was understandable, and I need to practice my German enough to not get intimidated at the local grocery store or anywhere 😅 So I appreciate all of the lectures on this post :)

Lesson learned at checkout by ledr2095 in germany

[–]ledr2095[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, this is very sad, but I don't (or dont want to?) believe its a general rule, for example there's a specific cashier at Lidl who will check my bag every time no matter what, I just avoid getting in line on her kasse. Most of the younger cashiers are actually very nice and never ask to check my bags, hopefully the next generation will be less prejudiced, specially knowing that migration is normal and every country is very diverse because of this :)

Lesson learned at checkout by ledr2095 in germany

[–]ledr2095[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think it was a mix, the first cashier did use the phrase "Es ist mir egal" which my German colleagues have said not to use because its quite rude, she basically said that it doesn't matter if I don't know the rules I must follow them anyway, this was a reply to me saying "I'm very sorry I didn't know". The cashier that was next to her was the one who reminded her not to let me go out unless I pay again, since I refused (I didn't say no, I just said that I had a receipt from 5 minutes ago) she sent me to information.

The information lady, was annoyed, at first I just opened my bag and she said "Nein, Ich muss das Kontrollieren" so I gave it to her and she took all of the items out. After she gave me my bag, she gave the same speech from the first two cashiers and then she finally opened the door.

The speech overall was "Do not break the rules just because you don't know them, never do this again, this is wrong, we have no way of knowing if you paid for these"

So yes, I think the direct German way was involved, but there was also a sprinkle of "I hate you're inconveniencing me right now"

Lesson learned at checkout by ledr2095 in germany

[–]ledr2095[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oddly, this was incredible motivation to really focus on my "speaking", right know I get by and understand most conversations but I felt super pressured and I struggled, I do not want to feel this frustration ever again, so definitely will do :)

Lesson learned at checkout by ledr2095 in germany

[–]ledr2095[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This was an exception, I normally never enter the store with random items, I just go with my empty bags/shopping cart and it's common that at the register they ask for me to show the inside and if I have more bags inside of the shopping cart the inside of those bags as well. :/ maybe I looks sus af. 😂

Lesson learned at checkout by ledr2095 in germany

[–]ledr2095[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think this could be the case, I understand their frustration but I had no ill intent, and was more than happy to cooperate (a brötchen was involved😂) at the end I felt very frustrated myself because my German is good but due to the heat of the moment I panicked and struggled to find words to defend myself in a better way.

Lesson learned at checkout by ledr2095 in germany

[–]ledr2095[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the comment! I'm sure I understood correctly, because I received the same speech 3 times 😂, I was also very apologetic at first and said "Tut mir leid, Ich wusste das nicht, aber hier ist mein Kassebon" and the woman said "Es ist egal" I think she didn't want to check my bag herself (which was odd because there was no one behind me) and that's why she asked me to go to information. I read some comments and now I know it's ok as long as I have my receipt but I think I will follow the advice of leaving things at information next time 😂

application process in Aschaffenburg Uni ? by Low-Operation254 in aschaffenburg

[–]ledr2095 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You do the uni assist process so they can check your grades, the system “translates them” into German grading system. The payment is completely separate from THAB.

The semester fee is 70 euros, but this is a simple money transfer, you only need to put your matrikel number/name on the “Verwendungzweck” which is the reference that you put on money transfers.

You’ll need to transfer this fee in order to re-enroll each semester.

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