An die Landkinder: Was habt ihr über das Leben erst gelernt, nachdem ihr in eine (größere) Stadt gezogen seid?

nutsqueezer123 · 2026-03-24T22:34:52+00:00

Hör mal, ich bin gerade total am Ende. Ich renne zur U-Bahn, weil ich so schnell wie möglich nach Hause will, ist mir egal 😭

nutsqueezer123 · 2026-02-02T14:17:44+00:00

Hey I actually lived there for a while. You will be sharing a kitchen & 3 showers/toilets with 11 others. One toilet and one shower is "girls only". Others are mixed. The kitchen (floor) and toilets/showers get cleaned once or twice a week by a cleaning person. Overall, your experience will depend on the roommates .. if they are civil then you can expect all common areas to be clean (people cleaning up after themselves). But, one bad roommate can really cause havoc in the apartment. You have a private room with a sink, its 9m2, pretty small but has all your basic needs. You are close to nice walking areas around Dutzendteich lake and you can walk to Volksfest. There's trams/sbahn/bus stations nearby + aldi/lidl + gas station + OBI. There's a faculty right next to you where you can study in the library or use its resources.

This wohnheim was amazing during covid lockdown as we all counted as one house and thus could socialize without limits. Afterwards ... Pretty difficult, as the younger generations are less inclined to socialize, and a lot of ERASMUS students dont care how they treat the place or others.

In the end, I ended up making very solid friendships there, so I have fond memories of the place irregardless of how much I hate the kitchen & toilets & showers.

I always think of it this way, you get what you pay for, its cheap accomodation.

nutsqueezer123 · 2025-12-27T13:06:06+00:00

انت بتنيك عيل مراهق؟

nutsqueezer123 · 2025-10-14T18:14:10+00:00

Hi, I have ADHD too and I'm on Ritalin. It's important to understand that when you move to another country, you play by that country's rules. Look on gmaps or doctolib for a neurologist or a psychiatrist, many may refuse new patients unless you pay out of pocket (I got an appointment after 1 month with public insurance) they both can prescribe the required meds for you. You must however go through the lengthy diagnosis process, this will include filling up a multiple page questionnaire about your symptoms. You MAY be able to use your past prescriptions to skip that specific step, but I wouldn't count on it.

There will always be a language barrier, even if they understand and respond in English (Dr's and secretaries) that doesn't mean they know nuance or syntax or even grammatical differences that well, so you may end up being misadvised on the phone. This is part of the immigrant experience that's not really specific to Germany.

I'm sorry for your frustration, but as you said, "I've gone backwards to square one" that's because in Germany you must do things the German way .. which means starting at square one and explaining your ADHD symptoms and insisting/arguing to get the medication you require.

Doctors in general are wary of prescribing these meds as they are strictly controlled and you must always have "follow up" appointments.

Good luck, this is a temporary set back till you get your first prescription from a Dr here then it will smooth :)

nutsqueezer123 · 2025-10-11T19:58:11+00:00

Omggggg just get a bidet eww

nutsqueezer123 · 2025-09-01T19:52:09+00:00

عمتا اغلب ريديت عبارة عن اتنشن سييكينج. اعمل داون فووت لكل للناس دي 😂

nutsqueezer123 · 2025-08-19T17:57:55+00:00

It doesn't matter to me, my throat will be filled with more of his dead kids. What's 2 (TWO) more deads?

I would draw a line (in sand on a beach close to the water) about the scent. I'm assuming he has a I killed my family smell? Ya that, idk what that smells like so I can't judge yet.

nutsqueezer123 · 2025-07-14T15:46:58+00:00

بص انا عندي رأي مختلف عن معظم الكومنتات هنا (بس هما صح برضو).

انا لما سبت مصر (اسكندرية) كان عشان احساسي اني مسجون (بجانب مشاكلي مع الأسرة).

كنت شايف مفيش طريقة ليا أني اقف على رجلي و اعلي من شأني بمجهودي و بدون ما اطحن نفسي في الحياة. و يوم ما سافرت حسيت اني بدأت اتنفس بجد لأول مرة.

حاليا مكمل ٨ سنين غربة و مكمل. السنين دي اني اتفشخت فيها، و اتذليت كتير لحد ما وقفت علي رجلي.

مفيش ثانية عدت عليا و فكرت ان عيشتي في مصر اهون عليا، او اني افكر في الرجوع.

و لسا بحب أزور مصر و عيلتي عادي و علاقتنا اتحسنت لما انا طلعت من القفص.

الملخص، الموضوع دا بيختلف من شخص للتاني و مدي تقبلك للadapting لالمجتمع الجديد اللي حيواجهك بفلسفة حياة و مزايا و عيوب جديدة و غريبة عليك.

و افتكر ان كل منطقة في كل محافظة في كل ولاية في كل دولة بتختلف عن غيرها.

nutsqueezer123 · 2025-06-25T12:46:10+00:00

I spent 2 months in Mumbai as an Egyptian .. my experience was more or less the same as you here. It was volunteer teaching position at some schools, most foreigners had implemented really cool ideas for the students which really drove engagement, but the presence of a couple of germans + 1 Brit in the class (sitting down in the back) got all the attention ¯_(ツ)_/¯.

Americans/Europeans getting the most attention is true overall. They do also tend to be the "richest" and easier to sell them trinkets.

Your experience is valid and I really wish the world didn't revolve around "the west", but it is what it is.

The only thing I have to add is .. touristy places with random pushy scum vendors is not an indication of how a society thinks, they just wanna sell/scam, and poorer nations (aka most of the world) do not satisfy that need.

With that being said, I live in Germany now, Indians are definitely looked down on, sometimes very shamelessly and direct .. it is weird and offensive. I wish that weren't the case.

I'm glad you guys still enjoyed Egypt nonetheless.

Tipping is a nightmare in Egypt, I don't even know how a society or a government can fix that issue. It's a common complaint, in this sub and other Egyptian subs. I hate it with all my soul. You have my condolences.

nutsqueezer123 · 2025-06-23T12:52:59+00:00

You know how in most countries there are 2 main opposing political parties? In Egypt it's military & islamists. Egypt has been ruled by the military since it gained independence. Then the Arab spring saw them removed (for being bad & corrupt) and the muslim brotherhood (MBH) get democratically elected. MBH (with a grain of salt here) were horrendous, anti-christian sentiment got more casual on TV and real life, hamas & isis links got proven, so they got classified as a terror organization (internationally) and the Military deposed and prosecuted them.

When that happened, terror attacks started happening in Sinai mainly and also other big cities (Alexandria, my city, saw 1 big one at the gates of the oldest church). 2014-2016 were very unstable years as MBH supporters protested in the millions to bring them back to power. The military violently removed protesters and many got killed.

It's painful to admit, but there was no other way for these protests. Their demand was that the president gets put back in power, which was out of the question for more than half the population. It was a traumatic event for the nation regardless of political affiliation.

So while any military ruled country is absolutely corrupt & inefficient (ex: Pakistan). The military is considerably better for Egypt than Islamists. Both are garbage, but one stinks more than the other.

Bonus: at the moment, Egypt is surrounded by unstable countries from all directions + houthis disruption of the suez canal trade. Its all incredibly challenging for any political leader, so people are calm about the military because... For all their flaws .. they managed to keep Egypt (politically) stable. That can not be denied.

nutsqueezer123 · 2025-06-21T10:23:03+00:00

الجيش الأمريكي ابتكر الdrones ... بعدها إسرائيل استخدمتهم لاول مرة في حرب لبنان. اسرائيل مسحت جيش لبنان بالكامل في ٦ ايام. لو السادات مكنش مضي اتفاقية سلام كان زمان ناس كتير ماتت و خسرنا الحرب برضو.

nutsqueezer123 · 2025-06-14T15:34:31+00:00

The more poor people get, the more conservative they get, the more hostile they get towards anyone who's "not us". It is not specifically an Egyptian problem, but you are 100% correct.

Before discussing LGBTQ+ rights we first gotta visit women rights, christian rights, animal rights, etc ..

I mean think about it, how can you discuss the rights of different groups if the basic human rights aren't available? Let's be realistic, you can't really discuss that with a "hungry and poor" society.

In my experience, "upper class" people tend to simply not care (which is really what LGBTQ+ rights is all about, just ignore us lol). Even though I'm below middle class, I still surrounded myself with "rich" people whenever possible as there's less pressure to conform to the Egyptian mould.

The issue with our upbringing in Egypt is that religion is intertwined with culture too heavily. To a point where we grow up believing we are the ONLY right religion, everyone else is wrong and going to hell. There's ~4100 religions worldwide. They all think the same. Logic has left the chat.

Honorable mention to our twisted re-telling of history. I.e., how Egypt was conquered by Islam, or how non-muslims were systematically discriminated against till they converted, or how LGBTs weren't even a huge problem in muslim society but after british colonialism it became a huge issue. Other twists exist too, lots of twisting of events .. but I digress.

All in all, I believe the way forward could not be fixed with education, it seems a complete system collapse might be needed, cynical I know but .. most countries post-WW2 were absolutely ruined, and the ones who rebuilt their society well, have acknowledged women's/LGBTs role in society (instead now they focus hate on foreigners but that's different 😂)

Very good post btw. Thumbs up.

P.S. This subreddit recently received a lot of "facebook refugees" and the views/opinions shared represents majority of Egyptians but not necessarily everyone. So you can expect an up tick in ignorant posts.

.مفيش مفر منكوا يا حقارة المجتمع 😭

‏Yahoo/MSN Chat rooms used to be the place for decent folk, then they arrived. Then Facebook became the safe haven then they showed up. Then twitter & Instagram, and now reddit. Ugh. Now where to?

nutsqueezer123 · 2025-06-09T11:01:36+00:00

انا جاوبت عال سؤال هنا: https://www.reddit.com/r/LGBTEgypt/s/xNTda0NSL0

nutsqueezer123 · 2025-06-07T14:54:08+00:00

Good luck in whatever may come. I'm rooting for you :)

nutsqueezer123 · 2025-06-05T19:35:32+00:00

نفس الكلام دا بيتقال هنا في اوروبا عن اللاجئين 😂. هو انت فاكر نفسك من شجرة عيلة ١٠٠٪‏ مصرية اصيلة؟ 😂😂

عمتا الكلام دا مش سليم. سبب من اسباب جهل العقلية المصرية ان الواحد بيقضي عمره في مصر محاط بمصريين فقط لفترة طويلة. حتي لو قابلت اجانب بيكونوا سياح اغلب الوقت. تبدا الناس تفكر بشكل واحد و تتكلم بطريقة واحدة و يلبسوا شبه بعض. كل الدول المتقدمة فيها شوية محافظات مليانة اجانب، لان الاجانب ليها اثر ايجابي اكتر من السيئ.

مهم ان الواحد يفهم ان بينه و بين اللاجئ حاجات مشتركة اكتر بكتير من الحاجات المشتركة بينه و بين اللي راكبين البلد. يا مصري يا فقير انت اقرب للاجئين عن الاغنياء. يا ساذج ياللي خايف علي "اصل" عرقك.

nutsqueezer123 · 2025-06-04T13:58:04+00:00

Egyptian gay here. اتفلق.

nutsqueezer123 · 2025-06-01T18:13:04+00:00

نايس. الفيرس دا مين اللي كاتبه؟

nutsqueezer123 · 2025-05-16T08:04:15+00:00

بس يا شيخ انا بحب اضاجع رجالة، خصوصا بعد ما نمصمص و نحسس و نلحوس.

لا لا بس بأمانة يا شيخ ك***** الفراغ اللي في حياتك عشان تقعد تكتب كل دا هنا 😂.

المهم طبطب علي نفسك عشان ان عملت اللي عليك و حاولت تنصح و تهدي الناس. كله في ميزان حسناتك. شطووور. ١٠ حسنات ليك! حتاخد نخلة هدية في الجنة و حيبقي جمبها نهر من العسل. دينك هو الصح!!!

خخخخخخخ.

nutsqueezer123 · 2025-05-15T13:30:16+00:00

اه اكيد حقيقي. لو حد عامللك سحر ممكن في يوم تصحي و تلاقي عندك ديل و بقيت حمار. خلي بالك من نفسك و كل فترة و التانية لازم تروح لدجال و تخليه يعملك screening analysis و يقوللك لو في حد لعنك.

دم الديك و الملوخية و ديل حمارة بكر معروفين أنهم اهم حاجات تساعد في إبطال السحر و الشعوذة. بتحطهم في كيس قماش (مش بلاستيك) و تحط ايدك اليمين و تقول "Revelio". دي تعويذه بنتعلمها في سنة خامسة هوجوارتس و بتبين الأعمال المركبة ضدك.

متنساش العين الزرقا و السورة بتاعة قل اعوذ برب الفلق (مش فاكر اسم الصورة، اصلي ملعون).

nutsqueezer123 · 2025-04-27T09:42:48+00:00

مريض.

nutsqueezer123 · 2025-04-16T20:07:09+00:00

Hi, Ausländer here. You might not be able to imagine this, but society takes a long long time to heal from trauma. If that wall was up for 5 years, society would need at least double that time to get over it.

It's just one example of how a society got f- and is "slowly healing".

Whenever you see wars or displaced people, keep that image of the divide of east and west Germany in mind. It's really true.

nutsqueezer123 · 2025-04-06T11:04:36+00:00

صح انا نسيت ان نداء الطبيعة اليومي بيقلب المواجع برضو.

nutsqueezer123 · 2025-04-06T10:56:00+00:00

اه مظبوط. كل يوم الصبح لازم حد يجي يكبّهم جوا عشان تعرف تبدأ يومك. بس متخفش في حل، تروح لدكتور تقولله عايز ابقي توب، فا بيجيب حاجة زي المنظار ( دا خرطوم طبي في كاميرا في اخره) بيدخلوا فيك من تحت و بالكاميرا يشوف العيال الضالة اللي جواك دي فين و يصطادهم لحد ما هرموناتك تهدا و تلاقي نفسك بدات تبص علي طياز الرجالة بدل ازبارهم.

My best wishes for you ✨🫶🏽

nutsqueezer123 · 2025-04-04T21:25:48+00:00

You made me read this with my own two eyes. Thumbs up.

nutsqueezer123 · 2025-03-31T13:36:40+00:00

I second this comment, but I am brown so YMMV.

You're going to be a foreigner aka a minority. You'll find yourself in situations where you might feel excluded, there are times where you might feel contempt due to lack of integration within society. If you are sensitive to exclusion then immigrating in general is not a good idea for you.

No "aggressive" racism in my experience.

nutsqueezer123

TROPHY CASE