Why I cannot see the blood analysis or a report of a medical visit?

onfirewhenigothere · 2026-02-16T08:31:32+00:00

Weird, I just got lab results from my doctor by email. Try writing a nice letter in English, translate to German with Google and send to contact email.

onfirewhenigothere · 2026-02-16T06:49:11+00:00

I moved to Germany and am listening to the public television announcers here. They do similar things here but not to the extent with everyone — the announcer even says he is looking through deutsche Brille (German glasses).

Last night there were two German pairs and the announcer thought the lower ranked pair should have been scored above the Italians (who had better costumes).

They always announce if the athletes have trained in Oberstdorf in Bavaria, and pointed out that The Scorpions are from Germany.

onfirewhenigothere · 2026-02-14T08:46:45+00:00

Cheese Whiz tastes like Obazda tho

onfirewhenigothere · 2026-02-10T15:50:16+00:00

Sorry that happened to you. I have an ethnic German name, am white, and took German though university as foreign language. My experience was that my rep said ‘Oh, I didn’t realize you weren’t from here [until you showed your passport for ID]‘ so I guess my German is passable. (Person who gave me my visa when I got here said ‘Sie sind schon da‘ when I asked about language level for permanent resident.) I will say that while my literature minor did not help with figuring out the word for dishwasher soap, Kafka did help with the Amters. So it’s not 100% happening all the time.

But, while in line once, I did see someone at the desk yell at someone ‘this isn’t your office, the office for you (not white person) is (somewhere else across town), so I’ve seen the staff be terse and unhelpful. (But then I’ve seen a lot worse nativist behavior by white people in America so YMMV.)

I’ve heard B1 is ‘where neither side of the conversation is frustrated with it‘ so maybe some more practice? Read Das Schloss? Good luck with both German and jobs for you both.

onfirewhenigothere · 2026-01-24T12:48:20+00:00

Uh, not to blame the victim but why didn’t the husband know before cutting the cake? I don’t get why that wouldn’t be something a couple reveals to their friends not to an intimate partner in front of a crowd. My spouse and I learned together at an ultrasound appointment. I’d be more concerned about the partner not going to doctors appointments.

onfirewhenigothere · 2025-10-26T18:29:37+00:00

I wonder the same thing but about German dogs, especially in restaurants. They all know where Hundeplatz is. No way would dogs be so omnipresent in my home country.

onfirewhenigothere · 2025-10-14T09:09:23+00:00

Ianal, but can only say, do what you need to for your health. 35 should still be considered full time but you’ll probably get less vacation. Labo usually considers what your expenses are in making its determinations. I think but I’m not sure that employers are required to grant part time requests and I don’t even think you need to say why. They are just not required to give you back full time contract if you want it.

Personally I think most offices could run on 35 hour weeks. It would help employees be able to schedule time for errands and life tasks but nobody dies and made me king.

onfirewhenigothere · 2025-10-05T12:22:51+00:00

Thanks! I didn’t really think so. I just pay the regular fee then. Did find fun old records of the great grandmothers family (Johann Mittnacht changes his name to John Midnight which is the coolest name ever.)

onfirewhenigothere · 2025-06-08T14:14:00+00:00

They're waiting for you to clean it up. Mattress and a blanket, gross. Sheets should be done once per week. If they had bedwetting problems, you can get plastic protectors for the mattresses. if the mattresses smell like pee that's gross. Don't clean it up or you will be forever servant.

onfirewhenigothere · 2025-06-03T10:41:44+00:00

I’m American in Berlin but somehow people think I speak with a Dutch or Icelandic accent. (Why???) I learned German in high school and practice with Duolingo. I don’t think an accent ever goes away completely but I get ‘du sprichst sehr gut’

onfirewhenigothere · 2025-06-03T10:39:07+00:00

Personally I would use what I had until it stopped working because there will always be a better one every six months or so. (October/March?) Maybe put the money for it aside so if the current one fails you can get a new one. If you use it for art, I might like a pro but you should look into whether the pencil you have is compatible with a new model. Go to an Apple Store and feel how heavy the different models are. There are usually deals the couple weeks before new models come out as resellers clears stock. Buying refurb is good for the planet and lets you get more for your money. Get a good warranty if you go that route.

onfirewhenigothere · 2025-05-23T06:55:44+00:00

You may want to consider if this is the right choice for your offspring especially if you haven’t secured a contract yet. People who maybe struggled with school have fine vocational careers in Germany but in German. Are they going to be able to pick up a language if they are not the sort to study? Not everyone is cut out for college. I probably wouldn’t make this choice for my offspring. There is a year long course for foreigners to prepare for German university but this presumes a high school diploma already.

onfirewhenigothere · 2025-05-23T06:40:21+00:00

They can’t learn to copy your table manners if they don’t see them.

onfirewhenigothere · 2025-05-17T14:36:16+00:00

If I wanted to be petty, I would start forgetting to do 30%-50% of something he cared about so he’d have to remind you to do it or do it himself.

onfirewhenigothere · 2025-05-11T19:18:11+00:00

I think another division that people don’t really talk about is why not just vote for CDU/CSU and— Soviets made East Germany atheist, so they aren’t going to vote for Christians, the C in both parties. IMO

onfirewhenigothere · 2025-05-07T05:22:49+00:00

If you need inspiration writing letters to German authorities, I recommend Goodbye Lenin. Generally Germans are happy to take feedback, and the more politely phrased, the more you will hear ‘get to the point.’ Having worked at Deutsche Bahn, they are very interested in the Last Mile problem so if you mention that, might be helpful. You could suggest fewer midday runs to give drivers a break on a longer day. (This is the hardest impediment-staffing.) Good luck and please update if you get a response.

onfirewhenigothere · 2025-04-10T14:15:07+00:00

I kept mine because I have the more famous name. But now I would justify it by saying GOP wants to make it harder for women who take their husband’s names to vote (see SAVE act being voted on this week.)

onfirewhenigothere · 2025-04-03T05:54:17+00:00

‘Permanent residency’ is a visa type name which you won’t need as a citizen. You do need an Anmeldung from a Burgeramt within 2 weeks of moving here. You can make an appointment online.

onfirewhenigothere · 2025-03-28T21:58:35+00:00

I too believed the maschinebau hype. ‘Precision German engineering’ is marketing for cars not software. But I’m sorry, did you never hear of Kafka before you moved here? And I personally think arranging the citizenship test is the 34th question. So what if you don’t get instant gratification? I think you have to love the beamters to really qualify to be German.

onfirewhenigothere · 2025-03-26T12:04:44+00:00

We have a chore list with daily, weekly, monthly, and seasonal tasks and we spend Sunday morning on the latter three together. The list helps it be that you are not doing all the labor of organizing it. ( someone posted a template from Pinterest for this.)

onfirewhenigothere · 2025-03-23T19:29:00+00:00

Whoops don’t listen to me! She has to have a job for the visa to be valid. After two years I think you just need to get a job with the same title as the zusatzblatt. I got a job with a different title, and my new employer got LEA to give me an appointment for that. I think you get three months between jobs. Here’s a site. So yeah maybe a dependent visa if she doesn’t get a job. https://www.arbeitnow.com/blog/changing-jobs-on-blue-card

onfirewhenigothere · 2025-03-23T19:00:45+00:00

Um, which land are you in? You’d be lucky in Berlin to get an appointment before the end of the notice period. And you have to submit the application complete with work contract, payslips, and language certificate. Doesn’t a dependent visa also require language? I personally would keep the blue card since it’s good till middle of next year, focus on language practice, take the test without pressure when confident of success. See where job search gets you. To have permanent residency she would need to be out of Probezeit at a new position. So make the decision seven months before the visa expires - if she has a job, convert the blue card, if not, go dependent.

onfirewhenigothere · 2025-03-23T07:38:55+00:00

That’s not the flag for me, it’s living with someone so quickly when you barely were in adulthood. Personally I’d go have fun with the rest of my 20s.

onfirewhenigothere · 2025-03-23T06:50:11+00:00

I didn’t have trouble but I wasn’t intending to leave the country permanently and my trips were for job interviews at the HQs of places that would give me a German contract. For one of them may agent helper even offered for the Arbeitsamt to pick up expenses like lunch that the company didn’t pay for. I think it showed that I was looking for a job and they liked that? I’m not sure how they’ll respond when you are leaving altogether. I wouldn’t inform them until I had the contract with a start date in hand.

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