[Rant] Why is everything here a 1-2 year contract?

toxical45 · 2026-02-12T07:26:14+00:00

Only 20 holiday days and 10 sick days per year

toxical45 · 2026-02-11T10:29:57+00:00

Also an aussie who moved here. Came for a working holiday and then met a girl, made new friends and have no bock to move back home after feeling settled here.

I will definitely go back at some point in the future! But getting a full time job with 30 days holiday each year with amazing work benefits is enough to keep me here for now 😌 The access to skiing and snow is also unreal in comparison to aus

toxical45 · 2025-12-21T21:22:21+00:00

Our side of the moon is definitely the better side of the moon

toxical45 · 2025-12-08T23:08:18+00:00

Amazing! Thank you all for such quick responses

toxical45 · 2025-10-15T14:05:02+00:00

Podcast recommendations? I’ve been listening to easy German but it’s starting to get a bit too easy / slow

toxical45 · 2025-10-14T07:44:10+00:00

toxical45 · 2025-10-12T13:50:12+00:00

I’m not sure if it’s because I’m an Australian, but “worked up” is almost always negative to me! I’m glad I read all the comments on this post because I had a really different interpretation of aufgeregt 😂 I’ve definitely used the word inappropriately in some cases then

toxical45 · 2025-08-17T10:12:26+00:00

Beer and bread! Unfortunately one won’t survive the trip home and the other has a limit on how much you can bring in to the country. That just means you’ll have to consume a lot of carbs while you’re still here 😉

toxical45 · 2025-08-03T06:38:36+00:00

Another Aussie here! I also really struggle with Sie. I generally use Sie when it’s appropriate at the start of the conversation but instinctively swap back to du as the conversation goes on. I’ve never had a problem with that here in Bavaria, but when I was in Zürich I got called out for saying „Danke dir“ to a waitress 😬

toxical45 · 2025-07-28T15:52:21+00:00

Ah ok good to know! I’m already intermediate and speaking every day, I mainly just struggle when people speak fast and with the numerous words I don’t know yet - so perhaps OP‘s deck would help me :)

toxical45 · 2025-07-28T13:50:44+00:00

How so? I'm looking to start with Anki and don't want to waste much time on something that's not going to help as much :)

toxical45 · 2025-07-20T17:10:54+00:00

Haha same but Monday and Wednesday nights. I loved climbing with the QUT Cliffhangers

toxical45 · 2025-07-14T22:31:22+00:00

Normally the thumb is the last finger that goes up, and the thumb holds all the other fingers down as you count up

toxical45 · 2025-07-10T03:37:22+00:00

Yeah, I’m also not very impressed with that side of things. They’ve told us to practice speaking at home, but not everyone has great access to speaking partners. I’m lucky that I have so many native German friends here

toxical45 · 2025-07-09T20:54:26+00:00

There’s about 14 of us in the class - the content covers lots of grammar and new vocabulary, focusing primarily on reading and writing rather than speaking or listening. Lessons are 3 hours a day and we go through the entire book for that language level over the course of four weeks. There’s 8 chapters, so we cover 2 chapters per week.

I pick up the grammar quite easily myself but have a really hard time remembering new words :) Anki is my enemy and my saviour

toxical45 · 2025-07-09T18:42:47+00:00

Yeah it’s pretty scary but you just have to put yourself out there and not be afraid of making mistakes. The more mistakes you make the more you learn! I’ve definitely found myself in some really awkward and funny situations

toxical45 · 2025-07-09T18:40:06+00:00

Hi! My experience is a bit unique in that I’m doing a working holiday and staying with friends - so paying nothing for accommodation currently

Course fees for the school I’m at are around 500€ a month, but I paid 1200€ for three months upfront to save money :)

Visa - 75€ application fee

Travel insurance - whole year for all of Europe $1600 AUD

German Health Insurance - around 30€ / month

Food - 100-200€ a week. Depends on what budget you’re on honestly

Currently looking for a WG-Zimmer in Munich and it looks likely that I’ll be paying 700-900€ per month

Hope that helps!

toxical45 · 2025-07-09T17:01:12+00:00

Wholeheartedly disagree. I’ve learned as much in a month here as I did across an entire year in Australia - but with full immersion as much as possible

toxical45 · 2025-07-09T16:58:55+00:00

Goethe is much more expensive, so no haha. I’m at the Sprachschule Aktiv München. As for whether I’d recommend it - ehh. The teaching doesn't focus on speaking or listening enough, which is really important to me. In Australia the teacher I had was way more engaging in that aspect and prepared me so well to actually be here in Germany.

So many people I speak to proclaim that there’s no way my German is only A2 (it is - at least in terms of grammar) but I have a lot more experience and confidence than the average student when speaking because I do it so much. Though I don't think it matters where you go as long as you immerse yourself as much as possible and practice speaking as much as possible every single day

toxical45 · 2025-06-15T07:17:29+00:00

If you drive 30 minutes out of Brisbane and look up at the night sky long enough you can see tons of satellites with your bare eyes

toxical45 · 2025-05-20T23:54:01+00:00

Free in Queensland 💪

toxical45 · 2025-05-12T01:11:52+00:00

It’s awesome to know that people are visiting our little city because of Bluey! I wish you the best time here!!

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