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> If you move to Germany at some point you need to learn German, don't you?

"At some point" - absolutely. What bothers me, and this is visible in every layer of German bureaucracy, is that you're expected to be fluent in it from day one, navigate paperwork like a native, otherwise you'll be frowned upon very quickly. Now add to this the talent that wants to move in and start inventing or kick off a startup. Not gonna happen. Ohh, and not to mention German archaic view on education and workforce (non)mobility between sectors if one chooses so



Well, it is actually also possible to learn the language, at least to a level, before moving to the country, and to take lesson as soon as you arrive, too.

The expected, normal way is that a foreigner adapts, not the other way round.




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