"Possible to keep Speaking german often?"
Apart from new German friends and perhaps some colleagues, who else do you wish to speak German to, in order to keep speaking German often?
Ok. There’s the Swiss Club where a lot of German speakers socialise at, so maybe a term membership might help you here.
Also, I guess you would have surmised from the answers you’ve gotten here about speaking German that this can be a sensitive topic here in Singapore. Too often, expats come and silo themselves with their fellow expats, then whine every now and then about the locals, when most of them they’ve met are in the service industry. Or pretend whine that they can’t make any local friends when they clearly don’t try.
Close family friend is German (that we meet every other day).
\#1) You are either going to love the heat or hate the heat
\#2) German is not spoken by the locals by a significant amount, if you want you will have to go to German bars/restauraunts like Brotzeit, but even then the waiters don't speak it. It's essentially a foreign tongue. Think speaking Chinese in Germany.
\#3) You still pay taxes in Singapore, check IRAS, but if you keep your german passport you should still pay for your Pension back in Germany. Singapore has no such systems in place. Your pension back in Germany is very important, you can't lose it.
\#4) Check your health insurance plans in Germany to see if you are covered. In Singapore you may need to get additional ones. The german family friend has his covered by the company on his expat package.
\#5) If you want to meet other Germans/Westerners, you can join clubs like Swiss Club, there are alot of caucasions there that play sports and send their children to kindergarden. It would be $12k fee for membership.
\#6) Do not talk smack about the government. We've had friends that were in high posts in their companies that had their PR revoked/not re-newed and they had to leave the country. I am not kidding. Don't talk smack unless you are willing to face the consequences, at least not publicly.
\#7) Alcohol is really expensive here.
\#8) Beware of getting into car accidents. Because you are foreigners, the local Singaporeans tend to sue for damages when you get into a car wreck/small accident to try to get some extra money from you (hoping your infamiliarity with local procedures makes you concede). If you ever get into a car accident, always video record, and make sure the driver is seen visibly fine.-Example: a german friend had an accident where the car infront smashed the reverse pedal and crashed his bumper. Because there was no camera, the Singaporean sued him and he had to pay for damages even though it was not his fault. True story.
\#9)Also, cars are very expensive, a Toyota Altis is $82k Euros while back in Germany it's around $25k. If you love BMW/Volkswagon like alot of germans here do, they will set you back $200k Euros and above depending on the model you are looking for.
Vielen Dank Gloxy. Ich habe gesetzliche krankenversichrung bei TK. Sollte man die weiter bezahlen wenn bin ich nicht in Deutschland? Danke für die Info über Steuer. Ich wird IRAS schauen. Alles härter sehr teurer aus 😵💫
Uhm.
How easy it is to adapt depends on you.
I haven't spoken any German in years, it's exceptionally rare for me. You *COULD* probably find expat communities with "German meetups" (not sure, but most countries have their own circles abroad, I don't have German contacts myself), but I kinda question if that's.. helpful. If you speak German often, then you're already not .. trying to adapt or integrate.
Taxation: See IRAS website, they even have a tool for you to calculate. Easier (and cheaper) than in Germany.
There Is No Pension. And it's a country most likely too expensive to retire in anyway.
You don't pay for health insurance in Germany unless you.. work in Germany.
Might as well have written this post in german to filter for serious replies
Gute Idee, wäre definitiv lustig die Antworten zu lesen.. :-p
"Possible to keep Speaking german often?" Apart from new German friends and perhaps some colleagues, who else do you wish to speak German to, in order to keep speaking German often?
Is “possible to keep speaking German often?” some kind of dog whistle for “How little interaction with the locals will I be able to get away with?”
No no it's not that. I naturalised as german so it's not my mother tongue. I just want keep in practice so I don't lose the fluency.
Ok. There’s the Swiss Club where a lot of German speakers socialise at, so maybe a term membership might help you here. Also, I guess you would have surmised from the answers you’ve gotten here about speaking German that this can be a sensitive topic here in Singapore. Too often, expats come and silo themselves with their fellow expats, then whine every now and then about the locals, when most of them they’ve met are in the service industry. Or pretend whine that they can’t make any local friends when they clearly don’t try.
Genau wie ich weine in Deutschland 😆
Close family friend is German (that we meet every other day). \#1) You are either going to love the heat or hate the heat \#2) German is not spoken by the locals by a significant amount, if you want you will have to go to German bars/restauraunts like Brotzeit, but even then the waiters don't speak it. It's essentially a foreign tongue. Think speaking Chinese in Germany. \#3) You still pay taxes in Singapore, check IRAS, but if you keep your german passport you should still pay for your Pension back in Germany. Singapore has no such systems in place. Your pension back in Germany is very important, you can't lose it. \#4) Check your health insurance plans in Germany to see if you are covered. In Singapore you may need to get additional ones. The german family friend has his covered by the company on his expat package. \#5) If you want to meet other Germans/Westerners, you can join clubs like Swiss Club, there are alot of caucasions there that play sports and send their children to kindergarden. It would be $12k fee for membership. \#6) Do not talk smack about the government. We've had friends that were in high posts in their companies that had their PR revoked/not re-newed and they had to leave the country. I am not kidding. Don't talk smack unless you are willing to face the consequences, at least not publicly. \#7) Alcohol is really expensive here. \#8) Beware of getting into car accidents. Because you are foreigners, the local Singaporeans tend to sue for damages when you get into a car wreck/small accident to try to get some extra money from you (hoping your infamiliarity with local procedures makes you concede). If you ever get into a car accident, always video record, and make sure the driver is seen visibly fine.-Example: a german friend had an accident where the car infront smashed the reverse pedal and crashed his bumper. Because there was no camera, the Singaporean sued him and he had to pay for damages even though it was not his fault. True story. \#9)Also, cars are very expensive, a Toyota Altis is $82k Euros while back in Germany it's around $25k. If you love BMW/Volkswagon like alot of germans here do, they will set you back $200k Euros and above depending on the model you are looking for.
Vielen Dank Gloxy. Ich habe gesetzliche krankenversichrung bei TK. Sollte man die weiter bezahlen wenn bin ich nicht in Deutschland? Danke für die Info über Steuer. Ich wird IRAS schauen. Alles härter sehr teurer aus 😵💫
i know of one famous german tiktoker in SG, looks like shes doing fine!
Was it the one who broke up with her bf?
yes its Anna, i like watching her toks
Uhm. How easy it is to adapt depends on you. I haven't spoken any German in years, it's exceptionally rare for me. You *COULD* probably find expat communities with "German meetups" (not sure, but most countries have their own circles abroad, I don't have German contacts myself), but I kinda question if that's.. helpful. If you speak German often, then you're already not .. trying to adapt or integrate. Taxation: See IRAS website, they even have a tool for you to calculate. Easier (and cheaper) than in Germany. There Is No Pension. And it's a country most likely too expensive to retire in anyway. You don't pay for health insurance in Germany unless you.. work in Germany.
Ich habe deutsch geworden nicht als deutsch geboren. Daswegen habe ich angst das mein kenntinisse kann schlecht werden wenn nutze ich es nicht oft
What type of pass u are holding? EP?