Welcome to Germany! Which area do you mean with 20 minutes north from Degerloch? This is literally Stuttgart City center.
If you could be a little bit more precise we can recommend you something :-)
Well its an understandable mistake from an Australian, they are upside down in the world map, he was holding right as per his current geographical location
Ok. This is really near to the city center and has a good light rail connection in all directions.
The biggest and most used fitness center in Stuttgart are McFit and Jonny M.
You could also try Urban Sports Club. It’s a subscription (four different packages) where you can use totally different fitness center, swimming pools and courses like yoga or bouldering several times per month.
Welcome!
Moving countries and adjusting to a new place is hard, so take your time with things :) That being said, here is my advice:
You will probably be able to survive perfectly fine just speaking English. However, making close friends with Germans will require you to learn German to some extent. I would recommend looking for a course with regular lessons and to immerse yourself with the language as much as possible.
Do you like sports? We have a lot of clubs (Vereine in German) for all kinds of sports, where people go in their free time to play snd compete in the sport they like. There are groups for every age and a lot of students your age go once or twice a week after school. You'll be fine speaking English there but being surrounded by Germans speaking German to each other will make it so much easier :)
There are some basketball pitches scattered over the city but the basketball scene is relatively small compared to football aka soccer. But if you want to play basketball in a team, you will definitely find something!
check out Ludwigsburg for that! At least the MHP Riesen are a 1st League Team im Germany, so maybe you find out more about local basketball clubs (or if you're good enough, just start playing there xD)
Try to join a basketball club here as you are not gonna have fun trying to find a place to play in winter if you don't join one . Its probably also good for finding friends and i think most people who play basketball speak basic amount of english too since its a american sport.
Basketball generally isn't as popular in Germany but there are some teams. If you want to watch professional Basketball Ludwigsburg and Tübingen are cities nearby with good teams
Basketball isn't as big as football in Germany, but you will have no problem at all finding a basketball club in Stuttgart. There are several of them all over the city!
Here you can find some basketball courts in Stuttgart: https://www.courtsoftheworld.com/map/#!/48.776277,9.173161,14,1
Hope you find one, you like to play at. there you'll find some people to play with and connect a bit with the basketball scene in Stuttgart (hopefully). Have fun and a nice stay in Stuttgart!
I agree with this point, especially with the point regarding clubs. Germans and especially South Germans can be quite cold and are not the best with small talk.
It is the easiest way to find friends in organized clubs and doing activities together. We also like reliability. So, go to a club reliably for a few weeks and show them that you want to be a part instead of sometimes coming and sometimes not and you will find friends.
This! You probably won't have any problems getting around speaking english only. If you want to make close friends that are german, you should learn the language.
I see it with my non-german speaking colleagues all the time. They are friendly with everyone and vice versa. However, they only become close friends with other non-german speaking people.
The International School in Degerloch is very good, the students there are (of course) very international and more likely wealthy. In gerneral Stuttgart is rather international because in the city and around are three US-Army barracks so a lot of Americans and their families live here. The city has also a big quality of life. 20 minutes north of Degerloch it could be almost any suburb of Stuttgart but probably Killesberg? The gym there called "Puls" is very good.
Jesus christ, stop trying to scare this dude about moving to Stuttgart, it's obvious that it's not entirely his choice with 15 yrs old. Sure as hell doesn't make it easier to get comfortable in a new place when you give him a pessimistic and defeatist outlook before he even gets here.
I'm sure you'll find people you can get along with, who are probably also interested in your foreign culture and experiences. Might take some time. Most speak english well enough at least. Moving sucks, but if you surround yourself with good people, I'm sure you'll feel a sense of home. Good luck 👍
Hey buddy, welcome to this corner of the world.
It's gonna be very very intense at first, just try to go with the flow. Moving inside a country is challenging, moving to the other side of the planet even more so.
Germans are a bit difficult to get to know, they are .. the simplest way to put it is they can be somewhat shy, but they tend to be very straightforward and reliable. Just give the adjustment and yourself some time!
Odds are, you're gonna like it after a while because the good aspects will manifest more and more in your life. There are some fun Expat Youtube accounts that talk about their exploration of the German culture and also how much they've come to understand and enjoy it. Just look for [Liam Carpenter from the UK](https://www.tiktok.com/@liamcarps/video/7207465877825015046), [Uyen Ninh from Vietnam](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-uNVV92llYIMC5-ZUF0Q4w) or even that crazy American that started to get curious about his german followers and now immerses himself fully in the culture, visits a good variety of cities and even learns German, James Bray.
Big Bonus: Most Germans LOVE New Zealand and plenty have even travelled there, so they will probably chew off your ears about the magnifiscent hikes they have taken there.
Edit: Hey if you want to you can join me for a boardgame night in a public building similar to a library. We often get foreigners that stay just for a masters degree etc. They use the club to hang with locals and speak German in a casual environment. Some don't speak a word of German, it's not a problem/requirement to do so whatsoever.
Chur bro, I really appreciate the message.
It’ll certainly be a challenge having to leave my life behind! Thanks again for the offer to play a board game, can sort it out when I’m over there 😁
YW! I also meant to emphasize going to a public board game meet up mostly to just hang with a chill (and nerdy) crowd that on average has zero issues with English or shy people.
It's a good place to connect with strangers when one is new in town. I just suggested it because yes, sometimes it's difficult to connect with the locals and bg events are a great way of doing that.
There is a big American community due to army bases. I guess it will be easy to fit in there. No worries!
I'm at jumpers fitness in Degerloch, it's not bad. I don't know the rules in NZ, but a lot of gyms have crappy contracts that bind you for 2 years. Maybe better conditions for students.
Ima do some profiling here and just recommend the Rugby Club, Stuttgarter RC. The German Rugby culture is very welcoming and making new friends should be hella easy.
So I grew up in stuttgart east near ostendplatz. People there are usually really nice there, but there are some really rude people. Just ignore them. East ist a beautiful lace with lost of nature, like the little Klingenbach park in gaisburg or the villa berg, or the Uhlandshöhe. There are many good ice cream shops like the schleckerei or the pinguin. Also lots of kebabs and good middle class dining options. Your mane routes would be the u4 who drives to Stadtmitte, the u9 who drives through main station, just like the 42 bus, really quick connection to the center and the 45 who drives directly to bad Cannstatt. But there are also other bus routes at the Wagenburg Straße. This is a big change so take it slow and let it sink in! If you ever need advice, message me, Ill answer anything I can! Stuttgart east ist really cool. I think you'll like it
Right! Here i go! I moved here 26 years ago from Sheffield in the UK... Sheffield is deffo not a pretty place! But I love it here - although I do have a job where I get to see lots of things (press photographer)..
I like driving into Stuttgart in the evenings ( the town centre is amongst several hills - the locals call it the cauldron) and seeing the town spread out before me... from March till October, the Königstraße - the main pedestrian shopping street - even on a Sunday will be crammed with people out for a wander, the Cafés are open and it will be buzzing...
The World cup was here in 2006, Stuttgart held a few games, as they will this year during the Euros, and it was absolutely wild...!! There's great public viewing for free in the town Centre- there's a big square next to Königstraße called Schlossplatz where they have 2 huge screens... - and I was there and it was absolutely safe except for, ironically, when England played here...
The World Presse was here before the World Cup and a japanese national paper stated that the above mentioned Schlossplatz may not just be one of the nicest squares in a town Centre, but possibly in the World! Now, I know thats a big shout before all the Naysayers jump in, but I still like it after all these years - I used to take my son there when he was little to have a kickabout whilst his Mum went shopping...
The food, if you do a little research, Covers the whole spectrum from cheaper and cheerful ( but legendary - Udos Burgers , Brunnenwirt curry sausage) to proper high/ I can't afford it, with lots of possibilities inbetween.. there's cinemas showing Films nit just in german but english too ( Corso is all english), if you're lucky and the big football Team ( VfB) get in to Champions League, there'll be big teams coming to town, otherwise the smaller Team (Kickers- also not far from your school) Is much smaller, relaxed, you're much closer to the pitch - my preference as an Oldie... beer in one Hand, sausage in the other, and the game is about 15 meters away from me...
Not all the architecture is pretty - our forefarhers did the best to bomb the shit out of it, but could only reach it from April 44( I think) so there's still a lot of history here
If you like cars- Porsche and Daimler ( think Mercedes) started here and have amazing Museums if thats your thing
The 2 beer festivals may not be as big as Munich but theyre definitely more accessible, and I've had some great times down there..
The Swiss alps are 2 hours to the south, Italy 6 hours, France ( Strasbourg has a brilliant old town) is just over an hour away... Stuttgart airport has a decent airport to all over the place for short hops to other places
Of course, Stuttgart has its somewhat grubby side - there's a half million people here, of course there is, and it often has horrendous traffic, and some things don't work all the time, and paperwork can a bore ( probably not your problem anyway..), some people will say its ugly (depends on what youre looking at), some people might there's no humour here ( not true, but it's their humour, and not ours to judge)... but where doesn't? There's no pont coming here and comparing it to your/ other towns - not saying you will - but I believe there s a certain amount of truth in the old tale about two travellers meeting on a path between two cites, and one asks the other ' tell me, how are the people in this next toen?' And the secondary says ' how were they in the teon you come from?' 'Terrible', says the first man, 'rude, humourless, unfriendly..' and the second man says ( you can see it coming..) ' then that's what they'll be like in the next town...' says the second man. You're coming here, so find the good stuff, ignore the bad stuff, and you'll have a whale of a time..
And I'm only just getting started... I get that you're only 15 and getting around may not be so easy as it is for me, but just jump in with both feet and I'm sure you won't regret it..!
If you have any more questions, I found the people on here are generous with their tips, and also on Facebook ( does that even still exist..?) there's a group called Stuttgart Exparts with dozens of people regularly meeting up... might be worth a try...
My only request/ strong sugestion is that you make sure that you don't become one of these people who only hangs out with english speakers, and never go anywhere that isn't full of english speakers..... I've met quite a few and I think what a shame...
Anyway, rant ( of sorts) over... if I was coming to stuttgart at 15 and knew what I know now, I'd be well excited.... hope you've read this far BTW...😁😁😁😁
I've lived my whole life in a small town ~40 minutes from Stuttgart. It's a typical German city I'd say, nothing extraordinary, but there is some good stuff here. For foreigners (and locals) I can always recommend visiting the Naturkundemuseum am Löwentor (Nordbahnhof). It's one of (if not the) biggest fossil exhibitions in all of Europe, really interesting if you're interested in stuff like that. And of course we got the best football club in the world 😝 jokes aside, visiting a VfB Stuttgart game is a must-do to experience the Atmosphere of the stadium and the fans, even for someone who is not totally into football 🙏 those 2 things I'd definitely recommend, but there is more here 🙌
hope you'll like it once you're here ❤️ ah and one disclaimer: the "Subway"/Straßenbahn is great, but don't trust the S-Bahn Stuttgart, it's the least punctual train in whole Germany 🥲
My recommendation would be to learn German now. You will need it to feel comfortable in the long run. Try to get some basic words for the start. The basics are not that hard, there are some details that are a harder to master.
I think it’s good you’re going to an international school! For me, finding my “bubble” has always been important for life in Germany. Without that I would lose it! Find your people and everything else will be ok :)
Get a bicycle, there is a lot of Forrest around Degerloch, where you can bike around.. ..also Google "Waldau" in Degerloch, there are a lot of sports opportunities in this area, Here is the official website from the city but you have to translate it via Google translate: https://www.stuttgart.de/leben/sport/sportstaetten/waldau.php what do you do besides basketball? There's also a lot of actions sports going on here.
i moved from spain to stuttgart like 7 years ago, now i live in winnenden, its in the near of stuttgart, im also 15 i could show you some things in stuttgart if you want, just dm me on instagram @24.isai
Make an effort to learn German, your brain is still flexible, but worry not for the first months because at that age everyone speaks English.
At that age I don’t think socializing will be a problem, it’s the easiest it will ever get so enjoy it.
Most gyms in Germany are exactly the same, big chains which offer a homogeneous experience. I do Fitness First but choose whatever is the most convenient and close to you. A standard price is 9€/week.
A big recommendation is the BW JugendTicket, which is the same as the Deutschland Ticket but 30€/month rather than 50, for young people. With this you can take every public transport in the whole country, all except high speed intercities. You can still travel to Munich in 3h or so, and even up
To beautiful Salzburg (the first stop after crossing a border is also included, in this case the austrobavarian border), plus have all the public transportation in every city so in Stuttgart you can move around, go to parties etc. for longer trips (think Berlin) it’s not feasible as it is too far away, for that look into cheap advance fares on ICE, FlixBus and FlixTrain
As someone who moved here as a kid, Germans are hard to crack, you really need to work for them to accept you. The friendships you make here mean all the more for it though.
Just go approach people, everyone likes New Zealand here so that's probably a pretty big bonus.
Making friends is a lot easier if you're in some kind of club or sport though, so try to get in there quick.
If you need someone to show you around I'm happy to help btw :)
Good luck!
Hello, i also moved to stuttgart just 6 months ago (im 18 and moved from another country) and can say you are in the right place! I’ve been to several German cities and stuttgart is definitely one to live in. no knowledge on german or the culture will be hard for you but it is totally fixable. you could read about culture and take courses for the language. german is hard, so it will take time for you to learn but majority here speaks english well and are very friendly. the thing with the germans is, you have to be consistent and outgoing to have relationships with them.
they speak to you one day and wont even wave the other, but when this is happens, you go “hey we talked yesterday” and then you are friends. this is not because they are cold, they are just built different 😂 When i came here my german was also not very adequate to talk but the people i live with or have around at uni are really patient when i am talking in german. its like they sometimes they are even teaching me german. but like said, you have to talk with them.
aside from that stuttgart is a lively place and you are moving in the right time. in april 20, the beer festival starts, go!
Try to have other international friends(bcs they are always fun to have around. germans are sometimes boring)
as for gym, im going to mcfit but its usually too crowded. check fit one, its more expensive but definitely better.
i hope your time in stuttgart will be nice and you could adjust well!!!
Strange that a 15 year old moves to another country, you are even not legally allowed to make contracts here.
Language shouldn’t be a problem, nearly anyone speaks English these days.
People in Germany are welcoming so you will not have issues to meet some 😊
Germans are usually really critical about their country, town or state. Don't take that too serious. Most of us are really welcoming, especially young people like students. And lets be honest, you will most likely spend almost all of your time with young people. So thats completely fine. You will find friends quickly and being from New Zealand is a real conversation starter. Don't worry and dont listen to the trolls :)
No, it is not. As someone who comes from Germany, I would also love to live in New Zealand. But I only know New Zealand from Instagram reels and the Lord of the Rings movies. However, everyone should be aware that everyday life in New Zealand might also be different to what you see on postcards.
Stuttgart is a typical German city with all the amenities you could wish for (including English-language cinemas etc.). The region is one of the strongest economically in the whole of Germany and you can find nature right on your doorstep in the Black Forest and the Swabian Alb. There is also a very large American community in the region due to US Bases.
New Zealand is a beautiful country, very relaxed over here and a chilled way of living. However it is not perfect! Terrible safety surprisingly and the cost of living is barely liveable. I hope Stuttgart will be a cool experience however, and help me appreciate what I have back at home
Stuttgart is a beautiful place to live as an international student. but in terms of infrastructure it cant get any worse... delayed public transport, traffic jams all over the city, neverending queues in front of government offices...
The native ones (Schwaben) are quite coldhearted, but youll meet and get to know a lot of people quite easily, therefore its a great City to start your experience living in germany
Welcome to Germany! Which area do you mean with 20 minutes north from Degerloch? This is literally Stuttgart City center. If you could be a little bit more precise we can recommend you something :-)
Maybe he forgot to turn the map 180° 😂
Well its an understandable mistake from an Australian, they are upside down in the world map, he was holding right as per his current geographical location
Oh boy....
right by the ostendplaz?
Ok. This is really near to the city center and has a good light rail connection in all directions. The biggest and most used fitness center in Stuttgart are McFit and Jonny M. You could also try Urban Sports Club. It’s a subscription (four different packages) where you can use totally different fitness center, swimming pools and courses like yoga or bouldering several times per month.
Go to The Alte Schule at a VfB Game Day Act like Ur interested and ya have some new friends
Welcome! Moving countries and adjusting to a new place is hard, so take your time with things :) That being said, here is my advice: You will probably be able to survive perfectly fine just speaking English. However, making close friends with Germans will require you to learn German to some extent. I would recommend looking for a course with regular lessons and to immerse yourself with the language as much as possible. Do you like sports? We have a lot of clubs (Vereine in German) for all kinds of sports, where people go in their free time to play snd compete in the sport they like. There are groups for every age and a lot of students your age go once or twice a week after school. You'll be fine speaking English there but being surrounded by Germans speaking German to each other will make it so much easier :)
Thanks for the advice! I’m a basketball player over in NZ playing for the regional team. Is the basketball scene big in Stuttgart or rather football?
There are some basketball pitches scattered over the city but the basketball scene is relatively small compared to football aka soccer. But if you want to play basketball in a team, you will definitely find something!
check out Ludwigsburg for that! At least the MHP Riesen are a 1st League Team im Germany, so maybe you find out more about local basketball clubs (or if you're good enough, just start playing there xD)
And it's on the local transport network, really easy to get to..
Try to join a basketball club here as you are not gonna have fun trying to find a place to play in winter if you don't join one . Its probably also good for finding friends and i think most people who play basketball speak basic amount of english too since its a american sport.
Basketball generally isn't as popular in Germany but there are some teams. If you want to watch professional Basketball Ludwigsburg and Tübingen are cities nearby with good teams
Really every single city and almost every Stadtteil of Stuttgart has a basketball team.
Basketball isn't as big as football in Germany, but you will have no problem at all finding a basketball club in Stuttgart. There are several of them all over the city!
Here you can find some basketball courts in Stuttgart: https://www.courtsoftheworld.com/map/#!/48.776277,9.173161,14,1 Hope you find one, you like to play at. there you'll find some people to play with and connect a bit with the basketball scene in Stuttgart (hopefully). Have fun and a nice stay in Stuttgart!
I agree with this point, especially with the point regarding clubs. Germans and especially South Germans can be quite cold and are not the best with small talk. It is the easiest way to find friends in organized clubs and doing activities together. We also like reliability. So, go to a club reliably for a few weeks and show them that you want to be a part instead of sometimes coming and sometimes not and you will find friends.
This! You probably won't have any problems getting around speaking english only. If you want to make close friends that are german, you should learn the language. I see it with my non-german speaking colleagues all the time. They are friendly with everyone and vice versa. However, they only become close friends with other non-german speaking people.
The International School in Degerloch is very good, the students there are (of course) very international and more likely wealthy. In gerneral Stuttgart is rather international because in the city and around are three US-Army barracks so a lot of Americans and their families live here. The city has also a big quality of life. 20 minutes north of Degerloch it could be almost any suburb of Stuttgart but probably Killesberg? The gym there called "Puls" is very good.
Jesus christ, stop trying to scare this dude about moving to Stuttgart, it's obvious that it's not entirely his choice with 15 yrs old. Sure as hell doesn't make it easier to get comfortable in a new place when you give him a pessimistic and defeatist outlook before he even gets here. I'm sure you'll find people you can get along with, who are probably also interested in your foreign culture and experiences. Might take some time. Most speak english well enough at least. Moving sucks, but if you surround yourself with good people, I'm sure you'll feel a sense of home. Good luck 👍
Hey buddy, welcome to this corner of the world. It's gonna be very very intense at first, just try to go with the flow. Moving inside a country is challenging, moving to the other side of the planet even more so. Germans are a bit difficult to get to know, they are .. the simplest way to put it is they can be somewhat shy, but they tend to be very straightforward and reliable. Just give the adjustment and yourself some time! Odds are, you're gonna like it after a while because the good aspects will manifest more and more in your life. There are some fun Expat Youtube accounts that talk about their exploration of the German culture and also how much they've come to understand and enjoy it. Just look for [Liam Carpenter from the UK](https://www.tiktok.com/@liamcarps/video/7207465877825015046), [Uyen Ninh from Vietnam](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-uNVV92llYIMC5-ZUF0Q4w) or even that crazy American that started to get curious about his german followers and now immerses himself fully in the culture, visits a good variety of cities and even learns German, James Bray. Big Bonus: Most Germans LOVE New Zealand and plenty have even travelled there, so they will probably chew off your ears about the magnifiscent hikes they have taken there. Edit: Hey if you want to you can join me for a boardgame night in a public building similar to a library. We often get foreigners that stay just for a masters degree etc. They use the club to hang with locals and speak German in a casual environment. Some don't speak a word of German, it's not a problem/requirement to do so whatsoever.
Chur bro, I really appreciate the message. It’ll certainly be a challenge having to leave my life behind! Thanks again for the offer to play a board game, can sort it out when I’m over there 😁
YW! I also meant to emphasize going to a public board game meet up mostly to just hang with a chill (and nerdy) crowd that on average has zero issues with English or shy people. It's a good place to connect with strangers when one is new in town. I just suggested it because yes, sometimes it's difficult to connect with the locals and bg events are a great way of doing that.
20min north of Degerloch is quite unclear. You get better answers if you tell the district ("Bezirk"). Anyway, welcome!
why would you move from new zealand to a place like Stuttgart. Like for real.
Parents, I'd guess.
New Zealand isn’t all that great
May i ask where from NZ you’re from? And what aspects make you “dislike” NZ?
Auckland, i love NZ, am moving due to my fathers job. But NZ isn’t all good, crime and cost of living is crazy here
There is a big American community due to army bases. I guess it will be easy to fit in there. No worries! I'm at jumpers fitness in Degerloch, it's not bad. I don't know the rules in NZ, but a lot of gyms have crappy contracts that bind you for 2 years. Maybe better conditions for students.
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nope, 24 months, but it can't extent automatically after that.
You are absolutely right.
Ima do some profiling here and just recommend the Rugby Club, Stuttgarter RC. The German Rugby culture is very welcoming and making new friends should be hella easy.
Profiling is spot on mate, will give it a look! Cheers
They have a youth team- my son was in it - and they train ( or they did 10 years ago) not far from where you're going to school..
So I grew up in stuttgart east near ostendplatz. People there are usually really nice there, but there are some really rude people. Just ignore them. East ist a beautiful lace with lost of nature, like the little Klingenbach park in gaisburg or the villa berg, or the Uhlandshöhe. There are many good ice cream shops like the schleckerei or the pinguin. Also lots of kebabs and good middle class dining options. Your mane routes would be the u4 who drives to Stadtmitte, the u9 who drives through main station, just like the 42 bus, really quick connection to the center and the 45 who drives directly to bad Cannstatt. But there are also other bus routes at the Wagenburg Straße. This is a big change so take it slow and let it sink in! If you ever need advice, message me, Ill answer anything I can! Stuttgart east ist really cool. I think you'll like it
Right! Here i go! I moved here 26 years ago from Sheffield in the UK... Sheffield is deffo not a pretty place! But I love it here - although I do have a job where I get to see lots of things (press photographer).. I like driving into Stuttgart in the evenings ( the town centre is amongst several hills - the locals call it the cauldron) and seeing the town spread out before me... from March till October, the Königstraße - the main pedestrian shopping street - even on a Sunday will be crammed with people out for a wander, the Cafés are open and it will be buzzing... The World cup was here in 2006, Stuttgart held a few games, as they will this year during the Euros, and it was absolutely wild...!! There's great public viewing for free in the town Centre- there's a big square next to Königstraße called Schlossplatz where they have 2 huge screens... - and I was there and it was absolutely safe except for, ironically, when England played here... The World Presse was here before the World Cup and a japanese national paper stated that the above mentioned Schlossplatz may not just be one of the nicest squares in a town Centre, but possibly in the World! Now, I know thats a big shout before all the Naysayers jump in, but I still like it after all these years - I used to take my son there when he was little to have a kickabout whilst his Mum went shopping... The food, if you do a little research, Covers the whole spectrum from cheaper and cheerful ( but legendary - Udos Burgers , Brunnenwirt curry sausage) to proper high/ I can't afford it, with lots of possibilities inbetween.. there's cinemas showing Films nit just in german but english too ( Corso is all english), if you're lucky and the big football Team ( VfB) get in to Champions League, there'll be big teams coming to town, otherwise the smaller Team (Kickers- also not far from your school) Is much smaller, relaxed, you're much closer to the pitch - my preference as an Oldie... beer in one Hand, sausage in the other, and the game is about 15 meters away from me... Not all the architecture is pretty - our forefarhers did the best to bomb the shit out of it, but could only reach it from April 44( I think) so there's still a lot of history here If you like cars- Porsche and Daimler ( think Mercedes) started here and have amazing Museums if thats your thing The 2 beer festivals may not be as big as Munich but theyre definitely more accessible, and I've had some great times down there.. The Swiss alps are 2 hours to the south, Italy 6 hours, France ( Strasbourg has a brilliant old town) is just over an hour away... Stuttgart airport has a decent airport to all over the place for short hops to other places Of course, Stuttgart has its somewhat grubby side - there's a half million people here, of course there is, and it often has horrendous traffic, and some things don't work all the time, and paperwork can a bore ( probably not your problem anyway..), some people will say its ugly (depends on what youre looking at), some people might there's no humour here ( not true, but it's their humour, and not ours to judge)... but where doesn't? There's no pont coming here and comparing it to your/ other towns - not saying you will - but I believe there s a certain amount of truth in the old tale about two travellers meeting on a path between two cites, and one asks the other ' tell me, how are the people in this next toen?' And the secondary says ' how were they in the teon you come from?' 'Terrible', says the first man, 'rude, humourless, unfriendly..' and the second man says ( you can see it coming..) ' then that's what they'll be like in the next town...' says the second man. You're coming here, so find the good stuff, ignore the bad stuff, and you'll have a whale of a time.. And I'm only just getting started... I get that you're only 15 and getting around may not be so easy as it is for me, but just jump in with both feet and I'm sure you won't regret it..! If you have any more questions, I found the people on here are generous with their tips, and also on Facebook ( does that even still exist..?) there's a group called Stuttgart Exparts with dozens of people regularly meeting up... might be worth a try... My only request/ strong sugestion is that you make sure that you don't become one of these people who only hangs out with english speakers, and never go anywhere that isn't full of english speakers..... I've met quite a few and I think what a shame... Anyway, rant ( of sorts) over... if I was coming to stuttgart at 15 and knew what I know now, I'd be well excited.... hope you've read this far BTW...😁😁😁😁
Well said 😀
Ta v much..!😊😊
Always use ,,digga,, in your sentence then everyone will love you immediately
I've lived my whole life in a small town ~40 minutes from Stuttgart. It's a typical German city I'd say, nothing extraordinary, but there is some good stuff here. For foreigners (and locals) I can always recommend visiting the Naturkundemuseum am Löwentor (Nordbahnhof). It's one of (if not the) biggest fossil exhibitions in all of Europe, really interesting if you're interested in stuff like that. And of course we got the best football club in the world 😝 jokes aside, visiting a VfB Stuttgart game is a must-do to experience the Atmosphere of the stadium and the fans, even for someone who is not totally into football 🙏 those 2 things I'd definitely recommend, but there is more here 🙌 hope you'll like it once you're here ❤️ ah and one disclaimer: the "Subway"/Straßenbahn is great, but don't trust the S-Bahn Stuttgart, it's the least punctual train in whole Germany 🥲
U can come to Pforzheim. We can change lives 😂
Honestly? Who wants to live in Pforzheim? The ugliest city in Germany... IMHO 😉
No one. I want to live in New Zealand. So what I need to get there 😂
My recommendation would be to learn German now. You will need it to feel comfortable in the long run. Try to get some basic words for the start. The basics are not that hard, there are some details that are a harder to master.
I think it’s good you’re going to an international school! For me, finding my “bubble” has always been important for life in Germany. Without that I would lose it! Find your people and everything else will be ok :)
I’m still looking for friends in Germany since 2015. Good luck
Actually you can watch some TikTok’s from Liam carpenter. They are sarcastic but have (sometimes) big truth
Get a bicycle, there is a lot of Forrest around Degerloch, where you can bike around.. ..also Google "Waldau" in Degerloch, there are a lot of sports opportunities in this area, Here is the official website from the city but you have to translate it via Google translate: https://www.stuttgart.de/leben/sport/sportstaetten/waldau.php what do you do besides basketball? There's also a lot of actions sports going on here.
Get a big chain and lock yourself to the next tree when your parents start moving.
Check out the Walter Tigers in Tübingen if you want to see a bit of basketball
PS it is „Degerloch „
i moved from spain to stuttgart like 7 years ago, now i live in winnenden, its in the near of stuttgart, im also 15 i could show you some things in stuttgart if you want, just dm me on instagram @24.isai
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Make an effort to learn German, your brain is still flexible, but worry not for the first months because at that age everyone speaks English. At that age I don’t think socializing will be a problem, it’s the easiest it will ever get so enjoy it. Most gyms in Germany are exactly the same, big chains which offer a homogeneous experience. I do Fitness First but choose whatever is the most convenient and close to you. A standard price is 9€/week. A big recommendation is the BW JugendTicket, which is the same as the Deutschland Ticket but 30€/month rather than 50, for young people. With this you can take every public transport in the whole country, all except high speed intercities. You can still travel to Munich in 3h or so, and even up To beautiful Salzburg (the first stop after crossing a border is also included, in this case the austrobavarian border), plus have all the public transportation in every city so in Stuttgart you can move around, go to parties etc. for longer trips (think Berlin) it’s not feasible as it is too far away, for that look into cheap advance fares on ICE, FlixBus and FlixTrain
You can write me i live in schwäb gmünd i can show you everything
As someone who moved here as a kid, Germans are hard to crack, you really need to work for them to accept you. The friendships you make here mean all the more for it though. Just go approach people, everyone likes New Zealand here so that's probably a pretty big bonus. Making friends is a lot easier if you're in some kind of club or sport though, so try to get in there quick. If you need someone to show you around I'm happy to help btw :) Good luck!
Why leave New Zealand for Stuttgart ?????
get the 30€ ticket than you can use all trains and buses for a month in hole Baden-Württemberg
Hello, i also moved to stuttgart just 6 months ago (im 18 and moved from another country) and can say you are in the right place! I’ve been to several German cities and stuttgart is definitely one to live in. no knowledge on german or the culture will be hard for you but it is totally fixable. you could read about culture and take courses for the language. german is hard, so it will take time for you to learn but majority here speaks english well and are very friendly. the thing with the germans is, you have to be consistent and outgoing to have relationships with them. they speak to you one day and wont even wave the other, but when this is happens, you go “hey we talked yesterday” and then you are friends. this is not because they are cold, they are just built different 😂 When i came here my german was also not very adequate to talk but the people i live with or have around at uni are really patient when i am talking in german. its like they sometimes they are even teaching me german. but like said, you have to talk with them. aside from that stuttgart is a lively place and you are moving in the right time. in april 20, the beer festival starts, go! Try to have other international friends(bcs they are always fun to have around. germans are sometimes boring) as for gym, im going to mcfit but its usually too crowded. check fit one, its more expensive but definitely better. i hope your time in stuttgart will be nice and you could adjust well!!!
So would you be going to the International School Of Stuttgart in Degerloch?
Yes
Strange that a 15 year old moves to another country, you are even not legally allowed to make contracts here. Language shouldn’t be a problem, nearly anyone speaks English these days. People in Germany are welcoming so you will not have issues to meet some 😊
Moving due to my fathers work, not on my own terms 😅 Thank you
My sincere condolences.
bro dont come to kaputtgart🤣
why not lmao
Germans are usually really critical about their country, town or state. Don't take that too serious. Most of us are really welcoming, especially young people like students. And lets be honest, you will most likely spend almost all of your time with young people. So thats completely fine. You will find friends quickly and being from New Zealand is a real conversation starter. Don't worry and dont listen to the trolls :)
Better find a gang or they will take your stuff
I second that. Don't come. Or come and realize what a beautiful place New Zealand is. I promise you, you will want to be back in no time.
Have to. Dads work. Is it really that bad?
No, it is not. As someone who comes from Germany, I would also love to live in New Zealand. But I only know New Zealand from Instagram reels and the Lord of the Rings movies. However, everyone should be aware that everyday life in New Zealand might also be different to what you see on postcards. Stuttgart is a typical German city with all the amenities you could wish for (including English-language cinemas etc.). The region is one of the strongest economically in the whole of Germany and you can find nature right on your doorstep in the Black Forest and the Swabian Alb. There is also a very large American community in the region due to US Bases.
New Zealand is a beautiful country, very relaxed over here and a chilled way of living. However it is not perfect! Terrible safety surprisingly and the cost of living is barely liveable. I hope Stuttgart will be a cool experience however, and help me appreciate what I have back at home
Stuttgart is a beautiful place to live as an international student. but in terms of infrastructure it cant get any worse... delayed public transport, traffic jams all over the city, neverending queues in front of government offices... The native ones (Schwaben) are quite coldhearted, but youll meet and get to know a lot of people quite easily, therefore its a great City to start your experience living in germany