Germany or no Germany?

Question

My husband work's for Mercedes benz, and now it looks like the company wants him and his family to move to germany.Both me and my husband speaks english.My question is if my husband's job send us to germany what am i going to do? my husband will have a job, Oh did i mension that i am 19 weeks pregnant...

Answer 1

definitely go! better healthcare and education for your kid than you could get in the states.

Answer 2

English is a required in German schools- Auf  Wiedersehen!(Good-Bye)

Answer 3

I am German and married an American. Hence... did it the other way around. I thinks it a great chance for you to see other places. Healthcare is excellent and you don't have to worry about prenatal care. If you're possitive, it'll be a very possitive experience.

Answer 4

Where's your sense of adventure?  First thing you'll do is learn the language in the best way possible - full immersion!  Then you'll join organizations that get you involved in the community you'll live in - a museum or concert guild or something.  Maybe you're religious and can join a church.  Further, there are other expats you can connect with, and they'll show you around.

What an opportunity!  Don't blow it by letting fear take over your life.

Answer 5

Don't worry, Germany is a GREAT country!!! Congrats to your baby by the way...

If you have to come here, grab the chance!!! German can be learned. And most Germans speak English...

Answer 6

If the company wants to send your hubby to Germany, go with it! It is a great oppurtunity for him career wise and you will enjoy your stay in Germany.

It is true that you'll be required to take a language course. You are considered to be a new immigrant and all new immigrants are required to attend one. But this is good news, as these language courses are discounted. At a private school, you would pay around 15-40 EUR per lesson. For the language course you pay between 1 to 6 EUR per lesson.

The language course will also give you an opportunity to meet people and get out of the house.

For more info on Germany, get in contact with other native speakers of English living here:

http://www.toytowngermany.com

I also agree with what has been written on the German health care system. It is very good, you won't have to worry about anything.

Depending upon your qualifications, you could easily get a job teaching English to Germans. Once your little one is a bit older, you could volunteer at a kindergarten. Some are bilingual and are always looking for native speaking staff. In such a position you could take junior along to play with the other kids.  

Good luck with the baby. Hope your hubby gets the job.

Answer 7

If your husband is going, you should go with him.  don't be afraid to learn a new language.  German is much closer to English than Spanish and as your husband has learned, it is financially the 3rd strongest country in the world, so you won't have to worry about money.  Germany has a wonderful socialized medicine, so you and your baby will get the best care.  What a wonderful experience.  Viel Glueck.  Much Luck.

Answer 8

Go for it! Germany is awsome!  Start learning the language ASAP though.  See if you can sign up for a course with a native speaker where you live now.

Sites with lots of useful and interesting information are:

http://www.goethe.de/  (click on the English flag)

http://www.dw-world.de/

Answer 9

Go! They have good healthcare there.  You don't have to worry about being pregnant.

Many Germans speak english and it is your opportunity to experience a new culture and learn a new language.  All at the expense of someone else.  Think of the fantastic vacations you can take in Europe!  Places that are just a couple of hours away from Germany are 12 and 13 hours away if you are in the US!

Go!  Enjoy life!  Travel while you can!

Answer 10

If your Husband brings home the bacon then you could stay home with your baby. It would be a great place to raise the children and then they could lean two languages . Just think positive. If you keep your mind open you don't know what you could think up.

Answer 11

If Mercedes moves your husband to Germany they will take good care of you then and help with all the immigration details. You might be required to take a German language course which you would want to do any way, but most likely Mercedes would take care of that for you.

Germany has a very good health care system especially for children.  I live in Germany and my daughter was born as raised here, I only managed to return to the states on vacation. I can not urge you enough to learn the language, if you learn the language the whole of Europe will open up and life will be so much easier for you.

Some of the advantages of living in Germany are that there really is a very low crime rate here; you can travel almost anyway in Germany without have to worry too much about being a victim of crime. The streets are clean, public transportation is easy and efficient, good medical care is available and there are plenty of parks, museums, and other cultural events and places to visit.

I really enjoy the culinary experience that Germany offers, being centrally located in Europe your can experience foods from around Europe right in your town. Germany's drink real coffee, and the cakes and pastries have allot less sugar in them. It tool awhile to get use to the both but once you have tried it is difficult to switch back.

I was hospitalize once and needed surgery, the doctors and nurses went out of their way to communicate with me. Most Germans speak some English and most Doctors and Engineers also speak English very well. So I would not get to upset about that.

For my sister delivery of her child cost her around 4000.00USD, the delivery and 10 day stay at the hospital was covered in our German Insurance.

That is one thing to get use to, almost everyone is insured in Germany, your health insurance, retirement, and taxes, comes out of your paycheck. They use a graduated scale so what is taken out depends on how much you make. The word Netto (Net) and Brotto (Gross) are often used in salary discussion. If you get paid 3000 Euro a month it is not much when they take out 1500 for taxes insurance etc.

I have been living and working in Germany for about 20 years, and I think that it is great. I am glad that I came here and had this opportunity. I urge you to give it a shot. But learning the language may make all the difference in whether you enjoy it or not.

Best of Luck