Originally Posted by
bexley
I've got EU citizenship and have been wanting a random new place to move to. I've never been to Berlin but only hear great things about it. The thing is, I'm not the biggest fan of the general German populace, but comments have me thinking that Berlin is somehow different.
My Dutch is okay so I figure I can pick up German easily. Since a few people here have tried Berlin (or are about to), how is it at first with very little to no ability to speak German?
Knowing dutch will surely help you a bit, but its still another language, and German will still be difficult to learn, just like any other language. A common misconception is that it will be noo problem..
That, and one can't really say they arent a fan of a german populace, i know plenty of amazing germans, and not so great germans.. exactly the same with americans, one can not generalize a population, especially in this modern world. Granted there are some cultural differences, but you should never really encounter problems because its not an extreme difference, especially among todays generation.