In today’s video, Rainer decides in which city in Germany he wants to live.
This is the first step in his journey to his life in Germany.
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Rainer choose a German city - Intermediate German with Herr Antrim #2
Hmmm.
There are so many beautiful cities and places in Germany.
There are mountains and forests. Castles and festivals.
How can I choose a city?
In the north there is the North Sea and the Baltic Sea,
but in the south there are the Alps.
The Black Forest in the southwest is very beautiful,
but it often snows a lot there and in Berlin there are too many hipsters.
Hmmm.
Hmmm. I think I should first think about
why I want to live in Germany
in order to find the best residence.
If I have my goals in mind,
the decision will become easier.
I would like to speak German fluently.
In Swabia they speak Swabian.
That is the area between Stuttgart and Augsburg.
I don’t understand these people.
In Bavaria they speak Bavarian
and in Saxony they speak Saxon.
I can’t understand any of these dialects.
I don’t want to live in any of these places,
because I would like to learn High German.
If I learn a few words or phrases from a dialect, it wouldn’t be too bad either.
In order to avoid most of the dialects,
I should probably live somewhere in North Germany.
In Hannover they speak the purest German.
At least that’s what my German teacher said.
What is there to do in Hannover?
I will ask Google.
“Ok, Google, what is there to do in Hannover?”
Google: Sights to see in Hannover include: Herrenhausen Gardens, New Town Hall, Maschsee and more.
Rainer: Hmmm. Let’s see what else there is.
The Top 10 Sights to See in Hannover 2018 (with photos).
Number 1 - Eilenriede…
that’s a forest.
The best sight to see in Hannover is a forest?
Number 2 - Berggarten…
that is a garden.
Beautiful, but not really “something to do”.
Number 3 - New Town Hall.
That looks cool, but I don’t know how many times I can visit it
without becoming bored.
Number 4 - Herrenhausen Gardens…
Oh my God! Another garden!
I am not living in Hannover.
Hamburg has the best nightlife in Germany,
but I think the everyday life is better in Munich.
Unfortunately, I can’t live in Munich, because I can’t understand any Bavarian.
I could live in a smaller place,
but I might not be able to find work there.
In smaller places there is also not much to do
or many options for public transportation.
That is not so good for me, as I don’t want to have to buy a car or drive.
Hmmm.
I was in Berlin once.
There is a lot to do there.
The nightlife is cool and during the day there are also a lot of possibilities.
Almost every weekend there is a concert somewhere in the city.
There are more than 170 museums and galleries.
I could visit two or three of them each week
and still not visit them all in a year.
They speak Berliner there,
but this dialect isn’t too difficult to understand.
There are four universities,
four art colleges and seven senior technical colleges.
I can surely learn something at one of these schools.
It is decided.
I will look for a place to live in Berlin,
but not in this video.
In my next video I will look for an apartment,
but next week Herr Antrim will explain some conjunctions to you.
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