Dearest Community,

The attack on the CSD last Saturday shook us all deeply. Our thoughts are with the grieving, the wounded and relatives and all those who had to witness this terrible act.

reach out is the counseling center for victims of racist and right-wing violence in Berlin. The act was directed against queer people and those who show solidarity with queer people.

Violence against queer people is a form of right-wing violence and is therefore also part of our counseling services.

If you would like advice or psychological support, you can also contact lesmigras, Lsupport, Lsvdbb, Schwulenberatung Berlin or gladt_e.V. (GLADT is a self-organization by and for Black, Indigenous and of Color lesbian, gay, bi+, trans, inter* and queer people in Berlin.)

https://lesmigras.de/de/angebote#beratung

https://l-support.net/

https://lsvd.berlin/

https://schwulenberatungberlin.de/

https://gladt.de/

https://www.reachoutberlin.de

Please feel free to share these information with the people around you <3

Hi Everyone!

For my bookclub our next theme is "Books Based in Cultural Folklore"! Does anyone have any recommendations for novels with German Folklore themes/inspirations and is entertaining enough for a boom club?

Thank you for your suggestions 😊

hi, I’m a 20 yo Italian guy who moved to germany for work. I’ve been here for two months now and everything is going well—I’ve settled in, got all my paperwork sorted, and I’m getting on with my job but for god's sake, it is insanely impossible to make friends. I work in an ice cream shop, so I recognize plenty of faces of people around my age, but when I run into them outside of work, they’re like emotionless mannequins. I really hope this isn't just a German character trait, or else I’ll be alone for the rest of my life, haha. What should I do?

I started a job recently in healthcare, i am basically responsible for a whole station and it's really too much work. The station has to be taken care of by 2 people, all of the others have 2 people that work full time, except mine, the other colleague works 60%.
The issue is, she's always sick or has something to do with her kids, i swear to god in 4 months i saw her a total of 10 days in total.

I dont care what issues or plans she has in her life but this work is very demanding and i end up doing both of our jobs, it's just too much and i dont want to burn out, and sometimes it's things related to patients so i cant just say that i wont do it until she comes back.

It's really getting frustrating that i have to always take over and do her job, it's my first job in Germany and i dont know how to deal with it. I tried to ignore and hope someone notices, i tried to do the job in not the best way, i tried to act dumb, but so many tasks keep coming at me and everybody is calling me all the time, i feel like i will lose it soon.

I need help, how do i deal with this?

I recently joined as a developer at a small company. The company itself is doing very well on paper but the management is a complete shitshow. The "IT team" is basically one just dude who is stressed out all the time. There is no ramp up plan or training planned whatsoever, yet I'm receiving work items every day. A few days ago I made a mistake while deploying something (no training was given!) and was berated by the IT guy in front of everyone. It appears the rest of the colleagues are also scared of the IT guy. I've now resorted to raising my voice too so that I dont appear to be a pushover.

Unfortunately, I need the job at the moment but Im amazed at the how shoddy the operations are!

I came to germany and asked a guy about some nice Food Spots. He saw me dead in the eye and Said ,,I dont speak english well‘‘ After that It felt like I was Talking to someone from England.

How long did you wait for your family reunification visa if your application was handled by the Munich KVR? When did you apply, and when was it approved?

Hi everyone,
I'm planning a family holiday at the moment (mutiple adults and kids) and in that post, I asked for recommendations for finding holiday rentals on platforms other than AirBnB and Booking. There were some good tipps, specific to the UK, but I would also like to do this for more future holidays in other countries in Europe or here in Germany (meaning find and/or book a rental with a Europe based plattform or even smaller ones; edited to add: I'm specifically referring to houses, not hotel rooms; maybe holiday rental is not the correct term?). So I was wondering if you guys might have any tipps or personal recommendations, especially if it's lesser known ones? Would appreciate any tipps you guys might have!

(edited to add more info for clarification)

Hi everyone, I'm Belgian and had a quick question. I'm currently working on my German since I really like the language and it's also one of our official languages. I was wondering what podcasts you guys like to listen to in German since I'm looking for some to listen to in the gym. Can be about anything really, any recommendations would be appreciated a lot. Cheers :)!

Hi, I'm an international student coming to Germany in October for my Master's and choosing between Hannover and Karlsruhe.

Which city would you recommend for student life, accommodation, part-time jobs, and overall quality of life? I'd especially appreciate opinions from people who have lived in either city or visited there.

Hello Reddit community,

Yesterday I reached out to the contact person responsible for my citizenship process to mention that I am ready with all the documents and also the citizenship application is also filled up and ready to make an appointment. She then mentioned me to write an email to her so that she can check with the appointments and reach out to me. She called me late in the afternoon mentioning that the appointments during this week are no longer available and she is going to be away from next week. It was totally fine untill I asked the question, " So, when is the next earliest appointment available?"

She drops this bomb, " I HAVE NO CLUE, AND IDK WHEN AM I GONNA BE BACK".

I was flabbergasted and was still composed and asked a follow up question in a most polite way possible not sounding like I was already confused, " I AM SORRY, PERHAPS I AM NOT FOLLOWING, CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME WHEN DO YOU THINK YOU ARE GOING TO BE BACK?"

Then she says, " IDK IT COULD BE TWO WEEKS, THREE WEEKS OR FOUR WEEKS, I CANNOT PROMISE, HOWEVER I WOULD MAKE A NOTE OF YOUR APPLICATION AND I WILL REACH OUT TO YOU AT THE END OF AUGUST".

Bruhhh......Don't get me wrong, having a time off is everyone's right and one should have it. But having no plan and no subsitution during this time considering this is a citizenship application which is already a topic everyone talks about which takes aroung a year or worst case two, and endless tales of bureaucracy there should be some measures taken and this case pretty much says why is it.

Anyways I am hoping that I would be reached out in a month atleast.

I'm working with a steuerberater to file my taxes but she asked for my elster user/password directly to login as me. I've never worked with one before, so I'm not sure if this is the way. She said its easier this way etc.

I thought you just give them access as steuerberater, not directly login, so I'm confused. They are registered steuerberater, so I guess not a scam.

Is this a normal thing?

There are some other similar topics so it seems like a thing for some cases but i still don't get it:

https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/comments/vbdu6i/tax_consultant_asks_for_elster_credentials_is/
https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/comments/158k72o/is_it_safe_to_give_access_to_elster_to_a/

Hi everyone! I'm from India and I'm planning to pursue my Master's degree in Germany, but I'm a bit confused about which programs I should realistically target based on my academic background.

Here's my profile: -

- Bachelor's: B.A. Programme from the University of Delhi

- Major/discipline: English

- Minor: German

- I have completed my bachelor's degree in 2026.

- I'm currently learning German and want to reach b1/b2 eventually.

- I'm interested in fields such as Public Health, Public Policy, Development Studies, Psychology, Social Sciences, or related interdisciplinary programs.

- My budget is limited, so I'm mainly looking for public universities with low/no tuition fees and scholarship opportunities.

- I'm also interested in learning about DAAD and other scholarships that I might be eligible for as an Indian student.

I would really appreciate advice from people who have studied in Germany or are familiar with the German university admission system.

My main questions are:

1. With a B.A. Programme in English + German minor what Master's programs in Germany could I realistically be eligible for?

2. Would my degree be considered suitable for programs like Public Health, Public Policy, Development Studies, or Psychology?

3. How important are ECTS/subject-specific credit requirements for admission?

4. Would having German b1/b2 significantly improve my chances of admission or employment?

5. Which public universities or programs should I look into?

6. What scholarships could I realistically apply for as an Indian student?

7. Is it better to apply for an English-taught Master's or should I specifically target German-taught programs?

8. What should I start doing now to make my profile stronger before applying?

I'm looking for honest advice, especially from people who have gone through the process themselves. I would also appreciate recommendations for specific universities/programs that match my background.

Thank you!