1 hour ago, OhRly? said:

 

I see a pattern 

The projection is too much. I wish him an ounce of luck dealing with his insecurity about his german skills 

2 hours ago, ProudLBS said:

Do you speak German? Cause at least in Berlin they don’t speak English

Of all regions in Germany you had to mention Berlin?? English is more widely used than german in Berlin at this point wtf 

It is hard but not impossible. Go for a WG first since it will be harder to find your own place without having worked there for at least couple of months.

 

Make sure you write a lot about yourself and your hobbies and why you want to live in that WG, refer to some things they wrote in their ads, and say what you can offer them (maybe you’ll cook some delicious Spanish food sometime… or sth) 

 

good luck! 

 

2 minutes ago, Fanik said:

Of all regions in Germany you had to mention Berlin?? English is more widely used than german in Berlin at this point wtf 

I was like wtf  I know people that have been living in Berlin for 10+ years with English only 

 

you walk in a cafe in Berlin and the workers mostly speak just English 

13 minutes ago, Fanik said:

Of all regions in Germany you had to mention Berlin?? English is more widely used than german in Berlin at this point wtf 

10 minutes ago, AintNoOtherMe said:

I was like wtf  I know peopl that have been living in Berlin for 10+ years with English only 

 

you walk in a cafe in Berlin and the workers mostly speak just English

Where in Berlin? In Charlottenburg they definitely don’t. It was a struggle even in the more touristic areas.
 

The only people with serviceable English were either foreigners or Apple Store employees.

2 hours ago, bocelli said:

Im German myself and I can confirm that there are barely any foreigners with German skills that are not giving second-hand-embarrassment

I didn’t know the AfD was represented on ATRL wtf 

3 minutes ago, ProudLBS said:

Where in Berlin? In Charlottenburg they definitely don’t. It was a struggle even in the more touristic areas.
 

The only people with serviceable English were either foreigners or Apple Store employees.

Pretty much everywhere,  have you even lived there? I guess this is what we call selection bias, you cant judge the city in its entirety based on one encounter. It does not get any more cosmopolitan than Berlin in Germany.

2 hours ago, bocelli said:

Girl bye 

In Germany people are struggling to find an apartment and it takes them like one year until they find one and you think youll get one right out of the gate?  That fact that youre a foreigner with minimal German skills makes this appear even more delusional.

Girl, bye.

 

It took me a few weeks to find a new flat when I used to work in Nordrhein-Westfalen 

3 minutes ago, Fanik said:

Pretty much everywhere,  have you even lived there? I guess this is what we call selection bias, you cant judge the city in its entirety based on one encounter. It does not get any more cosmopolitan than Berlin in Germany.

I was there for 5 days. 5 days of Google Translate, gesturing and pointing at things. 

 

I guess all the hipsters had gone back to Brooklyn for the holidays.

you'll probably have to go there and look while you're there. it's probably better to call than write messages. 

15 minutes ago, ProudLBS said:

I was there for 5 days. 5 days of Google Translate, gesturing and pointing at things. 

 

I guess all the hipsters had gone back to Brooklyn for the holidays.

Lmao did you talk to 80+ old people only? 
 

Maybe your English wasn’t good enough for them to understand? 

13 minutes ago, AintNoOtherMe said:

Lmao did you talk to 80+ old people only? 
 

Maybe your English wasn’t good enough for them to understand? 

Actually a bunch of 80 year olds tried to talk to me and I just smiled and nodded until they went away 

 

if you’re a waiter in a touristic area and don’t understand “water, NO bubbles” 

How high is your budget? There are plenty of expensive single room apartments in Köln I'm sure. 

I also suggest you to join Facebook groups like "Wohnen in Köln" "WG, Wohnung in Köln" "Cologne English Speaker" "Köln Immobilien" etc. and post your struggle there. Something like this: 

Don't forget to check EbayKleinanzeige too. 

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3 hours ago, CoralBlue said:

Can i ask you what you include in your messages on wg-gesucht? From my experience most people expect you to tell them a few lines about yourself. I also live in a WG and every 2 years someone new moves in and usually we go through all the messages and we filter out one-liners or people who aren't specific enough. 

As far as the others said, keep trying on wg-gesucht.de, immoscout24 & ebay kleinanzeigen. Wishing you best of luck!

I tell them about myself, where I’m from, what I have studied, that I’ve shared flats before etc 

 

thanks!

40 minutes ago, arceus said:

How high is your budget? There are plenty of expensive single room apartments in Köln I'm sure. 

I also suggest you to join Facebook groups like "Wohnen in Köln" "WG, Wohnung in Köln" "Cologne English Speaker" "Köln Immobilien" etc. and post your struggle there. Something like this: 
 

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Don't forget to check EbayKleinanzeige too. 

 

please it’s a kii cause I tried to join some FB groups last week but the admins won’t accept me the world doesn’t want me to go there

3 hours ago, lenchen. said:

yeah I understand that but like other people  said it’s gonna be really hard to find a place just through the internet. The safest option is honestly the one I suggested.

I have a few friends in Köln I can ask them if they have some tips.

 

 

thatd be so nice  thanks a lot

3 minutes ago, dwuw said:

please it’s a kii cause I tried to join some FB groups last week but the admins won’t accept me the world doesn’t want me to go there

If you're cute, you can stay at my place 

10 minutes ago, arceus said:

If you're cute, you can stay at my place 

A saint!

46 minutes ago, arceus said:

If you're cute, you can stay at my place 

i am a typical Spaniard, dark-haired, brown eyes, tanned skin, 186cm tall

@sugrbby666

1 hour ago, dwuw said:

i am a typical Spaniard, dark-haired, brown eyes, tanned skin, 186cm tall

 

8 hours ago, bocelli said:

Im German myself and I can confirm that there are barely any foreigners with German skills that are not giving second-hand-embarrassment

 

10 hours ago, ProudLBS said:

Cause at least in Berlin they don’t speak English

Huh? You can live comfortably in Berlin with only English skills, sis. 

9 hours ago, bocelli said:

Im German myself and I can confirm that there are barely any foreigners with German skills that are not giving second-hand-embarrassment

Detective Conan would NEVER cosign xenophobia. 

7 hours ago, dwuw said:

i am a typical Spaniard, dark-haired, brown eyes, tanned skin, 186cm tall

as a hot person myself, I feel like you're lying. Hot people can get Wohnung really quick if they show a bit of their skin.