Farin Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 Where you are or in general? Because I know quite a few people in the south of Germany who are struggling (or struggle) to find a university that wants them, even though their grades certainly aren't bad. no, there's no Numerous Clausus in Computer Science (at least in my Uni). The really popular fields (Medicine, law, Biology etc.) do have one... in the past few years they started to establish tuition fees, but since the states are responsible for education everyone has it's own rules... I believe the average of those that have to pay them is 500€ per semester, but four or five states (out of 16), including M/V, where I live doesn't have them... yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 Ah okay... though I suppose they're still choosy. Uni's how many years? (normally) 3? So that'd be... 3000... 2000 pounds. It's still a shame that tuition fees exist at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 Ah okay... though I suppose they're still choosy. yes, especially in the South/South-West they are Uni's how many years? (normally) 3? So that'd be... 3000... 2000 pounds. It's still a shame that tuition fees exist at all. 3 if you study for a Bachelor... the traditional degrees in Germany are Diplom (for natural and engineering sciences) and Magister (for things we call "Geisteswissenschaften" (translation?) philosophy, theology, languages, maybe even law). They are all around 5 years... equivalent to a Bachelor+Master degree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 I didn't know that... that's interesting. And I dunno... social sciences? I know that's no real translation but I think that's the equivalent of Geisteswissenschaften. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 yes, yes... but because of some international agreement they are currently changing everything to Bachelor/Master... eg, I was in the last year that started to study for a Diplom... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 I almost asked about that, because I'd heard that they're changing everything to Bachelor and Master. Would it be more difficult to work abroad with a Diplom (or even in Germany) or doesn't make that any difference at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 I don't really have any experiences with that, but I doubt there are any problems in Germany... on the other hand, it could be more difficult abroad, I guess that's why they wanted to have one international standard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 "Geisteswissenschaften" No way would I ever pass a course where I had to learn how to spell a word like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 how about Flussschifffahrtskapitänskajüte? in German you can simply put different words together to get a new meaning the above^ means "cabin of the captain of river navigation (ship)" or "Rivernavigationcaptainscabin" it's an often mentioned example because of the three 's' and 'f' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 (edited) We-ell... I think it's just a mashup of some other words, so if you can spell them, you can spell this. Maybe... edit: take it from the one who knows Edited November 29, 2007 by Guest "in response to" should be a hint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 yes, that's true "Geist" is "mind", "intellect", "psyche" and "Wissenschaft" is "science" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 (edited) Oh! No wonder it looked familiar! I learnt about it in psychology class two years ago! Edited November 29, 2007 by Guest didn't look/sound right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 German is fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 I especially like the beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuzikTyme Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 They've awesome tanks and cars, as well . . . Oktoberfest is always enlightening (I love the pointed hats!). The accent is pretty cool, too, and certainly the autobaun, Bavaria's castles and pastries! Not to mention the Scorpions Just check out the voice-box mastery by Matthias Jabs! Not to overlook Klaus Meine's extraordinary vocals. Yes, I like Germany! The Zoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatgirl Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 I like the fact that Germany is usually clean and tidy... BMW make some cracking bikes too... Not sure about the reference to 'tanks', although the Leopard wasn't bad and some of the WWII jobbies were well ahead of their time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 I don't care a lot about tanks really Welcome to Songfacts Fatgirl The accent is pretty cool, too, and certainly the autobaun, Bavaria's castles and pastries! The accent? the Bavarian one? and I have to admit that I only know one famous Bavarian castle - that Disney one in Neuschwanstein... (yes, I'm a huge Bavaria fan as you can tell ) the most famous castles are along the Rhine river btw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie_sane Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 Is that where bavarian comes from? like the cheesecake kinda stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 umm, I guess so? but I have to admit I never heard of a specific "Bavarian" cheesecake but it could very well be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie_sane Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 they sell them in supermarkets here in Australia. I don't think they are cheesecakes, actually. they have like a crushed biscuit base, then chocolate ice cream stuff then cream on top. You eat it semi-frozen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 I never heard of it... but then again, I'm not a big fan of cream cakes, so it could really be that there are variations I never noticed before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie_sane Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 It is hard to descibe, but there is actually nothing cakey about it, except the fact it is round. Next time we get one, I'll take a picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 Also question for US citizens: Do you have a Christmas Market? if yes, what's it like? in Germany we have tradtional small booths who sell food, sweets, heated drinks ( ) and of course handmade more or less christmas themed articles like ornaments, glassware, pottery etc. pp. (some impressions) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 yay, I'm unique Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 I don't know if you only want replies from US SFers, but we've got those markets here too... and often they're even called German Christmas Markets. They're just like what you described... very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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