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Diana from Sloppyperfect's avatar

Beautiful story. Thank you for sharing. I lived in Frankfurt for 3+ years about 10 years ago. I can confirm both the beauty of living abroad and the whole craziness of the bureaucracy in Germany.

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Katharina's avatar

Dee, I can relate to you in so many ways! I am German and moved abroad to Canada for a few years. There, at restaurants, I would also say "I'm okay, thanks" as a way of saying that I didn't want any more food or water. Always accompanied by a wave of my hand of a headshake. Now, back in Germany whenever I say that in a restaurant in Berlin, I either get greeted with a confused expression or more water (haha). It's crazy what living abroad does to you- even though I am German, I have fully adapted the Canadian way for that scenario and confuse people with my behavior.

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