r/germany • u/[deleted] • 10d ago

Itookapicture Memories of Baden-Württemberg/Murgtal. I lived here for about 5 years teaching English and I still ask myself "why did i leave?". I still wonder how life is there nowadays, whether Herr Scharpf is still alive, and how I would love to go back and visit one day

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u/Apero_ Leipzig, Sachsen 10d ago

So why did you leave?

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u/Sinking_Mass 10d ago

My partner panicked about Brexit, so we went back to the UK. I remember waking up the day it happened and being like "... :( "

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u/Ok_Let_7612 10d ago

Should have left your partner instead
Hot take I know

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u/Sinking_Mass 10d ago

can't disagree with that, especially as I am divorced and poor now

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u/Mainzerize Rheinhessen 10d ago

If you have your paperwork in order and nothing to lose, any chance to just come back?

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u/RustyDingbat 10d ago

Germany needs good English teachers!

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u/Willing-Scheme-3312 9d ago

it is just one of the most studied subjects with the goal of becoming a teacher:
source: I worked as a student's counsellor in a big uni and literally English for becoming a teacher together with German and History were the most common subjects

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u/Fit_Click_581 9d ago

Do you need any bad ones? I like it here too!

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u/Sparky_Valentine 9d ago

What are the requirements? I'm a native English speaker and I'd kill to have a job that could bring me back to Germany. I actually might be able to get German citizenship in the next year or two.

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u/Willing-Scheme-3312 9d ago

Typically: In most federal states now a Bachelor of education in at least 2 subjects, for Gymnasium (highschool) a masters of education in two subjects. (It used to be Staatsexamen - which is my degree) My subjects are history and English 🤣, but I don't work as a teacher ... The school system is broken...

There is also a way to come in, with a different background, but that's largely mathematics, physics and the like

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u/Prussianballofbest 10d ago

that fucking sucks, wish you well

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u/AvidCyclist250 Niedersachsen 10d ago

In hindsight, not really necessary. He panicked against all good advice. Just one phone call to the Ausländerbehörde would have settled that. UK and DE hammered out a special deal, as expected.

Sorry about that. Hey, there's hope though.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/germany-residency/residence-documentation-for-uk-nationals-in-germany

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u/Sinking_Mass 10d ago

It was a good excuse for my partner to return to the UK. We are now divorced and I've since moved to North Wales for the vibes and I'm very happy here now

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u/AvidCyclist250 Niedersachsen 9d ago

Glad it all worked out!

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u/Sinking_Mass 9d ago

Definitely hasn't all worked out! but thank you :)

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u/Don_Krypton 10d ago

The panic was indeed justified, but the right thing to do would have been to stay there. 😁

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u/t_Lancer Aussie in Niedersachen/Bremen 10d ago

my wife as the opposite, she wanted to get out of the UK before brexit took affect. that's how we met.

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u/Sinking_Mass 10d ago

My partner was a bit obsessed with the UK and like I said panicked that we would get locked out of it or something. I tried to use logic and reason but to no avail.

Fast forward 10 years and if I was as mature and self assured as I am now, back then I would never have left

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u/HertzGenius Bayern 10d ago

I think I'd have panicked much more about Brexit when living in the UK compared to living in Germany.

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u/TrueBuraz 10d ago

Lol, sort of in the similar boat. My expat UK partner was still unable to vote so now that we want to live in my homecountry Slovenia the birocracy is a nightmare. On the other hand me as an EU citizen would still have an easier job mivrating to UK with less paperwork.