About ChrisN

Status:

Expatriate  

Gender:

Male

Currently Lives:

Hamburg, Germany

Citizen Of:

United Kingdom

About ChrisN

English Pages Germany, Berlin English Pages & Hamburg English Pages via www.englishpages.de - Independent information & links website, blogs, groups, video channel, galleries and forums. Expats from many countries, English speaking people and learners of English meet in a virtual and real community. Info, events, business, arts, business networks, clubs, advice, news, church and much more. Photos and videos can be found in the Gallery. Please visit us today

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http://http://www.englishpages.de

Advice for New Expats

If you've just arrived in northern Germany, Berlin or Hamburg, please visit our groups, forum, YouTube channel, Twitters and website via the main englishpages website. The website includes years of VERY hard work collecting useful links, photos, advice and much more

I would love to live in...

in France or Cornwall/Devon, England

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Favorite Websites:

http://http://www.nicolls.de
http://http://videos.englishpages.de

Favorite Assignment:

None

Favorite Cuisine:

French

Favorite Museum:

Amberley Museum

Favorite Movie:

Saving Grace

Favorite Book:

Gardening Books & Mags

Favorite Sports Team:

No thanks

Some Forum Posts:

Germany: House for sale near Ulm:

If you know somebody in the area, maybe you could place the house on Ebay, via Immonet and get them to show interested parties around. http://www.ebay.de/sch/Wohnen-/60092/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=haus. Just a thought :-) Chris Nicolls in Hamburg

Germany: Business brokers:

If I were you, I would contact the commercial section in your Consulate-General. The CG in Düsseldorf covers commercial matters for GB, not the Embassy. I guess other countries have this service as well. It does not mean to say they know of companies for sale, but I guess they'd know who to ask and have comprehensive company address databanks. Good luck

Germany: German Food in Bad Hersfeld:

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Germany: Firefighter Jobs?:

How about US army, air and naval bases? You could possibly learn the local rules there and move on when you've learned the language. Just a thought. Good luck Chris

Germany: Planning to move to Germany:

Each area is different. For example, if Hamburg does not accept qualifications, then the next area might accept them. An Iranian who was fully qualified in Iran, was not accepted in Hamburg, but was accepted just outside Hamburg in another city. New changes are reportedly under way to stem the problem of not having enough qualified staff in Germany. The rules could be relaxed very soon. I have no more information on this subject yet.

Germany: Buying car in UK to move to Germany:

If it's registered in Germany, with German plates, I would say no. You'll need temporary plates in the UK and Germany and you'll need to talk to your insurance company. You'll need to register the car on arrival (personally in the local registration offices) and have a registered German address to do so. I suspect you'll find a long list of complications to deal with. If you drive over with UK plates, you might find it easier. My knowledge is limited, so get in touch with the German Embassy in London, or the British Consulate-General in Düsseldorf. Research this well via official sources only, as opinions and helpful tips could land you in deep water.

Germany: check cashing in de:

Have you tried the DEUTSCHE BUNDESBANK? http://www.bundesbank.de/index.en.php - The website is in English. Good luck.

Germany: Moving to Ulm:

Try using www.google.co.uk to achieve better European based results, then enter: Ulm+English+living - or - Ulm+English+clubs - or - Ulm+English+RELEVANT WORD and so on. You will also see translate links next to each result, if the website is in German - rough translation. The Ulm Uni website might have a few interesting links. Good luck when you get here

Germany: Crock Pot/Slow Cooker:

Enter: crock+pot+heidelberg into www.Google.co.uk - you'll find some interesting hits. Otherwise, try your local Karstadt or large department store - Find an image on Google, print it and take it with you. Crock Pot/Slow Cooker - could be a Simmertopf in German (I'm not sure) - a company called Silit makes pots/Töpfe like this and can be found on Amazon.de under: Haushaltswaren / Küche und Haushalt. Rival 3950 Crock Pot/Slow Cooker can be ordered on Amazon.com and sent by post.

Germany: Need rec on beauty product:

Try: http://www.dove.de (to identify what you need to look for) - The soaps, shampoo, moisturiser (body milk) etc is very good. You could try calling the British company in Hamburg: Lever Fabergé: 0180 2258278. Can be found in most supermarkets (not Penny, Lidl or Aldi - as far as I know) and drug stores, maybe chemists as well.

Date Joined:

7/19/2002

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