Many people want to own a car. With a car you are not dependent on bus or train schedules. But owning a car is expensive.
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Tick bite – What to do?
In summer there are often ticks in forest and meadows with high grass. These are very small animals.
Gestures and their meanings
Gestures sometimes do not have the same meanings in different countries. In Germany it means peace or victory if you hold your index and middle finger together upwards.
How do you find a family doctor?
To find a family doctor, you can ask friends, acquaintances, neighbors or colleagues. Maybe they already know a family doctor and can give you a tip.
Rent deposit
Somebody who signs a lease and moves into a new apartment often has to pay a rent deposit to the landlord. The rent deposit is a security for the landlord. If the tenant in the apartment or in the house destroys something, the landlord can repair the damage with the money of the deposit. How much the person has to pay for the deposit, is in the lease. The rent deposit may not be higher than the rent for three months. The person has to pay the deposit right when moving in. You can also pay in installments, but this… Read More
A trick to organize
Since one can quickly lose track of all the documents one gets in Germany, a trick to organize your documents is to sort them by the logo on top of the papers.
Child marriage is forbidden in Germany
Children are not allowed to marry in Germany. Since July 2017 there is a new law which says that both the people that want to get married must be at least 18 years old.
Different types of bank accounts
There are two main types of bank accounts in Germany: the Girokonto and the Sparbuch. In the case of a Girokonto you can usually not overdraft the account –
Potential costs of money withdrawal
If you withdraw money at an ATM machine of your own bank account it usually doesn’t cost anything.
Fake news on Facebook
On Facebook there are many groups for refugees. Various information is