Top 5 Reasons We Moved to Leipzig, Germany | American Family in Germany
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- You asked, and we answered! So many people have asked us why, out of all of the amazing cities in Germany, we chose to move to Leipzig. Well, in this video, we share the top 5 reasons we came to this beautiful city we now call home.
Have you been to Leipzig before? What do you think of the city, and how does it compare to other German cities that you know? Drop a comment and let us know!
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00:00 Intro
00:25 The Size of the City
01:42 Cost of Living
02:16 Green Space
03:38 Schools
05:05 Young Population
06:03 Conclusion
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About us: At the end of July, after a long time of hoping, dreaming, and planning, we sold or gave away almost everything we owned and left the United States to begin our journey with four children as an expat family. We moved to Leipzig, Germany, a beautiful city in the state of Saxony. This is our story.
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Hey there and welcome to Leipzig. I've been living here for 21 years now. I'm both a German and an US-American citizen, though I was born in Germany, my mother was an American from Detroit/MI who moved to Germany shortly before my birth. In Detroit she met and married my father, who originally was from Germany but moved to the US in the Fifties. Originally from Baden-Württemberg I moved here to Leipzig in a difficult time of my life when I needed a restart somewhere else, and I've never regretted to have come here. It's such a beautiful city with lots of opportunities that gave my life a totally new direction with which I'm very happy now. I'm kind of addicted to all these Americans in Germany-videos and always thought, it's a pity that they all seem to be from Munich somehow, although I'm hearing American English more often in Leipzig in the recent years. So, it's amazing that you found your way to Leipzig and chose this wonderful city as your new center of life. I wish you all the best and can assure you, that you're choice was excellent!
Thank you for sharing your story, I'm sure you've seen a lot of changes in the city since you've been here! We've also watched a lot of videos from Americans in Germany, and to be honest, we did think a little bit about where they were living as we were making our decision. It's nice to be in a city without too many other Americans (especially not other TH-camrs 😂). I know there are some here, but we haven't really run into any of them. I think in some of the other cities it would be more common to run into other Americans, and also have the locals assume we were tourists. I think Leipzig is probably an easier city to try to integrate into German life as an American.
I am planning on moving to Germany. Leipzig seems to be a very manageable city, big enough to offer interesting urban activities but quick escapes, too.
Well stated. Seems like you guys made a good choice for yourselves. Leipzig is indeed often overlooked even though it is a beautiful city with a lot of history. Big airport as well (largest DHL hub in Europe). And it's not far from Berlin, Potsdam, Dresden, Chemnitz, Erfurt, Halle, or Magdeburg by train or car, either. The lower cost of living is a nice extra, especially these days.
Thanks! As a number 6 on the list, I should have talked about the location and its proximity to other awesome cities - that is a great part of being here!
Leipzig is also full of cultural and political life. You don t really need to go anywhere else. But sure, Dresden and Berlin are not far.
Leipzig is just big enough that you have a lot of opportunities but it also still kind of has the small town feeling sometimes. Hard to explain but it feels like you know the people here and your neighbors more than in other cities.
Exactly! It's the perfect size to me.
My wife and I have moved to Leipzig from Brazil last year. We love the city and its atmosphere. I hope you and your family enjoy it as much as we do.
Thanks! Glad to hear you're enjoying the city too. If you ever see us, be sure to say hi!
I have lived for fifty years near the not so spectacular city of Peine (between Hannover and Braunschweig).
Just before the first lockdown I bought an e-bike. What I have discovered since then, excessively biking in a radius of 40 km, is just spectacular!
So many forests, rivers, hills and beautiful villages that had been hidden from me behind the thinnest of veils - the car window - for five decades.
Obviously the same will be true for pretty much any other region.
I want to encourage everyone to explore their surroundings to the max.
To me it is a great source of thankfulness and enjoyment.
That's a really good point, and I'm glad you shared it. I think it's easy to get comfortable in a place and forget to get out there and explore - but there's so much to see! And biking is a wonderful way to do it. Thanks!
I live in Leipzig since 2010. In my opinion the absolutely number one city!! Have lived in a lot different German cities before.
It is an amazing city. Outside of the things that I mentioned, is there one thing in particular that makes Leipzig stand out to you?
@@OnwardMJ In my opinion the lakes around the city, where you can spend a lot of time. Also the mix of different alternative people with lots of innovative ideas. It's like a smaller and cheaper version of Berlin 😁
@@Jane_Sevigne The lakes are amazing! We arrived at the end of the summer last year so we didn't get to spend too much time there, but this summer we're going to try and get some more beach time in. And the people here are fantastic!
@@OnwardMJ The water of the lakes has very high quality for swimming and beautiful beaches. Especially Kulkwitzer See on the west side of the city is one of the clearest lakes in Germany. Also Leipzig is a water city with a lot of channels and bridges. The channels are connected to some of the lakes. And there are plans to make even more lakes accessible through the channels in future. So it's like a smaller Hamburg too 😄
@@Jane_Sevigne Oh now we'll have to check out Kulkwitzer See. And we're planning on doing some kayaking through the canals this summer. I can't wait!
Someone who does not want to go to Berlin or Munich.
Leipzig is really beautiful.
Danke für die Erklärungen. Ich kann eure Argumente gut verstehen.Alles Gute für eure Zukunft in Leipzig!
Vielen Dank!
Leipzig is an amazing place with a high life quality and low costs. I particularly like that it is still developing and striving, yet preserves its charm. Other cities in Germany are actually very run-down and less focused on the quality of living. Leipzig is not a typical "work and grind" city. Lifestyle plays a huge part of everyday life. I'm surprised it scored so low with the green space, given that you have an entire nature reserve cutting straight through the city.
It really is great here, and I like the way you describe it as developing but retaining the charm - I think that's a great way to put it!
I really was surprised at the stats on the green space. There's seriously green space everywhere! Like someone else mentioned, the other cities must score higher by having more lower quality spaces, or by sticking a bunch of green space just inside the city border to make it count, even if it's not really accessible.
Welcome to Leipzig, my Hometown.
Thanks!
Thanks for the perspective, Hope you like germany
Nice video. I love Leipzig too, but my favourite city is Halle. Not far from Leipzig, not that big, but for me its the perfect size. Also if i want to go to a bigger city, i can to Leipzig in just 20 minutes from Halle. Halle is very green and has so much culture for a city that size. What I love most about Halle, that theres so much to do and that there are so many little shops, restaurants and cafés, that aren't from the big chains, theres just so much diversity.
I've only been through Halle on the way to another town, but it looked nice. That's where the chocolate factory is right? We definitely need to visit that, and we'll have to take some time to enjoy some of those shops, cafés and restaurants while we're there.
Yes I will also go to Leipzig university but am thinking of living in Halle since big cities aren’t for me. Hope there’s diversity in Halle coz I am not a white so yeah hope it’s safe for me
I completely understand why you felt Leipzig is just right for you. I almost moved there too after I visited Leipzig a few years in a row. Who knows, maybe one day :) Enjoy my favorite German city :))
Very nice to hear. I am from Leipzig myself and I am happy that u decided to move to one of the lesser know but in my opinion better citys of Germany. I would say that the lower greenspace percentage is mitigated by the fact that a lot of the greenspace is sprinkelt throughout the city and that the Clara-Zetkin-Park and the Rosental reach pretty deep into the city itself. The schools in Leipzig are pretty exceptional aswell and if your children show a lot of interest in one area like science/maths, language, art or music you can find specialised secondary schools that greatly further these interests. For science we have the Wilhelm-Ostwald-Gymnasium for language we have the Reclam Gymnasium for arts there is the Kant Schule and for Music there is the Bach Schule and the Thomasschule with its world famous choir. Aside from that I would recommend visiting and trying different restaurants in Leipzig especially in culturally diverse areas like the Karl-Liebknecht Straße or the Karl-Heine Straße. I would definitely say that you get the best Döner (one of the favourite dishes of Germans) in Olive Tree on the Karl-Liebknecht Straße and the best Pizza at 60 seconds to napoli. Aside from that I would also recommend the Casablanca on the Karl-Heine-Straße and the Backstein backery in the Grassistraße.
Thanks for the tips! Now we have a few new places to try! We have had the döner from Olive Tree, but I have to say it wasn't my favorite. My top three right now are Ali Baba Kebab, Bistro Jasmin 2, and Tamers. I don't think we've had 60 Seconds to Napoli yet, but we found really good pizza at Pizzeria Napoli. Looking forward to eating more amazing food!
You have to like Leipzig. No one else. So no explanation necessary. Every city got its own vibe.
I like Leipzig same as I like the big cities in Germany. Some are not in my personal top ten. 😁
That's very true, and we do love the city. I love visiting other cities too and checking out all the unique vibes and scenes that they offer. It's important to see what else is out there in the world! 😁
Great video, thanks for sharing 🎉
In 2015 we celebrated 1000 years of Leipzig. Can you imagine?
If you compare the age of the USA. Even the Thomanerchor boys choir is 850 years old. Once managed and conducted by Johann-Sebstian Bach for 27 years.
You probably know that already but this is the most important fact about our city. Leipzig is a cultural hotspot!
It's definitely quite a contrast to the US, and one of the things we love about living abroad. And of course we knew about Bach and the Thomanerchor! As a music fanatic (and amateur producer and audio engineer😎) the musical history here is awesome. I actually found a record from 1969 from the Thomanerchor in a zu Verschenken Box the other day! Felt like a big win for me.
Idk but the vibe you're creating is like a big smile, just makes you happy :)
Thank you, I appreciate it!
The size argument is one I always make, when talking about why Leipzig is awesome! And I lived here my whole life :D
It really is just the right size - not too crazy but still has everything to offer!
it's great to have you here👍🙋♂️
Thanks so much!
Let's connect! I'm looking at several cities for my move to Germany, and Leipzig is in my top 5!
I envy you. I am German and studied in Leipzig. I would love to live there again, but I could never find a decent job in Leipzig. Now I am stuck here in Melbourne, Australia, for live. I guess that is my punishment for not studying hard enough. I miss Leipzig so much!
I hear the job market can be tough, depending on your field (I have the benefit of being a freelancer in digital marketing, so I had some flexibility in terms of location). I've heard some amazing things about Melbourne and Australia (we have some friends in Sydney), so there could be worse places to be stuck! Hopefully you'll be able to come back some time.
@@OnwardMJ i totally agree with your point about ideal city size. Leipzig is that kind of city for me, for exactly the reasons you mention. Melbourne doesnt have more to offer than Leipzig, but you waste so much time getting around. In Leipzig , I can cycle almost anywhere in half an hour max, usually much less.
Leipzig is the best city I have ever lived in and I have been to places.
If I had to chose a place to stay for a longer time, for me as a Saxon it probably would have been Leipzig too. It is indeed a fast growing, youngish city. I remember Leipzig 20 or 15 years ago when parts of the city were still laying in post-war and post-communist ruins. At this time i. e. driving or walking through districts like Reudnitz was indeed an unpleasant experience … But today this is different, Leipzig is vibrant, modern, more open-minded than my very provincial hometown Dresden, and it still has space to grow. Plenty of clubs and culture, and it hosts the world’s largest annual Gothic festival, the Wave-Gotik-Treffen.
So yes, I think you have made a very decent and very reasonable decision you will not regret. Btw. will or do your kids attend English lessons at school?
It is an amazing city. It's hard to imagine what it looked like with all of the ruins and destruction. It's definitely still growing too - so many new buildings going up throughout the city!
As far as English lessons go, are you asking if they have to learn English in their German schools? The older two will have to go to English class with their German peers this coming school year as they integrate more into the school. The younger two will fully integrated into a new Grundschule in August and I believe they have English classes starting in 1. Klasse. They should be able to get an easy 1!
@@OnwardMJ Yes, I was thinking about English lessons for the youngers. I did not consider the learning writing part of the lessons, stupid me. :) Yet I’d think it must be a slightly strange experience to attend lessons in English as a foreign language when you are an English native, at least when it comes to the basics. "Say after me please: Paul and Mary are sitting in the kitchen." :D
Your kids should indeed do well, and perhaps their classmates will appreciate the input from an original source. My grandfather worked as an English teacher in GDR and died long before he ever had the chance to travel abroad, so he was happy about every book, record or whatever English material he got hands on, not to mention a chat with tourists every few years … I learned English at school in the 1980s with TV lessons from the 70s like this: th-cam.com/video/msAsUzfJKDU/w-d-xo.html! :)
@@joha7310 I think it will be a good experience for them.
That show looked great! Seems like a great way to learn useful language skills.
@@OnwardMJ Well, I had been learning English at school since 1984, but the first time I spoke to an English native was in 1992 … So these "academical" skills from the 1970s were … well … semi-helpful. :)
If you can, grab your family next year at Pentecost weekend and take a tour to Torhaus Dölitz (IIRC it's tram #11 to Markleeberg, Haltestelle Leinestraße), where the medieval Wave-Gotik-Treffen market with music stages is open for all visitors (though you'll need tickets, which are not cheap, but hey …).
Wunderbar! Can’t wait to visit when I get a chance. Future experience/video suggestion: a night at the opera?
Val! Can't wait to have you visit! A night at the opera is a good idea - maybe you can be our opera professional to give us some inside information?
Bach, Wagner and Mendelssohn once moved to Leipzig as well, and Mozart regularly visited the city
so you're in good company I guess. Also, some say Leipzig is the new (better) Berlin.
It's good to be in the company of such famous musicians, artists, and writers (Goethe!). When we found Leipzig, we felt like it combined some of the things we liked about Berlin with some of the things we liked about Munich, in a smaller (more affordable) place. It's a fantastic city.
Leipzig is a nice city. I live here, in Connewitz, and I love it. Sadly though, Leipzig has been changing a lot lately. So many people are celebrating the rapid growith of this city, but that is actually ruining exactly what made this place so beautiful.
That's always the challenge with growth. It can be great to see a city growing and thriving, and being recognized as an awesome place to be. It can have a positive impact on things like businesses coming here and creating jobs, but that growth can have some negative consequences too. Somehow there needs to be balance.
@@OnwardMJ What really bothers me about it is that we are continuing to lose trees and greens this way. The parks are being spared, obviously, but we used to have those peaceful little green lots inbetween houses here and there all over there place, and and it seems that one by one every single one of them is being cleared and plastered with concrete. When I moved to Leipzig years ago I started seeing many small species of animals that I had rarely or even never encountered in other German cities, such as various types of snails and insects. No wonder, they had it made here with all these little islands of green here and there. But at the rate Leipzig is going, we are losing this amazing natural diversity. And along with it, as the new building projects are driving up the prices of rent, we are losing diversity in the way of more and more people no longer being able to afford to live here. Quite sadly, Leipzig is simply going the way of other German cities and will soon have assimilated.
Yes, I think so too! I live in Connewitz too!
@@justacatwhocantype Obviously we haven't been here long enough to see and understand all the intricacies of the effects of the growth. But I can understand some of it. We moved here from a university city in Pennsylvania that has been growing. A lot of new buildings going up and losing a lot of the college town charm. But there were some good things about the growth too.
The rent prices going up is always frustrating (especially when you need a big place like we do!). In my mind, as more apartments are built there should be more options which should drive down the prices, but that's unfortunately not how it works. I would love to see some of the abandoned buildings here restored instead of seeing all of the modern new builds - I think that would solve a few of the issues (at least temporarily).
It's a challenge because it's great to live in a city that is thriving and has so much to offer, but when a city is thriving, more people want to live there, which can cause some of these challenges you've mentioned. Somehow we have to find a balance.
Awesome video and very informative!
Thank you!
Great Discussion!
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Welcome in Leipzig, my Home, my Inspire and my Love ;)
Thanks!
Eastern Germans are less open-minded, friendly and polite, I even felt this as a person from West Germany that lived there! But when you got along with them and have closer contact to some of them there could develop very good friendships!
I've heard that too, but I think here in Leipzig it's a bit different from other areas in East Germany. The people here have been great!
@@OnwardMJ Yes, of course, in the cities it is different! Like everywhere except Nigeria! ;))))
I come from the innland part of Croatia🇭🇷, and in comparison to lets say south Croatia along the Adriatic sea coast where people have more if lets say Italian or Greek mentality, i found people from Leipzig to be very compatible to the people here where I live - very friendly and hospitable with that I guess "former Communist" way of approaching newcomers, with a degree of carefullnes until you realise that new person is a friend. So I wouldn't call the Leipziger not open, they just need to get to know you. I once was just a step away from moving to Leipzig, but the Pandemic had other plans for me. Still, it is my favorite place in Germany :)
We are moving to Leipzig in October! Cannot wait, it already has my heart ❤️
It's such an amazing city, and easy to fall in love with! If you don't mind me asking, where are you moving from?
We lived there 2015-2017. Beautiful city and very affordable. I hope you enjoy it.
Thank you for this very valuable information. I live in a small town in the western part of Germany for 12 years now and since I got my pension, looking for another place to live in Germany and more to the east. Your facts add a lot to the choices I have and makes it easier to narrow down my options.
Happy to have helped! Good luck with your move!
I forgot to answer your question about my favorite German city. Well, there is none. Due to the pandemic I traveled a lot within Germany these years and less abroad. And I found out that although I have of course been to quite many places within the past decades there are still so many more places to explore. I have never been to Rügen e.g. or to the Spreewald. I know little of the Black Forest and it's ages ago that I stayed at the Bodensee/Lake Constance. I like city tours and have visited several German cities more than once. But every city has its own charme. And there are still several cities I've never been to like Augsburg or Kiel. So I even can't recommend you any special place to visit next. Just find out for yourself which city you like most. I see that you are very open minded and take interest in art and architecture and taught your children to explore the sights with you and see that they are not bored on museum visits. Bravo! Look forward to the adventure of getting to know more of our beautiful country.😀
And then go on to France and Italy, both countries offering such a variety of landscape and different culture! Enjoy!
There is always so much to explore and new places to see! That's one of the reasons we like being here in Germany - so many wonderful places within the country, and so many other countries nearby to visit! We're excited to be on this journey and exposing our kids to a world that many Americans never get to experience. 😊
I mean we have a forest literially cutting through the city
Its not only the green space its the quality of the green space
Sure ubcsn have a lot off grass fields but thsts not quality greenspace
Right? I couldn't believe the numbers, but maybe that's all they are - numbers. I suppose if you have a lot of crappy grass fields it boosts your green space percentage. The outdoor space in Leipzig is amazing, and it's easy to get to because it's everywhere!
I live here now also for some years and lived almost my whole life near by. And I really like it here, you just can do so much it isnt too big and most people here are also cool.
Absolutely! The people we've met here have (for the most part) been amazing. Definitely not the stereotypical "cold" Germans that people talk about.
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Vielen Dank!
Welcome to Leipzig! :-)
Thanks!
Cool. Welcome herre
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Thanks to the algorithm for bringing me here haha. Welcome to Leipzig! I was born here and still live here, so I've been here for a while. My friends always make fun of how much I love my city. But Leipzig is just great. I'm sure you already know a lot about what to do here from your research and recommendations, but definitely visit the zoo if you haven't already. It's insanely big and they still keep expanding it. If you don't mind leaving the city for a bit and going a little further definitely check out the Elbsandsteingebirge. It's about two hours by car from here and it's a rather small mountain range in the east of Germany (part of it lies in the Czech Republic) but it's amazing for hiking as a family and has many beautiful sceneries and paths that are easy to do but still exciting. If you come at the right season there'll be a lot of wild blue berries all around the paths (I think right now is actually a good time) which are safe to consume.
And lastly, if history is something that interests you look out for the Stolpersteine. They're bricks in the ground that are elevated from the rest of the pavement and placed in front of houses where jews lived in the second world war. They have the names and death dates of the jews. You're supposed to trip over them so you look at them and remember what happened back then and what happened to jews in Leipzig.
Thanks algorithm, and thanks for watching! Leipzig really is an amazing city.
We bought zoo passes for the family not long after we got here, and it's one of our favorite family activities (we have a few videos at the zoo too!)
I haven't heard of the Elbsandsteingebirge, so thanks for the tip! We will have to check it out.
And we have seen and taken time to appreciate the Stolpersteine - although I never noticed them being elevated above the other stones...maybe that's only in certain places?
@@OnwardMJ I didn't have a look at your other videos yet, but I'll definitely check out the zoo videos! I totally get that it's one of your favorite activities, this place is amazing.
It may also be me having remembered it wrong. Now that I think about it I'm actually not sure whether the Stolpersteine are elevated. We don't really them in my part of the city (around Eisenbahnstraße) so I don't get to see them too often unfortunately. This is my bad, I'm sorry
@@vee258 No worries, I just didn't know if they were made differently in different parts of the city. Or maybe they were elevated at some point but they changed it later? Either way, it's good to have that visible reminder of that chapter in history throughout the city.
While I can't speak for all German cities, I know that Frankfurt is pretty green, but most of the green space is located on the edge of Frankfurt (Stadtwald), not within the city. Leipzig, however, thanks to the Auwald, has a big forest almost in the center of the city.
I guess that must be why the numbers looked so crazy to me. We live pretty close to the city center and it feels like there's green everywhere. It's awesome.
That's exactly it. Those numbers don't take into account where the green spaces are and of course all the green pretty much right in the city center makes Leipzig feel a lot more green than it might be.
Love your content MJ! It's been super helpful.
We are heading to Leipzig in July/August and wondering if you have any recommendations for quieter, nature-connected neighborhoods with good transport links for accommodation? Any advice would be awesome!
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Hey, sorry for the long delay, I haven't been as active as I should be on OnwardMJ stuff! We loved living in Waldstraßenviertel. Near a big park, still close to the center, relatively quiet neighborhood (with the exception of game days, we were close to the stadium). The Musikviertel is also near Clara-Zetkin-Park, which is really nice and big, but we never lived there so I can't speak on how quiet it is. I've also heard good things about Gohlis. These are all pretty close to the center and the transportation in the city is amazing, so it'll be easy to get around. We started by renting a place through Wunderflats, which has monthly rentals cheaper than Airbnb, so that might be a way to get a feel for the city before committing to any area. Good luck, enjoy Leipzig, it's a great city!
@OnwardMJ this is Amazing I will definitely check it out, the wunderflat option thank you so much 🤩.
We were even considering living in Deutzen but we don't have a car. Do you think it will be to much of a hassle? Because we found an option near Schaubühne Lindenfels but unsure if that will be too much?
We like quiet nature but not at the expenses of all convenience 😅. I don't know if you might consider doing a call or something for advise. If you have that service we will love to hear about that. At this point we are trying as much as we can to get a feeling of the place.
Every time we move, we have a call with some travellers or locals to be more informed 😊 let me know if you are able to help us out.
Thanks for all the information really 🎉
@OnwardMJ also we live near Málaga (cala del moral) how crazy is that. We are moving out for the summer to scape the crowds 😅 or even a cup of coffee me and my Girlfriend would love to meet you
@@cesarparra6538 Wow, small world! Yes, let's grab coffee. Send me an email (onwardmj@gmail.com) and we'll connect. 👍👍
Hey! It's probably been asked a million times but I havent seen you mentioned it in any of the videos I have watched. What do you do for work and how easy was the process of finding a new job that was okay with you still learning German?
Hi! It actually hasn't been asked very many times. I am a freelancer in marketing. We have a pretty unique situation as I still have a contract with a company in the US while I expand here. That helps bridge the gap while creating business here. The biggest complication for me has been getting through the legendary bureaucracy (which will have its own video sometime 😂).
Very nice! Welcome to Leipzig! Welcome home! If you are ever looking for some tips or people to meet, hit me up ;)
Thanks! And now that I know you're a friend of a friend, it'd be great to meet up and get some tips and inside information!
Hello! I live in Texas, but am considering a move to Leipzig or Spain. We are a family of 6, as well. Our allergies and my asthma have made living here in TX not an option. How are the environmental/seasonal allergies in Leipzig and Malaga?
Leipzig is my chosen home city! Moved here from Bavaria some years ago!
Nice! What part of Bavaria? And is there anything you miss from there?
I come from the so called region of Oberland, south of Munich! I miss Brezen!
Has the sächsisch dialect been an issue?
@@JT-tr5cz ja, but only for the first 3 or 4 months!😀
@@JT-tr5cz For the most part no. A lot of the people we interact with don't have the strong sächsisch accent. I would guess it's because of the nature of Leipzig as a university city and as a city where people are coming from many different parts of Germany and the world. But there are sometimes that the dialect will be challenging to understand. A few of my friends have a bit of the dialect, but they try to tone it down for me! 😂
Welcome to Leipzig.
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From Leipzig you can get quick to Prag. One of the top places in europe and very cheap.
We're definitely looking forward to going there!
Welcome to my Hometown, have a good time.
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Hi, what if a new family with limited German spoken who wants to move there? Is there so much language barrier for English speaker?
It depends. Our German was very limited when we arrived, and we were able to get around ok. But we were able to find someone to help us in a few of the early appointments like at the Bürgeramt, etc. So if possible, find a native speaker that can help with the bureacracy as soon as you can. But finding work without speaking German can be pretty difficult. I would say a large percentage of the people here can speak and understand English, they sometimes just choose not to (especially in government offices). I can't hold it against them, afterall, this is Germany. But definitely learn as much German as possible as quickly as possible. Even making the effort to speak it can make a big difference.
Es gibt mehr als nur die großen Städte in Deutschland. Z.B. der Schwarzwald ist eine wunderbare Gegend!
Ja, das stimmt. Und wir wollen die alle besuchen! Aber für uns zu wohnen, wollten wir eine relativ große Stadt, um viele kulturelle Dinge zu tun und erleben!
@@OnwardMJ Good luck, hope you get more to see! ;-)
Are there a good job opportunities for foreigners? I liked the city immediately and from a long time in my head Is the mind that I want to move out from my current country. So if someone answer me I will be very thankful 😊
From what I've seen, there are a lot of jobs, but most require a high level of German, so it can be difficult as a foreigner. (I'm a freelancer so I have a bit more flexibility in my work.) But I wish you luck!
Leipzig is simply the best
It is awesome!
I'd love to move there but my fear, as stupid as it may sound, is the dialect. I'm used to learning Hochdeutsch in school where I live (Ireland) and I'm afraid to be met with a lot of confusion.
For the most part in the city it's fine. A lot of Hochdeutsch here, and I think the locals can always understand you. Understanding some of the locals that have a more Sächsisch accent can be tricky sometimes - especially some of the older people or if you go outside the city in Saxony. But I wouldn't worry about it too much. If we can get by with our limited German, anyone can!
Donners❤
Why not Hamburg? It was not even on your list.
There were a lot of cities we looked at that I didn't mention. But things that I talked about (like size and cost of living) kept it from being a contender. But we are looking forward to visiting the city!
Very expensive !.
You were so wonderfully euphoric. Hadn't you seen anything bad in Leipzig so far?
Or come up with your own video about the bad. What about potholes on the streets in Leipzig? Can you drive better there than in the USA? Small joke! 😆
Thanks! We do love it here, but of course not everything is perfect. Maybe one day (after our audience is big enough where we can afford to lose a few subscribers 🤣) I'll put out a video about things we don't like. (Spoiler: it's mostly the bureaucracy and paperwork).
@@OnwardMJ (Spoiler: it's mostly the bureaucracy and paperwork).
I think you're right. And it lasts and lasts and lasts..😱
As a European, I can well imagine why you came to Leipzig.
But you're looking for the flair of the former left-wing communism in vain in today's East Germany.
History has become obsolete.
In Eastern Germany, people tend to focus more on national values today.
As an Austrian, I value East Germans more than West Germans.