What do expats find most challenging?
We asked expats and digital nomads what they find the most challenging about the local culture in Frankfurt. They wrote...
"People's manners in Germany, which sometimes lack of politeness are challenging. Spoiled children: thank you low birth rate. The Arbeitszeugnis: an arbitrary and understated work assessment. The cash culture when you are used to credit cards. Thriftiness aka Lidl Kultur, the backlash of a cheap cost of living certainly and Calvinist rests. Culture of suing instead of negotiating and being flexible. This I-work-therefore-I-neglect-my-child as a mother aka Rabenmutter attitude. The way German press see foreign countries. It is mostly hard to deepen any friendships, keep any contacts at long term. You have the impression people do not like answering e-mails," remarked another expat in Frankfurt, Germany.
"Finding the right job! It is not the tasks but the people that are making the difference," said a member in Frankfurt, Germany.

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