First hand communication with refugees
Jan 12, 2016 23:52:52 GMT
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Post by Caliya on Jan 12, 2016 23:52:52 GMT
Here in Europe, tonight I sat in my German class, between a Muslim woman and male Syrian refugee. We helped each other with our German and it was nice to have such friendly people helping each other.
Another Syrian refugee was very confused about German lifestyle, he had a job and a small flat but he can't bring his family because of the size of his flat, it's not allowed to have that many people in that small a space. He wondered why, and the teacher explained the culture vs. where he came from. It was an interesting, and sad discussion.
I've seen all this on the news, with the refugees and massive immigration into other countries. But to see it firsthand is an interesting experience.
On a lighter note, the teacher takes great delight in teasing me when I say things wrong - and he has this habit of calling on me a lot, to answer questions, probably because I pronounce the language so well & am quick in learning. And I take delight in giving him answers he doesn't expect.
He says to me a lot: "Wirklich?" (Really?) lol
Another Syrian refugee was very confused about German lifestyle, he had a job and a small flat but he can't bring his family because of the size of his flat, it's not allowed to have that many people in that small a space. He wondered why, and the teacher explained the culture vs. where he came from. It was an interesting, and sad discussion.
I've seen all this on the news, with the refugees and massive immigration into other countries. But to see it firsthand is an interesting experience.
On a lighter note, the teacher takes great delight in teasing me when I say things wrong - and he has this habit of calling on me a lot, to answer questions, probably because I pronounce the language so well & am quick in learning. And I take delight in giving him answers he doesn't expect.
He says to me a lot: "Wirklich?" (Really?) lol
