Monday, October 1, 2012
Which one is better between Netherlands and Germany........?
Which one is better between Netherlands and Germany........?
I am interested to study either in Netherlands or Germany..i mean one of these countries ...i m little bit confused which one is the best country to study besides living, safety, or well known degree reputation all over the world. In addition, between these two countries, which country have comparatively better part time job availability for international students and which country people r more friendly or helpful towards foreigners . Plz help me by giving reliable information as soon as possible ......
Netherlands - 2 Answers
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1 :
I'm Dutch and I know that Germany is a lovely country ... but I don't know much about the studies etc. I do know that Dutch people are extremely helpful to foreigners (most of them anyway) and we have a lot of foreign students at our universities. If you don't have a preference (language, the country itself etc.) then I suggest you talk to your study advice at your (old) school and ask them for help. Oh and I do know that nearly 90% of all the students in holland have a part time job lol. So you'd have no trouble finding one. And a lot of Dutch people know English and like to boast that they do, so you'll have no trouble if you do not understand the Dutch language.
2 :
I live in the east of the Netherlands at the German border. I can say both country are good. But there are sum differences in education and culture. In the Netherlands people are very open minded and they would say what they think. They don't like hypocrism, but for foreigners this could be very offence. Like a Dutch cashier never would say;'how are you, have a nice day'. because most of the time we know they don't mean that. A Dutch person is always interesting in your life and tells a lot of his/her private life. Genuine is important, so just be yourself. Also the communication level is different between the Netherlands and Germany. In the Netherlands, the boss or teacher are at the same level as their workers or students. But the workers and students have respect for their superiors, but never say boss or sir. The bosses and teachers prefer to speak to them with their names, like John or Peter. At my university there were are lot of students from Germany. There are way more Germans studying in the Netherlands, then Dutch to study in Germany. That is strange, because Dutch people can speak German and a German don't speak Dutch at all. The differences with the Dutch and German education system is the informal Dutch culture and the modern learning. I've ask the Germans, why they are studying in the Netherlands. They say Dutch people are open minded, liberal and teachers are on the same communication level. But most Dutch teachers (we call them coaches btw) are from the working field. They already have a business or sum just stepped out of the real business and became a coach. A lot of masters studies in the Netherlands are given in English instead of Dutch. But both German and Dutch educations are good, but there are sum differences in teaching. Language: The second language of the Netherlands is English. 90% of the population can communicate in fluent English. We start to learn English at elementary school, as well we learn German and French at high school. Work: I don't know if you ever been to Amsterdam. Big chance if you walk in a store, restaurant, supermarket, cafe, etc, the personal only speaks English and don't speak a word Dutch. but for us Dutch people we can communicate perfectly in English even the old generation does. For work: http://www.undutchables.nl/ Cheers.
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