Living in BFG? Learn German then!

egon

I am a German Army wife. I never understood people, who only went shopping on camp and only been using english facilities. I always found it very expensive.

I was always more than willing to help with any questions/ queries. (I still will do it now, even though I am living in the UK.)
Yes, I do understand, it is hard to be away from family and friends, but you married into the forces.........

So, any question or queries, just pm me and I will help.

Also, speak to german wives on camp. Lots of them are more than willing to help too. You just have to ask.

Egon

bonsibabe

All these wife/forces personell who whinge about getting posted abroad make me sick. You KNEW what marrying somebody in the forces could entail. Nobody forced you to do it, and nobody forces your other half to stay in. Man up !!!!!! and stop whinging. My wife and I are more than happy to serve abroad and take full advantage of the situation rather than sitting around whinging because you can't get heinz baked beans and nobody is wiping my @rse by providing free german lessons.

TBH I really think that is a bit of a harsh sweeping statement. I have been in germany for almost 5 years and have enjoyed most of it. Yes there are things I have had a whinge about but I think the amount of sh** that forces wives have to put up with, entitles us to blow off steam once in a while.

And yes, I knew exactly what I was getting into when I married, I'm ex army myself so had no false illusions about being married to a soldier. But some of the young girls that get married live in a dream till they get posted overseas and it is a culture shock to be taken from all you know and hold dear and dumped in the middle of a foreign country with little support. I've seen it happen.

And like the poster, I learned german at school in scotland and was happy to have a go - my german is not much better, although I do know a lot more and could easily survive.

I think it's an individual thing, some can cope and do, while others find it difficult.

Personally I think the Army should teach dependants the basics of the language before they post people here, that way there are no excuses for not having a basic knowledge of the language or culture.

Ok rant over

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elke21

egon wrote: »

I am a German Army wife. I never understood people, who only went shopping on camp and only been using english facilities. I always found it very expensive.

I was always more than willing to help with any questions/ queries. (I still will do it now, even though I am living in the UK.)
Yes, I do understand, it is hard to be away from family and friends, but you married into the forces.........

So, any question or queries, just pm me and I will help.

Also, speak to german wives on camp. Lots of them are more than willing to help too. You just have to ask.

Egon

I agree with everything egon wrote, and snap.... I am German, too.

If anybody needs any help, pm me, and I'll try and help.

genieuk

I don't think you have to be able to read German or speak it to realise that Real, Plus, Aldi, Lidl or any of the other shops are cheaper than the NAAFI on camp.

Please bear in mind that some wives are posted there unable to drive, possibly newly married young children first time away from home and it can all seem a little mind boggling.

Abusing each other on here doesn't help, try and look at it from both sides. Yes I have married a soldier I am ex forces also but it isn't always a bed of roses, each time you move you maybe leaving behind a community, friends and a half decent job. We come under so many rules and regulations that don't always seem to help.

My first few months in Germany I felt lost but like has been said had to get on with it, advising someone to 'get out' if they don't like it isn't positive advice or helpful in my book, if you are like my family it is more than a job. Don't forget our home is tied to the job and it isn't always easy to cut the strings can't just wake up one day and say enough is enough here's a months notice.

I would say where ever you live UK, NI, Germany or Cyprus try and get out and about and see other things don't stay on camp before you know it you'll be moving again there is a big wide world outside those gates, go and explore it.

If you have to take a phrase book then do it we could have done with one in NI, lol