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⌐ AV8OR WANNABE
Huh? That's the first I’ve heard and I have numerous friends living there, a few speak no German whatsoever... Is this something new?
Or maybe you’re talking about immigrants who move to Germany permanently and have to take a German language competency test in order to get a permanent residency permit (we call it green card here).
Are your friends in the military? The competency test is indeed for those that wish an extended stay, like a green card, and the ability to come and go without a hassle. Wouldn't you think that pilots based there would fit that definition? Like I said, we have a few pilots that live over there, ask them about it.
As for the language test, I see a certain irony between pilots that wouldn't want to take such a test and still be able to live and work there and the same guys who may wish to deny spanish only speakers the same privelage here
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As the diceman used to say, "if you don't speak the language, get the F%$! out of the country!" Works in other places s well
