23M from the USA studying my masters in energy engineering in Munich, Germany.
I have enjoyed Munich so far (1 year in) and made some occasional, hang out sometimes on the weekends type friends, but no close friends I can talk to daily or every other day about anything deeper than surface level stuff. I am scared this will just continue if I choose to live here long term, as making friends in Germany without speaking German is notoriously hard. If I were offered an internship or full time position, I would make it a priority to learn German.
I was planning to go back to the US to start looking for jobs after graduating, but I might have an opportunity to intern and then maybe work at a famous Bavarian automotive company as a battery engineer. I love the benefits of working here and work-life balance, even at a lower salary. The salary at this company is also a bit higher than other companies in the region for my position.
This has got me thinking where would you guys recommend to stay?
Weather is not an issue for me as I really enjoy Munich’s weather — it is pretty similar to the Northeast where I’m from.
Thanks!
Come to Augsburg, then become a regular at Neruda.
Super strong community vibe. Welcoming. I tell all my friends to go there if they want to meet people, you can talk to anyone
Bonus: it’s a musicians bar. Live music every day. Locals come and jam. You never know what you’re gonna get.
Professionals in town? They drop in to Neruda.
Bar sing sing alongs we all know the words to? We got that too
I was thinking about Augsburg since the rent prices are much cheaper, thanks!
I advise “Bielefeld”. The bread (das Brot) sings a song about Bielefeld on Television, every night.