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Re:Why Germany Educates International Students for Free by jernfrost on Sunday April 30, 2017 @07:25AM (#14231040)
I can't speak for Germany, but e.g. in Norway and the Netherlands which I know best, there are a lot of nice tech jobs and you don't have to speak a word of the native language. I know because I've had colleagues over a decade who don't speak the native language and who are still just fine.

Most tech companies today use english as work language anyway. Not necessarily social talk among people, but usually in meetings, emails, documentation etc.

Still I recommend learning the local language. It has advantages but it is not something you are completely dependent on.

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Re:Why Germany Educates International Students for Free by ed_balls on Sunday April 30, 2017 @01:19PM (#14232628)
You can survive sure, but I'd be really hard and expensive to start a company. How am I suppose to read german law and fill government forms? Have a lawyer to everything for me? Thanks no thanks.
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Re:Why Germany Educates International Students for Free by fbender on Sunday April 30, 2017 @06:20PM (#14234181)
You'll have a hard time starting a company or anything without consulting a lawyer or legal service in Germany. And you won't be taken seriously e.g. by banks etc. Fortunately, cost for legal advice on this matter is significantly less than in the US, AFAIK. Plus, you have the bonus of being able to do business in 27+ countries with marginal or no extra effort.
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Re:Why Germany Educates International Students for Free by ed_balls on Monday May 01, 2017 @10:49AM (#14237886)
In that case I'd prefer to start a company in Poland. Much lower taxes, cost of infrastructure, legal, labour, capital requirement for LTD (25000 EUR vs 1200 EUR).
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