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Re:Ask HN: Where are other tech scenes outside Bay Area by expertentipp on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @02:49AM (#17907094)
> calling the phone company for a bad bill

oh, here the knowledge of German doesn't matter - an individual consumer is a pariah with obligatory 2 years contract. One should certainly avoid English speaking landlords in Berlin though.

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Re:Ask HN: Where are other tech scenes outside Bay Area by tnova on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @10:37AM (#17909323)
> One should certainly avoid English speaking landlords in Berlin though.

Would you care to elaborate on that?

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Re:Ask HN: Where are other tech scenes outside Bay Area by expertentipp on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @10:48AM (#17909414)
Hordes of fraudsters preying on uninformed foreigners, e.g. one is not covered with oh-so-famous German tenancy laws if the apartment is furnished, exploitive practices with refurbishing the apartment, litigations regarding the return of the deposit, extortive agent fees, etc. A whole long expensive scammy bumpy road at the end of which one is broke financially and exhausted mentally.
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