expat_since_1995
Lebanese expat in Germany
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6
About me
Lebanese
Lives in Gifhorn, Lower Saxony
Speaks French, English and a bit of German
Registration: 22 May 2018
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Sending and receiving packages in Germany by Priscilla
Hello, As an expat, there are inevitably certain items you might want or need from back home, and around the holiday period, many people like to send gift packages. How easy is it to send and receive packages in Germany? Is the public ...
You brought up the UK, any country is better than the UK when it comes down to traveling by train ;)The statement does sound harsh and an over-reaction, but I have to admit you could argue it is.... I genuinely loathed the tooo overcrowded 70 year ... Read More
Sending and receiving packages in Germany by Priscilla
Hello, As an expat, there are inevitably certain items you might want or need from back home, and around the holiday period, many people like to send gift packages. How easy is it to send and receive packages in Germany? Is the public ...
Hahaha, Switzerland: My one and only experience so far (despite extensive travel in the third world) of a cancelled onwards flight was at Zurich airport in a January 15 years ago, when an overnight 10cm of snow led to complete chaos and shutdown of ... Read More
Sending and receiving packages in Germany by Priscilla
Hello, As an expat, there are inevitably certain items you might want or need from back home, and around the holiday period, many people like to send gift packages. How easy is it to send and receive packages in Germany? Is the public ...
Nobody would want to read a book full of complaints. Spend your time doing something more pleasant! German efficiency is a myth.If you expect Germany to be efficient in all aspects, you will be disappointed. There are areas where Germany is tops ... Read More
Sending and receiving packages in Germany by Priscilla
Hello, As an expat, there are inevitably certain items you might want or need from back home, and around the holiday period, many people like to send gift packages. How easy is it to send and receive packages in Germany? Is the public ...
Parcel delivery drivers are among the worst paid professions in Germany. If you want to make this guy's life even more miserable, you can lodge a complain with DHL. But this will not change the system, unfortunately.True. The dhl employee would ... Read More
Sending and receiving packages in Germany by Priscilla
Hello, As an expat, there are inevitably certain items you might want or need from back home, and around the holiday period, many people like to send gift packages. How easy is it to send and receive packages in Germany? Is the public ...
I went recently to the post office to complain (yet again) about their guys forcing me to go to the post office to collect every dam parcel. Luckily, one of the distribution guys was there ... He bluntly answered me: we don't have time to ... Read More
Sending and receiving packages in Germany by Priscilla
Hello, As an expat, there are inevitably certain items you might want or need from back home, and around the holiday period, many people like to send gift packages. How easy is it to send and receive packages in Germany? Is the public ...
Hi Priscilla, I am usually one of those who rather passively read on expat.com but don't write. But when I saw your topic, I just could not not react to it. How easy is it to send and receive packages in Germany?Painful. Often when you go to ... Read More