Written By: Dana Mustafa AlKahlout, Reviewed By: Dr. Ibrahim Abu Riash, Edited by: Majed Jaber.
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Living as a foreigner in Germany
Moving to a new place and starting a new life can be extremely exciting and terrifying at the same time.
What will happen? will I be able to fit in? will I make friends? What if I die alone at the edge of the universe?? will I get the job? what will the patients think about me? … and the what and the what ifs never stop rushing in your mind.
In this post we will try to make a little easier for you, by letting you know at least what to expect.
So how is the German people like?
German people are respectful and most of them are highly educated so the rates of crime and other problems are much less than other countries. However, German people are usually quiet and not so much appreciative of getting to know new people, so it may be a little bit hard at the beginning to break into their circles. At these first days it is helpful to get to know other foreign students from other countries.
Back to respectful, what does it implicate?
It means you, your culture and religion will be respected as long as you respect them too. Racism is not the rule in Germany but rather the exception.
You won’t have to worry about doing you prayers at work if it doesn’t affect your work performance. Also, the Hijab won’t cause significant problems as opposed to what you may have heard.
There are many working Muslim doctors in Germany, men and women, and many of women are hijabies as well.
However, I don’t want to make it seem like you are going to lala land where everything is perfect and everyone is kind, of course you will be facing some racist people or not so nice ones, what I am saying is this is not the norm.
Doctors especially are usually respected by German people and by patients and considered to be of highly socioeconomic status in the community.
Will it be harder for non-European to get jobs than Germans?
Generally, Germans have the priority in any job opportunity, followed by other European citizens, then comes non-Europeans.
The good news is although this is the case you as a non-European still have a good chance since job opportunities in Germany are usually sufficient for everyone.
Overall for doctors who took that path is Germany recommended for medical residency?
Short answer Yes.
Long answer YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS.
Don’t miss the other articles if you want to study in Germany:
https://mdguidance.com/category/germany-pathway/
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