I spent 8 years total (3 PCS moves) over there and spent a lot of time with the German people. My first three years I stayed with a young German woman (girlfriend) and her mother a lot so all of the TV programming at their apartment was German. Plus they did not speak much english. I learned quickly and then kept learning the other times there. Third time I was divorced so, back to the street. Dated an Argentinian woman who spoke Spanish, Italian, and German but no english. I was not fluent but could speak it quite well.
