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by dale_glass 171 days ago
I think you still should be able to expect a bit of accommodation on trains that cross country borders or go to airports.

The EU makes travel between EU countries as easy as travel between US states. You can just get on a train from Germany to Spain without any prior planning.
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sva_ 171 days ago
The regional trains usually have announcements in the language of the neighboring country when they get close to the border
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zahlman 171 days ago
It's also unusual given how much English you'll hear in Germany nowadays (at least in major, tourist-attracting cities) in just about any other context.
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nephihaha 171 days ago
Too much English. I noticed this indoctrination way back when they released Ice Age over there for kids. The title wasn't even translated into German.
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dekhn 171 days ago
"Das Boot"
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nephihaha 170 days ago
English has been in a hegemonic position over German for the past sixty years, not vice versa.

The majority of popular German language films tend to have English language titles when aimed at the English market, and nearly always when aimed at children: "Goodbye Lenin", "Run Lola Run" etc. I was pretty amazed at "Ice Age", because it would be easy and concise to translate.

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