Wife and kids going stir crazy!

We moved to Munich a few months ago. Me, Wife and 2 kids (5 year and 1 year).
The last few months have been spent getting the house sorted out and settle in, but now they need to get out and meet other people before they drive me mad!

Can anyone suggest any meeting points for my other half and the kids? They do not speak any German, but she can drive/find her way around.

My eldest starts school in September so she will be ok then, but it is still a month away and she is bored. Plus my missus needs to speak to other adults before she losses it and the 2hr a day phone bill to the UK is killing me!!!

Can anyone recommend any groups/meeting points/clubs/beer gardens/lap dancing clubs (that one is for me ) where they can meet some English speaking people?

Where do you live?

One thing you can do if you have DSL is reduce the phone bill dramatically.

All you need is a microphone and then download the software from www.skype.com

As long as the person on the other end has DSL (although they claim it works with a modem) and a microphone then the calls cost absolutely nothing. Use it myself with mates in England and the quality is fantastic.

Or ring 01066 before dialing internationally.. I think it is like 3c a minute to call the UK.. with rates like that I don't bother with Skype..

can't you speak to her?

German English Assocn few kids' playgroup things going on here.

Also, buy the Munich Found from Hauptbahnhof Iternational Press or visit their website, there's really loads of stuff going on!
their website is: Munich Found

good luck

South Munich Kries. She knows her way around Ottobrunn, Oberhaching, Taufkirchen, Grunwald etc by car and the city centre by train.

Jesus!! I married her and now you want me to speak to her as well

Just kidding, but she does want to meet more peopel than just me!!

may i suggest a split personality?

I think that Taufkirchen, Ottobrunn, Oberhaching, Unterhaching and Grünwald have the highest concentration of English speaking Ex-pats in the whole of Munich area..
Finding someone to talk to should be a breeze..

Find someone who works at EADS or NETMA and get them to place an advert for coffee mornings etc...

Shouldnt be too difficult.

G

could she take some language classes or is that problematic with junior?

Try here...

We will start them after September when we have one of the little rugrats in school.

Just get her a PC and an internet connection then she can waste the rest of her life rambling away on chat forums like this. Hey - it works for me!

PC is still in a box in the cellar We have got the internet connection but I still have about 20 boxes to get through before I get to that 1.
Plus that won't help because my little girl will want to take over (5years) and my boy will eat the mouse (1year)!!!

They need to get outside. She has found Cocoloco (or whatever its called) and she has jsut called to say they have been to Wild park Poing (although she was on her way to Salzburg on the A8 because she had gotten off at the wrong exit!! Maybe my problems are solved because I am not sure if there is much fuel in the car so maybe they won't come back

Anyone for a party round mine tonight

They could go swimming at the Steinsee or Kirchsee.

That is if your wife manages to find her way off the A8, which will probably take absolutely ages, as traffic's absolutely horrible tonight.

Dan

You could offer to babysit while she goes to a TT event to recharge her batterries for busy kid-filled days.

Or download Voipbuster and call landlines in 14 countries, including UK and US for free

Wow, thanks man, I just downloaded it and called our land-line number - no problem! Great tip, Skype crapped out on us soon after we installed it and we never got it sorted again ... you just made my day! ;-)

I use 01071 (then the full code - 00 44 etc.)

Just before you get through you here a German voice saying "nur ein comma acht cent pro minute" or 1.8 cents per minute!

This doesn't involve meeting people but it would be something fun for her and the kids. There's a nice zoo at Thalkirchen. You can take a picnic, also.

Just keep watching the posts. I think I recall people with kids meet-ups. Or you can start a thread. There's tons of people on the board who have kids. Maybe suggest a BBQ or picnic in the English Garden or along the Isar. I'm sure you'd have plenty of interested folks.

Hi Bing****Bang,

Im new to Munich, living in Ottobrunn for the last couple of weeks, and need some girl company. My fella works for EADS, and im finding my way round slowly.
No kids but a fluffy cat who thinks it a dog. Im starting German lessons in Oct. Tell your wife and anyone else out there too get intouch.
I do aload of Hoslitic Treatments is massage, nails so im sure we should get along.

Look forward to hearing from all.
Breeze x

@Breeze

There is getting to be quite a large group of English expats in and around Ottorunn.

We will have to organise a meet up at the Rathaus Biergarten sometime as I think my missus needs some girl company too

why don't you just post here?
Choose a date a time and location and you are sorted.

Or get a babysitter and you both can come to one of the countless TT events.
Lots of english speaking babysitters here as well.

@Breeze

Hi Breeze

As Turnip says there are a few people who meet up at the Ottobrunn Biergarten. If the weather is half decent we usually turn up at about 4 -5 on a Friday afternoon.

@Turnip

Why does your missus need more girl company? From what I've seen (from your drinking ability) she gets plently of girl company with you. And if I find any of my Sky channels with Parental lock on them I will be round yours to dismantle your dish!!

"And if I find any of my Sky channels with Parental lock on them I will be round yours to dismantle your dish!! "

Points to note:

Don't get drunk and go to bed while other people are in your house.

Tell your wife to check out Sticky Fingers (www.stickyfingers-munich.com) to take the little one to once the older child is in school. It is an English Speaking Play Center. It was a lifesaver for me when I first moved getting to speak with other native speakers! First session is free!

if you dial 01030, it's 1.3 cents a minute. check Teltarif.de. the website lists a comparison of (international call) price and the corresponding prefix.

@Bing****Bong

Only thing I can say in reply about my drinking ability is that at least having become intoxicated I do not need my missus to help me go pee pee!

@Turnip

I didn't need any help. As I explained to her "I Cannn dow itz prefectly well on ma oon,,,,,, hicup"

VoiPBuster -

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calls to other online VoipBuster users are - and will be - always free.
calls to any regular land line in one of our free destinations.
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Calls are rounded up to the next whole minute.

Worth keeping an eye on though ...

[COLOR=blue] The web site www.tariftip.de changes usually on Fridays so always check for the latest prices on calls. It is very simple to use. I use it all the time. You need Deutsche Telekom, I believe some phone companies can not do this.
You put the prefix it says for the Country you are calling and they bill you on your normal phone bill. I call the USA for around 1.2 per minute and this includes taxes. We also use this system to call here in Germany.
You can use one of the translation such as Babel to translate until you get used to the set up.

I too am an working in Ottobrunn. I've been her for about 3 weeks and will be in Munich until October. I like to meet others in the area! - Shelie

Turnip

SOS get your wife too say big hello to me.

Im here with my boyfriend and at this moment in time is back in Ireland so i need some girlfriend power. Ive email Bing***Bang to ask his wife to also get intouch so we can arrange a girls nite out.

see ya soon

Breeze

We have just moved here too and my husband was worried about how huge our telephone bills would be to ring home, but if you dial 01026 from a German landline before you call home then it only costs 0.5 cent per min. I hope that helps ...