I just found "Toytown" on accident... I'm new to Nurenberg also... I guess I'm just looking to meet some people and make friends. My name is Kay and I'm 24.

i am moving to Eckental, outside of Nuernberg, in less than a month, hopefully for a very long time. I have been reading the forum, but from the discussions i felt really young comparatively. I am only 21, and was wondering if there were any other people around my age in the area to perhaps hang out with?

any one interested?

Hey Canada. My boyfriend and I are both 27 - is that too old for you? Anyway, we're always keen for a drink - just send a PM if you're interested!

Hello Folks,

I am originally from the Westindies and here in Nurenburg. Hoping to stay, I accidentally found this site and thought it will be nice to have a few friends or people to talk to. As you know its funny when you go out and every body talks but you dot´n understand. Oh yes I am learning German lol at a turtle´s pace, NO wait! Make that snail lol. Appreciate some friendly hellos and news

hugs to all
kim

hey folks...i m around ur age too and also stay around nuremberg...pm me if there is any kinda meetup..i do have good number of German friends ..alles gut, aber i do miss something and also wanna catch up with some people with whom i can have a good convo in english and have a casual n small talk..! Take care anyways and Guten Tag..! :-)

Hey there,

My name's Rana, I'm 23 and from Vancouver, BC (Canada). I'm in Neumarkt at the moment (about 20 mins from Nuremberg) and would love to meet up, go for drinks, etc. in Nuremberg as well. Anything going on this weekend by the way?

Tschüss!

Hello all

My name is sujata, I am from India and would be in Nuernberg in around a months time. Plan to be there with my husband for at least 2 years.
Came across this site through sheer serendipity and have enjoyed reading most threads.
Hoping to be a part of the group in the coming days,
best!
s
p.s- in case it makes any difference, i am almost 34years old (or young!)

Hello,

I'm 26 years old and I've recently moved to Nuremberg from Canada. I was hoping that someone could give me a few recommendations about things to do and see in Nuremberg aside from the standard tourist stuff that I have all, but exhausted. Nuremberg seems like it has a lot to offer and this seems like the right place to get some unbiased opinions.

Hello all newcommers to Nuremberg. Why don't you check out the "Stammtisch" thread and come along to meet us. We wont bite, promise!! Or PM me if you want to arrange something else.

Hi everyone,

I have just come across this website and I am glad to see how active the community in Franconia is. :-)

I currently live in Nuremberg and moved from London - where I lived for almost three years, a while ago.

I would be more than happy to meet up with people in Nuremberg for some drinks, fun, and some chit-chat.

I very much hope to see some of you at the next "Stammtisch".

Hi Guys,

Possibly moving to Nurnberg for a job & seem to be getting mixed write-ups on the place!

I am from Australia but have lived all over the place! I am currently residing in Helsinki, Finland with my girl and have been doing so for over a year. Before coming here I heard that the Finns would be a bit dry and that I wouldn't find a job easily! I was here for 4 days before I was offered a job within a media agency... and I have one of the best group of mates I have had ever!!!

So I am hoping this could also happen in Nurnberg! Honestly... what are peoples thoughts on the place? I imagine I will be busy with work but socialising, pubs, clubs etc... is big in my books so great to hear what you all say...

Anybody up for a drink on Saturday (22nd September)?

Hope to hear from you all

Cheers
Mike

In Helsinki? It's a bit far to go for a drink. _{Sorry, couldn't resist.}

Welcome to Toytown!

Hello All,
Any "older" family folk on this forum. I'm a mother of two and my husband just accepted a job in Nuremberg today so we have a lot of work ahead of us moving -- from Chicago -- finding a flat, etc. I'd love to hear any perspectives on family life in Nuremberg.
Thanks
Karen

Hi There
Well as a slight "older" person starting a family here in Nuremberg I can honestly say that the lifestyle is family friendly. Nice area with lots of natural beauty, walking trails and protected forest areas. Not as cold as Chicago in winter but no big lakes in the area. As an Aussie who has lived in Chicago, NJ and now Nuremberg I can honestly say this area is the most family friendly.

balk

HI

That is me Abdullah from Saudi I am coming next week to Nuremberg for one month and I am interesting and looking to see the culture of Germany and meeting new friends there so could you help me to find place to visit

Thank you

I've been living in Nürnberg for about 4 years now (I come from Boston in the US) and am appreciating it more and more. I started a support group for immigrants last spring -- we mostly speak English. We meet every Friday night, from 6 to 8, at AWOthek, Karl-Bröger Str 9, near Aufseßplatz, near the main railroad station. Please come!

Hello,

my name is Martin (26). I am German and would love to help anybody who needs support in Nuremberg.
I can help with learning German and need help with learning English. If somebody is interested in meeting
and talking, please feel free to contact me.

:-) Martin

Hi eveyone,

Is there anyone here who has some spare time during the day and fancies meeting up, ma?? we are English, 32 and moved to Nürnberg about a month ago for my husbands work; both still learning german (v. slowly)! I'm not working at the moment and at a bit of a loss on my own during the dayz.. would also love to meet up with some folks for a drink some time in the evenings too as we don't really know many people here yet... Zena

Hey there!

What a great forum, wish I'd discovered this sooner.

I'd very much like to get to know some new people and make some English-speaking friends! I'm not technically _from_ an English-speaking country (Officially Norwegian, having lived in Nuremberg for about 17 years, English father), but I do consider English my first language and I don't get to speak it enough!

I'm fluent in German, obviously, and also Norwegian...but I'm interested in meeting all you Brits, Americans, Canadians, Aussies...and age doesn't really matter that much to me (I'm 20). I'm an aspiring translator, studying in Erlangen and now living in Fürth. I love music (musician), movies, reading, travelling and of course hanging out at pubs and having a good old chat with nice people. (Plus, I'm always willing to help with all sorts of language problems or translations)

So if anyone here'd like to meet up, I'd be thrilled.

Have a good one!

Sue

This is a great website! I wish I found it years ago!! I've been living in the Nuremberg area for almost 5 years now. I use to work for adidas in Herzogenaurach but now I work for a small German company with a lot of German clients. I'd love to meet up with some native English speakers!

Hey everyone,

So I have been using TT for almost three years... and now its time to actually be a part of the discussions and to help with German therapy... ,)

I live in a small village near Hof and wonder if there are ANY English speaker out here it would be very cool to meet some new people now that I have a little time searching for work. I am from Minneapolis, MN, but was born and raised in North Dakota hence the name "Cowboy" just for fun, and far from it, also since most Germans have no idea where ND is. So with that, I have been married to my partner for 3 years we have had a VERY unsettled life for the past few years trying to make it here in Germany seems to be VERY difficult and almost impossible but we have no choice as of yet so we must stay and continue to try. My partner is German and I am a US citizen we would be interested in hanging going for dinner chatting ect. I need to try to get a job again now that my German is a bit better but still not perfect... and never will be... gramar gramar gramar...

So If you have any interest or would like to chat drop me a message and I will reply ASAP...

Take Care!

Lucas

Dont worry too much about the grammar...

Hi Lucas, I'm also from the US and am married to a German woman, and have been here for about 4 years. Based on what you wrote about your experience of adjusting to life here, I suspect that some of our experiences have been similar. Last spring I started a support group, in English, for immigrants like us. It's in Nürnberg, where I live, and I know that's far from Hof, but you're certainly invited. We might most every Friday evening. I can give you details if you wish. And, if you're going to be in Nürnberg, please let me know and we can meet. Viele Gruße, Cooper

Hi everybody,

My name is Brandon and I'm 24. I just moved to Nürnberg from the US and I speak very little german. I'm only here for 6 months doing an internship with Siemens. I'm hoping to get to know some people in the city. I'm up for anything from dinner to bars and clubs. Let me know if you want to meet up sometime.

Brandon

Hi everybody!

I’m German, 26, and would like to get in contact with some english-speaking people. It’s a about five years ago I spoke english last but would love to refresh it again.

Is anybody interested in chatting and / or meeting?

I know Nuremberg very well so if you have any questions feel free to contact me!

Micha

I have recently moved to Germany with my husband and son. I am American and my husband is German. It would be nice to make friends to mingle with from time to time. We are in our mid 30's. A girls night/day out is also on the table.

We (Wife son and I) are in Amberg, which about 45 mins away. We should meet up sometime.

Well people,

after having discovered this forum by accident and poked my nose in one or two threads I suppose I ought to say hi.

Im a Brit but not new at all to Nuremberg, having celebrated my 20th anniversary here in Oct 07 (to be exact I dont live in Nuremberg at all, but in Fürth, which is lots better ;-)) .

My story is quickly told - I studied engineering in the UK (Cov Poly) with a voluntary language module, spent an extra year studying in Germany (Osnabrück FH), got offered a job by Siemens, came over in '87 immediately after graduation (actually, if the truth be told, slightly before) intending to stay 5 years and, well, Im still here :-) Im no longer with Siemens however, Im currently with an Automotive supplier based on Frankenstrasse (right next to the U-Bahn).

Im afraid I dont regard myself as a ex-pat and tend to try and avoid the sort of "sit in an irish pub and complain about not meeting any natives"-ex-pattishness I have encountered in the past like the plague. I have the advantage that I am now essentially bi-lingual, on the other hand, I had to learn it the hard way too. I am now married to a German and have almost exclusively German friends, largely as the result of being an active (rock) musician and being deeply involved in a local Radio station, Radio Z (my weekly program (in German, natch) goes out every thursday between 20:00 and 21:00 on FM95,8 in Nuremberg).

Anyway, while I am unlikely to join a "Stammtisch" and know Sur Mandir (but the original Erlangen one) and Mount Lavinia (actually havent been there for while) well enough from my own excursions (I tend to haunt "der kleine Inder" in Fürth nowadays), I am very open to helping anyone who may be struggling with the language or the vagaries of everyday German/Bavarian/Frankonian life. I am sure there re others here who can help too, but drop me a PM if you need me.

If anyone was wondering how I found this forum, I was looking for advice on the clearly famous Churchill Finance Services who cold-called me towards the end of 07 offering "ex-pat financing". I have had a meeting with one of their guys recently but obviously he decided I was too poor to be worth fleecing ;-).

andy M

Welcome to Toytown.

My Australian friend in Munich just told me about this site yesterday -- hooray. Missed the curry thing last night but would be interested in getting together to chat (and maybe whine)/network/spend happy hours. Any book lovers out there?

Welcome SCL. Collect your pinch of salt ration at the door.

Wow, I live basically next to that place. Maybe I should go there more often!
Coincidences, coincidences.

Hey everybody!
I just found this site by accident. I was looking for american groceries and how to order it. Lucky me! I live a few minutes outside of Nuremberg. I´m german. But I used to live and work in the USA for a year. Sinc I got back to Germany I really miss to talk english. So if there is anybody interested in having some drinks and talk I would be so happy! Just let me know!

Cheers Simone

Well contrary to the popular introduction of having found this place by accident I was actually introduced to it by a couple current members. I first arrived in Germany in September for an internship on a military base working with the army kids for my elementary education degree. I decided that I hadn't seen enough of Germany yet and took a job as a nanny so that I could stay at least another year. I moved to Nuremberg about a week before Christmas but have already spent around a month in other countries for personal vacation as well as travelling with the family I work for. I just started tutoring for German and will start classes through the city next week but I know it will be a good while before I can converse in German so knowing some English speaking people here would be great.

You live more or less round the corner from me then. Im on the O'Darby Barracks site at the Flößaustrasse end.

The "Kleine Inder" is not a top-notch indan and tends to do a small number of variations on "things in sauce with rice" but what they do they do pretty well and they have a sensible spicyness range ("are you *sure* you want that indian hot sir?" "Thats what you ask me very time and yes").

Not worth travelling miles to visit but definitely worth popping in if youre close.

andy M

Hi folks,

I'll soon be moving to Nuremberg and looking for some English-speaking people to have interesting conversations and exchanging opinions about culture, leisure, etc.

Anyone interested please write me!!!

Dani

hey.

i'm matt. i've been living in nürnberg for 6 months now and thought it was time to sign up to this site.
after meeting my german girlfriend in sydney i realised i couldn't live without her and so moved over here.
i'm not having the best time as yet. i've managed to find a p/t job that just about pays the bills and i'm trundling along with the german language but it doesn't seem like it's going anywhere fast. i'm friends with my girlfriends friends but could do with something more.
i'm keen to meet some new people and if that involves improving my german, all the better.

so, i'm 24. i'm very laid back and friendly. i like playing basketball, football and frisbee, all very uncompetitively. i like going for a beer or a coffee. i like playing guitar and singing when nobody's listeing. i like listening to all types of music and am heading to rock im park this summer. i like watchin liverpool and do regularly in finnegans. i like sushi and the way there's a ridiculous amount of meat in this country.

look forward to hearing from people, matt.

i'm also on facebook if u wanna know more...

Hello everyone

This is sanjay , from India .. staying in Nuremberg for the past 2 years ..never thot there was such an active english speaking forum in Nuremberg.
I am here with my wife and child ( daughter 3.5 years )

would like to meet up with anyone / everyone .. possible ..

Also I would like some information on this NICE activities .

where do I find them
How do I enroll my daughter for the same ..etc

take care
sanjay

hello!
my name is rich, i'm 28 and english. i'm an english teacher new to nuremburg and looking for some friendly people to meet up with.
i'm into underground dance music (saying "minimal and detroit techno" always scares people for some reason...) and i love independent films, and life in general.
i'm pretty chilled and appreciate coffees and wine as well as the aforementioned underground club scene.
i love reading, and discussing noam chomsky-esque musings along wih the general state of the world in chilled environments :0)
it's a pleasure to meet anyone with a positive vibe and an open mind.

hope to meet some more new people soon...

:0)

Hi everyone,

I've recently moved to Nuremberg and I am finding it pretty boring locked in my hotel room (work has put me up for a month while I look for a flat) watching German t.v. all night in the week. Is there any British or English speaking people out there that fancy meeting up for a few drinks? I have met some great people at work, mostly German and french but I would love to make some friends out of work as well.

I am 25 and love to socialize, play sports, watch sports especially the football (even if england aren't in the euros) and boxing. Talk about most things and I am always up for a laugh, even if it is at my expense! haha

Please help!

Carl

Well there's actually three regular events in Nürnberg. Look in the meetups section.

Hi, I just wanted to introduce myself. My name's Stephanie and I'm going to be in Nuremberg in a week until the end of summer. I go to college in New York and am looking to meet people and get to know the city outside of my au pair job.

Welcome to Nurnberg! It's nice to have another aupair here. I started working here back in December. I would love to meet up with you and of course introduce you to some of the other Toytowners. I leave with the family I work for to Italy in about 2 1/2 weeks but we should definitely get together before then. Of course if your family is the typical german family they probably will vacation on the same lake as mine. Have they said anything about going to Lago di Garda?

Also you should definitely come to the Adventures in Eating Out group on wednesday nights. Curry nights on thursdays are fun too, but I have german class so I can rarely make those. I think we're still voting on where to go, so put in your vote. I'll pm you my cell number if you want to get in touch.