New in Ingolstadt

Hi guys. Im a newbie in ingolstadt and finding it very hard to meet ppl as im here as an au pair comp alone! Any tips on how to get chatting to people or places safe to enter alone? Any help would b much appreciated!

Welcome to Toytown. There are a few other TTers in or near Ingolstadt, as you can see from an earlier thread, Friends sought in Ingolstadt, and if you type "Ingolstadt" in the search box you'll find a few other relevant threads. Also, it will be easier to find contacts and events to join if you look at the topics in the regional, Munich forum. Hope this helps.

Ah thank you very much! I have already typed in ingolstadt with not much success but I will definately look at Munich! Thanx again 4 ur help!

These are the search results for "Ingolstadt". If you can get to Munich on your days off, look at the Events and meetups section to see what's on and where you can meet new people. Good luck!

...and there is also this place in IN

shop

even http://www.british-shop.de/

@TG

cheers

link now working

Munich's only a 30min ICE ride from Ingolstadt.. Come on down For fish'n Chips night tonight

BS in fact here to be precise

shame the owner is from D**by though!

I would love 2 come 2 fish n chips night but i have not a clue where it as as ive only been 2 the airport in munich so far! And what is ICE? Sorry 4 being so crap lol! Thanx tho guys!

@hols

ICE = Inter City Express train

Location: Molly Malones
Fish'n Chips Thread: Sunday drinks and fish 'n chips - part II
Map/Instructions to Mollys: Sunday drinks and fish 'n chips

ICE: InterCity Express (Big White Fast Train)

OOOOOOOOOOhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh yer I saw it wen i was on the motorway! Im with u now! I hear its very expensiv tho! I am very poor! Pretty tempted tho!

Cost on ICE is 24 Eur each way for Ingolstadt. 14 Eur each way If you take the slower trains or 21 Round trip if you get a Bayern Ticket Single

Oh that blows that then! Not a hope can i afford that! Thanx neway!

You can't spare 21 Eur? This ticket would get you hear and back up till the weee hours of tomorrow morning..

no i cant afford it just 4 getting there! And if i meet ppl im gonna wanna come all the time and i really cant afford that. I think i better stick 2 ingolstadt!

get yourself down to the shamrock in the centre of town then

Yer i was gonna i just hate the prospect of goin in on my own. I wanna c if ne other ppl r goin first of all. Ill probs go moz nite 2 b honest and swallow my pride!

Just in case you become a regular poster on Toytown, let me take this opportunity to make you aware that SMS speak is discouraged on the forum. This is because it is bloody irritating to read and makes you sound like a 12-year-old. Other than that, good luck finding someone to hang out with!

I do apologise! But 2 b honest (see look i did it again) i am only 20 so not far off and i will b regular so just dont look. Thanx 4 the tip tho!

In that case be prepared for not getting any worthwhile replies to your questions, if you can't be arsed to write using real words, many people will not bother trying to help you. It's your choice, but really how hard is it to write using real words?

Oh my goodness! Up till now ppl were being really helpful and its all going wrong! Hav a look at Dr k and tall guy and take a leaf out of their book! Im not being funny but i no no1 here, im really unhappy and ppl r being harsh just because im used to wrting this way! I think its a bit unfair n i kind of wish i hadnt sed nething. Its how all my friends write! Im sorry if ive offended you but im not goin 2 change a habit of a lifetime 4 some1 i dont even no! Itas my thread anyway and i may give up! Please leave me alone u horrible person!

Ooooo... This is going to get Intresting

Dr K - I could get used to that

I don't know whether to laugh or cry. "This is how all my friends write". Good God, to think these people are the future. Idiocracy is coming true sooner than I thought.

hols, u ken ur way aO oder?

"This is how all my friends write". But from what you've posted, you don't have any friends in Ingolstadt yet. And you're not encouraging many people to want to be your friend If somebody gives you polite advice about what is the "culture" on this forum, think bout what you want from the people on this forum.

Maybe you should look for your friends here:
children learning English in Ingolstadt

Who the hell do u think u r? Ive been warned by a reliable source that the older members are knobs and look! Ur proving him right! Im really not having anything more 2 do with this but i think u need 2 grow up a bit! Ive been a member 4 a day and already im being bullied lol. What a friendly bunch! c ya later. Maybe u oldies can carry on this thread just slagging off young ppl as it seems fun 4 u! Ill leave u guys 2 it. Enjoy!

record flounce ?

Definitely a quick one.

and btw sackgasse it wasnt friendly advise! I would obviously take it if it was but it seriously wasnt. I think im just gonna go bk 2 england asap.

LOL. DD U KNW IN TH YEAR OF YR BRTH I WS RCKNG 2 APPTT FR DSTRCTN BY GNS AND RSS. U R WLL YOUNG AND PST WRS. I FEEL SRRY FR U NT 2 UNDRSTND TH WYS OF TH JEDI. LOL. LOL

Can't see anything not friendly or polite there. Your immediate reply was that you were going to continue to do it anyway, whether it pissed people off or not. That's when people started gtting less polite with you.

You are welcome to your attitude of "this is how I am, take me or leave me", but then do be prepared for many people to "leave you".

Didn't last very long either!
Quite impressive though, one day on the forum and already calling people knobs!

I was thinking the same Dr K/ mr k, hmmm!

@hols

the others do have a point it is irritating sometimes to us "oldies" as you put it to try and read in this fashion, and it is unfortunate that you ve been jumped on, this is also normal on this board but no need to run off anywhere just maybe take a little bit of advice and you will get a different response from some of the hardliners as well as others also willing to help.

mr k

Hols, please dont take this as additional bullying but hopefully I can explain whats going on here to you. Sms speak here is like walking into a traditional church wearing a dirty baseball cap. It might be acceptable form by all your friends in 99 other places, its just not here. Its considered to be VERY bad manners. Not much different than if you USED ALL CAPS ALL THE TIME.

Given the cell phone fees, its understandable in text message form between you and your friends but all letters here are free, including XYZs and even the bastard letter Q. Editor Bob who runs the joint is quite generous that way. So while you think people are bullying you, yes the might be hassling you a bit, but only because you're "reading" very rude to your audience. Particularly those that have to, by necessity, deal with butchered English via standard text messaging, non native English speakers, and baby talk even.

Also, I wouldn't be so quick to flounce off over your missing letters. Theres quite a lovely lot of aupairs and 18-24 year olds around here. They've probably had very similiar experiences and may be helpful to you should you stay a while in Germany. I'm sure you'd enjoy their company online or in person. They're far less wrinkled and crotchety than the rest of us, allegedly.

Goodluck to you.

@Don B4Wrs indeed.

Hols, as far as I can see, the only reason to write as you do is to get as much information in one text message as possible. You're not charged by the letter here, feel free to write as much as you like. It quite simply makes your posts easier to read if they are written in normal english. And calling it the habit of a lifetime is a bit of a joke, don't you think? As far as I am aware, they still teach normal writing at school...

Good luck with finding people in Ingolstadt!

ok thank you. I am just having a very tough time here and have never felt so lonely in all my life and is not going particularly well here so far. So to have a load of people going on just about how I write on a keyboard just kind of takes the piss! I dint realise just how picky it all is here specifically as im used to msn but as im not looking for a figh i will try my best to write in complete words! I am doing quite well so far look! I cant promise i wont slip into my old ways from time to tim but on here ifit makes all that much difference I ill use complete words! Hopefully everyone is happy now!

See you can do it! That wasn't so hard was it? Now how can we help?

Well, you have definitely earned a lot of points there! Well done and welcome on board.

Well done

I'm pretty sure we've all felt homesick at times, but believe me, it does get better. As jml said, there are a number of au pairs on here, and even more people who used to be au pairs and then came back/stayed because all in all, we loved it here. Feel free to drop me a PM if you need to talk...

welcome to germany, but it will change

So in the spirit of co-operation and unity that has descended upon Toytown on this sunny Sunday afternoon, allow me to direct your attention to the 18-24-year-old meetups that take place from time to time in Munich. Not that they can actually organise a pissup in a brewery that lot, bloody kids these days are incapable of commitment, etc etc.

yes, it gets easier and heres a link that might be useful for you when you do get to town:

City Sponsored Discounts for Au Pairs. Looks like you'd need a German speaker to help you navigate it though. Mine isnt up to par but others could probably help you easily enough.

And if you can't afford the train ticket, you could try using this service. Mitfahrzentrale I know it's in German, but you could ask someone who you work/study with to help you with it.
It's basically a method of getting a lift in someones car, like hitchhiking but without the risks.

...and for translating things yourself try this german to english

And as far as getting around on foot, I found the bit about Crossing Against the Light bizarre and confusing until I stumbled onto the links below. Useful, entertaining and free reading when you cant sleep at night.

Now that you found this place, you won't be lonely.
As for the sms speak, it gives me a headache reading it so I bypass all posts that have it unless they are very very short.
There are also standard forum abbreviations lik LOL, BTW, IIRC, IMHO and so on and they annoy me too. We had that shit in the restaurant biz too and after a while, car license plates were giving me orders.

You had shit in your restaurant? I would think some missing vowels would be the least of your woes. Thats just gross. The shit, not the vowels.

Sod em hols, just turn up, meet a few and enjoy Bavaria, it's really a cool place if you give it a chance.

I look forward to reading your post in a year's time saying how you love it here now and can't imagine going back to the UK . . .