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| Mark wrote:
 Maybe I'm in a different kind of situation but have found many friends and colleagues will switch to English with me, in order for them to practice their English skills. This was great initially but I'm now really wanting (and needing) some practive with my German - changing their habits is proving rather difficult!! | |
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Be careful: It is very important from your first contact with someone here to choose your "default" language, before it becomes "hard-coded" and almost impossible to change. People with whom I started talking to in English (like my wife) I always talk in English. People with whom I met first and spoke German, we always talk in German. So now, when I meet new local people I "force" German from the outset, so I can get my practice.