Last night I went to dinner with a coworker (can I use that word when I don't really do any work there?) and we ended up sharing a table at a crowded restaurant with a friendly young German couple who struck up a conversation. We exchanged phone numbers at the end, and the woman invited me to a party tonight. So, finally I have made some friends here who are actually German (before this I only had Americans and Brits)!
When they realized I was new to their country and trying to improve my language skills, they started pretending they didn't understand anything I said in English...it was a bit terrifying but quite helpful. I wish more people here would do that, but instead, most people switch to English whenever I hesitate to find a word in German, and so I stop trying.
Best German word I have learned so far: schicki-micki. Used to describe particularly preppy/posh people and places. As in, "I can't go to that schicki-micki club wearing this! Let's stay in the beer garden."
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