On 25-6-2010 18:12, clipka wrote:
> Am 25.06.2010 17:01, schrieb Invisible:
> 
>>> Could it possibly be that you need to dial another 0 to dial out of
>>> your office's internal phone network?
>>
>> No. I'm using my mobile phone.
> 
> Then just dial "+49" instead of the inner-German "0" and you should be 
> fine (give the "*" key a long press to get the "+").
> 
> 
>> The fun part is, even if I manage to get through, they probably all
>> speak German anyway... Isn't Internet ordering fun? :-S
> 
> There's a long tradition of learning English as the first foreign 
> language at German schools, so you can expect at least the question "Do 
> you speak English?" to be understood. Typical answer would be "a bit", 
> and chances are you'll be able to communicate with them in your native 
> language. 

Even if the answer is 'a bit' chances are that the person on the other 
end of the line has a better mastery of English than your neighbour. 
Especially in the relevant jargon.

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