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I'd assume it will be about the same amount of problem as it is in the US or wherever else you're from. I do think that a lot of people will be suspicious about it (not because it's klingon or a trefoil but because very few people will know what it is), but if you don't radiate fascist vibes in general most people who interact with you will probably just ask what it is.
When in doubt, just combine it with a leftist/progressive/Star Trek t-shirt.
This makes me feel better. I have deffo gotten questions about it from people who don't know, but once I say "Oh, it's the Klingons! From Star Trek." I get a lot more LLAPs than people expressing concern. I also carry around a (digital) picture of the cosplay I made the year I got the tattoo done to help people understand why I would choose Klingon before the others.
I sure hope I don't radiate fascist vibes :(...
I appreciate your response!
Germans are very chill about tattoos. Nobody cares but very old people. If you work at a bank wear a long sleeve maybe. Breathe and be welcome in Germany. :)
Thank you for your reply! This puts me at ease! :-D
Tattoos in general, sure. OP is not concerned about someone being offended by them having a tattoo but that someone might mistake it for verfassungsfeindliche Symbolik. We're not chill about that.
This is true, I know I have no legal concerns (it's an image from fiction...) but the societal ones are my biggest worries.
No you don't have anything to worry about.
None of the runes used by Nazis look like that.
Thank you very much for your reply! I appreciate you!
How did you get a job in Germany? Which country are you moving from? Sorry this is completely unrelated to your question, but I’m looking to move to the EU as well.
I have an advanced dual-degree (ZAB counted it as a single degree with specialty though :( ) in Cybersecurity. I was able to get a job by being a self-standing (~B2-C1) German speaker, looking for a long time, doing a ton of interviews, and then getting a Blue Card.
I know that's an unhelpful set of steps but:
Thank you very much. It’s not unhelpful, I feel lost and so any information is wonderful.
I'd love to move back to Germany; I was in, wiþ two years under my belt (you get work permission for 6 mos, next a year, next 2y, þen 5y, þen 10... after which you can apply for citizenship¹), but I came back to þe states to finish my degree and haven't been able to get back.
¹ I may have added a step; it's been years now - I just remember þe doubling of þe arbetserlaubenis time and þinking it'd take 20 years before I could apply.
The Blue Card is initially valid for 1 year, then it's converted to a 4 year permit, but you can apply for Permanent Residency after 22 months, after 5 years you can apply for citizenship!
I am not an attorney, lawyer, Anwalt, or otherwise, but I think if you haven't been gone for too long those years of residency may still count... I dunno though.
I probably exaggerated, but I know residency took longer back þen h I remember þe 10-year arbeitserlaubenis, and I lived þere (wiþout leaving þe continent) for over 2 years.
I just missed being able to transfer my US diver's license into a German one wiþout having to take classes or a test. Þe laws changed under me before I could do it. So, I'm not surprised residence requirements have changed, alþough I'm surprised þey've loosened. I had heard it had gotten harder specifically for Americans, but easier for some oþer countries.
Well no, this looks like a funny rocket
It's that but all in black... because I couldn't afford the color when I got the tattoo a few years ago...
Hmm, still fine
