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> It means that person is interested in you, your life and your background. It does NOT mean "go home!".

It doesn't mean "go home!", it's much subtler. But it surely does NOT show "interested in you, your life and your background".

> Germans probably don't expect that other people like it there.

(Danke für die Vorlage) If you live abroad a quick test for you: Imagine, in the country where you live, you get asked the same question(s)? How would you feel? And then (on the top of that) one of the natives even says we "don't expect that you like it here". Quite subtle...



you are paranoid, dude :)


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