Germans
Germans in the United Arab Emirates number 10,000, found across major cities of the country. Most tend to be long-term and short-term workers contracted in various jobs for a period of time.
There are currently three German schools in the UAE:
- Deutsche Schule Abu Dhabi
- Deutsche Schule Sharjah
- Deutsche Internationale Schule Dubai
Read more about this topic: Expatriates In The United Arab Emirates
Famous quotes containing the word germans:
“Ilsa: That was the day the Germans marched into Paris.
Rick: Not an easy day to forget.
Ilsa: No.
Rick: I remember every detail. The Germans wore gray, you wore blue.”
—Julius J. Epstein (1909–1952)
“I fancy we are almost the only nation in the world who seem to think that composition comes by nature. The French attend to their own language, the Germans study theirs; but Englishmen do not seem to think it is worth their while.”
—Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–95)
“That’s how the Germans are.... The aristocrats at the top hard as glass, cold as ice, servants of the King, the working masses willing, pliable, sentimental, susceptible to brutality, the middle class educated and cowardly to the point of servility.”
—Alfred Döblin (1878–1957)