Tell us: Should foreigners in Germany make more of an effort to learn German?

On Thursday, an op-ed published in the regional Berliner Zeitung infuriated foreigners online.

In it, the author claimed that far too few foreigners in Berlin choose to learn German - even after living in the country for years.

This is a form of 'arrogance' and 'colonialism', he said.

But social media users pointed out that the attitude of Germans can often make it a struggle to learn German, adding that Germans are often guilty of not integrating when they go abroad themselves.

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