[originaltext]M: (19)You know I’ve been thinking about applying for a job in Ge

M: (19)You know I’ve been thinking about applying for a job in Germany. Well, I’ve got the details about different jobs and I’d like your opinion about which would be the best one to go for.
W: Where are the jobs?
M: (20)One’s in Munich, one’s in Frankfurt and the other one’s in Hamburg.
W: Munich’s supposed to be a very nice place.
M: Yes, it is, and it’s also in a beautiful part of Germany, not far from the Alps.
W: That would be great for the kids they’d love to be able to go skiing at weekends.
M: But, one problem with Munich is that it’s growing very fast. That means the cost of living will probably be very high.
W: (21)How is the salary of the job in Munich compared with the other jobs?
M: It’s higher than the salary of the job in Frankfurt but lower than the one in Hamburg. The Hamburg job has the most responsibility. From the point of view of career progression that would probably be the best job for me.
W: Hamburg’s the closest to Britain, too, so it would be easy to come back for long weekends and holidays.
M: That’s right, and there’s a regular ferry service which would save quite a bit on fares.
W: What about the cost of living in Germany as a whole? How is it compared with British?
M: Well, It’s definitely higher than over here, but salaries are substantially higher, so we’d certainly be better off than we are now.