[quote=@Gunther]
In order for me to use an umlaut, I must google a word that contains an umlaut, copy/paste it out. When I am writing quickly, I skip the umlauts. Also, I did not receive lessons in German grammar until I got to college, but again, that was about 30 years ago. I forgot a lot; no one to practice speaking the language with.

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I was taught how to import german keyboard bindings.

That, and how to use microsoft excel as a scientific-calculator.

And that it's often faster/more-precise to just use keyboard shortcuts and console commands instead of trying to locate the mouse cursor... ever.
(if alt-text not enabled, there's still unicode)