I'm English I was in the army and I was posted to Germany in 1976. I left the army in 1980 and I am still here 47 years later. In 95 and 98 I was visiting family in a small town outside of LA, every single day at least one person was shot. And the weapons are not the problem, the culture is the problem.
Genauso ist es, es gibt ja viele Länder, die auch so lockere Waffengesetze haben wie es sie in den USA gibt und trotzdem werden da nicht so viele Menschen erschossen. Kanada zum Beispiel oder die Schweiz. In der Schweiz dürfen die Reservisten sogar ihre Sturmgewehre mit nach Hause nehmen. Es ist also, genau wie sie schreiben, ein kulturelles Problem.
I thought the same while watching it. I guess we're just too spoiled and don't see so many really good things anymore. However, as for the government taking care of its citizens.... That's not the case lately.
@@alegramonticelli6038 Yes. The people in Germany are even complaining a lot. I know a bunch of drug-addicts who are crying everyday because of too less money from the government. Although some of these never worked a single day. They have everything for free, their rent, their electricity etc. and still are complaining. I'd like to send them to the US.
@@Winona493 🙃 well I was complaining a lot due to kindergarten anmeldung chaos🤭 sorry to bring that up...was the only thing that gave me headaches in Deutschland 🙃 now we passed the border to your cousins -Osterreich 😀!And now I hv another problem- I miss German ppl😅 This only to show what kind of "problems" ppl can find in these countries 😊- almost nothing,we have to look for some! Very beautiful green both and I love the system ... ❤
I can only say that if you think Germany has a lot to offer, then you can apply that to all (almost) of Europe. Most of the things he talks about are universal here. Free school, culture everywhere, healthy food, nature everywhere (best in Sweden due to the free to roam law here), free health care, 1 month of paid vacation (in most situations), maternal leave and so on. So just pick the one you like the most.
Your right! Almost! Germany has the advantage of a bigger market for jobs and being central, but the language is more difficult than any other germanic one, but again more valuable than Dutch or Danish or you name it, cause spoken by far more people in Europe. All those smaller countries are though better governed, make better money to you, if you manage to get a foot in the door. That gets more n' more difficult over the years. At the end "Just pick the one you like the most" and you have the best prerogative, chances and skills.
There isnt really racism in Germany towards black people. I mean if you meat a neo-nazi he'd probably hate everyone who's foreign, but black people in Germany are such a minority, there's nobody who's racist against black people specificaly. The people Germans might be racist against are "brown people/muslims"(Arabs, Turks and so on), since there is a significant number or more significant than Africans.
Dude your videos are a cure for every german i think. From my perspective everyone in germany is always hating the country, the government, the people, everything....But hearing about germany from a foreign perspective shows me how great the country actually is and that we all should be more thankful to live here. Thanks for your reactions! Maybe you'll visit germany one day and i wish you a lot of fun. There is a lot to see and to try here (especially the beer...if you like beer, you'll love it!) :)
In my time in Germany I didn’t get that at all, Germans really overrate themselves, thinking everything is better in their country. They sell themselves really well.
The German people have been brainwashed by the US-occupation since 1945, not openly, but slow slow in and by their controlled medias. Schoolbooks can be published only with permission of our transatlantic friends, our history is told in according to the victorious allies. The worst time started with the green party, which was founded with the help of a wellknown US threeletter institution, which could in public shout "Gemany, you piece of shit", "Germany croak" or for the angloamerican bombing of Dresden in february 1945, "Harris, do it again". Not to speak, what happened and happens to revisionists, which tell the events between 1933 and 1945 as they were and not as they are painted since 1945 and since the so called reunification 1990. With the green party is in the German governement and the Ex-communist CDU-chanceller Merkel our country was brought to his knees. - So your videos about Germany give hope, that more people like you, become friends of the real Germans, their culture and history and of the many German integrated asylumseekers and migrants from all over the world.
Same in Poland, friend. I'm 41, and over the last 25 years the country has changed to the point where it almost feels like a miracle, like someone teleported a different version of reality from some parallel dimension. Yet people are always hating on things... particularly the more "enlightened" people from cities. Now, I understand why - our governments have always been quite unlikeable, there's a lot of political polarisation, and our economy IS troubled, but still, compared to my childhood, life here atm is orders of magnitude more comfortable.
Food: The EU may be a bureaucratic hell, but it does have it's advantages. If you are in the largest protected market on the planet, no one ignores your standards. It's easier to adhere to them for the majority of your products if you want to export to the EU. That includes foods. That's also the major beef (pun fully intentional) between the USA and the EU. The FDA gives recommended limits, but actually has no regulatory power over food or drug admissions. That still has to be put into place by the US legislative powers. Whereas the EU commission DOES have regulatory power over what is and isn't allowed in the EU borders. While countries may go above and beyond what these EU regulations state as acceptable, they can't undercut them. With EU regulations you basically have to prove that something is safe, whereas the FSA basically allows anything until it is proven as harmful. That's what Chris was alluding to when he spoke about the quality of food.
@@sabinebluhmentahl9275 The vegetables you get today at the supermarket are nowhere natural. How can every tomato look the same? Ive eaten self-grown tomato's a couple of times and they definitely tasted differently from those you get in the supermarket.
@@toomflussiggrillanzunderfu8828 Vegetables are natural, every tomato come to existence from soil. If you are talking about method how produce is grown well still in EU is most "natural" you can get because every chemical that is used is strictly regulated. For a taste yes there is difference between tomato grown on sun and grown under lamp in greenhouse but both are natural. And for why they look same? Where there is EU regulation "about food waste", they figured out that people don't buy misshaped produce and while perfectly fine for consumption people left it rot in shelfs. So nice tomatoes goes to shops and "weird" tomato's go to cans and purees etc.
As a german i can see that some ppl are overwhelmed with this kind of things. If you born here you don't see it because for us it's normal. But it's in most countries in Europe like this :3
just do it. start learning german and plan to move. if you want to study you are very welcome to germany. you would be surprised. think about a "duales studium". working for a company collecting money and get also paid for study. thats all possible in germany. greetings
@@LunaBianca1805 true, but the german apprenticeship-system just isnt familiar to most foreigners - he prolly would never considere this as an option, coming from the US, where everything is college/Univercity focused. Maybe he should start watching videos about it.
@@SovermanandVioboy But an apprenticeship in Germany is no small thing, it usually lasts three years. Knowledge of German is crucial for the success of vocational training. The chambers recommend at least language level B2 for the start of vocational training and at least language level B1 for introductory training. So please report factually about it. People often come from abroad and hear that workers are needed here, no, specialists are needed here and you don't learn something like that overnight. This often leads to frustration among those entering the country. Also, there are big cultural differences, not everyone is made for it. Furthermore, you have to know the winter in Germany, which lasts a long time and can become very gray, which can lead to severe winter depression. All of this must be taken into account. As I said, I have worked in a vocational school and I know how frustrating it can be for someone from abroad.
My grandma exiled from Czechoslovakia to Germany in 1968 (after the her involvement in the Prague spring). I love Germany since I found out, how she's been handled there as a refugee from Czechoslovakia. Amazing country indeed, I even learned the beatiful language because of it.
American here, I'm planning to study abroad in Valencia, Spain soon with the intent to move there after my undergrad studies are done. I've gained a great amount of respect for the Spanish people, culture, and way of life, I and want to contribute to it in any way I can. Best wishes for your journey from a Puerto Rican ❤ 🇵🇷
@@lolalaquenomolatanto Claro que si! Mis experiencias en España han sido demasiadas para enumerar en un comment solo, pero estoy más de contento aquí. Muchas gracias por la cálida bienvenida ❤️🇪🇸
Well, not everything is perfect and ideal in Germany but it's definitely a country with a high quality of life, even if you're not very well off financially. If you want to travel Europe, I recommend an "Interrail ticket" with which you can travel all over Europe for a month for a decent price, if you're 25 or younger. You might be interested in videos of the Black Forest Family. Their content is so profound and good. For example "Prisons" "Do you trust your government?" which is about German protest culture. All of their videos are great. Also watch their food trips to various German cities. My favourite was their Hamburg trip. Enjoy!
Yes, the Black Forest family's visit to Hamburg was very good. Unfortunately, most people only talk about southern Germany, the landscape is of course spectacular, but as a northern German I can say that not so many people live here, but according to the happiness atlas, the happiest people in Germany live here. So Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein are always in first place.
hence the millions of homeless Europeans their governments abandon, while letting in infinite brain-damaged child raypist muslims, and imprisoning any European who objects?
Especially after College you should move to Europe. Working in America is just one hell of a thing. No Vacation. No paid parent time after your child is born. Just in generell no taking care of their own workers. Do yourself a favor and seriously think about it. You wont even have a hard time in the beginning, because literally everyone speaks english here in Germany :)
I know this is a fact, but I cannot even imagine that I had to start working 6 weeks after I gave birth! How insane is that?! I really feel sorry for women in the USA 😔
I've lived in Trier in the 1980s, before the German reunification. There were several American military bases, like Bitburg, Spangdahlem, and Baumholder among others, in that area, and I knew several soldiers because we would go to the same clubs on the weekends. I was even smuggled into the Baumholder base in the trunk of a car several times to party there. There were quite a few soldiers who decided to stay in Germany when they should have returned to the US, especially black guys. I don't know exactly how it happened, if they had to leave the military or what (probably, I guess), but they didn't want to go back. I think one of the biggest problems in the USA is the way they deal with their past, which is barely, from what I could gather; I saw some videos about Gen Z people being asked some simple questions about US history even high school students in Europe could have answered, yet these US citizens didn't even have a clue. But they know everything about the Kardashians. Now, they almost make it sound like the slaves back then chose to come to the US to get a chance at a better life, much like refugees today who try to escape persecution, war or extreme poverty, when of course, it wasn't like that at all; and they hardly ever mention the amount of Native Americans they killed or the way those who weren't killed were treated. There are big chunks of the American history that are hardly ever mentioned. You have to pay for your education, and then they teach you a lot of BS. Seriously, when I hear or read some people who spent two years in a US college, I'm surprised at how ignorant they are. In France or Germany, high school students are way more educated than these US college graduates. You are very young, you could easily come to Germany in order to study, for instance. The language is not a big issue, you can learn it quickly. German and English are very close, you can try Babbel or Duolingo, it works. And in Germany, you can take classes anyway. If I was your age, I'd do it. You have nothing to lose, and you can go back to visit, just hop on a plane.
I migrated twice within EU. While I think it's nice that you try to encourage him to migrate, I'd like to point out that migration isn't easy. Learning German isn't easy at all for English speakers, because of our random gender assignment and our case system. Also living far from your family and friends in a foreign country where you know nobody is really difficult when the cultural shock hits. So he really might like living in Germany and could give it a try, but it's not as easy as you seem to think. Learning Italian would be far easier for an English speaker than learning German.
I agree with most of what you say, but the language is indeed difficult to learn. Related to English, yes, but not really easy for a native English speaker to learn. But it’s definitely doable and German, though sounding a bit harsh at times, is a very diverse language. Plus, the culture is rich and nature wise it has a lot to offer.
Following your videos for quiet a time it seems to me that you are reflecting a lot .... keep on doing these videos and we will see when you will come over to check out what you discovered ! all the best !
"There is much to see in Germany like castles and history stuff" Me just casully looking of my window seeing 2 castles made of sandstone on top of the 1000ft (350m) mountains where the villages are on the slope of. My village was founded in 1109 for example. You can't see much history here anymore since sandstone dissolves like water over time (most stuff was made of sandstone) but it's still beautiful
Man, i love this video. It’s quite touching actually to see how his praise of Germany makes you think about and question your life choices. Thanks for being so open, and i am sure Germany will receive you with open arms (and a TON of paperwork) IF you should decide that you want to live here.
It's a great advantage in life to know what options are out there Joel. That there are other ways of doing things, other ways to live your life, asking questions is the best way to get answers, like you are doing with your reaction videos .
don't forget public transportation. bus or train will take you from any dreckskaff to the nearest big city, and the big cities are all connected by high-speed trains. in other words: from any kuhdorf in southern bavaria to the north sea coast by public transport in less than a day. inside major cities there are buses, trams, subways - all networked. i haven't had a car or motorbike in over 15 years and i never missed it for a moment!
@@DeliciousfoodofficerPlus in the northern part of Germany we don’t have trams or subway (except for Hamburg). I still need my car to go to work which is only a 10 minute drive away because with the bus I would need to change and it would take me a lot longer (not to mention that I don’t trust their punctuality).
Despite my comment above I agree that the train system is probably better than in the US. And I can walk to most of my doctors, supermarkets, shops and restaurants in the city I live in. But since I know how it is in Japan I think Germany is still behind in train matters and is inconvenient as far as the diversity of restaurants and shops and their opening times goes. 😅
Hey Joe, thanks a lot for your reactions. As a German you usually see the bad things in your own country and Germany has many of them. It often helps to live abroad for a longer time (I was living in china, nz, uk and the us). That changed my perspective on many things and how I see Germany, the culture and the people now. I am a parent now and wouldn’t want to raise my children anywhere else than Germany but wouldn’t mind to retire somewhere more laidback
You do not need much in life to be happy: A roof over your head, a warm place to sleep and eat, good friends to rely on and enough time to spend it with them 😃
I think if you want to travel and you have the opportunity , do it Even if you find out that you don't want to stay permanently in an other country, even when going back to the same point, you will be a different person than you would have been if you never left And, with typical german directnes: If you ever want to come to germany - either vacation, or in preparation to moving here - and you have questions beforehand, you can drop me a message
Gotta say one of the main reasons that we where able to turn around after like that ww2 was the marshal plan. Because the USA supported us to get involved in global trade again instead of punishing us and keeping us down for generations.
Attention, tuition is free, but you’re going to have a lot of discipline and work a lot to get through uni. It’s not the responsibility of your profs to get you through! In fact, they won’t have much qualms about letting you fail if you don’t put in the effort to study.
Excellent vid. Great you are considering your journey. In reality, it is all we have. Some people are happy with one journey a thousand times, others prefer a thousand journeys.
No, you don't need to know german to study. Most classes were held in English. But it depends on the mayor and city. Not all universities have the English courses.
The best and only way to really realize and appreciate Germany and living there, is to learn the German language to perfection, accent free (as I did). You’ll find that that will connect you to the culture and make the people more welcoming to you (especially as an American) more than anything else. But, appearing in Germany for 2 weeks and expecting everyone to speak your language (English) to you just isn’t going to get you a great reception. I’m 65 and I spent 5 years studying German at University in the late 1970’s to early 1980s, spent time working for months in Northern Germany on a work/study program, and never spoke a word of English the whole time over there, and found Germans to be extremely accepting. That’s probably true in France too. Show the people you really have a passion for their language and culture and they’ll respond very positively to it. I have friends and relatives in Germany and I visit the country every year for a month, and when I go, no one knows or suspects I’m American. You can’t interview 5 people in Germany and ask them what they think of Americans (in English no less, giving away your American identity in doing so) and learn anything useful about what the other 80,000,000 think. You’ll find Germans who hate America (you’ll find just as many Americans who hate America too by the way), some who love it and some who are indifferent. And get over the 21 year old US drinking age. That didn’t come into law throughout the US until as late as 1984 and was an anti-DUI federal statute that mandated the States with 18 year old drinking ages in the 1970s up their drinking age to 21 or lose 15% of their highway funding. So, they all did, except Puerto Rico, which stayed with 18. New York State had a drinking age of 18 from 1933 -1984. Most of New England lowered their drinking ages to 18 in the 1970s, as did several other States, Hawaii included. Wyoming and Montana were 19 back then. It was highly variable State-State. Besides, once you turn 21 you’ll forget all about it. Time moves a lot faster than you think. Avoid generalizations about Germany and the US. It really serves no purpose. I plan on retiring in Germany, so yes I love the place. But, like I said, master the language first and forget about English. The experience will pay off for you in ways you’d never imagined.
it takes me 15 minutes to be in the Swiss..45 Minutes to be in France..1,5 Hours to Austria..2.5 Hours to Italy..really nice to be in the Centre of Europe :)
Bro just come and visit ur once, either Germany or Austria. I got a small flat in Vienna, if you come visit us we can go get some beer and i show you around. (I'm 22 years old male btw😂)
You're welcome! Just come over and take a look! And I tell you what I said to my daughters,when they were students: You are so young,you can just try and find out what's the best for you.❤
Greetings from Germany: first of all - sending lots of love :) Come to Europe - its a great place - of course Germany is but so are all the other countries here. Italy is my favourite country in the world - closely followed by the UK. But make sure to also see beautiful Austria and Switzerland and all the other places. All of us here are a lovely bunch :D Enjoy and thanks for your great videos !! MWAH from Frankfurt/Main Germany
14:25 It would be a big challenge and the step is not easy. At the same time, there is the rest of the culture shock and, among other things, perhaps some rejection of some behaviors. Nevertheless, I can well imagine you in Germany. You would definitely be happy here and have a lot of fun. You would be very welcome in Germany
As a german, you are always very welcome here to visit. Would be glad to show you some beautiful parts of my home country! And I have to edit to the clubbing situation: some good clubs for raves are open till 12pm. So you can party hard and go straight to a brunch if you want. 😂
I am Austrian and one thing missing in this clip is free health care. Over the most countries here in Europe you GET help, if you need. Sure, not everything is for free - but you will be helped before and not be asked, if you are worth to be helped. And as a fact... Germany may have the geographical middlepoint of the Europe (or the EU?) but the "heart" of Europe is Austria... 😅
What you do after college? Maybe you can do a semester study abroad in Germany while in college. To try it out. 😃🌸 and then master/ phd in Germany, too 🤗
Joel could also easily transfer to a University in Australia, there are no wars anywhere near Australia, or guns! Shaw University has a reciprocal agreement with Wollongong University, New South Wales for instance! He could start in July, living next to a totally safe beach, only fresh air and food, with international students! 🤔
Joel,,,,,,you’re getting anxious about moving on,,,,,, wait,,,, get your education finished,,,,, do your research,,,, and don’t forget,,,,,,you’re very young still. At some point I personally think that you will move to EUROPE. But it’s worth getting all your ducks in a row. Hugs and prayers to you.
Maybe Michael Moores "where to invade next?" would be sth for you. He traveled to different countries and pointed out good stuff there, that the US could implement into their culture. He also went to Germany, you can find this on RU-vid. He talkes about work life balance and how Germany deals with its past (and how the US should, too) But the other countries He visited were also very interesting.
Bro move here to Germany. I’m german and I went to America for like 1 and a half years and those were literally the saddest days of my life. Because over here it’s been way better! Literally cured my depression when I came back! And yeah.. I missed the (YUMMY) bread.
Don’t get too fed up of America - don’t leave it, change it. There are good things about America that can be built on to improve it overall. Every country is lacking in one way or another and needs to be improved. Greetings from Ireland. Take care.
A lot of ex military stay here in Germany. Often they found a partner from Germany or they already had a family moved to Germany and they just stay here. In Germany we have a lot of American companies. So it's kinda common that they join a US company here and kinda "fill a gap" between the US headquarter and the German branch office.
I'm Dutch and can totally relate to what this guy is telling, as most of it is actually North-European. The Dutch and Germans are neighbours and way of life is sort of similar. One tip: if you're interested in Europe, check Scandinavia (Norway and Sweden) and you will even be more mind-blown. (and they speak much better English than the Germans ;-) )
Honestly, as someone that lives in Germany, it's not only nice to see how you're opening your mind to a different way of living, but it's also nice for us to be reminded how good we have it. We have a lot of germans who complain about this side of the politics or this new law etc.. and just take microchanges and blow them out of proportion. I think those are Germans who haven't lived outside of Germany and don't know just how good they have it...
Do it, just travel around Europe and get to know all the different countries. I’m pretty sure you can get a job, even if temporarily as an English teacher. Anyway, traveling will broaden your mind and you’ll definitely meet loads of fun people.
You should look up studying in Europa. There is a lot of options to take a semester in Germany, Holland, Denmark and places like that. Sadly most of the RU-vid i follow that studied in Europa has deleted there channels. But I am sure there are a lot of channls on this theme
My son studied German and Business at Warwick Uni, did 6 months at Graz Uni and the 6 moths working for LK Walter in Vienna, after graduation worked for a transport company in the UK got a transfer to their Frankfurt office hated it as the Germans there where stiff moved around then ended up moving to Frankfurt working for a US startup left them as they had a US attitude, now has a German citizenship and a passport, he loves it out there even took his E30 convertible lots of work but now its on heritage plates.
"university is free" is a little bit of a myth tbh that it is free. You do pay money still. For one semester, depending on university, you pay between 200-300 euros per semester. So lets say you take 6 semesters that is around 1500-2000 Euros. There is also something called "Bafög" which is basically a monthly salary of like 500ish Euros provided by the state, bu something you have to pay back, unless there is a certain circumstance. Also you are only eligible of getting "Bafög" if You either live alone or your parents don't earn enough money. With that said, you won't end up with a hefty Debt after you finished university, and the repaying of Bafög is usually regulated a way that it will never impact your live negatively, plus there is a way that you don't need to repay the full amount aswell.
College and university isn’t free in The Netherlands, but it is not very expensive. College fee is €2,200 this college year and €2,300 next college year. A lot of classes and fields of study are in English, so speaking Dutch isn’t required, just advised and recommended. Colleges and universities hardly have dorm rooms here and searching for a student room is a very difficult and lengthy process.
Hi MoreJPS, I would like to advise to you to check some of this kind of vids about The Netherlands (aka Holland). Especially those "Note Just Bikes' are quite instructive and very interesting..Enjoy!! 😃
You're welcome to Europe if you want to come here! As others have said, all countries are safe, have good and almost free health care, have free education and so on. The biggest differences are the climate and the food, and how hard it is to learn the language. If you move to far up in the north of Norway/Sweden/Finland, it's extremly cold, dark and snowy during the long winters and sunlight 24/7 in the summertime, in the south of the same countries it's already a lot difference with a bit of darkness even during summertime and not as cold during the winters. If you go further south, it will get warmer and the nature will look a lot different. That also effects how cities are built, what type of houses people have, how they're dressed and what to eat. Things that are normal to eat from your garden in Spain isn't even possible to grow in Sweden, and things that's common in Finland is just wierd for someone from Italy. Look at some more videos about different contries, try to find your favourite and then learn what you need to move there. And the best thing is, that if you then find another country that feels even better, well, you can move again :)
3 days in the USA from cost to coast? Europe: From Lisboa (Portugal/Westcost) to Moskow (not quite the the most eastern border of europe): 4700 km = 3000 miles. (on roads quite straight way) = 47 hours according to google maps USA: San Fransico to NewYork: 2600 miles (staight) or 2800 by car. = 41 hours according to google maps Or San Diego (pacific) to Jacksonville (atlantic): 2090 miles (straight) So yes: It tooks longer in Europe and there is a longer distance to travel in Europe to get from cost to 'cost' (while there is no eastcoast, but a geografical border)
Nice video! If you are interested in german stand up comedy and its sometimes rather glaring differences to american comedy, i would strongly advise to take a look at "Volker Pispers - The History of America and Terrorism". It's more political satire than "normal" comedy and it's of course in german but comes with rather good captions. It also provides a glimpse into how parts of german society view the USA. Otherwise, keep up the good work and keep learning about the world! 🤘🏼
Why is no one talking about our healthcare system? Does america has improved so much that it is no longer that great? I have expected that going to the doctor anytime “for free” to be in the top 3 of the list. Especially for americans.
The guy from the video is in the army. They pay for everything. So he doesn't have to worry about it. Literally everyone from the U.S. studying or living in Germany or in any European country praises European/German healthcare. There are hundreds of videos to prove that.
I'm pretty sure one or two followers will be found to facilitate a meeting with you and the channel's community. Hamburg, Berlin, Cologne or Munich would definitely be the best places for this (in my opinion). Just let us all know in time to prepare! ;)
At around 8:20 min. he says that he can leave his door open in Germany. I have lived in Frankfurt/Main for a good sixteen years in a house with three apartments on the ground floor. My apartment door only has a door handle like the one for a living room. That means that the door is not locked when it closes. Anyone could push the door handle and enter my apartment. Believe me or not, in all those sixteen years I have only locked my apartment door when I went to visit my parents in Berlin! Not when I go shopping or to work. Even when I sleep in the apartment the door is not locked. In all that time (as far as I know) the door only opened from the outside once, when some people left a party on the second floor and thought my apartment door was the front door. They apologized, we all laughed and they closed the apartment door and left the house,... ...now through the real door,... ...which by the way is never locked either. However, the front door leads into the garden at the back. The actual entrance to the garden and thus to the house is towards the street, which snaps shut when closed and can then only be opened with a key.
2: maybe it's university dependent but there's some kind of tuition (I'd say about 300-400€/semester) at many universities, but compared to the US that's probably nothing
A good friend of mine moved from the US to Germany on her marriage. Although now a widow, with each of her kids having returned to live in the US, she remains in Germany....for one principal reason. Now in her late 60s, with some health issues, she cannot afford to lose her universal healthcare coverage in Germany. Btw, The US isn't much bigger than Europe. Seattle to Miami is 3200 miles by road. Tromso to Athens is 3100.
I am German and I am mostly ashamed of being German because I was brought up that way. I always have to watch what I say so that I behave in a politically correct way. I don't want to be called a Nazi! Then when I talk to my American friends, I am proud to be a German again. I think we live in one of the most beautiful and politically correct countries in the world. Here no one starves, here no one dies because they are not treated in the hospital, here even the last drunk, crappy homeless person in an emergency situation is helped, after all they are only human. And yes, my colored friends also tell me that there is almost no racism here! I don't need to talk about our beer, but what we also have is our bread, which Americans don't believe there are so many varieties of. And sausage, not hot dogs, but real sausage. And what sets us apart from everyone.... is our cars and the highways that go with them. You want to drive 400km/h? No problem, if you have the right car!
Just an idea: Do a 6 month or 12 month internship at a company in Germany (of course as Bavarian I would recommend Bavaria ;) and see how life in Germany really is. Make your own experiences, good and bad once. See what happen, and if you don't like.. you made great experiences for your whole life, oooor... you like it and see what could come next?
Hey you’re so kind and I hope you don’t find it weird but I want you to know that you’re Always welcome if you are in Germany. I know that you have better things to do but my girl friend who find you cute btw ;) love your content.
Additional fact, if u have completed a vocational training and have 3 years of experience in that profession u learned, u can apply for university. So even if u not finished school as great or good as the majority there is still a chance to go to university. I’m not 100% sure but I think the only exception is a Medical education for humans, animals and dentist
The problem in the US is that the food standards and quality regulations are very low, so you end up with a lot of chemicals, sugar and other unhealthy things in your food products. For many Europeans, american food items are way to artificial, industrial and often too sweet (like the bread, it's almost like cake). This is especially true for meat products. One infamous symbol of the protests against the EU-US free trade agreement was that american chicken products are bathed in chlorine. And I there are several women on the internet who reported that their menstrual cycle has changed after moving from the US to Europe because our meat doesn't contain as much hormones. (!)
Most Americans go to or settle im the south of Germany like Bavaria or Baden-Württemberg. From there it really isn't to far or long to travel to southern European countries. But from north Germany (Hamurg or Kiel for instance) it takes at least a 8 - 10 hours drive on the autobahn to cross a south border.
