is this true? i was thinking about moving to germany. i already speak german at like an a2 level and am getting my bachelor's through fu hagen starting this winter. i understand the salaries are lower and the cost of living is higher, but your retirement system and healthcare system is better than the usa and as a lifelong bachelor i need to plan for decent eldercare for myself as well as a good social safety net which does not exist in the usa.  and if you think germans are shit people, just come to the us. i was genuinely pleased when i visited germany with everyone i encountered and felt for once in my life i had reached an understanding with others. imagine living around people who don't know where poland or russia is on a map. those are americans.  personally, i think you have one of the best situations in the first world, especially when you consider public education and universities. of course not everything is rosy, but for germany to be comparable to the u.s. you would have to experience a 50% to 70% collapse in quality of life.
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