They don't mention about one very big drawback of Germany, one that will never allow it to raise the next Silicon Valley: dislike of immigrants and foreigners.

They don't mention about one very big drawback of Germany, one that will never allow it to raise the next Silicon Valley: dislike of immigrants and foreigners. It's not visible on surface, and looks pretty meritocratic, especially when CEO lunches with you in common canteen, but once you work a little in upper-middle class with intellectual workers, you will start noticing that inside they don't accept anyone foreign. Also, too much pride for their language adds even more barrier for accent-speakers. In contrast, Silicon Valley is probably the most immigrant-friendly place I've ever seen. There can be no German Sundar Pichai, nor Sergey Brin, nor Satya Nadella, nor Shantanu Narayen. So I'm quite skeptical to those "Berlin is the new SV" posts that pop up on HN every month or so.