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Yeah. They also have a working health care system, excellent public transit so no matter where you live you don't need a car, and so on. Clothing is insanely
by Vivtek 16y ago
Yeah. They also have a working health care system, excellent public transit so no matter where you live you don't need a car, and so on. Clothing is insanely expensive. Food is more expensive if you're on a ramen diet, less expensive if you eat produce or bread and good deli meats.
Quality of life is higher no matter what you earn. Germany is set up so you can enjoy your days and your life.
- eru 16y ago> no matter where you live you don't need a car [...] In the city, yes. In the suburbs most people consider a car a necessity to get to work.
- Vivtek 16y agoI lived in the suburbs of Stuttgart, and the public transit to the other suburb where I worked was excellent. I usually biked, just for the convenience and because it was healthier, but the comparison with the situation in most of the United States is mindblowing.
- eru 16y agoYes. That's why I said most. It's definitely doable not to have a car in Germany. My family did not have one, when I lived there.
- Vivtek 16y agoWell - I bought a car when I was there, too. It's too useful. I guess my overall point is that in Germany, unlike most places in the US, makes it possible to live without one. Here in Indiana, without a car you don't work. Or buy groceries. Period. You are at the mercy of your friends who do have cars, and it's a real burden for the poor.