Indeed living in Germany taught me that sometimes it's better to be alone than to be around people who make you feel alone. It's not sufficient to simply be ar

Indeed living in Germany taught me that sometimes it's better to be alone than to be around people who make you feel alone. It's not sufficient to simply be around people, it can absolutely be actively counter-productive. Coming up against several stereotypically cold Germans who seemed barely able to even acknowledge my at least positive and non-zero value as a human being took a while to get used to...