Germany. Your daughters will be safer there. Your quality of life will be higher. People are just nicer (personal experience). Your access to world cultures is

Germany. Your daughters will be safer there. Your quality of life will be higher. People are just nicer (personal experience). Your access to world cultures is better. The education system is far superior. I cannot think of two things that are better in CA that you can't find within a reasonable proximity to basically anywhere in Germany. (I can think of one: sour dough bread is better in SF) You made it out. Don't make the mistake of coming back. The US is broken.