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Have you actually lived in both the US and Germany? I haven't but from what I have gathered the U.S is in many ways more preferable than Europe.

netsharc 3y ago
And in many ways the reverse is true... We could start listing things, but there's probably a list that someone else has made. And depending on how much weight/value they put on things, they could say one or the other is better.
michaelt 3y ago
The country you grew up in almost always has a big quality-of-life head start, because it's where your friends and family are. If you're in a poor country and changing country will get you a 10x increase in salary, that might more than compensate for only seeing your loved ones for a few days every few years. But if you're already pretty well off? Not so much.
- oaiey 3y ago
  The headstart is also in your customs. If you are used living w/o e.g. social security, a migration to the US is far more easy/interesting than when you are used to social security.
lfkdev 3y ago
At least for Germans the USA has a very bad image here. Because of all the Healthcare problems, Trump Jokes, Shootings etc
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TillE 3y ago
Honestly the number one thing I miss about America is the big supermarkets and sheer diversity of food products available. Also much better restaurants on average. Germany is generally a better place to live if you have a low to average income. Think everything from transit to health care to tenants' rights. But like if you're aiming for really high salaries as a software developer, America is the place to be.
oaiey 3y ago
I actually did, and visited the US many times after. I saw the good and the bad. In both countries. There is no hard feeling, except that I want to express that the US while being a nice country to life is not the "pursue a better life" destination. It is all very relative.
- pokepim 3y ago
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netsharc 3y ago

And in many ways the reverse is true... We could start listing things, but there's probably a list that someone else has made. And depending on how much weight/value they put on things, they could say one or the other is better.

michaelt 3y ago

The country you grew up in almost always has a big quality-of-life head start, because it's where your friends and family are. If you're in a poor country and changing country will get you a 10x increase in salary, that might more than compensate for only seeing your loved ones for a few days every few years. But if you're already pretty well off? Not so much.

oaiey 3y ago
The headstart is also in your customs. If you are used living w/o e.g. social security, a migration to the US is far more easy/interesting than when you are used to social security.

lfkdev 3y ago

At least for Germans the USA has a very bad image here. Because of all the Healthcare problems, Trump Jokes, Shootings etc

WentFullRetard 3y ago
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TillE 3y ago

Honestly the number one thing I miss about America is the big supermarkets and sheer diversity of food products available. Also much better restaurants on average. Germany is generally a better place to live if you have a low to average income. Think everything from transit to health care to tenants' rights. But like if you're aiming for really high salaries as a software developer, America is the place to be.

oaiey 3y ago

I actually did, and visited the US many times after. I saw the good and the bad. In both countries. There is no hard feeling, except that I want to express that the US while being a nice country to life is not the "pursue a better life" destination. It is all very relative.

pokepim 3y ago
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