That's a fascinating reference point for Germany because I remember moving to Berlin after living in SF and thinking it must be a paradise for people with famil

That's a fascinating reference point for Germany because I remember moving to Berlin after living in SF and thinking it must be a paradise for people with families. I was in a standard apartment complex, maybe 4 or 5 stories, similar to what most people live in (the super high rises are all downtown in the commercial district) and there was a little park in our complex, another slightly larger one a block down, and an extremely large one a block and a half away. Never felt more safe in my life living there (Mitte neighborhood) and although there were some people rough sleeping in the park occasionally, it was clearly young people and those who chose to do it, not mentally ill like in many US cities. Much more accessible public transportation, good restaurants, friends with kids complained about having to sign up for preschool early but that was the major complaint I heard.