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Europeans of lemmy, what are the pros and cons of living in Europe? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 6 days ago by Morti to c/[email protected]

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Hello, Lemmy,

I'm a US citizen, and I've lived in the US for my entire life. Due to recent political changes, I'm interested in living in Europe. There are some things I like about living in the US, and some things I dislike. I want to know how life in Europe compares to my experience.

Things I like:

Independent life style
People are friendlier in the US (or so I've heard from European friends)

Things I dislike:

Car dependence (I hate the US auto industry)
Lack of social policies that distribute wealth and decommodification of necessities (health care, public transit, pharmaceuticals, food, etc.)
Lack of climate friendly policies
Credentials are locked behind a huge pricetag for education
Recent anti-intellectualism
Mostly a lot of political things

If you have questions for me, just ask! Literally any details you can share about life are helpful, even down the the miniscule day-to-day goings on!

Thanks in advance!

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[–] gay4dudes 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Well as a German I would recommend you a major city in west Germany (something like Hamburg, Munich or Berlin). They have great public transport (especially Berlin) and people in these cities tend to be more progressive. As for education its very cheap, you can go to a public Gymnasium (highest form of academic secondary education) entirely for free and for college I pay around 189$ of fees for a semester. Healthcare is still good (who knows for how long). Like I said if you want to move Germany look for something in the west because here in the east (especially in the rural area) people tend to be more conservative, wages are lower, infrastructure is worse and car dependency is way worse. The only place I would recommend you in the east is Leipzig.

[–] Morti 2 points 6 days ago

Thanks! That's really helpful!