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.
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Thanks! That's really helpful!
One miniscule detail might be that europe consists of many countries that differ in everything you mentioned
That makes a lot of sense! Can you give some examples?
People in Europe are absolutely more welcoming. While living in Spain it was much easier to find social groups - philosophy clubs and board gamers are all over the place and usually end up meeting in public cafes which can make things much more comfortable if you're still new to the language and area and aren't comfortable going to a stranger's home.
I'd also say there is a contrast between going in speaking English vs a local tongue. As my Catalan has gotten less shitty I've been more willing to default to it and people do really appreciate you learning the local language and will go out of their way to help you improve instead of giving you a cold shoulder. It's important to be aware of the area you're going to though, in Catalunya you'll get a warmer reception speaking broken Catalan or Spanish or fluent English then you would speaking fluent Spanish - especially if you have a capital accent. When I've been to the Basque region Spanish or French is an easy way to have a waiter refuse to serve you.
Study up on the local region and traditions, you're a guest and it's appropriate to invest your own time into trying to adapt before expecting grace from others.
Thanks for the insight! I like to learn languages, so learning the local language is definitely part of my plan. It's nice to hear that if I try to speak with someone in their local language, they'll be receptive!