Ask HN: Leaving Germany – where to find quality of life as experienced engineer?

Post by sottol » Mon, Jul 25, 2022, 9:16 PM UTC

bartminton wrote: post #141

sottol wrote: post #93

Nothing like moving abroad for a while to appreciate good old Germany. I centered my life abroad and I'm not likely to move back but I'm getting nostalgic ;) This is a bit rant-y, and some of this may be US-centric but I think it will apply to equatorial countries as well. I think you should totally move abroad - if you stay for only 1-2 years you'll not want even to move back, after 5-10 years you start to appreciat…

Thanks for taking the time and putting all those points together. I see the con's and I am sure, that's nothing what we're especially looking forward to. But especially the pro's got totally eroded over here. At least from my point of view. There is hardly any reasonable equality, the social divide is IMO mostly based on that. Low crime and violence ... once was. We live in one of the "better" parts of Berlin, nevert…

Post by glaucon » Mon, Jul 25, 2022, 9:23 PM UTC

RomanPushkin wrote: post #122

isubasinghe wrote: post #112

Come down to Australia. The tech scene is just CRUD apps but quality of life is pretty amazing. Comparable to Switzerland for median income people imo, Switzerland is still better if you are poor but don't think that applies here, since you alone on a Software Eng would put your family to above average income. Relatively low tax (caps off at 30% for most people if/when the new tax legislation goes through, perhaps no…

There is no freedom in Australia, the government is doing whatever they want to people. Look at how they handled COVID: rolled out restrictions, punishing their own citizen to a degree any "normal" country/government wouldn't do, etc.

Post by krageon » Mon, Jul 25, 2022, 9:28 PM UTC

chefkoch wrote: post #158

enviclash wrote: post #154

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Certainly the lady had a point, as you do. Berlin is not representative of Germany in almost any respect, or?

Sure, there is a open drug scene in parks in Berlin, but there is no such thing in Stuttgart or Munich. Historically the germans travelled to Holland to buy their drugs and it's still the main drug distribution hub in europe.

Post by ajmurmann » Mon, Jul 25, 2022, 9:32 PM UTC

b20000 wrote: post #159

ajmurmann wrote: post #69

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Portland metro still has very nice houses for much less that 1.5MM

I've thought about washington state, but that is more expensive. no state tax ... so maybe that is why real estate costs more.

Post by neodypsis » Mon, Jul 25, 2022, 9:38 PM UTC

bartminton wrote: post #108

thebeastie wrote: post #77

Interesting thread, many insights on a topic where wisdom is hard won. That said, I read OPs complaints about polarization and taxes, and I wonder if Latin America might address some of these issues? (Slightly tongue in cheek) Your status as a foreigner will make people more forgiving of your ignorance of local political issues, and also interested when you make comparisons to foreign perspectives (especially coming…

> That said, I read OPs complaints about polarization and taxes, and I wonder if Latin America might address some of these issues Thank you, that somehow nails it. Some countries on our to-be-checked-list are in Latin America. A personal minus is, that both of us don't speak spanish or portugese. Nevertheless we will dig deeper. Thanks for your opinion.