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  • It's the picture from the original post with the lyrics:

    The hero of the Gods The crossing of the threshold The belly of the whale Refusal of return Hollow eyes Dry pale legs Howling on Thru fields and graves

  • I think this is a very valid question. Sometimes the grass really is greener on the other side.

    I like it here in Germany. Laws and social safety are relatively strong. Oftentimes I see an article about some chemical common in food being a cancer risk, and then I research it and see that it is a US-centered article and that the EU already banned the chemical years ago.

    Right wing populism is strongly on the rise here though. Racism and LGBTQ-phobia will strongly depend, with smaller villages and regions in East Germany being worse on average.

    If you're a top earner, you most likely won't get the crazy high salaries here that you might expect from the US (even if accounted for cost of living, childcare etc).

    Bureaucracy is annoying.

    Rent can be very high depending on the region.

    Job market strongly favors German speakers. I heard the Netherlands are more open in that regard. I think this will be your biggest hurdle.

  • There was a time some years ago where I didn't have wifi for several months. It was sometimes a hassle, sometimes oddly enjoyable and peaceful. Now it's no longer an option for me, but I do sometimes just turn off the router and put devices into airplane mode on the weekends. But it's not the same if you can so easily undo it.