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Alexs
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3Sem.·

I'm under 30 and often complain about Germany, the high tax burden, the disastrous pension policy. The rising social security contributions, the migration policy and the fact that, as a top 10% earner in my age group, I can't build a house without enormous risk or a clear conscience.


I have noticed that more and more of my colleagues are thinking about emigrating. I'm one of them, as I almost always work from home anyway.


But what are the positive aspects of Germany that people often seem to forget? Drop some points and factors in the thread that make Germany unique. I would be particularly interested in the perspective of expats. What motivates Gen Z to stay here?

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Pezi@Pezi
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Take a trip to the hinterland of Romania, Albania or Kosovo and go on vacation there. You'll be happy again when hot water comes out of the shower at home.
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DonkeyInvestor@DonkeyInvestor
3Sem.
People complain about Germany all the time but don't do anything. That's positive because it doesn't seem to be that bad 👍
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Marco@Marco_91
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- High security, police come when you need them!
- High quality of medical care - you can easily see a doctor within 1 hour and don't have to worry about costs
- Clear rules / no arbitrariness / generally good political situation
etc etc!
- everyone who complains about Germany should leave -> but most of them will come back!
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Tine Wittler 🏗@Der_Dividenden_Monteur
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If I fall ill here, the social safety net will catch me.
My employer has rules here that he has to abide by.
Food prices are still cheap despite inflation.
You can still achieve something here through work.

Now I compare my points with the USA, for example, because I've often been there on business:

If I get sick, I have ~5 sicdays with most employers, the rest comes off vacation or is unpaid

My employer only has to abide by rules if I am in a union, which in turn costs me a lot of money.

Food prices are insane, fast food is sometimes cheaper than the comparable amount of fruit/vegetables at Walmart, don't even get me started on the Wholefoods stores.

The point about work also applies here, because I could work 3 jobs here without slipping into a different tax bracket or being hindered by the Working Hours Act.
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Okan@Okan1992
3Sem.
Good kebab
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Hodlinvestor@Hodlinvestor
3Sem.
My mother built a house in the seventies as a single parent with two children. With enormous risks and subsequent interest rate increases that would be unaffordable today. (They were back then too).
She saw the opportunities as greater than the risks...!
If she could do it, so can you!
Sometimes you should stop complaining and just do it.

( Well... I couldn't go on vacation three times. And not the latest car every three years either. Priorities were still set then)
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Hennington Research@Hennington-Research
3Sem.
Sozialversicherungssystem
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Hodlinvestor@Hodlinvestor
3Sem.
Unique in Germany, meanwhile, are all his woken whiners who were brought up by heli parents and have no ability to perform.
Gen Z stays here because they are better off here than anywhere else 🤣
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devnerd_daddy@devnerd_daddy
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Reliable, modern (look around in other countries), organized, social, safe
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Neo@NE0
3Sem.
As I belong to Generation Z myself, I would also like to explain my reasons for staying. Since my mother is from the Balkans and I therefore spend a lot of vacation there, I can only say that at first you always think wow, warm weather, people are more relaxed, everyone is sitting in cafés and enjoying life. Of course, that's only one side of the coin, poor pay, education and the economic prospects aren't exactly rosy either. Nevertheless, I am always happy to be back in Germany, because I need the structure in life for everything that Germany once stood for: punctuality, efficiency, orderliness, devotion to car culture. I associate myself with these values, even if they have been somewhat (severely) shaken in recent years, and I want to try to preserve them despite the bad politics...
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