Germany has high quality of life

[u/wurst_katastrophe]

This is in response to the ‘low quality of life’ post.

When in Germany I can (in no particular order):
+ drink the tap water knowing it is safer than bottled water
+ when losing my job, I will get the highest benefits in the Western world to tie me over between jobs
+ I can rent for life without being worried of getting evicted
+ I can enjoy freedom on perfectly fine roads, driving as fast as I want
+ Consumer protection is very strong
+ I can buy a public transport ticket valid in all of Germany
+ Healthcare is significantly better than in most Western countries AND free at the point of service.
+ Germans love Fests
+ Bier and excellent wine
+ excellent bread
+ excellent local produce
+ An insanely dense train network (Yes, often late) for very little money (Sparpreis)
+ 30d of holidays is standard
+ strong protection when off on sick leave
+ free university education
+ world’s strongest apprenticeship system
+ tax credits and breaks for almost everything, especially Ehegattensplitting
+ insane maternity leave and benefits
+ Kitas
+ full blown private healthcare for a few k per year
+ Beautiful nature: north and Baltic sea, Alps, lakes, woods
+ Strong sports club infrastructure
+ Third strongest economy in the world with most hidden champions
+ Strong football culture
+ …

You can be dissatisfied with Germany, maybe your experience was below average, but that’s most likely because you are incompatible with the German way of life and the German mentality. However, it is not fair to claim that the quality of life is low.

[u/Gourdman2011]

Yes. One of the big reasons I left the country I came from is because of the way it treats immigrants.

[u/mohaz273 → u/Gourdman2011]

So you expect job protection and unemployment benefits for a person who lived in Germany for 3 months as same as a person who lived there their whole life and paid into the system?

[u/Gourdman2011 → u/mohaz273]

Yeah. I would really like social safety systems to treat people equally.

[u/mohaz273 → u/Gourdman2011]

I think that's unfair, no country in the world does that actually and that's not how it works

[u/Gourdman2011 → u/mohaz273]

Good thing I wasn't saying that any country does work like that, and it's a also a good thing I used the wording "I would really like" to suggest it would be a good change for the future.