I've been in Germany for a while and all consumer goods seem to be really reasonably priced. Germans have an ethic of fairness to consumers. There isn't this "whatever the market will bear" sort of attitude. Rent and food are really cheap if you bring US dollars with you.
It's a stark contrast to America, where young people despair about ever being able to get on the property ladder. Incomes are also pretty flat here, as well. If you go across the border to Switzerland, prices are three or four times higher. The contrast is astounding.
Maybe. But, muzzie merkel has brought every shitskin to germany as fast as she can. Look at crime stats with these "dreamers". Sorry but 80% taxes to cover your "free" healthcare is insane.
Government subsidies keep stuff cheap in all EU. But you have to pay for it in taxes
Well, they are also very good at their supply chains. Mom and pop stores somehow seem to be able to offer the same reasonable prices that larger stores do, but of course with better selection and more taste.
There's an artist couple who always brings their pottery to the Christmas market. They have to charge quite a bit for handmade goods, but people dropping by always raise their eyebrows.
They have to charge quite a bit for handmade goods, but people dropping by always raise their eyebrows.
People are spoiled by cheap Chinese crap. At least in the US. Try to buy something made in the United States, much less hand made, and you pay 2-3x as much. Often it is better quality, but I would not say that's a guaranty. Foreign (meaning Asian, basically) appliances have completely supplanted American ones, for instance.
Living in Germany sounds nice, except for the whole "having to convert to islam and speak arabic" part.
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